Christmas gifts

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Gift ideas from the Munich startup scene 2025

Discover unique gift ideas from Munich startups we featured in 2025. Innovative, local, and suitable for all ages. From…

Cyberdesk

Startups

Cyberdesk: Transparency for data access

Cyberdesk is developing an identity-centric data security platform that reveals who is accessing which data – down to the file level. The Munich-based startup…

Stories

PITCH & PEOPLE at Slush – Inga Grieger, Ronja Stoffregen and Eva Spannagl in an interview

We at Munich Startup met with three female investors at Slush 2025 in Helsinki. In the interview, Inga…

Maximilian Schäfer, founder of Cargomotion

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Insolvency and Jan Marsalek: Maximilian Schäfer on the InstaFreight bankruptcy and why he met the fugitive ex-Wirecard manager

InstaFreight was considered one of the most promising logistics startups – until a failed termsheet and a collapsing market triggered its downfall in 2023.

Hydro Lion

Startups

Hydro Lion: Regeneration for every moment

Hydro Lion is launching a functional electrolyte drink designed to facilitate recovery anywhere – after sports, during parties…

Julia Rafschneider

Women in Tech

Women in Tech: Julia Rafschneider from NuuEnergy

The Munich-based startup NuuEnergy is building regional heating specialist companies that plan, install and maintain heat pumps – with craftsmanship and digital efficiency.

Dr. Robert Richter, CEO of WERK1

Stories

Why we are losing our champions! Werk1 CEO Robert Richter on Europe's missed opportunities

Why is Europe losing its tech champions – and why could Munich be the one to take off now? Werk1 CEO Robert Richter discusses this at Pitch &…

Opening show of Slush 2025

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Slush 2025: A once-in-a-century moment for startups

Europe is taking off – and Slush 2025 proves it. In Helsinki, the tech scene is staging its moment of the century: 13,000 visitors…

Christina Mauer, Einwert

Women in Tech

Women in Tech: Christina Mauer from Einwert

Christina Mauer co-founded Einwert in 2022 with Maximilian Schlachter. The civil engineer holds a doctorate from the Technical University of Munich…

Sarah Schlingloff from Justake presents her mushroom steak

Stories

Justake: With lots of "pomp" to the superfood

A juicy steak without any meat? Three young founders from Munich want to make exactly that possible. With Justake, food technologist…

Johannes Kohl from Techniker Krankenkasse

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A wingman for startups and scaleups: Johannes Kohl on the mission of TK

Starting a business is exciting, but also complex. Between product development, finding investors, and market entry, many young companies have little time for other topics…

Simon Sonntag of Virtonomy in conversation with Kyrill Ring

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Virtonomy: How digital twins save lives

The development of new medical devices often takes years, costs millions, and too frequently fails in clinical trials. The Munich-based deeptech startup Virtonomy…