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A startup is a young company that is characterized by two features: It has an innovative business idea and is founded with the aim to grow rapidly.

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SymbolI Artifical intelligence

Will AI help or hinder us at work?

Artificial intelligence is becoming ubiquitous. But what opportunities — and risks — come with it?
BusinessDecember 3, 202426:04 min
Rocket after liftoff

Rockets from Spain — PLD Space blasts off

Crazy, bold, overambitious? Spain's rocket builders are of those – and successful, too.
BusinessNovember 27, 202405:31 min
A woman poses in front of a large Web Summit logo outside the main arena, with the sun shining in the background

Web Summit: European tech startups await Trump's return

European startups are torn on what to expect from Donald Trump’s second presidential term.
BusinessNovember 14, 2024
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FemTech startup helps women in Ethiopia

A FemTech entrepreneur aims to improve healthcare for Ethiopian women.
HealthOctober 19, 202402:33 min
A portrait of Michael Bommer smiling

Eternal life — thanks to audio AI?

Before Michael Bommer died, he worked with a US startup to train artificial intelligence in his own voice.
Digital WorldSeptember 21, 202402:53 min
Nova Post employee preparing a package to be sent

Nova Post: Ukrainian startup shaking up Europe's logistics

Ukraine’s largest parcel delivery service, Nova Post, is taking on the European market.
BusinessSeptember 11, 202407:31 min
Two women in suits look at a business presentation on a screen, with one pointing to figures

Startup funding: What role does female beauty play?

Women who are preceived as good-looking find it easier to sell their business ideas and products to potential investors.
BusinessAugust 23, 2024
A red sign above a shop in Berlin reading: Nova Post

Ukraine startup shaking up Europe's parcel delivery market

With millions of Ukrainians having fled abroad, Nova Post aims to reconnect them with an affordable and fast service.
BusinessJuly 25, 202403:55 min
Flying car flying over landscape

Air taxis are taking off

They are the high-flyers in aviation: air taxis. More and more are being developed and built.
Cars and TransportationJuly 24, 202405:41 min
MADE logo over air taxi propeller in front of buildings

Flying high: all the way to the top

Air taxis, the Olympic Games in Paris and rich men with political power are soaring to new heights.
BusinessJuly 23, 202426:04 min
Aquaculture composed of two tanks filled with shrimp

AI helps shrimp farming go sustainable

A shrimp farm in Singapore is using AI to harvest more sustainably.
BusinessJuly 17, 202404:30 min
The protagonist stands smiling with her arms folded in front of an office building

Germany’s young tech entrepreneurs

Linda Büscher, 19, is one of the youngest female tech founders in Germany. She tells us how she did it.
BusinessJuly 16, 202406:51 min
Four people hold an orange cube with "The Migrant Accelerator" written on it

Germany: More support for migrant entrepreneurs?

How budding entrepreneurs with a migrant background are being helped to launch their own businesses in Germany.
BusinessJuly 16, 202404:44 min
A bus, motorcycles, and other vehicles move across a pedestrian intersection along a street in Tehran

Iranian startup champions sustainable, eco-friendly fuel

Iranian startup founder Saeed Razawi wants to popularize biofuel made from used cooking oil in the Middle East.
BusinessJuly 1, 202402:12 min
French President Emmanuel Macron applauds Microsoft CEO Brad Smith at the French Microsoft headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris

France is reaching for the stars in artificial intelligence

France is on a winning streak when it comes to attracting investment in artificial intelligence. But big hurdles remain.
BusinessMay 24, 2024
Fokus Europa | Geflüchtete Unternehmerin

Turkey: German microcredits for Syrian refugees

Refugees often find it difficult to create a new livelihood. Micro-credits can help them.
MigrationMay 10, 202404:30 min
R-Create co-founder Adina Humă shows her reusable packaging solution

Romanian startup boosts sustainable online shopping

Online shopping generates tons of waste. This Romanian startup has devised a returnable and reusable packaging solution.
BusinessMay 8, 202402:40 min
Young female entrepreneur on a stage in front of statistics

Groundbreaking: young and bold, urban and mobile - MADE

Startup despite high school, back to India, new ideas to combat heat in cities, and cramped conditions on trains.
BusinessApril 4, 202426:06 min
A farmer scans a banana leaf into the Plantix app

The app helping farmers in India

A Berlin startup has developed an app that helps farmers in India to treat plant diseases and manage their crops.
Food SecurityMarch 28, 202405:18 min
A row of golden oyster mushrooms are growing on a shelf

Gourmet mushrooms from urban farms

Berlin startup Tupu grows gourmet mushrooms on its own urban farm. Is it a model for the future?
Food SecurityMarch 27, 202405:18 min
A picture of Sunmaxx solar panels on the roof of a building

How one German solar startup is blowing against the wind

Dumped Chinese solar products are flooding the German market, hurting domestic manufacturers.
BusinessMarch 25, 2024
A smiling Muslim woman wearing an hijab sits and looks at her laptop

Saudi Arabia's thriving startup scene driven by women

Entrepreneurs have transformed the Saudi economy, as it aims to move away from its dependence on oil revenue.
PoliticsMarch 16, 2024
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Italy: Pizza with insects

An Italian company farms insects to use as a pizza topping: a disgrace to Italian cuisine?
SocietyMarch 14, 202404:25 min
REV Bako Motors Tunis

Solar vehicles shine in Tunisia

Bako Motors’ solar-powered three-wheelers are a hit in Tunis. The startup already plans to expand.
Cars and TransportationFebruary 13, 202402:03 min
Young people working in an IT office

India's “Silicon Valley” attracts skilled workers

Hyderabad in India is attracting skilled workers. Some are coming from the country, while others are returning.
BusinessJanuary 18, 202405:05 min
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Female founders - between high school desk and startup

Female founders are underrepresented. A young startup shows how this is changing today.
BusinessJanuary 18, 202403:35 min
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Empty promises from Silicon Valley?

Tech industry's innovations are not helping to solve the traffic crisis.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 5, 202426:06 min
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What does the EU's AI Act mean for Europe's SMEs?

Companies using AI tools will eventually have to comply with the EU's AI Act. Smaller companies face legal uncertainty.
BusinessDecember 6, 2023
A father reading from a book to his two children, one of them being still a toddler

Polish startup helps employers overcome paternal stereotypes

A traditional division of roles is one of the biggest barriers to the career development of Polish women.
BusinessNovember 10, 2023
Elon Musk speaks with other delegates during the first plenary session on of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park

Musk to integrate xAI startup with social media platform X

Six months after calling for a halt to artificial intelligence development, Elon Musk integrates his xAI startup into X.
TechnologyNovember 6, 2023
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The UN has warned that severe fuel shortages may force it to stop delivering food supplies to civilians in Gaza
BusinessOctober 27, 202312:33 min
Fernsteuerung, Made

Door-to-door: Remote-controlled instead of autonomous

Autonomous driving is not yet allowed in Germany. But maybe remote control is possible.
Cars and TransportationOctober 16, 202304:43 min
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Rising costs threaten basic necessities

Basic necessities like housing, eating, working and driving are becoming more expensive and less secure.
BusinessOctober 2, 202326:06 min
DW Sendung | Made in Germany 26.09.2023

me energy – bioethanol power for EVs

A startup offers mobile charging stations for EVs. The electricity is created from bioethanol.
Cars and TransportationSeptember 28, 202303:57 min
View of a rural Ukrainian landscape through the camera lens of a drone.

Ukraine's drone startups work closely with army

Ukrainian drone startups are helping the military develop and produce crucial weapons for the war.
ConflictsSeptember 27, 202303:37 min
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Aviation industry embraces Hydrogen - Startups court investors at Munich Octoberfest
BusinessSeptember 26, 202312:30 min
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This AI startup is powered by people with disabilities

An AI startup in Thailand solves several problems at once by tapping a forgotten labor force.
BusinessSeptember 22, 2023
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India: Skilled workers are making a career at home

Indian professionals are staying in their own country instead of seeking their future abroad.
BusinessSeptember 21, 202305:41 min
Vulcan, an AI startup in Bangkok, is creating more job opportunities for people with disabilities

Thailand: An AI startup empowering people with disabilities

It is not easy for people with disabilities to land a job in Thailand. One AI startup is determined to change this.
SocietyAugust 25, 202303:45 min
MADE | Sendung vom 15.08.2023

Why India’s economy is taking off

India’s economy is thriving, with a rocket to the moon and a tech boom. Plus: Can you put a price tag on nature?
BusinessAugust 15, 202326:06 min
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Cleaning water with microbubbles

New technology for cleaner oceans and rivers: mini bubbles fish microplastics out of the water.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 11, 202303:32 min
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Today's tech, tomorrow's factories

Factories, transportation and economic decoupling from China: Hot topics of the future.
BusinessAugust 1, 202326:06 min
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Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

Blockchain helping farmers in Zambia, how to fight invasive plants in Kenya and how cement can be more sustainable.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 13, 202326:06 min
A worker carrying a blue basket full of vegetable produce in Nigeria

The Lagos startup with a cool way to stop food waste

Using the sun's power to stop food from rotting in Nigeria.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 27, 202303:46 min
Startup-Unternehmen in Afrika setzen auf KI-Technologie

African startups embrace AI technology

Companies in Ghana aim to be at the forefront of the development of artificial intelligence on the African continent.
TechnologyJune 24, 202301:40 min
The Miura-1 Rocket pictured near Huelva, southern Spain

Spanish startup aborts test rocket launch

The rocket launch from southern Spain would have been the first in Western Europe by a private company.
TechnologyJune 17, 2023
GREENS, a food startup in Jakarta, Indonesia

Indonesian startup taps AI to combat food waste

GREENS wants to eliminate food loss and decentralize food production by using technologies like artificial intelligence.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 9, 202303:43 min
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The cost of progress

Lithium: The dirty secret behind electric cars and future technologies. Is biomass always clean?
BusinessMay 30, 202326:06 min
A cyclist drags an electric trailer packed with plants build by the Hamburg-based startup Nuwiel.

A Hamburg startup is rolling out electric bike trailers

One Hamburg startup builds electric trailers for bicycles that can transport loads of up to 150 kilos.
Cars and TransportationMay 19, 202305:59 min
A close up phonto of a fingertip hovering over the ChatGPT logo on a screen

ChatGPT sparks AI investment bonanza

As investors pour billions into artificial intelligence startups, will regulation stop humans from losing control?
TechnologyApril 22, 2023