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240 million US dollars for<\/strong> Lilium: <\/strong>At the beginning of the year, the Munich-based air taxi startup Lilium was able to Investment of 240 million US dollars<\/a> The Chinese internet company Tencent led this financing round, followed by further 35 million US dollars<\/a> from the Scottish investment management firm Baillie Gifford. The Munich-based startup thus has an enterprise value of 909 million euros (as of June 2020; source: Munich Startup Insights<\/a>) (Photo: Lilium)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Isar<\/a>
75 million euros for Isar Aerospace:<\/strong> The Munich-based space company Isar Aerospace can boast a Series B round of financing of 75 million euros<\/a> The investment is led by Lakestar, with participation from existing investors UVC Partners, Earlybird, and Vsquared Ventures. HV Capital, economics professor Ann-Kristin Achleitner, and her husband, bank manager Paul Achleitner, are new investors in the Munich-based company. According to Isar Aerospace, the investment provides financial security for the first rocket launch. The Munich-based startup thus has an enterprise value of \u20ac300-450 million (as of December 2020; source: Munich Startup Insights<\/a>) (Photo: Isar Aerospace)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Personio<\/a>
75 million US dollars for Personio<\/strong>: The Munich-based HR startup Personio raised in January 2020 in its Series C financing round 75 million US dollars<\/a> The lead investor was Accel. Additional capital is coming from Lightspeed Venture Partners, a business angel, and the existing investors. The Munich-based startup thus has an enterprise value of \u20ac455 million. (As of January 2020; Source: Munich Startup Insights<\/a>) (Photo: Personio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Scalable<\/a>
50 million euros for Scalable Capital<\/strong>: The digital asset manager Scalable Capital was able to Series D financing round at the end of July: 50 million euros<\/a> The fresh capital will be used to further accelerate growth in asset management and brokerage, as well as in the B2B business. With this successful financing round, the startup can now boast an enterprise value of \u20ac418 million. (As of July 2020; Source: Munich Startup Insights<\/a>) (Photo: Scalable Capital)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Catalym\"<\/a>
50 million euros for Catalym<\/strong>: In November, the biotech start-up Catalym from Planegg successfully completed its Close Series B round and raise 50 million euros<\/a> The financing round was led by Vesalius Biocapital III. Catalym is developing a special form of cancer therapy. With this financing round, the startup can record an enterprise value of \u20ac200-300 million. (As of November 2020; Source: Munich Startup Insights<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Limehome<\/a>
31 million euros for Limehome:<\/strong> Limehome secured an additional financing round in October ten million euros and was thus able to complete its Series A financing<\/a> to a total of 31 million euros. Already in In February, Limehome raised 21 million euros<\/a> The Munich-based startup can thus record an enterprise value of 40-60 million euros. (As of October 2020; Source: Munich Startup Insights<\/a>) (Photo: Limehome)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Simscale\"<\/a>
27 million euros for Simscale<\/strong>: Simscale has raised Series C funding with 27 million euros<\/a> The round is led by New York-based investor Insight Partners. Existing investors Earlybird, Union Square Ventures, June Fund, Vito Ventures, Bayern Kapital, and High-Tech Gr\u00fcnderfonds are also participating. With this financing round, the startup has an enterprise value of \u20ac108-162 million. (As of January 2020; Source: Munich Startup Insights<\/a>) (Photo: Simscale)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Kaia<\/a>
$26 million for Kaia Health<\/strong>: The Munich-based health startup Kaia Health successfully completed a Series B financing round of 23.12 million euros (26 million US dollars)<\/a> Lead investors were Optum Ventures, Idinvest, and Capital300, with existing investors Balderton Capital and Heartcore Capital also participating. The Munich-based startup thus has an enterprise value of \u20ac98-147 million (as of June 2020; source: Munich Startup Insights<\/a>) (Photo: Kaia Health)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Xbav<\/a>
25 million for Xbav:<\/strong> Xbav, a provider of a platform solution for the digitalization of occupational pension schemes, successfully completed a Series C financing round in April. The Munich-based company received 25 million euros<\/a> new capital. HPE Growth led the Series C financing round, and existing investors increased their investments. With this financing round, the startup can boast an enterprise value of \u20ac100-150 million. (As of April 2020; Source: Munich Startup Insights<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Freeletics\"<\/a>
$25 million for Freeletics:<\/strong> Freeletics also announced a successful financing round at the end of September. Series B round was completed with a total volume of 25 million<\/a> US dollars. Freeletics CEO Daniel Sobhani explained that the financing will be used to drive product innovation and global expansion. The Munich-based startup now has an enterprise value of \u20ac205 million. (As of September 2020; Source: Munich Startup Insights<\/a>) (Photo: Freeletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, numerous Munich-based startups were able to raise fresh capital in 2020. The photo gallery shows the 10 most important investments of 2020.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":58231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5633,1],"tags":[52],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDie wichtigsten Investitionen 2020 - Munich Startup<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zahlreiche Startups konnten 2020 erfolgreich Investoren von sich \u00fcberzeugen. 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