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The lowdown on Munich-based startup QOA and its innovative solutions to address the issues caused by the mass production of cocoa. Chocolate is good. Chocolate, it could be argued, is life. Without chocolate, what would the point even be? Unfortunately, despite the low environmental impact that cocoa production has the potential to have, in reality, it is doing significant damage. From deforest...
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Innovative German SaaS startup OKAPI:Orbits secures investment to support its mission of securing efficient and safe operations in space. OKAPI: Orbits, a startup providing space traffic management software to coordinate and optimize operations of satellites, rockets and sensors, has raised a €5.5m seed funding round led by San Francisco based  MunichRe Ventures, the venture capital a...
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Germany's leading digital solar platform, Zolar secures major investment to support roll out of new digital energy products. Zolar, Germany's leading digital solar platform, has announced it has raised a €100 million Series C round led by the US-investor Energy Impact Partners (EIP) and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. Existing investors including Inven Capital, Heartcore Capi...
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Can you tell the difference between an Ash tree and an Oak? A Birch and an Aspen? Perhaps, or perhaps not; however, the thing everyone knows about trees is that they absorb CO2 and produce oxygen which, among other things, makes them vital to life on Earth. Life in an urban environment, however, does not feature trees particularly heavily - there’s not much wood in a concrete jungle. So how ...
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Bodalgo is a two-sided marketplace startup from Germany. Their marketplace aims to connect clients to the perfect voice over talent and for voice talents to find the perfect jobs. We spoke to Founder Armin Hierstetter to find out more about Bodalgo, how they aim to beat their competitor, scale globally, and his impression of the UK Tech Startup scene post BREXIT... Hi there Armin / Bodalgo, tell ...
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Here at Startacus we love quirky, wacky and unusual things (I know shock-horror right?) We also love it when passionate, innovative and ambitious folks put their great idea to the test and create something marvellous. So you can imagine our sheer delight when we came across a budget hotel in Berlin, created by a pair of innovative friends, where the guests stay in indoor caravans and wooden huts, ...
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