With yōyoka old bottles get a new life as yoga mats
More and more startups are developing clever ideas to clean up the world of plastic waste. This includes yōyoka from Hamburg. Its yoga mats are mainly made of recycled PET bottles.
Weiterlesennext media accelerator: more space for creativity, emotions and advertising revenues
/in general, Startup News/von Sarah KondratowiczIn the third and last part of our mini-series about batch 10 from the next media accelerator we present three startups, which aim to make the work and lives of creatives, event organizers, customers, advertisers and online media better: Moderne, VibeVision and yieldPass.
Weiterlesenfemtasy creates sensual mental cinema for women
/in general, HHStartups, Startup News/von Sarah KondratowiczOnly recently, the Cologne-based startup company femtasy made positive headlines with a financing round in the seven-digit range. Already in November the platform for erotic audio play for women convinced the audience at the Reeperbahn Startup Pitch. The reward: femtasy is part of our delegation, that will travel to the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas in March. In an interview, founder Nina Julie Lepique tells us what womenlike to listen to.
WeiterlesenHyconnect makes shipbuilding more light and easy
/in Allgemein, Startup News, Unkategorisiert/von Sarah KondratowiczLarge ships are heavy, really, really heavy. Weight is always a critical factor in shipbuilding and the ideal combination of lightweight plastics and indispensable steel is the solution. The Hamburg startup Hyconnect offers a method of combining both materials. With this groundbreaking invention Hyconnect won the Reeperbahn Startup Pitch on November 7th.
WeiterlesenFrom eroticism to the best job start and up to the stars: The finalists for the Reeperbahn Startup Pitch have been chosen!
/in general, Startup News/von Mathias JägerThe Reeperbahn Startup Pitch on November 7th is getting closer and closer and now all finalists are confirmed. Last Friday a top-class advisory board had four seats to offer and decided on a wide range of business ideas. These include erotic listening experiences for women, innovative composite materials, a service for employee onboarding and satellite technology. We summarize how this was achieved.
WeiterlesenJobMatchMe’s angels
/in Allgemein, general, Startup News, Startup News/von Sarah KondratowiczThe Festival South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas is a popular destination for startups. Some badmouths claim, that the trip to the USA would mainly be a fun trip. But the story of JobMatchMe proves the opposite; this Hamburg-based startup managed to attract five new business angels on its way to and in Austin.
WeiterlesenSCRIBERS[HUB] is the hotline for text magicians
/in Allgemein, Startup News/von Mathias JägerJournalism is changing. Established publishers are struggling with losses in reach and turnover, while at the same time the demand for relevant content is greater than ever, for example in content marketing. The startup SCRIBERS[HUB] places text professionals for a variety of media and industries and relies on professional competence and personal consulting.
AIRY – a flowerpot for the health of people
/in Allgemein, Startup News/von Mathias JägerFlowerpot-startup – at first this doesn’t sound very exciting. But AIRY is much more than that, even though the focus is really on a flowerpot. However, that pot is unique and can help to improve the health of millions of people.
Tomorrow – good, sustainable, mobile and banking
/in Allgemein, Startup News/von Mathias JägerBeing a bank that is quickly and easily available to customers via a smartphone and does good with sustainable investments – that is Tomorrow’s aspiration. At our SXSW-Pitch, the Hamburg-based Fintech startup won the audience over and will soon be traveling with us to the South by Southwest Festival in Texas. Here we introduce Tomorrow in more detail.
#Africa4Future – How Airbus puts Africa on the startup map
/in Sponsored Post, Startup News/von Mathias JägerSPONSORED POST Africa is a continent of opportunities. An increasing number of young founders and startups is taking on the challenges of the continent and seeking sustainable solutions for the most pressing issues. With the #Africa4Future programme, co-designed by Airbus, these startups receive worldwide recognition and attention.