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Issue #18 (29 Aug) – 30 jobs and 11 snippets with a WTF Wayfair and a shoutout to a great Berlin newsletter, 20 Percent.
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Programming note: this time I got dragged to renewables a lot. It would be cool to have thematic issues as well. So many ideas and so little time at the moment!
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Funding rounds are drying up; we will soon see who was swimming naked.
🇩🇪 Berlin & Germany
Marta, Berlin-based age tech (yeah, I heard it for the first time too; it’s when they build something for aging population) startup, raised €6.6M. Careers.
Celonis, Munich-based data & process mining company, raised €1B at a €13B valuation. Careers.
Personio, Munich-based HR software company, is offering 50-100k grants to climate action NGOs. Let your friends know, deadline 5th of Sep.
Tier, Berlin-based mobility company, let 180 (16%) people go (€, 🇩🇪). As common recently, they created an alumni page and I must admit I have mixed feelings. Better than nothing, but replies to Leuschner’s post are also… meh. If we exclude all the sales reps/consultants sucking up to Leuschner, what is left? Also, why hire like mad in the first place?
After Trade Republic back in June, Wayfair also laid off people just after hiring them. Extremely weak planning and management. I am not sure what is worse: layoffs just after a raise or similar by publicly listed companies? Let me know what you think in the comments.
In other news, Berlin club scene has problems (🇩🇪), mainly because of rising costs and serious lack of workforce. I recently watched an excellent documentary Techno House Deutschland where one of the Techno legends mentioned that clubs are a 1.5B industry in Berlin alone.
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🇪🇺 Rest of Europe & UK
Capital on Tap, London-based SME capital provider, raised £200 funding facility. Careers. Similar company, UK-based Muse, raised $20. Careers.
Ready Player Me, Talinn-based web3 avatar play, raised $56M. Careers.
Bitlevex, another Estonia-based company (crypto investment platform), raised $50M. Hiding their careers God knows where.
Magnax, Belgium-based EV engine developer, raised €20M. Careers.
🤓 Timeless and useful
This time we go to Carl Sagan, and his Pale Blue Dot, a short 3 min clip, save it for later if you don’t feel like it now. Please be kind to someone today. Full text is available here.
“To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”
😅 Meanwhile
only 2 more days of 9€ ticket! Sad! Memes galore, I picked this one:
This is a footer 🍪 tip for anyone looking for a flat in Berlin. Make a PDF with a nice picture and summary and then add all the required info on separate pages. It will increase your chances.
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