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Inside Stories

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…

Competition

EIT Food launches program for female founders of agrifood startups

EIT Food is launching EWA Advance, a program for female founders of growth-stage agrifood startups. Munich-based startups can also apply…

Deals

XO Life secures 4 million euros

XO Life was founded in 2021 and is developing a globally unique meta-platform from its base in Munich. This platform is designed to support patients from diagnosis…

Needs Review

Attacks in space: How Vyoma plans to protect Europe's satellites

Attacks, espionage, and ever-increasing traffic in space: In the video podcast Pitch & People, Vyoma CEO Stephan Frey talks about why…

Deals

New millions for Conxai

Munich-based Contech startup Conxai has closed a €5 million funding round. This round was led by BayBG Venture Capital and…

The Peak Quantum team

Deals

Not more qubits, but better ones: Peak Quantum secures 5 million euros for new approach

Munich-based startup Peak Quantum has closed a €2.2 million pre-seed funding round, bringing its total funding to over five million euros…

Smart Village

Deals

Smartvillage secures growth capital

Smartvillage receives seven-figure funding and is pushing ahead with its expansion and a new AI-powered solution for hotels.

preweal sports ROTATOR V3

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Preweal: Shoulder training reimagined

Preweal has developed the "Rotator," a shoulder training device designed to realistically replicate natural movements for the first time. No electricity is required, but…

ecosystem

Munich Startup Recap 15/26

We look back on an eventful week in the ecosystem. With Tubulis and Etepetete, we report on two exits, while…

Healthcare, Health-i Award, Competition

Competition

Health-i Award 2026: Innovations for the healthcare sector wanted!

The Health-i Award will enter its eleventh year in 2026. German healthcare startups can apply until May 15th for a chance to win…

The EPO headquarters in Munich

Inside Stories

Munich leaves everyone else in the dust: Nowhere else in Europe are there more patents.

Munich is further consolidating its role as a central innovation hub in Europe: No other city unites so many patent applications, research institutions and technology-driven companies…

Tubules

Deals

Tubules purchased from American pharmaceutical giant

Munich-based biotech unicorn Tubulis is being sold to US corporation Gilead for a billion-dollar sum.