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Weekly Wrap-up 01/2026

Happy New Year from Munich Startup! We've already kicked off the new year with some exciting news from the Munich startup ecosystem. Among other things, we've launched the Munich Startup Advisory Board. Check out our photo gallery.

Cyril Ring January 11, 2026 2 min reading time

Mercura — Mercura receives 1.8 million euros: Munich-based AI startup Mercura has raised fresh capital in a highly sought-after seed round. financing The team is driving the automation of quotation and sales processes in industrial wholesale. (Photo: Mercura)

The Munich Startup Advisory Board — Expert advisory board for Munich Startup: Munich Startup has appointed an advisory board. The new body will guide the strategic development of the official startup portal for Munich and the surrounding region and provide impetus for the local startup ecosystem. The advisory board will serve in a consultative capacity and is initially appointed for the term 2026 to 2028. You can read about the board members here. here. (Photo: Munich Startup)

Philipp Baaske, Vice President for Entrepreneurship at LMU and co-founder of Nanotemper, is a guest on the Munich Startup Podcast Pitch & People. — PITCH & PEOPLE Episode 15: Dr. Philipp Baaske, Vice President for Entrepreneurship at LMU since October 2025 and co-founder of Nanotemper Technologies, speaks in the Munich Startup Podcast. Pitch & People On the infatuation with technology, leadership mistakes, and the courage to take entrepreneurial risks. (Photo: Munich Startup)

Certhub — Certhub receives 6.2 million euros: With the fresh capital Certhub aims to solve a key bottleneck in the medtech industry: complex and time-consuming approval processes. Today, manufacturers need an average of five years to bring a medical device to market. The high documentation and compliance burden stifles innovation across the entire sector. (Photo: Certhub)

Medtech 4C Accelerator — Medtech startups wanted: The 4C Accelerator is launching Batch 11. Startups in the fields of medical devices, software as a medical device, and in-vitro diagnostics can apply until February 10, 2026. free online program Apply and become investor-ready faster. The program provides practical knowledge in the four key areas of commercialization, certification, clinical studies, and copyright – the so-called 4Cs – and systematically integrates them into the business model. (Photo: peopleimages.com / stock.adobe.com)

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