With the app Taxfix, the annual tax return can be created at any time and in just 22 minutes. With its simple language the app guides the user step by step through the tax return in the interview mode. After answering the questions, the tax refund is calculated immediately, so the users can see their expected refund – for free.

The submission of the tax return with Taxfix costs 39.99€ (up to a tax refund of 50€ the transfer to the tax office is free of charge). With the code ‘TX_Factory30!’ members of the Factory Berlin community can get a 30% discount on the transfer price.

​ Blinkist gives you access to key insights from 2000+ bestselling nonfiction books, transformed into powerful packs you can read or listen to in just 15 minutes. Members of the Factory Berlin community can take advantage of a 25% discount with Blinkist – simply follow this link to claim the offer. Happy reading!

100 Tasks is on a mission to democratize entrepreneurship through a Proven Venture Building Process, Toolkit, and Community. Members of the Factory Berlin community can take advantage of an exclusive discount with 100 Tasks.

Here’s how 100 Tasks will help you fast-forward your startup:

• 100 Tasks Learn: Proven venture building process that was used to build unicorns like Zalando and Delivery Hero, and today is being used by 3000+ founders to set up, launch, and scale their startups.
• 150+ Powersheets: Plug-and-play startup building toolkit with easily customizable spreadsheets, charters, roadmaps, checklists, reports, dashboards, trackers, and more.
• Stellar Community: Collective expertise of the team and other venture builders in the 100 Tasks Community.

To redeem your discount with 100 Tasks:

• Use the code ‘FACTORYBERLIN’ to get 50% off the System subscription.
• Use the code ‘FACTORYLIFETIME’ to get 1/3 off of the Lifetime subscription.

Chatterbug is a new way to help you master your language skills through adaptive courses that respond to the way you learn, and one-on-one video sessions with native speakers from around the world.

If you plan to learn German, Spanish, or French, this perk is for you! Chatterbug is excited to offer the Factory Berlin members 20% off their monthly subscription. In order to redeem the discount, use the promo code ‘Factory2022’ at checkout, which will be applied to the entire year.

New friends + good food = our favorite combo.

That’s why we’ve partnered up with The Breakfast to give you an extra chance to meet someone new over the most important meal of the day.

The Breakfast is an app for modern creatives to meet new people over breakfast. It’s not dating or networking. It’s just breakfast. The Breakfast stands for a global community of creative professionals and and other open-minded individuals looking to connect, share ideas, and open new doors. Today, you can connect with someone new over breakfast in Berlin, New York, Lisbon, Paris, Tbilisi, Kyiv, Warsaw, and London.

Factory Berlin members can join the gang with this special invite code ‘FABE’ and get 20% off the first membership purchase.

Would you like to have The Breakfast? Find out more and register here!

A collaborative online whiteboard, Miro is a great startup tool built for teams which helps you discover and validate your ideas, design products, and apply product frameworks. All startups from the Factory Berlin community new to Miro can get $1,000 in credits to grow their business. Apply here and choose Factory Berlin as your partner to redeem this offer.

Raised over 5 million? Miro has an offer for scale-ups too! Get up to 20% discount on your enterprise plans, as well as support from a dedicated account management team, personalized recommendations on best practices, and exclusive access to community events and resources. Find out more about this offer and sign up here.

Are you interested in improving your creative tech skills or would you like to discover new ways of creating things digitally and physically? Sign up for Motion.Lab Berlin‘s Maker Classes and benefit from a 20% discount with the code ‘FACTORY2020’ on all of their educational courses offered at their location just across from Factory Berlin Görlitzer Park.

The Motion.Lab team have recognized that home office and social distancing gives every one of us a great opportunity to train further and to acquire new skills. The following online workshops can now be booked together with our partner, the Berlin Tech Academy: Fusion360, Graphic design, Design Thinking, and Communication.

BuchhaltungsButler is a tax-tech company with an ambitious goal: to digitalize the world of accounting. Their team has developed a software solution that takes the hard work out of bookkeeping, allowing their clients to manage their own accounts and to seamlessly cooperate with their tax advisor.

The software is highly adaptable and suits multiple uses: from simple receipt and payment management for those collaborating with their tax advisor, to do-it-yourself accountants that carry out their VAT declaration on a monthly basis.

BuchhaltungsButler offers all members of the Factory Berlin community a discount of 20% on all of their payment plans. Simply enter the code ‘Factory-20’ when you purchase your package to access this deal.

Our friends at Zendesk are offering 6 months of free access to their CS & CRM SaaS solution for Factory Berlin members. Apply to Zendesk for Startups to get the following benefits:

• 6 months of Zendesk Suite and Zendesk Sales CRM for free.
• Onboarding support and office hours with Zendesk startups success team.
• Access to community events, as well as educational content and resources.

Please keep in mind that in order to qualify for this offer, you must be a new Zendesk customer with fewer than 100 employees and have raised funding that does not exceed Series B.

Factory Berlin is collaborating with HubSpot to help your startup grow and scale better, and faster. The HubSpot Partner Program offers eligible startups:

Up to 75% Discount on HubSpot Software

Use one service or the entire suite of HubSpot Growth Platform with a CRM at a startup-friendly price. If you are not ready for the premium version yet, you can sign up for the free version to get your systems and processes in place. Once your startup is ready, activate the discount and use the full power of HubSpot to propel your startup to the next level.

Education Resources and Tailored Training

This includes masterclasses, templates, kits, and guides to help you save time and avoid costly mistakes growing your startup. Plus, you will get access to world-class support from HubSpot experts.

Integrated Platform for Startups

Get access to over 500+ software integrations, many at startup-friendly pricing, as well as the opportunity to build integration on the HubSpot platform.

Redeeming these benefits

To be instantly accepted, apply using this unique referral link.

This is how it works:

• Startups eligible for up to 75% off in year one

  – Raised funding up to $2 million

  – Associated with one of our approved VC, Incubator, or Accelerator partners.

  – Get 50% off in the second year and 25% off in year three

• Startups eligible for up to 50% off in year one

  – Raised funding over $2 million

  – Have not raised Series B or beyond

  – Associated with one of our approved partner organizations

  – Get 25% off in year two

• Startups eligible for up to 30% off in year one

  – Associated with one of our approved entrepreneurial organizations & raised Series B

  – Get 15% off in year two

Please note: Startups that fit the criteria below are not eligible to benefit from this perk.

• Companies with 100+ employees;
• Companies founded before 2015;
• Companies already enrolled in the program with a previous discount structure (30% or 15%).

Already using HubSpot and eligible for the discount? If you upgrade your account, you can have the discount applied!

And lastly, you can join HubSpot for Startups to redeem an offer of $1.000 in Google and LinkedIn Ad Credit. This offer is available for new and existing HubSpot users that have not yet set up LinkedIn Ads + Google Ads within the HubSpot platform. More details here.

Amazon Web Services provides startups with low cost, easy to use infrastructure needed to scale and grow any size business. AWS Activate is a program with resources designed to help startups get started on AWS.

As a Factory Berlin Member, you are eligible for:

• $5,000 in AWS Promotional Credit valid for 2 years;
• 1 year of AWS Business Support (up to $1,500);
• Opportunities to Qualify for Additional Credits*.

* Opportunities to qualify for additional credits are conditional and not guaranteed. Qualifying startups will be notified of opportunities by the AWS Activate program team.

Instructions:

• Visit the AWS Activate webpage to apply.
• Use this Factory Berlin Organization ID*: 1YN9A.
• Provide your AWS Account ID on the application. Promotional Credits will be added directly to this account, so please double check it – we cannot transfer credits in the future.
• Provide your startup company name and email address associated with your AWS Account ID.  
• Lastly, don’t forget to add your company name that you apply with to your profile on our Member Platform so that we can verify the request from our end.

Please note that for security reasons, AWS have a policy to only process Activate requests coming from a company email address

* We will review each application to verify that the applicant is a current member of Factory Berlin.

How do Promotional Credits work?

AWS Promotional Credits expiration dates are based on your program start date or the date you received investment, regardless of when you actually submit the application, so please apply promptly. Companies may not be eligible for AWS Promotional Credits if they previously received a similar or greater amount of credit. Companies may be eligible to be “topped up” to a higher credit amount if they previously received a lower credit. For more information, please review the AWS Activate Terms & Conditions.

How is Promotional Credit applied to the bill?

Promotional Credit is applied to the AWS Account ID provided on the application. The AWS Promotional Credit will be applied to the cost of services incurred from the 1st of the month in which the credit was applied. Promotional Credit cannot be applied retroactively for previous months.

To see your credit balance, applicable services, and expiration date, please go to your Billing and Cost Management Console.

How long does it take to process AWS Activate applications?

Applications are processed in 7-10 days, once an application is received. Processing can take longer if the information provided in the application is not accurate or incomplete.

More questions?

Should you have any additional questions, you can always refer to the AWS Activate FAQs or contact Amazon Web Services directly.

The Westerwelle Foundation is a Berlin-based non-profit, empowering entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Founded in 2013 by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Guido Westerwelle and entrepreneur Ralph Dommermuth, the foundation operates startup hubs in several African countries, as well as offers incubation and acceleration programmes to startups all the way from ideation to international acceleration.

Its flagship program ‘Young Founders’ brings together 50 founders from Asia, Africa, and Latin America ending with a dedicated conference in Berlin for the top entrepreneurs.

What are the benefits for the community?

• Network: Access to the Westerwelle Foundation’s global network of entrepreneurs and supporters.
• Mentorship: Opportunity to become a mentor for an early-stage founder in Africa, Asia, or Latin America, and guide the next generation of global, impactful entrepreneurs.
• Access to Coworking Spaces in Africa: 1-week free entry to a Westerwelle Startup Haus in Kigali, Arusha, or Tunis (1 pass per member per year, notice to be given 72h in advance).
• Discount on Coworking Memberships in Africa: 20% discount on Flex and Fixed Desk Memberships at a Westerwelle Startup Haus in Kigali, Arusha, or Tunis.

How to access the benefits?

• Mentorship: Apply by filling in this form.

• Network: Please send an email to [email protected] specifying the types of profiles you’d like to be connected to.
• Access & Discount for Coworking Spaces in Africa: Please send an email to [email protected] at least 72 hours prior to you visit.

The Factory Berlin community is all about empowerment, so we’re putting the power of our perks in your hands. We encourage you to share your startup products or services directly with the community, offering attractive discounts, and raising awareness of the great startups that we have among us.

You can share your perk with the community directly in the #-market-community_perks Slack channel. Please keep in mind that should meet the following criteria:

• 15% discount or more;
• Valid for 6-12 months (except for tickets);
• No third party promotional/affiliate offers.