betapitch is coming to Barcelona and we are very excited to be hosting it at betahaus. Short before the betapitch | global will be in Barcelona on June 13th, 2013. betapitch is a business idea competition where local startups will have the opportunity to compete with other international ventures to make a pitch about how they think their startup… Read more »
betahaus | café closed this Saturday 25th!
Were you planning on having some coffee and checking out the sweet selection this Saturday in the cafe and now you’re sad because it’s going to be closed?! It’s okay! Though the betahaus | café will be closed this Saturday, the following Saturdays there will be a small surprise for those of you who… Read more »
DESKMAG
This time we talked to our member Deskmag - the biggest coworking magazine in da world, so check out what Carsten says about the history, present & future of coworking! Who are you?! We are an online magazine that covers all topics related to coworking. We conduct our own surveys, which help people to understand this… Read more »
MONEYBIRD GERMANY
Hey, you interested in new startups? Check out a newest startup in the house, Dutch MoneyBird who helps out freelancers to get rid of the paperwork! Some of the freelancers in the house can tell… This is the interview with Niek, co-founder: Who are you? Hi, I’m Niek ten Hoopen, co-founder of MoneyBird Germany. MoneyBird offers an online platform… Read more »
KREU(T)ZBERG HAS A NEW DRINK! *DEVELOPED AT BETAHAUS*
After six months of working at betahaus, “6 people like this” can’t wait to present their baby named: Kreutzbergs Rezeptur – Regenerativum. “6 people like this” are six students from Berlin University of the Arts studying Communication in Social and Economic Context. On their search for a project to prove their skills and knowledge for the Bachelor’s degree,… Read more »
COUNTDOWN FOR THE ACCELERATOR “AXEL SPRINGER PLUG AND PLAY”…
The countdown has almost ran out, hurry up startups! Applications for the first Axel Springer Plug and Play accelerator program can be submitted until tomorrow, April 19, 2013 at www.axelspringerplugandplay.com. And why do we write about this?! Because all the founders participating in the program will get the status of betahaus| member, which allows them to participate on the… Read more »
OUR FRIEND CITEECAR GIVES OUT FREE CARSHARING
The low-cost car-sharing for you! All the beloved betahaus members can drive their citee car almost for free! 100% discount on the citee car one year membership fee and no time charges during the workdays 9am – 5pm! The only thing you pay is some change for the km (gas included)!
BETAPITCH SOFIA SEARCHING FOR THE BEST STARTUPS!
Betapitch is coming to Bulgaria! For the first time you can experience it on the 30th of May 2013 in betahaus | sofia. betapitch is the startup contest of betahaus in which promising teams get a head start and get a chance to work in lively home-like environment. The winning team will stay in betahaus for… Read more »
HACK THE CITY THIS MONDAY!
Monday, April 1st is where HacKidemia will kick-off their one-day ‘Hack The City’ event where all children are welcome to experience a new way of learning and get their hands dirty on the latest technology out there. Drones, 3D printing, laser cutting, video game programming, hacking the standard systems, that’s what you can expect here…. Read more »
SPACE 2.0 OPEN!
We have a new space ready for you! As you have noticed from the signs, betahaus opened the first coworking RECEPTION ever! It is located on the new 1st floor – right above the café. From now on, there will always be somebody to give you a warm welcome smile when you’ll come to work!… Read more »
MAKER WEEKEND #2 REFLECTIONS
This past weekend was a Maker Weekend. The workshops started on Saturday with a Coding Jam by Graffiti Research Labs and ranged from turning your old plastic bags into cool new textiles in the Melt-a-Bag workshop, to building your own Rocket Stove! There was even a chance to take a load off at the Natural… Read more »
STUDYING ARTS AND SELLING COPY MACHINES – RALPH RIECKE AND HIS OFFICE HOUR
Who are you? I am a business analyst at hub:raum, the incubator program of Deutsche Telekom. Prior to that I worked as a strategic consultant and have many years of marketing and sales experience. I spend two years in San Francisco working as an consultant on ICT innovation projects and scouting for potential businesses. Before… Read more »
SCOLIBRI
What is your startup about? In the scolibri we are developing a highly intuitive platform that helps teachers and students to organize their classes and gain efficiency. Our tools will change the way of communication, planning and collaboration in school. Our vision is to eventually build a marketplace for educational apps. We see the broken… Read more »
WIN WIN WIN, BETAPITCH | VIENNA HAS ITS WINNERS!
Yeah, it’s over. All the great work that the team of sektor5 has done, and all the incredible quality startups know the winner. Let’s see how it went. The 10 startups that were picked out of the applicants to pitch upfront the jury made a nice show. The composition was international, 3 of the pitching startups came from far… Read more »
CAFÉ OPENS ON SATURDAYS!
Always looked for a cozy place where to have the coffee with your friends on Saturday? Or just wanted to work very much but had nowhere to sit with your laptop? Always frustrated that betahaus is closed during the weekend? Good news for you! The betahaus| café is opening on Saturdays soon! From 2nd of March on, every… Read more »
BLINKIST
The interview was made with Sebastian Rumberg, the Head of Communications of Blinkist. How’s the business going after one year of work? Blinkist started in August 2012. In the beginning it was all about getting the first prototype done. We are especially happy with the way Blinkist developed over the last few weeks after the… Read more »
HUB:RAUM DEMODAY: HOW DO THE ACCELERATED STARTUPS LOOK LIKE?
8 weeks of acceleration, 3 days of intense venue preparation, media, cameras and a live stream, 15 well trained pitches and 130 people in the audience. No need for judges, the audience full of investors and corporates took over the startups’ questioning. These numbers and the nice booklet predicted an interesting event. The event was already… Read more »
MIGHTY-OFFICE
Who are you? I’m Alexander, a corporate entrepreneur working in Deutsche Telekom. How did you come up with the idea of Mighty-Office? When you work on a big projects in a company having 700 offices worldwide, it is impossible to remember where the offices are so you don’t use the resources even though you… Read more »
JUST ONE MONTH UNTIL BETAPITCH COMES TO VIENNA!
…and we’re ready to roll in sektor5! Since a few years (man we are getting old…) we are organizing the betapitch| Berlin. Since last year it went global! There already was one in Hamburg, one in Cologne and now Vienna, Sofia and Barcelona are on the program. The Viennese satellite event will happen on March 2nd,… Read more »
TONGR
What is Tongr for?! Tongr connects travellers, expats and locals, based on the languages they speak. It is a location-based application that uses languages as the common trait to connect people abroad with complementary needs. People who come to a foreign country do not need to feel alone anymore because they can easily find… Read more »
