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Making ESG and real estate work together for a better future - why we invested in Predium
Making ESG and real estate work together for a better future - why we invested in Predium
ESG and sustainable investing are at the top of the agenda in the financial industry. The impact on owners of real estate is significant…
Johanna Junkermann
May 18
Creating a workflow and payment layer for medical practices
Creating a workflow and payment layer for medical practices
Why we invested in Nelly
Anna Bosch
May 2
How to get ESG right: A best practice guide for early-stage startups
How to get ESG right: A best practice guide for early-stage startups
Today “ESG” is on everyone’s agenda, even startups. Expectations are rising across society to get the Environmental, Social, and…
Anna Bosch
Apr 21
How to get startup fundraising right — the fundamentals
How to get startup fundraising right — the fundamentals
The European tech ecosystem is maturing at a breathtaking pace, with total capital investments eclipsing $100 billion and 98 new unicorns…
Andreas Goeldi
Apr 6
The home renovation market is ready for a transformation — Why we invested in Weaver
The home renovation market is ready for a transformation — Why we invested in Weaver
The home renovation market remains remarkably fragmented and disconnected from digital technology that is transforming broad swaths of the…
Johanna Junkermann
Mar 29
Meet Forget Finance — the new financial coach for millennials
Meet Forget Finance — the new financial coach for millennials
Why we invested in Forget Finance
Anna Bosch
Feb 23
Personalizing early childhood education through the power of games
Personalizing early childhood education through the power of games
- Why we invested in Edurino
Anna Bosch
Feb 16
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The Future of Logistics — Part 2: Deep Dive
The Future of Logistics — Part 2: Deep Dive
It is a truism to say the consumer internet has shifted our consumption patterns — we order much more online and on our phones than we did…
Florian Schweitzer
Jan 27
Turbocharging the shift to the cloud with world-class Kubernetes automation
Turbocharging the shift to the cloud with world-class Kubernetes automation
Why we invested in Kubermatic
Andreas Goeldi
Jan 18
My journey founding a Quantum Computing startup: Interview with Dr. Iris Schwenk
My journey founding a Quantum Computing startup: Interview with Dr. Iris Schwenk
Dr. Iris Schwenk, COO and Co-Founder of HQS Quantum Simulations, has a PhD in reconstruction and verification of quantum simulation at the…
Sabrina Stöckl
Dec 21, 2021
The Future of Logistics — Part 1: The Fundamentals
The Future of Logistics — Part 1: The Fundamentals
Despite supply chain shocks and the narrative about “deglobalization”, the pandemic has demonstrated just how vital logistics have become…
Florian Schweitzer
Dec 14, 2021
Getting started with angel investing and delivering value — where appropriate: Interview with…
Getting started with angel investing and delivering value — where appropriate: Interview with…
Matthias Hilpert is a seasoned business angel and sales expert with 23 years of work experience in his own startup as well as in the…
Jörg Dörnemann
Dec 13, 2021
How to win and leverage top-notch angel investors for your startup: Interview with Gwendolyn…
How to win and leverage top-notch angel investors for your startup: Interview with Gwendolyn…
Gwendolyn Schröter, head of the Golzern Holding family office in Leipzig, long-time angel investor, and member of btov’s Private Investor…
Jörg Dörnemann
Nov 17, 2021
AI-based action detection: never miss a metric that matters
AI-based action detection: never miss a metric that matters
Why we invested in Baresquare
Ben Dobbrick
Oct 12, 2021
A (qu)bit off the beaten path
A (qu)bit off the beaten path
Why we invested in equal1
Christian Reitberger
Oct 5, 2021
Building the digital backbone for B2B communication & supply chain operations
Building the digital backbone for B2B communication & supply chain operations
Why we invested in Procuros
Jan-Hendrik Bürk
Sep 9, 2021
Reimagining our food systems
Reimagining our food systems
Why btov has invested in Aleph Farms
Sven Eppert
Jul 25, 2021
The essence of timing
The essence of timing
… and why Vincent van Gogh would have been a terrible entrepreneur
Florian Schweitzer
Jul 8, 2021
VC Internship at btov
We at btov Partners are hiring an intern to join our office in Berlin. Founded as brains to ventures in 2000, is a European venture capital…
Jan-Hendrik Bürk
Jul 1, 2021
Remote Company Culture Works Differently
Remote Company Culture Works Differently
Why we invested in Remi
Andreas Goeldi
Jun 16, 2021
(Robotic) Engineering Automation
(Robotic) Engineering Automation
Why we invested in DessAI
Julian Riebartsch
May 11, 2021
Remote Work: Is it here to stay?
Remote Work: Is it here to stay?
Much has happened since my last blog post covering the Future of Work in February 2020. The term “Future of Work” was meant to give a…
Ben Dobbrick
May 3, 2021
Delivering Answers from Above: Infrastructure Analysis with Satellite Data
Delivering Answers from Above: Infrastructure Analysis with Satellite Data
Why we invested in LiveEO
Elisabeth Schrey
Apr 6, 2021
Tackling the dominant global health problem — cardiovascular diseases.
Tackling the dominant global health problem — cardiovascular diseases.
Why we invested in Vantis
Jan-Hendrik Bürk
Apr 6, 2021
Seeding entrepreneurial success with clear ESG goals
Seeding entrepreneurial success with clear ESG goals
Founders often think their business is not mature enough to investigate sustainability and ESG aspects. What we have seen at btov is the…
Florian Schweitzer
Mar 31, 2021
The rising need of cybersecurity in the GNSS-related ecosystem
The rising need of cybersecurity in the GNSS-related ecosystem
Providing opportunities for established and new players
Sven Eppert
Mar 26, 2021
Not just another expense management tool
Not just another expense management tool
- why we invested in finway
Anna Bosch
Mar 26, 2021
Empowering engineers to become citizen data scientists
Empowering engineers to become citizen data scientists
Why we invested in Visplore
Elisabeth Schrey
Feb 26, 2021
Successful life sciences portfolio building already in early phases
Successful life sciences portfolio building already in early phases
Technology and advances in genetic engineering provide new therapeutic opportunities. Active exploitation through investments in start-ups.
Sven Eppert
Feb 23, 2021
Creating a connected healthcare marketplace around the globe
Creating a connected healthcare marketplace around the globe
— why we invested in Vamstar
Jan-Hendrik Bürk
Feb 4, 2021
Making machine learning trustworthy for the real world — with reliable AI
Making machine learning trustworthy for the real world — with reliable AI
Why we invested in LatticeFlow
Andreas Goeldi
Jan 19, 2021
Tech Stack and Strategies of the Modern Community Builder
Tech Stack and Strategies of the Modern Community Builder
Aristotle already said human beings are “social animals” and therefore naturally seek the companionship of others as part of their…
Jennifer Phan
Dec 22, 2020
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