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Fewer new hires, but also new jobs: A Bitkom survey among German tech startups shows how the use of AI is impacting employment and workforce planning.

Founded in 2025, legaltech startup Silvernova is developing an AI associate for small and medium-sized law firms and already counts more than 400 law firms among its clients after just 15 months. Co-founder Felix Füssel brings experience from his first legaltech venture. In this interview, he explains why lawyers don’t think in chats but in case files, how customer feedback shapes Silvernova’s development, and why the team is aiming for European market leadership.

Did you spend last week in a deck chair and miss out on what happened in the ecosystem? Then catch up with our review and click through the news of the week.

With the “GovTech Allianz,” 18 companies establish a joint advocacy group. The focus is on fair competition, digital sovereignty, and simpler procurement and purchasing processes.

For one week, I lived and worked at Werk1 and got to know the community. In closing, I look back on my encounters with founders, employees, and coworkers, and on what stands out most in my memory of daily coliving life.

Outpatient surgery is gaining momentum, yet isolated solutions, media discontinuities, and even fax machines often slow down operations. Founded in 2024, the startup Ambuflow is developing an end-to-end operating system specifically for outpatient surgery centers. In an interview, co-founder Johannes Hargasser, who also works as an anesthesiologist, explains how Ambuflow aims to simplify administration, boost revenues, and free up more time for patient care.

On my final day at Werk1, I change perspectives once again: In the Startup Hub, I learn how young companies are supported from their application to their next growth stage. And founder Laurenz tells me what Werk1 feels like from a startup’s point of view.

A promising scientific discovery is a far cry from a successful biotech product. Between the lab and the market lie patents, financing, regulation – and above all, the decision to actually want to translate research into application. At the Munich Startup Festival, moderator Dr. Philipp Baaske and founders Yasmin Gärtner and Christina Port discussed why they are taking this step and why scientific success alone is not enough for them.

On day 3 of my coliving experiment, I trade the apartment for the coworking space. During a tour of Werk1 and a conversation with Community Events Manager Ines, I learn who works here, how the community connects, and why chance plays an important role in the process.

Oceanloop receives up to 38.5 million euros in equity and debt financing. The company plans to industrialize its land-based fish farming and build new facilities in Kiel and on Gran Canaria.

Today was the first major item on my schedule for the week: an interview with Robert Richter, CEO of Werk1. I was eager to hear what he had to say about the history, vision, and future of this place—and above all, what role coliving plays in it.

What do a football career and building a startup have in common? More than you might initially think. At the Munich Startup Festival, former national team player Patrick Owomoyela talked with host Kyrill Ring about resilience, bad investment decisions, strong teams, and why what seems like the biggest opportunity isn’t always the right one.