Future Atlas Location Tech Hub

Good to know

Munich is Germany's most important tech hub

According to a recent study, Munich is Germany's most important tech hub — and also has the greatest potential for...

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…

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…

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…

deeptech Munich cityscape start-up events innovation competition

Inside Stories

Startups value Munich's startup scene

In a recent study, Munich startups are extremely satisfied with their location. However, finding employees is a challenge. Munich startups…

Increasing demand for data specialists

Inside Stories

Increasing demand for data specialists

Data scientists are in demand like never before, according to a Bitkom study. Employees and departments beyond data analysis are also heavily influenced by…

DSM 2018

Inside Stories

Artificial intelligence and happy founders: How startups in Germany tick

The latest edition of Germany's largest startup study has been published. The German Startup Monitor (DSM) examines technological trends and the mood among…

Venture Capital

Deals

Venture capital at a record high

The global VC scene is on a record course: In the first nine months of 2018, more venture capital flowed into companies worldwide than…

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is once again organizing the start-up competition "Start-up competition – Digital Innovations Patent Application Good Example Innovation Capability Start-up competition

Inside Stories

Germany is the most innovative country in the world

A recent study by the World Economic Forum comes to a surprising—and, from a German perspective, encouraging—result: Germany leads the…

One in three startups wants to improve the world

Inside Stories

One in three startup founders wants to improve the world

A recent study asked founders what motivated them to become self-employed. One in three respondents wanted to...

Europe Erasmus Startup Investments Procurement

Deals

Record startup investments in Europe

The number of investments in European startups reached a record high in the first half of the year. Three countries dominate the investment activity.…