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SaaS Open Mic 05 – Blinkist<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Berlin has seen some extremely promising growth in Series A investments over the last 6-12 months, and a number of businesses are emerging as a new generation of role models for the startup scene in Germany’s capital, with strong VC backing for SaaS businesses, from the likes of Point Nine Capital<\/a> (investors in ChartMogul) and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blinkist is certainly part of this strong growth, having recently announceed $4M investment round headed by Greycroft Partners. Having grown to over 30,000 subscribers in 2015, they’re well positioned to make even more headway in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blinkist offers 15-minute condensed versions of popular non-fiction books, both in eBook or audio formats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I sat down with Holger Seim<\/a>, Blinkist’s co-founder and CEO, to chat about his strategy for growing their consumer SaaS business, and how they got to the position they’re in today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the full episode below from SoundCloud<\/a>, subscribe in iTunes<\/a> or search for SaaS Open Mic in your preferred podcast app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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