Competition

European Startup Prize for Mobility 2026: Bewerbungsphase gestartet

Noch bis 13. Juni 2026 läuft die Bewerbungsfrist für die 7. Runde des European Startup Prize for Mobility (EUSP). Das…

Deals

LfA funding almost doubled in 2025

LfA Förderbank Bayern increased its total funding output in 2025 by 45 percent compared to the previous year, reaching €2.67 billion.

Spine

Deals

Munich-based clean energy startup Spine receives 3 million euros

Munich-based startup Spine has raised €3 million in its second funding round. According to the company, the new funds will be used for…

Mynaric

Deals

130 million deal: Munich-based laser startup Mynaric becomes part of Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab has completed its acquisition of Munich-based Mynaric AG for a total of approximately €131 million ($155 million)...

Deals

XO Life secures 4 million euros

XO Life was founded in 2021 and is developing a globally unique meta-platform from its base in Munich. This platform is designed to support patients from diagnosis…

Deals

New millions for Conxai

Munich-based Contech startup Conxai has closed a €5 million funding round. This round was led by BayBG Venture Capital and…

ecosystem

Munich Startup Recap 15/26

We look back on an eventful week in the ecosystem. With Tubulis and Etepetete, we report on two exits, while…

The EPO headquarters in Munich

Inside Stories

Munich leaves everyone else in the dust: Nowhere else in Europe are there more patents.

Munich is further consolidating its role as a central innovation hub in Europe: No other city unites so many patent applications, research institutions and technology-driven companies…

Needs Review

Milk without cows – progress with patience

Munich-based startup Precision Labs combines high-quality milk protein with plant-based ingredients to create a milk alternative that is delicious, functional, and…

Deals

Acquisition of Munich-based food startup Etepetete sealed

The Austrian organic food delivery service Afreshed is acquiring the Munich-based startup Etepetete and simultaneously securing mid-seven-figure funding. With…