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7 Questions for Helmit<\/strong>Munich-based startup Helmit is developing an AI app that protects children from cyberbullying, grooming, and inappropriate content on social networks. The unique feature: the analysis is performed locally on the device without the cloud and with maximum data protection. The team explains how Helmit combines security and privacy in [link to article]. Interview.<\/a> (Photo: Helmit GmbH)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Munich Startup Experts \u2013 The eight most expensive hiring mistakes<\/strong>Incorrect hiring doesn't just cost money. It costs time, trust, and in the worst case, your best team members. Here's how founders can avoid the most common pitfalls. explains Dygitized founder and Munich Startup Expert Bastian Deurer. <\/a>(Photo: Bastian Deurer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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"If we don't change anything, the best founders will leave": <\/strong>Germany risks falling behind. UnternehmerTUM CEO Helmut Sch\u00f6nenberger warns in our Videocast Pitch & People<\/a> Burdened by bureaucracy, inefficient research utilization, and a global race for talent. Why Munich is still ahead \u2013 and what needs to happen now. (Photo: Munich Startup)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Entrix achieves 3 GW of storage:<\/strong> Entrix is further expanding its role as a key player in the European energy market: With 3 GW of contractually secured battery storage capacity and 43 million euros in fresh capital, the Munich-based startup is driving the Scaling flexibility as a key resource for the energy transition<\/a> Progress is being made. Large portions of the capacity are expected to be connected to the grid as early as 2026, contributing to the stabilization of increasingly volatile electricity markets. (Photo: Mediaparts \/ Adobe Stock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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All eyes on Custom Surgical: <\/strong>The Munich-based startup has closed a pre-Series A funding round, is moving into new offices in Munich's technology center, and plans to double its team. The company combines hardware, cloud platform, and AI to digitize and scale ophthalmological diagnostics. We visited the founders<\/a>. (Photo: Custom Surgical)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tozero opens battery recycling plant: <\/strong>Tozero has opened its first industrial demonstration plant in the Gendorf chemical park. The Munich-based startup aims to recover lithium, graphite, and nickel-cobalt materials from used batteries there. Here<\/a> Click here to read our article. (Photo: Tozero)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Has the Easter Bunny hopped by your place yet? He certainly left some Easter news in ours. And it's now pretty much overflowing with exciting articles from the ecosystem. Our Munich Startup Expert, Bastian Deurer, has listed the eight most expensive hiring mistakes, UnternehmerTUM CEO Helmut Sch\u00f6nenberger sounds the alarm in the Pitch & People video podcast, and we paid a visit to Custom Surgical at the MTZ. Feel free to check out our photo gallery. There's even more to discover there. <\/p>\n

Happy Easter from the entire Munich Startup team!<\/p>","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":116969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5635],"tags":[5544,3869],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMunich Startup Recap 14\/26 - Munich Startup<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Die wichtigsten Artikel der Woche in einer Fotostrecke. 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