Conciso Rising Digital Award

Competition

Rising Digital Award seeks digital pioneers

The Rising Digital Award is entering its next round: Conciso is recognizing young startups with innovative digital business models. Founders from…

Scale-Up Coach Nico Reis

Video

These four things founders should learn early on – says scale-up coach Nico Reis

Growth, team building, leadership: Anyone founding a startup will sooner or later face the same questions. Scale-up coach, entrepreneur, and investor Nico Reis…

Cybersecurity Build38

News

A boost for cybersecurity: Build38 is now part of Onespan

The Munich-based startup Build38 was acquired by the American information security company Onespan, thus expanding its portfolio for mobile app security.

Maria Laparidou Orbem

Women in Tech

Women in Tech: Maria Laparidou from Orbem

Maria Laparidou holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine, is a CSO, and co-founder of Orbem. Together with Pedro Gómez and Miguel Molina Romero, she founded…

Munich Battery Lab Twaice founders Stephan Rohr and Michael Baumann (from left)

News

24 million euros fill the storage facilities at Twaice

The European Investment Bank is providing the battery startup Twaice with €24 million. The Munich-based startup intends to use the long-term loan…

Smartbax Robert Macsics

7 Questions

Smartbax: New antibiotics against superbugs

Smartbax develops innovative antibiotics against multi-resistant bacteria with a completely new mechanism of action: Instead of blocking processes, they cause germs to…

Munich skyline

News

You need to know this!

Our weekly review has a new title: What you need to know! A lot happened this Ecosystem Week. So don't miss it…

Circular Technology Award

Competition

Circular Technology Award seeks greentech innovations

Circular Republic and Knorr-Bremse are calling on startups to apply for the Circular Technology Award. Prize money, proof-of-concept projects, and strong industry partners await.

Battery Pulsetrain

News

Libcycle brings RLG on board as majority shareholder

The aim is to expand specialized logistics and take-back solutions for lithium-ion batteries across Europe in the growing battery recycling market.

Dinner Date

7 Questions

Diner Date: No more ghosting in online dating

Ghosting, fake profiles, endless swiping – anyone looking for love online can usually tell you a thing or two about it. Diner Date wants…

Unicorn

Startups

These Munich unicorns will shape the startup scene in 2026

Munich remains a unicorn hotspot: Based on a recent analysis of our Munich Startup Insights, we show you which startups have broken the billion-dollar valuation mark…

News

New momentum for 42watt: Obi acquires majority stake

Cleantech startup 42watt is taking its next growth step: Obi is acquiring a majority stake in Enovato GmbH, the owner of the Munich-based startup.