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Munich universities produce the most exit entrepreneurs.

A recent analysis shows that hardly any other location produces as many successful startup founders as Munich. At the same time, there is a need to catch up in terms of…

Smart City

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Munich remains the smartest city

Munich will continue to lead Bitkom's Smart City Index in 2025 and remains Germany's most digital city. The competition for the…

Munich

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Register now: Help shape green Munich 

The City of Munich invites startups and SMEs to the Munich Urban Colab on May 13, 2025. We are looking for innovative solutions…

Startup scene Munich

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A hot summer for the Munich startup scene

Well, it's possible: In the third quarter of 2024, Munich's startup scene will return to its former strength. Although there aren't yet...

Munich startup scene

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No spring fever in the Munich startup scene

In the second quarter of 2024, the number of investment rounds and the average investment amount rose again slightly – no major leaps were made…

Munich start-ups

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New startups per capita: Munich region back on top

In the current evaluation of startups and financing rounds in Germany by Startupdetector, the Munich ecosystem once again ranks first…

Startup scene

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Hibernation in the Munich startup scene

2023 was a difficult year for Munich's startup scene. And the ecosystem hasn't really gotten going yet, either...

Munich Bavaria New companies

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Further decline in new startups

Last year, 2,489 startups were founded in Germany—almost five percent fewer than the previous year. And…

Quality of life in Munich

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Quality of life for expatriates: Munich ranks seventh

Munich is among the top ten cities in terms of quality of life for employees living abroad. This was determined by the consulting firm Mercer…

Review 2023

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2023 in review: A difficult year for Munich startups

The past year will be remembered by many as a difficult year economically – including in the Munich startup scene. But how exactly…

Munich

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City ranking 2023: Munich remains the leader

As every year, IW Consult, Wirtschaftswoche, and Immoscout24 compared and ranked 71 independent cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.…

Survey Munich

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German Startup Monitor 2023: What's the situation in Munich?

The German Startup Monitor takes a look at the state of the nationwide startup scene. The Munich ecosystem is also mentioned –…