Smart Industry Challenge 2026

Competition

Smart Industry Challenge 2026: Apply now!

The Smart Industry Challenge Peru & Bavaria 2026 is aimed at startups and SMEs from Germany that develop digital solutions for…

Helmit

7 Questions

Helmit: Digital protective shield for children

Munich-based startup Helmit is developing an AI app that protects children on social networks from cyberbullying, grooming, and inappropriate content. The…

Interloom

Deals

Interloom receives 14.2 million euros

Interloom is raising fresh capital to further develop its platform for AI-powered business insights. DN Capital is leading the seed round.

Lio founding team from left to right: Till Wagner, Vlad Keil, Lukas Heinzmann

Deals

Lio raises 25.7 million euros

With the Series A funding, Lio is scaling its platform for automated purchasing processes. Its customers include companies from the Munich industrial sector…

Secfix

Deals

Secfix receives over 10 million euros for compliance AI

Munich-based startup Secfix has secured €10.3 million (US$12 million) in a Series A funding round. Bayern Kapital is investing for the first time via…

Voiceline team

Deals

10 million euros for AI assistance from Voiceline

Voiceline secures €10 million in a Series A funding round. The Munich-based startup plans to further develop its voice AI platform for field service teams and expand into new industries…

Arctic AI

Deals

Arctis AI secures pre-seed funding

Munich-based startup Arctis AI has raised fresh capital for its AI platform for managing construction contracts. The pre-seed round attracts prominent investors…

Lytra

7 Questions

Lytra: AI makes mechanical engineering services scalable

How can service in mechanical engineering be scaled efficiently, given that knowledge resides in people and systems are highly complex? The Munich-based startup…

Cellbyte

7 Questions

Cellbyte: AI accelerates market access for pharmaceuticals

Cellbyte aims to revolutionize the global market launch of pharmaceuticals: With an AI-native platform, the Munich-based startup automates pricing and market access processes in…

Co-founders Torsten Mandelkow and Matthias Einig

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Rencore secures 13 million euros

The Munich-based specialist for governance, security and compliance receives fresh capital to finance its international expansion and the development of its governance platform…

Cellbyte

Deals

Seed funding for Cellbyte

Cellbyte receives €2.4 million ($2.75 million) to expand its AI platform, which enables faster and more informed decision-making in the pharmaceutical industry…

Cooperation TUM Cispa

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TUM and CISPA jointly strengthen the Munich startup ecosystem

CISPA and the Technische Universität München are deepening their partnership. The goal is to leverage research findings in cybersecurity and trustworthy AI to target startups and...