hy Ecosystem Manager

hy Ecosystem Manager, a product from Axel Springer subsidiary hy, is presented as a data-driven intelligence platform for scouting and managing startups and technology trends. Users can find the most relevant startups, vendors and innovators, based on an existing ecosystem and topics of interest.

Additional features include:

• Dealflow - Manage investment and partnership opportunities collaboratively, and get suggestions to investigate new companies.
• Relationship Management - Fill the corporate ecosystem with relevant contacts, track its development and systematically fill white spots.
• Topic Analytics - Identify early signals for emerging markets with our topic analytics function, combining VC flow, founding activities and other growth metrics.
• Ecosystem News - Find the latest and most relevant news from across the ecosystem and share them with the right people.
• Application Forms and Surveys - Make use of automated surveys and application forms for startup competitions.
• Kanban boards and project management - With account assignments, deal flow funnels and a project-level permission model to manage different projects and work streams.
• Integration into the daily workflow - The Ecosystem Manager’s browser extension allows users to access the entire ecosystem information anytime in an existing workflow.