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Hades Mining aims to secure Europe’s energy and raw material sovereignty
Europe relies on fossil fuels and imported raw materials – expensive, risky, and uncertain. Hades Mining wants to change that: with technology that…
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Finches: Data-driven security for supply chains
Finches translates agricultural reality into decision-relevant metrics: The Munich-based startup helps buyers identify risks such as climate extremes, price volatility, or geopolitical disruptions at an early stage.
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Foodji: Healthy food at every workplace
Foodji delivers fresh, healthy, and affordable food to businesses across Germany. The team around the founders…
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Bioexotec: Detect cancer earlier and more precisely
Bioexotec is developing an innovative diagnostic solution for the early detection of head and neck cancer. The goal is to provide a clinically useful test that can detect cancer…
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Inplanet: CO2 removal through rock weathering
Munich-based Climatetech Inplanet uses the natural weathering of silicate rock to quickly and permanently bind CO2. With an innovative MRV system…
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The Celonis story: Almost too cheesy to be true
What began as a simple idea in a Munich student apartment has revolutionized the world of business processes: Celonis. Three students, one…
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Futurail: Autonomous trains for the rails of the future
The Munich-based startup Futurail is developing an autonomous system for driverless trains that aims to make public transport more efficient and sustainable.…
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SmartAIs: AI assistant for blind people
SmartAIs is the first startup to bring an AI assistance system to smartphones, enabling blind people to move more easily in everyday life. The app…
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Obsphera: 3D for everyone – no special knowledge required
The Munich-based startup Ovrlay promises nothing less than a revolution: high-quality 3D models automatically created from photos or videos – quickly, affordably…
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ESG Score: How to measure sustainability
Sustainability is no longer a gut feeling – it's a number. With the ESG Score, Sustaynr makes ecological, social, and business performance…
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Cyberdesk: Transparency for data access
Cyberdesk is developing an identity-centric data security platform that reveals who is accessing which data – down to the file level. The Munich-based startup…
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Ballgaze: Clarity for complex tech systems
Munich-based startup Ballgaze helps companies identify technical missteps early on, before risks, complexity, and technical debt explode. Based on research…
