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Agile Robots is Growth Champion in October

No startup in Germany experienced as much growth in October as Munich-based Agile Robots. This is according to the monthly ranking of the Berlin startup platform Glassdollar. A total of 17 startups from the state capital are among the top 100 for October.

For the first time since Glassdollar published the Top 100 ranking, it has Agile Robots A Munich startup has made it to the top. The robotics startup had just successfully completed a Series A financing round with an eight-figure sum. Agile Robots also survived the Corona crisis relatively unscathed, as Head of Communications Tanja Barschow #CoronaUpdate explained.

Directly following in second place is Fairafric, the next young company from the state capital. Since 2016, the Munich-based company has been producing chocolate from bean to bar directly in Ghana. The startup, which has successfully completed several crowdfunding rounds, aims to contribute to increasing incomes and creating jobs in developing countries, as well as making these countries' trade relations with industrialized nations fairer.

Third place goes to Bable from Stuttgart, a smart city community that collects use cases, solutions, and products. In addition, Presize A third startup from Munich made it into the top 10, ranking 8th. The company's software uses the smartphone camera to measure the user's clothing measurements for online retail. With this solution, the startup has already won several awards, including the “Startup Champ 2020” or finally the “Innovation Prize Bavaria 2020”The Munich-based Carsten Maschmeyer also had the opportunity to see him during his appearance on the TV show “The Lion’s Den” as an investor.

Munich companies among the top 100

The Glassdollar startup ranking includes many other startups from Munich and the surrounding area. A total of 17 of the top 100 companies come from the state capital:

  • Scompler, provider of a software-as-a-service solution for strategic content management (23rd place)
  • amplitudewho have developed an app for private financial management (24th place)
  • the proptech/real estate startup Limehome (32nd place)
  • Reinvent, developer of a software solution for construction projects (33rd place)
  • the coffee-to-go deposit system Recup (36th place)
  • Cake gossip, a social startup where seniors bake together (44th place)
  • the specialist for sustainable energy technology Wegatech (46th place)
  • Alaiko, provider of a plug-and-play solution for e-commerce fulfillment (ranked 54)
  • Design AI, Developer of AI use cases (74th place)
  • the product design specialists VAT (81st place)
  • Crashtest Security, provider of a cloud-based security scanning service for web application developers (ranked 85th)
  • the all-in-one HR platform provider KiwiHR (90th place)
  • the e-health startup with a focus on physiotherapy and health prevention Temedica (98th place)
  • Real Estate, which supports people in building wealth with real estate (99th place)

About the Startup Ranking

Glass Dollar In addition to analyzing key company figures such as the number of employees or a startup's funding, it also analyzes metrics such as website visits and social media success. These include the number of followers and the development of these numbers. Startup growth is measured monthly.

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Maximilian Feigl

Maximilian Feigl has been reporting on the Munich startup ecosystem since 2020. The political scientist is particularly interested in deeptech topics.

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