The Axel Springer Plug & Play Accelerator serves as a booster for new ventures & provides immediate a We are a startup accelerator based in the heart of Berlin.
We run 100 day acceleration programs. When we partner with you, we provide you with a place to work, access to our global network, daily opportunities and 25,000 Euro funding. In return we ask for 5% equity. Our support doesn't end after the 100 days. Our team, our alumni network and everyone we know are here to support you throughout your entrepreneurial journey. We do not just invest money. We
31/01/2019
Excited to see our portfolio company SatoshiPay and Axel Springer cooperating to enable users to pay for content using blockchain technology!
SatoshiPay and Axel Springer cooperate on blockchain technology usage Commencing on 31 January 2019, SatoshiPay and Axel Springer SE will begin working on a joint offering, enabling users to pay for content…
10/01/2019
Congratulations Maximilian Tayenthal and Valentin Stalf! 🚀🚀🚀🦄🦄
Banking startup N26 raises $300 million at $2.7 billion valuation Fintech startup N26 is raising a Series D round of $300 million. Following this new funding round, the company is now valued at $2.7 billion. Insight Venture Partners is leading the round with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and a few existing investors also participating. N26 is building a ...
23/11/2018
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Zizoo, a booking.com for boats, sails for new markets with $7.4M on board Berlin-based Zizoo — a startup which self describes as booking.com for boats — has nabbed a €6.5 million (~$7.4M) Series A to help more millennials find holiday yachts to mess about taking selfies in. Zizoo says its Series A — which was led by Revo Capital, with participation from…
07/09/2018
Wingly in San Francisco 🚀🚀🚀 @ TechCrunch 's Disrupt SF 2018
Wingly is carpooling for private planes Don’t call Wingly the “Uber of the Sky” — Wingly co-fonder Emeric de Waziers would like to nip that little misinterpretation in the bud as the French startup looks to expand into the U.S. If anything, the startup’s mission is more akin to carpooling for small aircrafts, helping pilots fill...
30/08/2018
🚀Chatchamp🚀
Start-up der Woche: Wie Chatchamp den Messenger-Hype für sich nutzt Der Kundenkontakt über Messenger wie Whatsapp wird bekanntermaßen immer wichtiger. Das Münchner Start-up Chatchamp bedient dieses Hype-Thema mit einer eigenen Software-as-a-Service-Lösung, mit der Unternehmen und Agenturen Kampagnen erstellen können.
04/06/2018
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N26 now has 1 million customers You don’t sign up to a bank account every day. And yet, German startup N26 has managed to attract 1 million clients across Europe. They generate €1 billion in transaction volume every month ($1.17 …
29/05/2018
Remembering last week ... again congrats to Wingly for winning TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Europe at VivaTech - next stop, TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018 !!
And the winner of Startup Battlefield Europe at VivaTech is… Wingly At the very beginning, there were 15 startups. After a morning of incredibly fierce competition, we now have a winner. Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to…
17/04/2018
Our WeddyPlace founders Line and Daniel in Gründerszene - 😍
„Heute heiratet man auch für die 500 Facebook-Freunde“ Die Generation Y strebe nach großen, inszenierten Hochzeiten, sagen die WeddyPlace-Gründer. Ihre Online-Plattform soll bei der Planung solcher Feste helfen.
20/03/2018
This is phenomenal!!! Congrats to Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal!!!
N26 raises $160 million from Tencent and Allianz German startup N26 just raised a $160 million Series C round led by Tencent and Allianz — some of N26’s existing investors are also participating. The company has attracted 850,000 customers and ra…
05/03/2018
Congrats to our portfolio company Wingly for taking a further step towards becoming the leading flight sharing platform!
Wingly raises €2 million for its carpooling for flights service Wingly, which connects pilots and passengers has raised €2 million in a funding from backing including former German vice chancellor Philipp Rösler.
Portfolio lunch and 🍕 battle at the accelerator!