New CEO at Unternehmer-Schmiede – Mathias Weigert is now at the helm of the digital company
Mathias Weigert is now the CEO of Unternehmer-Schmiede, with immediate effect. As a result, the joint venture between the HR and management consultant Kienbaum and etventure now has a proven expert in leadership and tomorrow’s workplace at its helm. As he begins his new role,...
Haniel’s digital unit Schacht One – a model for German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel’s digital plans
Schacht One was only launched in April this year. With support from etventure, the family equity company Haniel got its digital unit, Schacht One, up and running. The digital unit, which is located at the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen, was formed...
What is co-working? And what is it good for?
Last week, we introduced our new joint venture, “Friendsfactory by etventure”. The headline of the press release was: “Co-working is dead – Friendsfactory by etventure establishes the community workspace concept, thus acting as both an accelerator and an office landlord“ It caused something of an uproar...
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The next three years will be more decisive for the success of businesses than the last 50 years – speed becomes the most critical factor for success
The next three years will be significantly more important and decisive for companies than the previous 50 years – this was the conclusion reached by a study that surveyed 1,500 CEOs. This striking conclusion shows the high level of importance that business leaders around...
EuropeanPioneers startup Splash raises 2.5 million dollars
Virtual reality startup Splash received a total of two and a half million dollars at a recent round of funding. This year’s winner of the SXSW Accelerator Award was also a participant in the recently concluded batch of EuropeanPioneers, an EU accelerator run by...
“Looking for the best employer in Berlin?” – etventure in the current edition of “The Hundert”
The current edition of the startup magazine The Hundert is entitled “Highlights of the Year 2015” and provides an overview of the startup highlights of the previous year: The highest investments, exits, awards, special projects and happenings. An exciting edition in which etventure is...
Björn Wettergren, partner and shareholder of etventure, is nominated for the Board of Directors of Bank Vontobel
Last week, the Board of Directors of Vontobel Holding AG decided to nominate Björn Wettergren, et al., as a new member of the board. The fourth generation of the owner family is thus entering the board of directors of the private Swiss bank.
Süddeutsche Zeitung features etventure as “energizer for established companies”
Today (07/13/2015) leading German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) published a half-page article on our processes of supporting long-established-companies into digitalization. How are businesses supposed to react to the growing digital trend and what should they do if ‘someday amazon sells their products, without expensive distribution and...
The new edition: The etventure magazine “Highlights 8”
The topics at a glance: etventure intensifies international activities +++ New business area: Digital Units for Corporates +++ etventure is the best employer in Berlin and throughout Germany on place two in the category consulting +++ Startup growth stories +++ Berlin School of Digital Business: new programs +++ FintechStars...