ecosystem
breakthrough award goes into the 2nd round
The breakthrough award is entering its second round. Startups can once again compete for €500,000 in media volume from Weka Media Publishing and €18,000…
Inside Stories
A modular jacket – 7 questions for… Tozy!
A customizable jacket with a modular system—that's what the four founders of Tozy have developed. The founders are familiar with…
Inside Stories
Portrait: Kaia Health combats widespread back pain
Back pain is the number one health problem in Germany. There are various approaches to addressing this problem. The most effective approach…
Deals
Capital for growth & internationalization – Asked by… Ventech!
Ventech is a global venture capital firm with offices in Paris, Shanghai, Munich, and Helsinki. Founded in France in 1998, the venture capital firm opened…
Inside Stories
“Always faster, higher, further doesn’t work” – 7 questions for… SummFit!
The Munich-based startup SummFit is a sports science-based fitness app with a systematized digital personal trainer. The digital trainer takes an individual approach…
ecosystem
TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award 2017 goes to KONUX
KONUX began with a sensor for monitoring industrial plants, complemented by hardware and analytics programs. Now, the…
Inside Stories
“Preventing Opinion Manipulation” - 7 Questions for… BotStop
The Munich-based startup BotStop wants a human internet. The three founders were annoyed by social media, which didn't…
ecosystem
Darboven Award: 50,000 euros for female founders
The Darboven IDEE Award, which recognizes innovative business ideas from women, has been around for 20 years. Now you have to act quickly:…
Needs Review
matchinguu acquired by US company Verve
The Munich-based push marketing startup matchinguu is becoming part of Verve. With this acquisition, the US location-based mobile marketing company is entering the…
Deals
Exit at rating startup TrustYou
The Munich-based startup TrustYou was acquired by the Japanese company Recruit Holdings for 100%. The guest feedback platform, based in the Munich Technology Center…