ecosystem
iGEM competition: Team from TUM and LMU wins
Big cheers in Boston: At the finals of the student bioengineering competition iGEM, Team Munich won the overall victory in the "Overgraduate" category…
Needs Review
Economics Minister Gabriel gives the starting signal for INVEST 2.0
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) is expanding the "INVEST – Venture Capital Grant" funding program. In the future, investors will be able to, among other things,…
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“Fear is the enemy of innovation” – Siemens launches next47
Siemens is also adept at startups. And is now investing significant money in this area. So it's no wonder that the launch of…
Deals
Seed funding for Userlane
The High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is investing in the technology company Userlane, among others, together with Commerzbank's main incubator. The…
Needs Review
“The Lion’s Den”: Dümmel, Maschmeyer, Thelen and Williams remain
"The Lion's Den" continues in 2017, featuring Ralf Dümmel, Carsten Maschmeyer, Frank Thelen, and Judith Williams. So…
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“Be fit for the digital revolution” – How startups and skilled trades complement each other
Exciting innovations, interesting discussions, and new contacts — at the networking event "Startup meets Crafts," both participants and exhibitors experienced...
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Ghost cars in Munich? – BMW brings autonomous driving to the city
They're already driving on the highway – and soon they'll probably be in Munich's city center too: autonomous cars. Because, like BMW...
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“We consider individual support for each team very important.” – Interview with… Fraunhofer Venture
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is the largest research organization for application-oriented research in Europe and thus stands for development and innovation. Since the end of…
Needs Review
Onward, ever onward — News from Shore
New headquarters, new CFO, partially new organizational structure – a lot is happening at digitalization expert Shore. What hasn't changed, however, is...
Inside Stories
Portrait Personio – “We are in an exciting growth phase!”
A multi-million investment and the Samwer brothers, founders of Stylight and eGym, on board: things are really going well for the Munich-based HR startup Personio…
