Birgit Amelung

🚀 Austria takes an important step for its startup and scale-up ecosystem! In the recent Ministerrat (Council of Ministers), the Austrian Federal Government announced the creation of a fund-of-funds (Dachfonds) to mobilize private and institutional capital for startups and scaleups. Our Junge Wirtschaft sees this as a true milestone for Austria as a business location: “We need bold founders — but they need a strong ecosystem. That means: capital, know-how, talent, and modern legal forms. The Dachfonds is a key contribution to the entrepreneurial future of our country.” – Bettina Dorfer-Pauschenwein, JW Federal Chairwoman The Dachfonds will follow a fund-of-funds model, combining a public anchor investment with capital from pension funds, insurance companies, and banks. Through multiple target funds, this capital will directly support Austria’s young and innovative companies. 💡 Why is this so crucial? Because especially in the growth phase, Austrian startups often lack the capital to scale globally. The Dachfonds can close this gap ensuring that innovation, value creation, and jobs stay rooted here in Austria. This is not just policy, it’s a clear signal of future orientation, helping Austria gain visibility and competitiveness as a startup hub on the global stage. 👏 A major win for founders, innovation, and growth in Austria! Feat. Lukas A. Sprenger, Lara Tanner, Elisabeth Zehetner, Sabrina Winkler, Sarah Klaffner #startups #scaleUup #venturecapital #austria #entrepreneurship #innovation #wkostartupnow

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Entrepreneurship in Europe is not only about startups! 👀 🤝 The future also lies in #Mittelstand. Thousands of successful #SMEs are looking for successors and are stuck in their transformation journey. A great opportunity for experienced professionals to kick off their entrepreneurial career path. This is why we partnered together with Deutsche Bank WM, Novastone Partners, and Tengelmann Growth Partners to bring ETA (Entrepreneurship through Acquisition) to Bits & Pretzels for the first time! 🚀 💡 Learn more about the strategic opportunity of the operator-led buyout model for entrepreneurs, sellers, and investors in our masterclass with Linn Karstadt and Robin Alberto Goldhagen from Novastone 🕑 Masterclass on Tuesday, Sep 30, 2:00pm *** 💡 Patrick M. Schaich will provide actionable insights on how to build a winning ETA roll-up Strategy 🕒 Masterclass Tuesday, Sep 29, 2:50pm 💡 At the investor summit, Dr. Dirk Steffen will discuss portfolio strategies from concentration to diversification (➡️ Panel on Monday, Sep 29, 3:55pm). *** 100 ETA experts & enthusiasts- ten tables - will meet, connect and discuss Tuesday 30, 2025. Invite only. Where? Of course: Oktoberfest! There will also be table captains for this topic on Wednesday. 🤝 Interested generally in digging deeper into the topic - meet us at Bits & Pretzels or connect beforehand via the virtual booth! Or PM. ☝Bringing ETA to Bits & Pretzels 2025 is only the beginning. #bits25 #bitsandpretzels #partner #ETA #entrepreneurship #succession #Mittelstand #Nachfolge

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Class 1 of “AI Catalyst” at DHBW Lörrach / Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) = done. 🚀 What a crew. We went from “AI feels abstract” to “I know the next pilot to run on Monday.” My 5 biggest takeaways from the room: Keep it at “Newton level.” We don’t need rocket science to create value — start simple, stay practical. LLMs aren’t magic — they predict the next word. The heavy lift is compute; the edge is how we use it. Context > model. Set your vector database and instructions right from the start, or you’ll chase errors later. Experts build the AI-core. Use AI for “Level-2” tasks, but capture the know-how of your real experts to make it fly. Agents = weekly leverage. Automate scouting/reporting on a cadence (real estate, price lists, inventory…) and let humans decide. Why this matters: the fastest wins came when we combined people who know the business with small, governed AI sprints — even onboarding gets easier when expert knowledge is available 24/7 through an internal AI-core. Looking forward to witness amazing use cases at upcoming presentation of the students 🚀🚀🚀 If you’re an SME in DACH and need “AI Empowerment” for your organization (clear metric, small scope, human-in-the-loop) DM me. 💬 #AICatalyst #DHBW #Mittelstand #AI #Agents #Education #Lörrach

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Great News: We’re starting a new startup hub in Germany’s capital region! Together with COCONAT - a workation retreat, ignore gravity, Media Deals, Grace - Accelerate Female Entrepreneurship, we are launching the Flämingo Startup Hub in Bad Belzig, Brandenburg – one of six new startup centers funded by the State of Brandenburg and the European Union (EFRE). At this new hub, early-stage startups in the industries of mobility & logistics, ICT & the creative industries, as well as health & well-being will find: ✅ An equity-free accelerator program focused on investment-readiness, growth and expansion ✅ Network of cluster-specific industry partners and peers ✅ Regional potential customers ✅ Free work & testing facilities ✅ A diverse & international community of similar-minded founders of the same industry And: A place to balance out the fast-paced everyday life of a founder with the calmness and leisure opportunities of the countryside. Stay tuned, more is coming soon! For now, head over to our website to learn more about the new hub: https://lnkd.in/eQgrmqNn #DBmindbox #StartupHub #DeutscheBahn #FlämingoHub #StartupBrandenburg #RuralInnovation #StartupEcosystem

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