In this interview with Deutsche Startups, Julian Riedelsheimer, co-founder of 99Chairs, answers personal questions, reflects on entrepreneurial decisions, and provides insights into his company.
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Urbanara opens flagship store in Düsseldorf
By connecting customers of hand-made, fair traded furniture and home accessories directly with the manufacturers, Urbanara has already become successful in online world. Since starting in 2011, the Berlin-based company has grown annually by 50-100%. Today Urbanara makes a two-digit million EUR turnover and has a team of 70 employees. Now the founders Claire Davidson and Benjamin Esser have opened the companies’ flagship store in Düsseldorf. In the new store environment, customers can from now on experience the product quality first-hand, before the purchase.
Read the article in the Urbanara magazine here.
TweetStylelounge closes new financing round
Stylelounge, the Hamburg-based shopping portal for fashion, closes a new financing round, amongst other investors with Rocket Internet, TA Ventures, Axivate and ASTUTIA. Founded in 2015, Stylelounge is today active in Germany, France, Netherlands and Switzerland. With the new financing, CEO Johannes Heinen and his team want to develop new features and expand the business further.
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TweetBettenriese launches own brand BUDDY
With the own brand BUDDY, Berlin-based bed and mattress specialist Bettenriese extends the product offering even further. Besides the high quality, the product line offers the new Easy-Zip technology, which turns the mattress into a real piece of furniture.
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Tweet99chairs Company Portrait
Berlin-based interior design specialist 99chairs and the company’s successful development is featured in the latest company portrait on Gründerszene. Moreover, the co-founders Frank Stegert and Julian Riedelsheimer provide insights into the business model and the early beginnings.Read the article
Tweet2 Million Users: InterNations with Strong Growth
InterNations, the worldwide network for people who live and work abroad, reports strong growth. In early January 2016 the Munich-based company has recorded its two millionth member. In 2013 the company had the first 1 million members and has successfully continued on the expansion path. The network now organizes activities in 390 cities around the world. In 2015, over 1,25 million members attended almost 40.000 events and local activities. Read the related article in the Epoch Times here.
TweetNew Investment: Asanayoga
To improve health and find relaxation, an increasing number of people in Europe practice the originally Indian Yoga techniques. With Asanayoga, the founders Robin Pratap and Pascal Klein provide the community with a specialized shop, an online studio with exercises, selected travel offerings and a dedicated magazine. They focus on selected high-quality products which are manufactured sustainably and traded responsibly. We are happy to welcome Asanayoga as new company in our portfolio.
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To stay healthy and relax, a growing number of people practice Yoga techniques. With the Asana Rebel app, the founders Robin Pratap and Pascal Klein provide the community with an integrated training programm – your personal Yoga guide, right in your pocket.
As a key to health and inner peace Yoga becomes increasingly popular. And Asanayoga is a vital part of this movement.
Benedict Rodenstock
TweetCatchys
Whether fashion classic or it-piece, whether looking for spontaneous inspiration or for something specific – CATCHYS provides the best overview of the whole world of vintage fashion. The detailed search function covers all the vintage online shops at once. And when the customer finds the right piece she can directly purchase it in the shop.
Catchys bietet die ideale Plattform für die steigende Zahl von Liebhabern und Händlern hochwertiger Vintage-Fashion.
Manuel Sprödhuber
TweetSuccessful Exit with Fashionette
With the sale of the stakes Fashionette, ASTUTIA has just realized another successful exit. The company’s new majority stakeholder is GENUI. In 2009 ASTUTIA invested together with NRW.Bank and other private investors in the Duesseldorf-based online retailer for luxury handbags and accessories. Today, with over 5.000 products by over 100 luxury and premium brands, Fashionette has one of the most comprehensive product ranges and a strong position in the market. Including the core market in the D/A/CH region, the company is now operating in 13 European countries.
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