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| 11.05.2026 | 18 Exits, über die die Szene spricht | Millionenschwere Exits und Mehrheitsbeteiligungen gehören zum Grundrauschen der Startup-Szene. Auch im Jahre 2026 gab es bereits einige interessante Exits. In der schnelllebigen Gründerszene sind viele Exits und Übernahmen aber auch sofort ... |
| 27.04.2026 | European Tech Shifts: AI Investment Soars, Founders Reclaim Vision | The European technology sector sees significant strategic shifts. Investment in artificial intelligence continues its strong ascent. Founders are also navigating complex ownership scenarios. These trends shape a dynamic, evolving market.
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| 23.04.2026 | „Eine Trennung war für beide Seiten die bessere Option“ | Das Berliner Medien-Grownup Blinkist, das 2023 vom australischen Lern-Unternehmen Go1 komplett übernommen wurde, ist wieder in Gründerhand. Die beiden Gründer Holger Seim und Tobias Balling halten nun jeweils 50 % an ihrem Unternehmen (gegr... |
| 23.04.2026 | +++ Blinkist +++ Personio +++ Synera +++ Neoh +++ Fundraising +++ DefenseTech +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Donnerstag, 23. April). #STARTUPLAND
STARTUPLAND: Founders. VCs. Visionaries
+++ Am 10. März 2027 findet im ... |
| 23.04.2026 | Blinkist-Gründer kaufen ihr Startup zurück | Im #DealMonitor für den 23. April werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Ar... |
| 10.11.2025 | Doers Go Global. Next Stop, Dubai | Dubai, UAE ~
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What started as two aspiring entrepreneurs friends bringing together 300 builders in Limassol, has grown into a global platform for founders, operators, and capital. On November 26–27, 2025, the story continues in Duba... |
| 19.10.2025 | The Origin of Huawei: When Desperation Becomes Strategy | Most business success stories celebrate ambition and brilliant planning. Huawei's origin story is different—it's about what happens when survival necessity forces you to execute in ways no rational player would attempt.
In 1987, a 43-year-o... |
| 02.10.2025 | The SustainabilityX® Magazine Announces 4th Annual Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ Under the Theme "Leading with Courage" | The SustainabilityX® Magazine is proud to announce the digital release of its 4th Annual Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ 2025, under the powerful theme "Leading with Courage." This year's awards celebrate the women who a... |
| 10.09.2025 | Loslassen ist kein Businessplan: Was Startup-Exits wirklich bedeuten | Startup-Exits gelten oft als das große Ziel vieler Gründerinnen und Gründer. Der Moment, in dem sich jahrelange harte Arbeit – unternehmerisches Risiko, schlaflose Nächte und mutige Entscheidungen – auszahlt. Allein im Jahr 2024 zählte die ... |
| 23.03.2025 | Headway vs Blinkist: A Closer Look at the Best Book Summary App | Share
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Headway and Blinkist are two of the most well-known names in the world of book summary apps. Both platforms aim to help users learn faster and more efficiently by delivering bite-sized takeaways from nonfiction... |
| 11.02.2025 | +++ eGym +++ EU AI Champions Initiative +++ Aparkado +++ Blinkist +++ Getsafe +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Dienstag, 11. Februar). #STARTUPTICKER
eGym
+++ Zahlencheck! Das Münchner Fitness-Unicorn eGym präsentiert s... |
| 05.02.2025 | +++ Cherry Ventures +++ VisionAI +++ Finleap +++ Spread Group +++ Reimann Investors +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Mittwoch, 5. Februar). #STARTUPTICKER
Cherry Ventures
+++ Ein fetter Geldtopf! Der Berliner Geldgeber Cherry... |
| 29.10.2024 | Paretos: The Rising Star in Decision Intelligence | In the heart of Heidelberg, a storm is brewing. Paretos, an AI startup, has just secured €8.5 million in a Series A funding round. This isn’t just a financial boost; it’s a launchpad. With this capital, Paretos aims to solidify its position... |
| 28.10.2024 | German AI startup paretos raises €8.5 million to grow as a market leader in Decision Intelligence | The Heidelberg-based AI startup paretos, a market leader in Decision Intelligence, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, raising an additional €8.5 million. The funding is led by Acton Capital, renowned for its investments in ... |
| 13.09.2024 | Wie gewinnen Startups ihre ersten zahlenden Kund:innen? | Diese zwölf Marketing- und Vertriebskanäle funktionieren für Startups am besten! Erkennt Ihr auf dem Bild, welche es sind? Die Auflösung folgt am Ende des Artikels.
Vertrieb und Kundengewinnung stellen hierzulande laut dem Deutschen Startup... |
| 08.05.2023 | Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning | After raising $100 million at a valuation of over $2 billion last year, the Australian edtech startup Go1 is making an acquisition and getting some investment to expand its reach and technology to serve the market of corporate online learni... |
| 06.02.2023 | Eight Ways Department Managers Can Improve The Employee Annual Review Process | Although the annual performance review process can be a source of anxiety for some employees when they don't know what to expect and an overwhelming task for their department leaders who are responsible for conducting numerous staff assessm... |
| 22.09.2022 | How To Benefit From Business Books Without Reading Them All | Casual young female student handwriting information on diary notebook while reading book and work on ... [+] laptop computer with white cup of coffee on the table at home.getty |
| 07.06.2021 | Innosuisse trainer Nanci Govinder: ‘The training fuels my two passions: innovation and entrepreneurship’ | Innosuisse trainer Nanci Govinder: ‘The training fuels my two passions: innovation and entrepreneurship’ 07.06.2021 10:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The Innosuisse Start-up Training in Business Gro... |
| 24.05.2021 | Blinkist Launches Channel for Shortcasts, Available through Apple Podcasts Subscriptions in May 2021 | BERLIN, May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Blinkist, the ideas app that inspires people to learn and grow is collaborating with Apple later this month to make Blinkist's innovative new format Shortcasts available through Apple Podcast Subscriptio... |
| 24.05.2021 | Blinkist Launches Channel for Shortcasts, Available through Apple Podcasts Subscriptions in May 2021 | |
| 22.02.2021 | 16 Tech Experts Share Favorite Apps They Use Every Day | getty |
| 03.04.2020 | How To Read Three Books Per Day | Blinkist, a Berlin-based startup, offers an app with thousands of nonfiction book summaries (blinks) that you can digest in 15 min. Blinks represent unique pieces prepared by Blinkist writers. ITKeyMedia met the Blinkist CEO Holger Seim at ... |
| 11.03.2020 | Solutions to Make WFH Productive, Fun, and Enriching | We’re into unchartered territory – while some people have always, or periodically, worked from home (WFH), businesses will cross a new frontier when entire workforces move to a virtual office and work remotely.
Consultants, sales teams, se... |
| 28.10.2019 | Growth Gurus: Co-Founder and CEO of Blinkist | Insight's Growth Gurus series showcases inspiring leaders from our portfolio of growth-stage software and internet companies. In this interview, Onsite talks to Holger Seim, Founder and CEO of Blinkist, a mobile app that distills the key in... |
| 22.08.2019 | N26 launches Shared Spaces and is now fully available in the US | Challenger bank N26 is announcing two things this week. First, the company lets you share sub-accounts with other N26 users in just a few taps. Second, after a limited beta test, the company is officially launching in the U.S. with open reg... |
| 31.07.2019 | 10 Edtech Startups to Watch in 2019 | 29 shares
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Edtech, or edutech, is one of the hottest areas for new startups: artificial intelligence, machine learning and collaborative working all make tech a great partner to education.
Arguably, the first e... |
| 13.04.2019 | The Lawfare Podcast: Julian Mortenson on 'The Executive Power' | Julian Mortenson, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, is the author of a remarkable new article entitled "Article II Vests Executive Power, Not the Royal Prerogative," forthcoming in the Columbia Law Review and availab... |
| 10.04.2019 | Rational Security: The 'Purge' Edition | The White House launches a purge at the Homeland Security Department. Some prosecutors in Robert Mueller’s office are frustrated by the attorney general’s portrayal of their report. And the Trump administration designates Iran’s Islamic Rev... |
| 30.03.2019 | The Lawfare Podcast: Ambassador Kim Darroch on the State of the Special Relationship | There's a special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, but with Brexit and the erratic presidency of Donald Trump, it hasn't exactly been business as usual between the two countries. Or has it?
British Ambassador t... |
| 28.03.2019 | Rational Security: The 'Still Waiting for the Mueller Report' Edition | This week: What else?! The gang talks about Bill Barr's summary of the Mueller report. What did the special counsel say about a Trump campaign conspiracy with Russia? What did he say about obstruction of justice by the president? And what h... |
| 23.10.2018 | Ask The Author: How to Design Strategic Conversations | We've partnered with our portfolio company, Blinkist, to host a modernized book club where we bring the author to you to discuss key concepts from their book.
On October 23rd, there was no better way to kick-off this conversational series ... |
| 01.10.2018 | These Marketing Strategies Led to Blinkist’s Fast-Paced Growth | Self-made millionaires like Bill Gates, Jack Ma and Elon Musk understand that learning and growing quickly is necessary to adapt to fast-paced markets.
Aware of the time constraints entrepreneurs and professionals face, Blinkist’s founders... |
| 21.06.2018 | Term Sheet — Thursday, June 21 | GLOBAL DOMINATION
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| 21.06.2018 | Insight Venture Partners Leads $18.8M Series C for Blinkist | Blinkist, the micro-learning app and platform providing personal and professional development, today announces it has raised a Series C round of $18.8 million, led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Grey... |
| 20.06.2018 | Blinkist raises $18.8 million to grow its abridged ebook subscription service | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Blinkist, a German startup that creates abridged ... |
| 20.06.2018 | Blinkist raises $18.8M for its condensed reading platform for non-fiction books | We are living in the information age, but that doesn’t mean that we have all the time in the world to ingest everything that we want. A startup that is aiming to help with that has raised a round of funding to grow its business. Blinkist, a... |
| 20.06.2018 | Germany’s Blinkist raises $18.8 million for its micro-learning app and platform | Berlin-based startup Blinkist, which squeezes non-fiction books into 15-minute audio and text-based digests, has raised $18.8 million in a funding round led by Insight Venture Partners. The company will use the money to expand its team and ... |
| 20.06.2018 | Blinkist raises $18.8 million to grow its abridged ebook subscription service | Blinkist, a German startup that creates abridged versions of popular nonfiction books, has raised $18.8 million in a series C round of funding led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from Greycroft, IBB Bet, and E.ventures.
Foun... |
| 20.06.2018 | Lifelong Learning Company Blinkist Raises $18.8M in Series C Funding | Blinkist, a Berlin, Germany-based platform for lifelong learning, raises $18.8M in Series C funding.
The round was led by Insight Venture Partners with participation from existing investors Greycroft, IBB Bet and e.ventures.
The company int... |
| 31.05.2018 | We’ve Hacked Your Summer Reading List | With summer a few days away, you may plan to use vacation downtime to brush up on old skills or learn new ones. But let’s be honest, while the office may be a little quieter during summer, most of us still won’t have enough time to power th... |
| 15.02.2018 | As tech automates, Blinkist keeps its book summary service very human | When I first heard of Blinkist, a service that breaks down recent nonfiction books to easily digestible snippets and audio, I was afraid it would turn out to be some machine-learning-driven auto-summary thing. But in talking to co-founder N... |
| 17.07.2017 | Blinkist CEO Niklas Jansen Brings Short Audio Content to Alexa | Blinkist CEO Niklas Jansen Brings Short Audio Content to Alexa
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Niklas Jansen, Founder of Blinkist
Niklas Jansen founded Blinkist in 2012. The company lets you read or listen to “the key lessons from... |
| 03.01.2017 | Become A Savvy Entrepreneur By Using These 5 Edtech Learning Hacks | Entrepreneurs, by necessity, are crafty and resourceful. If a shortcut’s available, they’ll find it. If important knowledge is kept behind closed doors, they’ll get in. They also tend to be time-poor and, in the same breath, required to und... |
| 08.01.2016 | Daily funding roundup - January 8, 2016 | MyMusicTaste landed $10M; Zymeworks bagged $61.5M; Pierian closed a $9.25M funding
Blinkist, a Germany-based startup that gives you the gist of well-known nonfiction books in 15 minutes or less, has raised €4 million ($4.3 million) to accel... |
| 08.01.2016 | Blinkist Raises €4M in Series A Funding | Blinkist, a Berlin, Germany-based app that delivers key insights from non-fiction books in 15-minute text and audio blinks, raised €4m in Series A funding.
The round was co-led by New York-based Greycroft Partners and the European team of t... |
| 07.01.2016 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, up... |
| 07.01.2016 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Toast raises $30 million for Android-powered point-of-sale system to challenge Square
Toast announced that it has raised a $... |
| 07.01.2016 | German startup Blinkist raises $4 million to help you read nonfiction books in 15 minutes or less | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Blinkist, a Germany-based startup that gives you ... |
| 06.01.2016 | Clever book summarising app Blinkist raises €4 million in funding from Greycroft Partners | American investment firm Greycroft Partners has reportedly made an investment in Berlin-based Blinkist, a startup that summarises nonfiction books into digestible summaries that take roughly 15 minutes to read. There are more than 1,000 boo... |
| 22.07.2015 | Daily Deal: Blinkist Premium For 1 Year | Too busy to sit down and get through your book list? One company thinks they have your answer. Blinkist offers a way to read or listen to summaries of key points of books in about 15 minutes. It features over 1000 books with 40 new ones add... |
| 27.05.2015 | These are Blinkist’s top 10 Ranked Entrepreneur Books | I knew plenty of people in high school and college who swore by CliffNotes. To be honest, I never used them myself (what with being an English languages and literature major), but I absolutely see the benefit it provides.
There's a company ... |
| 11.12.2014 | Blinkist’s abridged e-book subscription service goes freemium and now offers audiobooks too | In this time-pressured, distraction-filled digital world we live in, finding the time to sit down and read a good book from cover-to-cover can be a challenge.
This is one opportunity Germany-based startup Blinkist has been keen to exploit, ... |
| 14.11.2013 | Blinkist Book Summaries Arrive to Improve Your Commute And Make You Look Smart | Do you own a copy of The Lean Startup? Have you actually read it, or is it in your bedroom or ebook reader, barely touched? This is where Berlin-based startup Blinkist comes in. Aimed squarely at people who are time-poor and knowledge-hungr... |
| 14.11.2013 | Book summary app Blinkist rolls out globally | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Blinkist, the Berlin-based startup that distills ... |
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| - | 5am is the new 9am for flexible working parents | Just a few days ago, the UK implemented a new flexible working law that empowers employees to request flexible working arrangements from “day one” of their employment.
Employers are now legally obliged to seriously consider these requests a... |
| - | Технологичные сервисы стали запускать собственные медиа. Зачем? | Собственные медиа стали для многих сервисов удобным способом продвижения своих услуг. Для коммуникации с потребителями бизнес использует разные форматы: от мобильного приложения до, казалось бы, безнадежно устаревшей «бумаги» (печатным журн... |
