This article showcases Boove’s top picks for the best ‘Publishing’ startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating in the Publishing’ industry, but are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.
We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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1. Steady
The idea behind this startup: Membership Platform for Independent Content Creators
Headquarters: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Industries: Marketing Automation, Publishing, Subscription Service
Founders: Dirk Holzapfel, Gabriel Yoran, Manuel Kallenbach, Philipp Schworbel, Sebastian Esser
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2. Shotcaller Media
The idea behind this startup: The Shotcaller is an online publication that covers trends and news in esports, gaming, and culture.
Headquarters: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Industries: Content, eSports, Marketing, News, Publishing
Founders: Alexander Hugo, Darius Matuschak
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3. L42
The idea behind this startup: L42 deals with technical and administrative tasks in the manufacturing and production process for the publishers.
Headquarters: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Industries: Data Center, Manufacturing, Publishing
Founders: Unknown
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The idea behind this startup: Introducing Streams – Community powered, expert curated feeds of information.
Headquarters: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Industries: Content, Internet, Publishing
Founders: Benjamin Libor
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5. Startup Colors
The idea behind this startup: A small group of startup experts offering Innovation Tours, Startup Consulting, Event Management & Matchmaking in IoT, healthcare & more.
Headquarters: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Industries: Internet, News, Publishing, Social Media
Founders: Maren Lesche
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6. Fixwidgets.com
The idea behind this startup: Find broken social media widgets at scale
Headquarters: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Industries: Blogging Platforms, Content, Content Marketing, Publishing, Social Media, Social Media Management
Founders: Hugo Candeias
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7. Knowledge Unlatched
The idea behind this startup: Open Access
Headquarters: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Industries: Publishing
Founders: Sven Fund
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8. Bigitec Studio
The idea behind this startup: Digital Islamic Content
Headquarters: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Industries: Ad Network, Digital Media, Mobile Apps, Publishing, Religion, Social Network, Video Games
Founders: Bilal Chbib
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9. Salonkolumnisten
The idea behind this startup: Salonkolumnisten are a political German language online magazine
Headquarters: Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Industries: Education, Internet, Publishing
Founders: Unknown
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10. BERS
The idea behind this startup: SaaS
Headquarters: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
Industries: Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Digital Signage, Mobile Apps, Publishing, SaaS, Software, Training
Founders: Antoine Wette, Christian Fischer
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11. Praise
The idea behind this startup: Quality journalism tips directly from the best publishers. A premium content discovery platform to convert loyal subscribers.
Headquarters: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Industries: Content Syndication, Journalism, News, Publishing, Social Network
Founders: Unknown
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12. Electric Elephant Publishing
The idea behind this startup: Electric Elephant Publishing is a German multi-media publisher.
Headquarters: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Industries: Content, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment, Publishing, Social Media, Video
Founders: Joris Zierold, Simon Berg
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13. Aligia
The idea behind this startup: Aligia renders IT solutions that incorporate outsourcing, data center, housing, and publishing solutions for media companies.
Headquarters: Ingolstadt, Bayern, Germany
Industries: Data Center, Information Technology, Publishing
Founders: Unknown
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14. Storyvents
The idea behind this startup: Storyvents is a digital author and literary agency with an attached marketplace for content owners.
Headquarters: Lüneburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Industries: Events, Marketing, Marketplace, Publishing
Founders: Martin Bethke
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15. SciFlow
The idea behind this startup: SciFlow is a publishing platform is the most intuitive way for researchers to create and share their work.
Headquarters: Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Industries: Events, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Publishing
Founders: Unknown
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16. StorifyMe
The idea behind this startup: SaaS – Engage your customers with stories!
Headquarters: Munich, Bayern, Germany
Industries: Advertising, E-Commerce, Information Technology, Marketing, Publishing, Retail, SaaS, Software
Founders: Aleksandar Micic, Nemanja Popovic
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17. Contenno
The idea behind this startup: The global intelligent marketplace for journalistic content
Headquarters: Munich, Bayern, Germany
Industries: Content Syndication, Marketplace, Publishing
Founders: Unknown
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18. AppList Media
The idea behind this startup: Media company running several tech news sites
Headquarters: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Industries: News, Publishing
Founders: Unknown
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