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Munich Startup Recap 18/26

Former German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has a new job, Munich-based startup Articly and Luisa Buinhas from Vyoma introduce themselves, and we had an in-depth conversation with Ottobahn founder Marc Schindler in our Pitch & People video podcast about missing deals and major projects. Linexa also secured two million euros in funding. In a background report, we took a closer look at Tubulis' success story. All of this is now available in our weekly review.

May 3, 2026 3 min reading time

Articlely
7 questions for Articly: The Munich-based startup builds customized AI-based solutions that transform articles, newsletters or blog posts into professional audio products – whether podcasts or audio briefings. In the interview Lukas Paetzmann and Wolf Weimer explain how media companies can reach new target groups with this technology, why the pivot to the B2B model was crucial, and where AI audio is headed. (Photo: Wolf Innovation GmbH)
2 million for Linexa: The Munich-based startup Linexa has a Pre-seed financing of over 2 million euros completedLed by Project A and supported by industry heavyweights such as Festo CEO Thomas Böck and Celonis co-founder Bastian Nominacher, Linexa's platform for decoding decades-old control technology addresses a key problem in the European manufacturing industry and aims to make production systems broadly AI-capable for the first time. (Photo: Linexa)
Ottobahn founder Marc Schindler in conversation with Pitch & People moderator Kyrill Ring
Multi-million project without a conclusion: Why Ottobahn still hasn't secured a dealThe Munich-based startup Ottobahn is pursuing an ambitious vision: autonomous gondolas that travel above the streets, transporting people and goods. There's a great deal of interest in it – both nationally and internationally. But despite numerous discussions and concrete projects, one crucial milestone is still pending: the first deal. We spoke with Ottobahn founder Marc Schindler about the major project in our [article/section/etc.]. Videocast Pitch & People spoken. (Photo: Munich Startup)
Founding team Leegle with investor Christian Lindner
Leegle brings Christian Lindner on board: Munich-based startup Leegle has expanded its advisory board with the addition of Christian Lindner. According to the company, the former Federal Finance Minister is also involved as an angel investor.The startup has not disclosed the amount of the investment. Leegle is developing an AI platform that analyzes regulatory requirements for companies and translates them into concrete tasks. According to the company, this is one of Lindner's first startup investments since leaving office. (Photo: Leegle)
Tubulis Exit, Munich
The Tubulis story behind the 5 billion exit: In June 2016, Jonas Helma-Smets wrote an email. Politely worded, almost reserved. He introduced himself, explained his idea, and asked for support. No funding, no infrastructure, no guarantee that anyone would even be interested.
Ten years later, this very idea became one of the biggest biotech exits in Europe: The US pharmaceutical company Gilead acquired the Munich biotech startup Tubulis for up to five billion US dollars. Munich Startup has spoken with its partners.(Photo: AI-generated)
Luisa Buinhas Vyoma
Women in Tech: Luisa Buinhas is co-founder and Chief Program Officer of Vyoma. Founded in 2020, the startup launches satellite-based telescopes into Earth orbit to enable object monitoring in the near-Earth space environment. In the interview The aerospace engineer, who holds a doctorate, talks about her path from academia to entrepreneurship, why communication is crucial in the deep tech sector, and the role space technology plays in security and sovereignty. (Photo: Vyoma GmbH)

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Kyrill Ring

Kyrill Ring worked as a live television reporter for 15 years and has been Brand & Communications Manager at Munich Startup since July 2025. In addition to his work as a website editor, he is responsible for new formats such as the video podcast Pitch&People.

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