☀️ Guten Morgen Berlin! Funding money flows again?
Issue #70 (25 Sep) – eleven new rounds; Data jobs; packed Kleinanzeigen; marinating steaks and articles; BIO eggs not really BIO?; expensive weddings are not good for your marriage.
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Programming note: I am experimenting more and more on social media. Here is my Instagram post about feedback, which reminded me you can also make my day by sending me some rainy day notes via e-mail or leaving a comment.
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🌟 Handpicked Kleinanzeigen & Tech Events
🎪 Events:
How Grammarly Implemented FIDO2 Authentication Technology | Wed, 27.9 at 18.30 | Grammarly Berlin Hub
Berlin Climate Tech Drinks | Wed, 27.9 at 18.00 | BrewDog Berlin Friedrichshain
CTO AFTERWORK by talent.io | Thu, 28.9 at 18.00 | Denizen
😎 Cool stuff:
Jia Lin is looking for freelance web development/frontend roles! On the side, she is learning to make banana bread.
Need a skilled photographer? Nida has four years of expertise in event photography & more. Ideal for social media, business, & special occasions.
🔍 Searching for roles:
Agile Project Manager wants to join a team where every member counts. People first, learning-oriented and a passionate believer in the power of writing things down. Moving to Berlin; will travel for the right click!
Ved is looking for a role as the founder’s associate with mechanical engineering and management. Background in mechanical engineering and a master’s in management.
Sneha has 10+ yrs in HR, Finance, Ops across EU & ME. She excels in strategy, process optimization & data mgmt. Seeks roles in People Ops, HR Generalist.
Daniel is a seasoned content strategist with experience in fast-paced environments. Previous positions include stints at the Bundesliga, OneFootball and political campaigns.
Gabriela is a workplace strategist with 8+ years of experience in CRE, people and project management. She is looking for a role involving creative design and strategic thinking.
👀 Handpicked twenty-something
📨 Readers submitted
submit yours on the link; it’s free, see. And prioritized over all the rest of the positions.
💾 Data, Analytics & Finance
More positions in the Handpicked online database (sacrificed to make sure the complete e-mail gets delivered).
🗞 Top inspiration snippets
☕️ Coffee with Louis Pereira
I met Louis around two years ago. He builds online and is one of those who always reply immediately to emails. Impressive! Check out his Audiopen: a fantastic voice notes to clear text tool. Here is what Louis prepared for you:
Understanding Abundance: We live in a world of abundance, and this essay (part 1 of a fascinating series) by Alex Danco explains some interesting implications.
Familiarity and Belonging: A piece that goes against a lot of today’s 'Instagram wisdom’, and hits home.
Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule: An essay that helped me understand a problem I faced but couldn’t articulate – namely, why did I get frustrated for when I was asked to do seemingly trivial tasks by someone else?
🇩🇪 Berlin & Other good stuff
🎉 The article I was marinating much longer than my chicken, What do hiring managers look for in CVs? is finally published. Spoiler alert: get your cover letter sh*t sorted for increased chances. I know, I know, a lot of work and I hate it too. But was anything good ever easy? Save it for your next job search!
🎨 👟The paint from Last Generation at Brandenburger Tor was more stubborn than expected; they still struggled to clean it at the time of this writing. But at least I can give you a tip on how to make your sneakers white again: one tbs of dishwashing detergent, one tbs of washing powder/detergent, one ts of soda bicarbonate, mix it until thick and runny (add a tiny bit of water if needed). Apply on wet sneakers and leave for 20 min. Scrub with a brush and thank me later.
🏆 List are lists, but here is one more: Cledara, SaaS management platform, prepared a list of 47
potential customers for their serviceshottest startups in Germany in 2023. Useful if you want to get inspired on where to look for the next opportunity, but some data is wrong.🤔 This can only mean more “come to the office more” policies or broke real estate companies (empty office space in Berlin rising):
🇩🇪 Does anyone remember “cheap Russian gas for Germany” theory?
👀 Speaking of Germany, I previously published links to Germany-bashing articles from Politico (Issue #62) and The Economist, and now Robert Habeck has responded, not to me, but to the Economist. Na ja, nothing concrete, Robert, oder?
💺Have you noticed the new S-Bahn trains? Since last Monday, all 106 have been in service. RBB has five photos for you. Newer trains have boring seats!
🥩 Here is the latest video from the most authentic YT chef, Kenji Alt-Lopez, on how to prepare a steak. Kenji knows what he is doing, trust me. He had a similar video a couple of years ago; I tested it and never looked back. When someone says, “should not be salted because of the meat quality,” you can tell them to GTFO.
🐣 Speaking of meat, disturbing footage from a “Bio” egg production facility leaked this week. TIL: one of the conditions for “bio” is to have max six chickens per sqm as opposed to nine. (RBB, 🇩🇪) Your choice if you want to pay for that.
⚽️ You would be right if you guessed Union Berlin has more members than Hertha BSC (49k vs. 45k).
😔 Bad news are hiding in the hallways of Arbeitsamt.
r/berlin choice of the week were political debates: one about a lesbian couple being attacked in Neukölln (now locked) and the other about the disaster on the real estate market. As I always say: ask yourself is true instead of can I believe it?
💬 Briefly:
Babbel acquired Toucan, a browser extension. Think-cell aquired AskBrian, a AI startup.
Flix considers IPO—revenue up 54% to €860M, 36M users.
Solaris Bank reported its first profit of €2.6M for H1 2023. Expects to raise over €100M soon. (financefwd)
Jokr, another quick commerce company with roots in Berlin but operating in LATAM, raised a $50M down-round. Lost unicorn status, valued at €800M.
Delivery Hero is in talks to sell parts of its business in SE Asia (Foodpanda).
💸 Recently funded in Berlin & Germany
Moss | Berlin | Expanding its EU and UK footprint for affordable payment-related credit. | €50M Credit Line | Careers.
Plan A | Berlin | AI-driven platform for companies to manage emissions and ESG data. | $27M | Careers.
PowerUs | Berlin | Empowering electricians and installation mechanics for a transition to renewables. | €24M Series B | Careers.
HelloBetter | Berlin | Specializes in digital therapeutics for mental health. | €12M Series A | Careers.
Cardino | Berlin | Marketplace for used Electric Vehicles. | €1M Pre-Seed | Careers.
Fernride | Munich | Pioneering autonomous, electric trucks for yard and port logistics. | $50M Series A | Careers.
kyp.ai | Cologne | 360-degree productivity and process mining platform for organizations. | €17.5M | No Careers.
Rencore | Munich | Software for cloud-collaboration governance on Microsoft platforms. | €7.5M | Careers.
Burnhard | Düsseldorf | Outdoor kitchen and barbecue equipment. | $16M | Careers.
Companyon | Düsseldorf| Enables SMEs for fast setup in planning, controlling, and liquidity management. | €2M | Careers.
Arx | Munich | Autonomous unmanned ground vehicles for military and civilian purposes. | €1.15M | Careers.
🤓 Timeless and useful
YourDailyGerman is a cool blog for everyone interested in learning German. Emanuel really likes German, and it shows! For example: “Today, we'll learn all about the meaning of streben, its origin and its related words like anstreben or der Streber.”
😅 Meanwhile
everything is bigger in America
This is a footer slice of 💍 wedding facts for you (Twitter): “The more expensive a wedding is, the more likely you are to get divorced”.
✌️ Handpicked essentials:
- Berlin Salary Trends Report 2023: How do you compare?
- The best questions to ask at a job interview (comes with a PDF!)
- Write it down now! Or why you should journal at work?
- Why do people read handpicked?
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