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4th German Startup
Monitor (DSM)Press Conference Presentation
Berlin,18.10.2016
Florian Nöll, Chairman,
German Startups Association
Prof. Dr. Tobias Kollmann, Academic Partner,
University of Duisburg-Essen
Agenda1. Motivation
2. Startups in Germany
3. Founder and Teams
4. Employees
5. Funding
6. Cooperation
7. Challenges
8. Startups and Politics
9. DSM-Team
1. MotivationGoals
- To present the development and significance of startups
and identify research gaps
- To outline economic initiatives to strengthen the foundation location Germany and
its regional ecosystems
- To cultivate enthusiasm for entrepreneurship
Definition
Startups are defined by three characteristics
- Startups are younger than ten years
- Startups feature (highly) innovative technologies and/or business models
- Startups have (strive for) a significant employee and/or sales growth
* Some graphs might display rounding
differences.
2. Startups in Germany
1.224 Startups
3.043 Founders
14.513 Employees
The 4th German Startup
Monitor represents:
2.1. Industries
-
Establishment within
the digital economy
continues to be
attractive for startups
-
DSM-startups deliver
global market
innovations in the fields
of: Product (44.3%)
and Technology
(34.9%)
Distribution across industries and innovative capacity
2.2. Markets
- The DSM-startups
generate 80.3% of
their revenue in
Germany and 19.7% in
International Markets
- 82.5% of DSM-startups
plan further
internationalisation
- 42.1% want to expand
within the EU
Current markets and planned internationalisation
3. Founders and TeamsSerial entrepreneurs and gender of founders
- 49.1% of DSM founders are
serial entrepreneurs
- The share of female
founders rises to 13.9%
13,9%86.1%
4. Employees
- DSM-startups employ on
average 14.3 employees (incl.
founders)
- 30,8% of employees come from
abroad69,2
57,7
88,8
69,5 63,976,7 78,5
18,928,5
8,2
10,9 24,3
15,2 14,8
11,8 13,83,0
19,511,8 8,1 6,7
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Number and origin
Other countries EU-countriesGermany
5. FundingCapital and sources
- The DSM-startups
raised a total of 1.2
billion EUR in
external capital
- 2 of 3 startups plan
to raise additional
funding within the
upcoming 12
months
- About every fifth
startup finances
itself exclusively with
its own means (no
external capital)4,1%
4,1%
8,3%
14,6%
19,4%
35,5%
18,8%
22,6%
30,2%
84,1%
0,0% 10,0% 20,0% 30,0% 40,0% 50,0% 60,0% 70,0% 80,0% 90,0%
Venture Debt
Crowdfunding/Crowdinvesting
Incubator and/or Accelerator
Bank Loan
Internal Financing
Public Funding
Venture Capital
Business Angel
Family & Friends
Own Savings
6. Cooperation
- 70% of DSM-startups cooperate with established corporations and
have an average of 5 corporate partners
- Startups are primarily looking for customer and market access
through cooperations with established corporations
Number and goals
5,1%
11,0%
13,2%
14,9%
42,7%
43,7%
81,3%
0,0% 10,0% 20,0% 30,0% 40,0% 50,0% 60,0% 70,0% 80,0% 90,0%
Other
Data (Open Data)
Exit Opportunities
Fundraising
Expertise and Technological Know-How
Reputation/Image
Access to Customers and Markets
7. ChallengesThe four biggest challenges
Sales and customer acquisition, product development, growth, and fundraising are the four
biggest challenges for DSM-startups
-
20,2%
18,2%
15,5%
12,4%
6,8% 6,6% 6,5%5,8%
4,5%
2,8%
0,7%
0,0%
5,0%
10,0%
15,0%
20,0%
25,0%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
20,3%
13,5% 13,5%
11,5%9,9%
8,2%
8. Startups and PoliticsUnderstanding and expectations
- 5.5 % of founders credit
politics with a good or very
good understanding of
startups
- 50.9 % rate the
understanding of startups as
poor or insufficient
- DSM-startups expect less
bureaucracy and regulation,
lower taxes, as well as more
support with fundraising from
politics
9. DSM-Team
Florian Nöll Lisa Schreier M.Sc. Lukas Wiese
Prof. Dr. Tobias Kollmann Dr. Christoph Stöckmann Julia Kensbock, M.Sc.Simon Hensellek, M.Sc.
Tim Dümichen Marius Sternberg
Network Partners and Lottery Partners
Next to the participants of the study, we would like to thank all DSM lottery partners and DSM network
partners for their efforts and support.
We would like to thank all DSM lottery partners for providing numerous incentives in support of the DSM
data collection.
www.detschestartups.org www.kpmg.de/smartstart
www.teekampagne.de
www.alba.info www.monsum.com
www.berlin-recycling-volleys.de
www.exitcon.dewww.deutsche-startups.de
www.coffeecircle.comwww.netstart.de
www.connectoor.com
www.brandeins.de www.starting-up.de
www.outfittery.com
www.emio-sharing.de
Network Partners of the 4th DSM
We would like to thank all DSM network
partners for their support. Due to their efforts
and reach, we were able to extend the data
basis of the DSM. www.entrepreneurship.de www.business-angels.de www.entrepreneurship-center.de www.gruenderimpuls.de
www.startup-stuttgart.de www.bvkap.de www.weiberwirtschaft.de www.degut.de
www.fundernation.eu www.munichnetwork.com www.seedmatch.de www.nrwbank.de
www.allgaeu.de www.startups-allgaeu.de www.gruendervilla.de www.investforum.de
Gründungs- und
Innovationszentrum
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
www.netcampus.de www.hei-hamburg.de www.innovationszentren.de
www.die-gruendertrainerin.de www.deutsche-startups.de www.innovationsstarter.com
www.bremen-startups.de www.ihk-campus-startup.de www.duesseldorf.de
www.univations.de www.dresden-exists.de www.futuresax.de
www.cyberforum.de
www.startupradio.de
www.ecr.uni-rostock.de
www.helmholtz.de
STARTUPRADIO.DE
www.startupdorf.de
www.uni-
weimar.de/de/medien/in
stitute/neudeli
www.technologiefabrik-ka.de www.westtechventures.de
www.wirtschaftsfoerderung- www.wirtschaftsfoerde- www.high-tech-gruender- www.gruenderzentrum.
hannover.de rung-hannover.de www.uni-oldenburg.de/giz www.t3n.de fonds.de www.startplatz.de www.gruenderregion.de rwth-aachen.de
www.auftakt.org www.gtec.berlin www.venturetv.de www.medianet-bb.de
www.ibb-bet.de www.gruenderverbund.info www.zf-hn.de www.exist.de
www.zfe.uni-kiel.de www.sirius-venture.com www.europeaninnovationhub.com www.garagebilk.de
www.goetheunibator.de www.gruendungsbuero.info www.kas.de www.insight-m.de
www.gr-m.de www.guide-muenchen.de www.sce.de www.scientrepreneur.de
www.gruendermagnet.de www.begin24.de www.capnamic.de www.startups-bielefeld.de
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Zentrum für Entrepreneurship (ZfE)
Unibatorenabling innovation.
Goethe University
Business Incubator
Frankfurt am Main
www.spinlab.co www.startupcenter-stuttgart.de www.deutschland-startet.de
www.mak3it.de www.munich-startup.de www.gruenderkueche.de
www.startup-goettingen.de www.eon-agile.com www.hiig.de
www.uni-hohenheim.de www.pauaventures.com www.biu-online.de
www.jackstaedt-flensburg.de www.kizoo.com www.bitsandpretzels.com
www.seakademie.de
www.berlin-startup-consulting.com
www.startnext.com
www.entrepreneurship-
center.uni-muenchen.de
www.starting-up.de
www.eventures.vc www.hubraum.com www.hamburg.betahaus.de www.techberlin.com
Social EntrepreneurshipAkademie
ContactGerman Startups Association
Bundesverband Deutsche Startups e.V.
Schiffbauerdamm 40
10117 Berlin
Lukas Wiese
Manager Research & International
Strategy
University of Duisburg-Essen
E-Business and E-Entrepreneurship Research Group
Universitätsstraße 9
45141 Essen
Dr. Christoph Stöckmann
Assistant Professor
KPMG AG
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Klingelhöferstraße 18
10785 Berlin
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Paul Wolter
Press Office