In our weekly feature series, The Local looks into a successful entrepreneur's life - the story behind his successes, major challenges and how being an entrepreneur changed him forever. This week, Sparsh Sharma talks to Martin Blumenau of Datapine, a young innovative company located in the heart of Berlin.
The ancient Aztecs and Chinese did it millenia ago, and now a Berlin start-up hopes it will feed 21st-century city dwellers using aquaponics - a combination of rearing fish and growing vegetables.
Berlin's start-up scene has gained a lot of media attention recently, both positive and negative. This week's Local List leaps to the defence of the capital's tech industry.
A test for blindness, an app which tells you when to work and a database for electric car charging points were among the brightest of Berlin's start-up ideas presented on Wednesday night.
Berlin's iconic Tempelhof airport could become a hub for internet start-ups. The huge buildings have been largely empty since its closure in 2008, and those in the city's growing tech company scene could be the people to fill it.
Berlin's internet start-up incubator Rocket Internet has pulled together more than half a billion euros this year in new investment and is going shopping in regions such as Latin America and Asia.
Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday joined backers of a German social network aimed at promoting scientific breakthroughs such as life-saving medicines.
Berlin-based online shoe shop Zalando bagged this week the biggest ever investment to be put into a German start-up. A Swedish investor said on Friday that it had spent nearly €300 million on shares in the company.
Internet start-ups come and go in Berlin, but one weathered its first nine months and launched globally this week. Thanks to some big name investors, the Gidsy event marketplace aims to change how people worldwide explore their area.
Germans are increasingly taking on jobs rather than deciding to become their own bosses, with the number of new start-up businesses this year expected to be the lowest since reunification.
Long a magnet for artsy, creative types, Berlin has become a hotbed for technology start-ups. Sabine Devins reports on the German capital's new IT entrepreneurs.
