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Wingmaite

7 Questions

Wingmaite: Fighting Corporate Dementia

Wingmaite safeguards knowledge that would otherwise be lost: The Munich-based startup makes implicit experiential knowledge usable for employees and AI. Founder…

Rnatics

7 Questions

Rnatics: Hope for pulmonary fibrosis

Rnatics is developing RCS-21, a novel inhalable drug for pneumonia and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The startup was founded in 2021 as a spin-off of…

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…

Newsense Engineering

Inside Stories

Upcoming Startups in March

These Munich startups are ones you should keep an eye on: Our photo gallery brings together all the promising up-and-coming startups we presented in March…

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Voyager Ventures

Deals

A talk with... Voyager Ventures

The transatlantic venture capital firm Voyager Ventures will open an office in Munich in March 2026 – its second European location after London.

Nils Heck is a board member of the Young Founders Network

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For a generation that takes responsibility – The Young Founders Network in an interview

Amazon, Airbnb, and Trade Republic have conquered the world in completely different sectors. But even when it comes to online retail, vacation rentals…

Media Lab Bayern, Team Lead Pia Lexa

ecosystem

Media Lab Bayern: Where media ideas grow

Anyone rethinking media can't ignore Media Lab Bayern. For ten years, the team has been supporting courageous founders, smart…

Gate

interview

Gate Garching: Startup center with workshops and deeptech focus

The Gate Garching startup center, located next to the Technical University of Munich campus, brings together deep tech, entrepreneurship, and community. Over 300 teams…

Good to know

Bastian Deurer Hiring

Munich Startup Experts

Munich Startup Experts: The 8 most expensive hiring mistakes in the early stages and how to avoid them

Hiring the wrong people doesn't just cost money. It costs time, trust, and in the worst case, the best team members. Like founders before they…

Sebastian Schulze, keynote speaker and consultant for artificial intelligence, big data and marketing, as well as Munich Startup Expert

Munich Startup Experts

Munich Startup Experts: Why ChatGPT gives startups a competitive advantage

With over 800 million users worldwide, ChatGPT is currently changing the way people search for information. Many entrepreneurs are facing the challenge…

Munich skyline, ChatGPT interface

Good to know

Red alert at OpenAI: Why the AI power struggle opens up new opportunities for Munich startups

When OpenAI internally declared a "red alert" at the beginning of December last year, it was more than just an industry news item. It was…

Munich Startup Expert Saskia Müller

Munich Startup Experts

Munich Startup Experts: Startup PR – How to become visible

The most common mistakes startups make in public relations (and how to elegantly avoid them)

Women in Tech

Fabiola Munguia Secfix

Women in Tech

Women in Tech: Fabiola Munguia from Secfix

From inefficient compliance processes to an AI startup: Fabiola Munguia is co-founder of Secfix, a platform for security and compliance. In this interview, she talks about…

Christina Mauer, Einwert

Photo gallery

Female Founders in Focus: Five Women in Tech from Munich

In our interview series "Women in Tech," we profile female founders from Munich's startup scene. We talk to them about what they…

Maria Laparidou Orbem

Women in Tech

Women in Tech: Maria Laparidou from Orbem

Maria Laparidou holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine, is a CSO, and co-founder of Orbem. Together with Pedro Gómez and Miguel Molina Romero, she founded…

Nelly Mathias We Carry

Women in Tech

Women in Tech: Nelly Mathias from We Carry

With We Carry, founder Nelly Mathias and her co-founder Mischa Wendel aim to drastically reduce packaging waste in the food retail sector. The smart,…

Podcast

Review 2024

Podcast

Review 2024

You can find the 2024 review and all other episodes of our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Podcasts,…

Podcast Newsflash

Podcast

Newsflash October

You can find the September newsflash and all other episodes of our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castbox, Podcast…

Podcast Newsflash

Podcast

Newsflash September

You can find the September newsflash and all other episodes of our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castbox, Podcast…

Marc Alexander Kühn

Podcast

Marc Alexander Kühn from UVC Partners

You can find the investor interview with Marc Alexander Kühn from UVC Partners and all other episodes of our podcast on Spotify,…

Videos

Klaus Sailer is a guest at the Munich Startup Studio during PITCH & PEOPLE

ecosystem

“We can’t predict success at the beginning” – SCE CEO Klaus Sailer on flawed startup logic

Many startups are written off early – but according to Klaus Sailer in the Pitch & People videocast, that's often where the greatest potential lies…

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…

Serial entrepreneur Patrick Maghazehi in conversation with Kyrill Ring

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Three startups, two children, one founder: How Patrick Maghazehi manages it all at once

Founding three startups simultaneously – while others are overwhelmed by just one: Patrick Maghazehi is doing exactly that. With Nutrisync, Marginos…

Helmut Schönenberger, CEO of UnternehmerTUM, in conversation with Helen Duran of Munich Startup

ecosystem

“If we don’t change anything, the best founders will leave” – UnternehmerTUM CEO sounds the alarm

Germany risks falling behind: Entrepreneurship CEO Helmut Schönenberger warns in our video podcast Pitch & People about bureaucracy, inefficient research utilization…

Startup Stories

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