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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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7 Estonian startups to be reckoned with

A look at seven noticeable Estonian ventures — from delivery robots to an AI-powered language learning app.
BusinessOctober 20, 20178 images
DW - Mangolia - Founders' Valley

Between Tradition & Globalization (1/10)

German startup founder Fridtjof Detzner explores Mongolia and meets with inspiring entrepreneurs.
BusinessOctober 19, 201726:01 min
GINSEP

German-Indian exchange program launched

Here's how a German-Indian startup exchange program could benefit both countries amid Brexit and US immigration reform.
BusinessOctober 19, 2017
Start.Up! Germany 2017 tour

Insights into Germany's startup scene

A look at the state of the German startup scene — funding opportunities, obstacles the different startup ecosystems.
BusinessOctober 18, 2017
Karibik Sargassum-Braunalgen-Invasion

Plant-based plastic from a seaweed startup

A pair of French entrepreneurs is taking advantage of their country’s coastal biodiversity.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 5, 201701:27 min
DW Made in Germany - Regional

Berlin's regional restaurants

Berlin restaurants offering regional cuisine are popular with customers.
BusinessOctober 3, 201704:17 min
DW Made in Germany - Kontrolle

Cleaning up fake news

Creative startups are now specializing in cleaning up the communication garbage on the internet.
BusinessOctober 3, 201703:36 min
Christian Geissendoerfer SG embassy

The promise for German founders to expand to Asia

More and more German founders like Christian Geissendoerfer are taking their startups to Asia.
BusinessSeptember 22, 2017
Afghanistan Hairatan Ankunft Cargo Zug aus China

Investing in startups in high-risk economies

Opportunity rarely comes to mind when countries like Afghanistan or Bolivia come up. But Germany wants to support them
BusinessSeptember 14, 2017
DLD Innovation Festival - Skyline Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv shows off its status as startup paradise

With the world's highest number of startups per capita, Israel is a dream come true for many young entrepreneurs.
Digital WorldSeptember 8, 2017
Pane discussion on startups in Germany

A growing political voice for German startups

The startup sector in Germany pales in size and clout to the industries that traditionally steer the economy.
BusinessSeptember 7, 2017
Skyline of Berlin at night

A look behind Berlin's startup scene

Berlin's reputation for rapid growth may be outpacing the infrastructure required to maintain it.
BusinessSeptember 5, 2017
Founders Valley picture teaser Secrets Taskhyn Khalamkhan

Founders' Secrets - Trek Altai

BusinessAugust 25, 201701:13 min
Founders Valley picture teaser Secrets Simmendinger

Founders' Secrets - Soundbrenner

BusinessAugust 25, 201701:14 min
Founders Valley picture teaser Secrets FinTech

Founders' Secrets - LendMN

BusinessAugust 25, 201700:46 min
Founders Valley picture teaser Vicky Chan

Founders' Secrets - Avoid Obvious Architects

BusinessAugust 25, 201701:02 min
Hongkong Skyline

Preview 2nd episode — Hong Kong: Urban Visions

BusinessAugust 21, 201703:32 min
DW - Founders' Valley - Fridtjof Detzner mit Buddhist Shi Fa-yuan

Founders' Valley trailer

BusinessAugust 17, 201700:47 min
Founders Valley

Preview 2nd episode - Hong Kong: Urban Visions

BusinessAugust 16, 201703:32 min
DW MIG 170815 Mangel

German startups sound the alarm

Associations of German startups are concerned. They're having trouble filling vacant positions.
BusinessAugust 15, 201704:21 min
DW Sendung Made in Germany - Finhub

Startup companies move into bank territory

Fintech founder Ramin Niroumand is breathing new life into a former Berliner Bank office highrise.
BusinessAugust 8, 201704:47 min
DW Founders' Valley Founders' Secrets series

Founders' Secrets - Lhamour

BusinessJuly 28, 201701:13 min
DW Founders Valley Contest Your Story

Founders' Valley Contest Winners

We can finally proudly present our winners of the "Fridtjof Detzner Award" and the "Popular Choice Award."
BusinessJuly 28, 2017
DW - Mangolia - Founder's Valley

Why Fridtjof Detzner is exploring Founders' Valley

Fridtjof "Fridel" Detzner Founders' Valley's host. Here's why he joined the team - and what his trademark is.
BusinessJuly 28, 2017
DW - Founders' Valley - Kameramann Holger Ernst und Taiwanesischer Junge

Behind the scenes

There's plenty interesting behind-the-scene stuff that doesn't make it into the episodes. Here are some highlights.
BusinessJuly 28, 201711 images
Symbolbild Cybermobbing

Public shaming to confront workplace abuse

Employees publishing accounts of mistreatment to public platforms is often more effective than filing formal complaints.
BusinessJuly 24, 2017
Deutschland G20

Microfinance - 'it has symbolic value'

DW spoke to Essma Ben Hamida, co-founder of Tunisian microcredit institution Enda, about women's empowerment.
BusinessJuly 20, 2017
Samsung OLED TV bei IFA Berlin

Samsung to open startup hub in Berlin

The South Korean conglomerate has chosen Berlin over London as the location for its startup hub, Samsung Next.
BusinessJuly 17, 201701:16 min
Kuba, Startup

Young Cubans are learning capitalism

Cuba's first startup incubator has been set up at the University of Havana - with help from Berlin.
BusinessJuly 15, 2017
China Bike-sharing OFO

Bike-sharer Ofo raises new cash for global growth

Having tested its yellow bike fleet in the US and UK, Ofo says it's raised $700 million to help it continue expanding.
BusinessJuly 6, 2017
Symbolbild Trader Börse Kurse

Women as investors

Women investors tend to outperform men, but far fewer women are investors. Startup Ellevest wants to change that.
BusinessJune 5, 2017
Brand USA- Pressebilder- Golden Gate

The top five most attractive tech cities

These tech hubs offer a high quality of life.
CultureMay 23, 2017
Lebensmittel im Müll

'MealSaver' app cuts food waste

A smart phone up wants to reduce food waste in Germany.
BusinessMay 4, 2017
Made in Germany Rachel Delacourt

Startup star

A profile of Rachel Delacour, a star of the male-dominated French startup scene.
BusinessApril 26, 201704:55 min
WeWork Potsdamer Platz

WeWork all over the world

Investors bet millions that the American startup WeWork can reinvent the office space.
BusinessApril 13, 2017
Stills Made in Germany 11.4.2017

Talk: Restart for France?

DW talks to Mathieu Tascher from the French Tech Hub in Berlin.
BusinessApril 11, 201704:50 min
Vietnam Skyline von Ho Chi Minh Stadt

Vietnam's 'Silicon Valley'

There is a vibrant startup scene in Vietnam that the government hopes will modernize the economy. Ate Hoekstra reports.
SocietyApril 7, 2017
Cebit 2017 - japanischen Firma Nedo

Walking again in bionic suit

The world's first medically approved wearable robot is on display at the Cebit computer fair in Hanover.
BusinessMarch 21, 201702:54 min
SXSW 2017 logo

Standout German startups @SXSW

These German startups have tried to make a splash at tech conference South By Southwest (SXSW).
BusinessMarch 17, 20177 images
Euromaxx Polarpitch

Polar Bear pitching

Here's a new way to promote your start-up company: stand chest-deep in an ice-hole in Finland. 
CultureMarch 16, 2017
Rwanda Drone Pictures

Drones to the rescue in Rwanda

Drones supply hospitals in Rwanda with blood bags and medications.
BusinessMarch 15, 201701:51 min
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Revolution in Indonesia's fashion industry?

Indonesia's fashion industry has an export value of 25 billion US-dollar pear year. A new startup aims at empowering home tailors and young designers. Putri Yuliastutik saw two problems and has one solution: Fashion designers often need a small quantity of their sketches, while home tailors need to build a customer base to be independent. Yuliastutik’s app connects them.
DesignMarch 9, 201701:06 min
Symbolbild Frankreich Paris Anschläge Social Media

Facebook launches startup incubator in Paris

Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has praised Paris as "a city of new ideas."
TechnologyJanuary 17, 2017
Werner Eichhorst Arbeitsmarktexperte

Sharing Economy and Fair Competition

Werner Eichhorst from the Institute for the Study of Labor on the Sharing Economy business model
BusinessJanuary 3, 201707:10 min
Frankreich Eiffelturm in Paris

Startups thriving in Paris

Paris would like to become Europe's Silicon Valley despite dim view of startups among the French
BusinessJanuary 3, 201702:48 min
Deutschland Hannover CeBIT Drohnen

Countering unwanted drones

Proliferating drones have led to an emerging counter-drone technology industry.
BusinessJanuary 3, 2017
Frau im Büro am Computer

Teens start up startups

He's not the legal age to sign contracts, but programmed an app allowing students to access their books via smartphone
BusinessDecember 22, 201602:35 min
Deutschland Start der Locomore Zugverbindung Stuttgart - Berlin

Startup rail service sets out on first voyage

A Berlin-based startup saw its train from the 70s arrive at its destination five minutes early on it maiden voyage.
Cars and TransportationDecember 14, 2016
iBridge Berlin

Iranian startups gather in Barcelona

For the more than one thousand Iranian entrepreneurs the iBridge Conference is an opportunity to think big
BusinessDecember 9, 201602:08 min
Berlin - Fernsehturm

Brexit spurs British startups to look to Berlin

With UK firms keen to secure their access to the European single market in the wake of the Brexit vote, Berlin is stepping up efforts to promote itself as an affordable and creative alternative to London.
BusinessNovember 23, 201601:07 min