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Munich Unicorns

Munich's startup scene is now home to several unicorns, companies valued at more than one billion dollars. Germany's first decacorn is also based here.

December 9, 2021 3 min reading time

Celonis
Celonis: Celonis is no longer a unicorn, but a decacorn. With a Series D financing round of more than 800 million euros In June 2021, the process mining company was able to Breaking the $10 billion valuation and leave the unicorn behind. Celonis is thus not only Munich's most valuable startup, but also the first decacorn in Germany. (Photo: Celonis)
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Regina Bruckschlögl

After her own startup experiences, she now looks at the Munich startup scene from a different perspective as an editor at Munich Startup – and discovers every day how diverse the Munich ecosystem is. Startup stories that beg to be told!

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