Given the fact that this city has one of the most temperate seasonal climates in the European continent due to its location amongst the plains, it’s quite evident that Berlin has been blessed by nature right from the beginning. But the tremendous growth in the entrepreneurial sector primarily IT and Internet startups over the past couple of years shows that this is a kingdom of passionate and hard-working innovators who are all set to make Berlin one of the best startup hubs of the world in the coming years. From Soundcloud to 6Wunderkinder, ResearchGate to Wooga, Berlin seems to be sowing the seeds of tomorrow’s successful startups each day which has surprisingly sprouted into an enormous number of 5,800 digital companies employing over 62,400 people in Berlin’s digital sector. As Cornelia Yzer has rightly stated in Berlin.de’s Digital Economy Report, Berlin is indeed “a city which promotes innovation and embraces change.” That’s the very reason why we chose to make this neighborhood the center for our second startup guide after New York - Presenting the Berlin City Beat! Read the full post here: http://startups.fm/2014/01/09/berlin-city-beat-the-ultimate-guide-for-those-who-wish-to-startup-in-berlin.html

1. All that you need while starting up in this capital city of Germany.
˙ CITY BEAT ˙

2. After the massive success of NYC,
now it’s the German capital BERLIN!
Yes, time now to bring out the startup culture
in the UNESCO ‘City of Design’.
Source: VisitBerlin

3. 128
10k
INHABITANTS
With the HIGHEST LEVEL of Startups
per capita in Germany, they are indeed bubbling
with innovation! Not to forget the 50% rise
in startups since 2008.
Source: Europe as a startup hub

4. Ranked as one of the top 3 startup ecosystems
in the world by Startupbootcamp,
Berlin is no doubt on number
20
AMONGST
185 COUNTRIES
as considered by World Bank Group
in terms of “ease of doing business”.

5. Are you still thinking whether you should build your startup here?
Just to make your thoughts clear
OF ALL NEW
ENTREPRENEURS
IN BERLIN
ARE NOT GERMAN.
Source: Baquia
Presenting the heart of Europe’s innovation:

6. 1.
Where even Coffee Shops
are better termed as
STARTUP TECH
HANGOUTS
Click to know why
Cafe Einstein
Barcomi’s Deli
Cafe Marx Restaurant
Espresson Ambulanz
Syndicato

7. 2.
Where there are Banks all set
to help deserving Startups with
the most crucial element
MONEY
Click to know why
Commerzbank AG
BBB Bürgschaftsbank
Berliner Bank
Deutsche Bank
Existenzgründungsportal

8. 3.
Startup friendly LAWYERS
and firms are there a many,
we choose to give you 6 of
such gems!
Click to know why
Osborne Clarke
Wilfried Grossmann
Lindenpartners
Startup Lawyers
Gabriele Rainer
Agreement24

9. 4.
Nor is there a lack in coworking
spaces, after all 62,400 people
are employed in Berlin’s
62,400
DIGITAL SECTOR
Click to know why
Co.up
AhoyBerlin
Betahaus
Ideacamp
Sanktoberholz
Nest
IMA Design Village
Supermarket Berlin
Agora Collective
Cowork INN
Buerow
Club Office

10. 5.
Startup Incubators and Accelerators
seem to have geared up to extract all
the INNOVATIVE POTIONS
being brewed around!
Click to know why
MCube
Rheingau Founders
Startbootcamp
Berlin Startup Academy
Youisnow
IQ Consult
German Startups Groups
Hubraum
Team Europe
Rocket Internet

11. 6.
You also have some
Out-Of-The-Box mentors and
advisors who could give you
those Golden Mantras of
STARTUP SUCCESS
Click to know why
Berlin Mentors
Weston Hankins
Paula Marttila
Andrea Sehn
Edial Dekker

12. 7.
Local sites have also come up
to help you hire some of the
BEST TEAM MEMBERS
you could ever think of!
Click to know why
Berlin Startup Jobs
VentureVillage
Berlinjob.com
MARSJOB
Myerecruiting
Eu-Startups

13. 8.
If it’s DIGITAL MARKETING
that you are concerned about,
you could easily reach out to
these strategists for some
exciting campaigns.
Click to know why
Aperto
Glispa
Internet Warriors
Dots and Space
KKLD
3pc

14. 9.
PR FIRMS
are no less in number
and Quality too! 5 names
on our list will tell you why.
Click to know why
MerryBubbles
DELFI Marketing
MC Digital
Clarity PR
Ballou PR

15. 10.
For those extraordinarily stylish
WEBSITE GRAPHICS
you would need these Designers
and Studio contacts definitely!
Click to know why
Cubus
MetaDesign
Zacarias
GoldWest
FJORD
FILMGRAPHIK
Digitalime

16. 11.
WEB DEVELOPERS
out here are always eager
to take up challenges
and get it DONE!
Click to know why
Patrick Beser
Ali Haberfield
Karl Westin
Gonzalo Garcia
Benedict Wallis

17. 12.
Berlin’s Digital Economy report suggests that IT and Internet
startups receive the most venture capital in all of Germany.
€133 MILLION
was invested in Berlin
tech startups in 2012!
Coming up next, “Startup Investors in Berlin just for you”.

18. 50
13.
05
Meet some of the best
50
VENTURE FUNDS
doing early stage deals in
this City of New-Business!
05
50
Click to know why
EarlyBird
Point Nine Capital
BDMI Fund
XLHealth
HP Ventures
Berlin Venture Partners

19. 14.
MICRO VCs
doing seed deals are
immensely popular
these days!
Click to know why
Christian Thaler
Philipp Hartmann
Peter Borchers
Christian Nagel
Creathor Venture

20. 15.
Not to forget the saviors for Startups,
the MOST FAMOUS “ANGELS”:
Angel Groups and Active Individual Angels
If you visit Berlin as a startup,
you’ll know how popular
these two Angel Groups are.
MAS Angel Fund
Business Angels Berlin-Brandenburg
The Active Individual Angels
are no less in number too!
Andrea Sehn
Lukasz Gadowski
Eric Wahlforss
Alex Farcet
Felix Petersen
Click to know why

21. 16.
If you are thinking whether
there are any Startup Pitch
EVENTS in Berlin, you would
be surprised to see these names
Click to know why
Next Berlin
Startbootcamp Berlin
You Is Now
Berlin Startup Weekend
Pitch Marathon
Berlin Hardware Accelerator
Betahaus Thursday Breakfast

22. 17.
And to know that more than
400
SPECIAL
EVENTS
happen each year at Berlin
addressing digital issues!
WHOA!

23. 18.
From Printing Marketplaces
to Tax Experts, this
MISCELLANEOUS LIST
can be your savior in those
wee hours at work!
Click to know why
Overnight Prints
Startup Berlin
G1obals
FBI- Berlin
RSVP Berlin
Qunit
R&Q Management Berlin
JR OfficeService
Aaron’s

24. Finally, we give you some of the
important BUSINESS
CERTIFICATIONS
you might require before
starting up in Berlin.
Those who start businesses as a sideline
need to notify the regulatory agency
(Ordnungsamt) in the district in which their
is based that they are trading.
Berlin also encourages SMEs in their
market entry abroad through their Funding
and Financing Program in Berlin.
The Berlin Starter Center can help you in
doing a lot of the registrations online, thus
saving a lot of time.
Master Craftman's Certificate is a
prerequisite for entry in the Register of
Craftsmen and therefore for a licence to
start up in the sector.
This guide from IHK Berlin can give you more details on this.

25. BerlinUp
Berlin Startups
Venture Village
Berlin Startup Map
Gruenden-in-Berlin
Berlin.de
GTAI
If you still think
you need to know
more about the
Berlin Startup Scene,
HERE ARE SOME
HANDY WEBSITES
YOU COULD
REFER TO

26. That was quite the guide we had for you!
But like last time, we again have our
HANDBOOK FOR STARTUP
ENTHUSIASTS IN BERLIN
Don’t forget
to download it today!

27. Time for a big Thank You to
Liva Judic, Director at Merrybubbles.
She feels that:
BERLIN IS CLEARLY BECOMING ONE OF THE
MOST DYNAMIC STARTUP HUBS IN EUROPE
Did you know? She has also put up her place on Airbnb
for new startups in and around Berlin.
Check it out here.

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