Summiteers

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BlueGo is “Summit Climber 2018”

The Süddeutsche Zeitung honored the Munich startup BlueGo as a "summit climber" at its business summit. Five of the six finalists are...

The Icaros store in Munich's Westend

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Icaros opens VR fitness shop in Munich's Westend

The Munich-based VR fitness startup Icaros has opened a store in Munich's Westend district, selling exercise bikes, professional equipment, and racing simulators. In the Icaros store…

Startup Heatmap Europe

Inside Stories

Munich among Europe's most popular startup locations

Munich ranks seventh in a Europe-wide study of the most popular startup locations. Last year, Munich was ranked…

Noel Bollmann (left) and Benjamin Kremer present YFood, a liquid food product that purports to contain everything the human body needs. They hope to secure an investment of €200,000 for a 10 percent stake in their company.

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YFood: With liquid food into the lion's den

You can also drink your meal while you eat — YFood sells healthy nutrition drinks, catering to a global trend. Tonight,…

KfW Startup Report 2018

Inside Stories

KfW report: Significantly more startups founded in Germany

The number of startup founders is increasing: In 2017, around 108,000 people in Germany founded 60,000 startup companies, according to a recent…

Flixbus, East Coast

Deals

Flixbus expands to the US East Coast

In Europe, the Munich-based startup Flixbus is already the market leader. Six months ago, the green buses ventured over...

Culture Creative Industries

Inside Stories

“The creative industries are an economic and social driver”

Almost 1.7 million people work in the German cultural and creative industries, generating a value of over 100 billion euros,…

Berlin and Munich among the 50 most important startup hubs in the world

Deals

Berlin and Munich among the 50 most important startup hubs in the world

An American study evaluated over 100,000 venture capital deals and assigned them to global startup hubs. Munich and Berlin made it into the…

The founding team of Scalable Capital: Florian Prucker, Erik Podzuweit and Prof. Dr. Stefan Mittnik (from left, photo: Scalable Capital)

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Scalable Capital offers consulting sessions at WeWork

Scalable Capital is known for its algorithm-based investment in index funds. Investors determine their risk preferences, and the rest is taken care of…

Wirecard's headquarters in Aschheim near Munich

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Wirecard issues Spendit card

Munich-based DAX-listed fintech Wirecard is issuing the SpenditCard. The credit card from the HR startup Spendit replaces employee benefits like fuel vouchers. The SpenditCard is…