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Single-use cardboard boxes cause costs, waste, and CO2 emissions – and are no longer appropriate for e-commerce. The Ocean Package relies on a closed-loop reusable packaging system for shipping boxes. Founder Joshua Linn explains why the system is radically different and why speed is crucial.

The K5 conference is looking for D2C and retailtech startups for its pitch stage. Ten selected teams will present themselves in June 2026 in Berlin in front of a jury of investors and industry experts.

For nearly twelve years, Global Savings Group (GSG) from Munich has been helping consumers make better shopping decisions and save money. In an interview, COO Johannes Wirth reflects on what has been achieved, analyzes his industry, and explains current challenges.

Munich-based e-commerce startup Neocom secures €4.2 million ($4.5 million) and simultaneously announces a strategic relocation of the company to the US.

Since 2018, the Munich-based startup Fulfin has been offering financing solutions for online SMEs, helping online shops, for example, to purchase new goods. In an update interview, co-founder Nathan Evans explains what the crises of recent years have meant for the startup and how it will continue to develop.

With its software-as-a-service solution, Shopvibes focuses on digitizing sales processes in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). These companies often still work with extensive Excel spreadsheets and interfaces are in short supply. In an interview with Munich Startup, Shopvibes founders Daniel Wimmer (CEO) and Philipp Schlieker (CTO) explain how their startup can support these companies and what challenges they have already faced since the company was founded in 2020.

The Munich logistics startup Everstox and Berlin fintech startup Banxware are cooperating: together they want to offer Everstox customers an innovative form of business financing. Through Banxware’s Banxy platform, Everstox customers will now be able to obtain growth financing online within minutes and repay it later based on revenue.

Reports surfaced in April that Meta, Facebook’s parent company, had acquired the Munich-based startup Presize – but both companies remained silent on the matter. The acquisition has now been confirmed.