Munich Startup Recap 14/26

Munich Startup Recap 14/26

Kyrill Ring

Has the Easter bunny already hopped by your place? He left us some Easter news in our basket anyway. And it’s quite full with exciting articles from the ecosystem. Our Munich Startup Expert Bastian Deurer has listed the eight most expensive hiring mistakes, UnternehmerTUM CEO Helmut Schönenberger sounds the alarm in the videocast Pitch & People, and we paid a visit to Custom Surgical at the MTZ. Feel free to check out our photo gallery. There’s more to find there. Happy Easter from the entire Munich Startup team!

April 5, 2026

2 min. read time

#Munich Startup Recap #Weekly Wrap-up

Helmit — 7 questions for Helmit: The Munich-based startup Helmit is developing an AI app that protects children in social networks from cyberbullying, grooming, and inappropriate content. The special feature: analysis takes place locally on the device without the cloud and with maximum data protection. The team explains how Helmit combines security and privacy in this interview. (Photo: Helmit GmbH)

Bastian Deurer Hiring — Munich Startup Experts – The eight most expensive hiring mistakes: Bad hiring costs more than just money. It costs time, trust, and in the worst case, your best team members. Learn how founders can avoid the most common pitfalls from Dygitized founder and Munich Startup Expert Bastian Deurer. (Photo: Bastian Deurer)

Helmut Schönenberger, CEO UnternehmerTUM im Gespräch mit Helen Duran von Munich Startup — “If we don’t change anything, the best founders will leave”: Germany is at risk of falling behind. UnternehmerTUM CEO Helmut Schönenberger sounds the alarm in our videocast Pitch & People about bureaucracy, inefficient research commercialization, and a global race for talent. Why Munich is still ahead – and what needs to happen now. (Photo: Munich Startup)

Entrix reaches 3 GW storage capacity: Entrix is expanding its role as a central player in the European energy market: With 3 GW of contractually secured battery storage capacity and €43 million in fresh capital, the Munich-based startup is advancing the scaling of flexibility as a key resource for the energy transition. Large portions of the capacity are expected to go online during 2026 and help stabilize increasingly volatile electricity markets. (Photo: Mediaparts / Adobe Stock)

All eyes on Custom Surgical: The Munich-based startup has closed a pre-Series A financing round, moved into new offices at Munich’s Technology Center, and plans to double its team. The company combines hardware, cloud platform, and AI to digitalize and scale ophthalmological diagnostics. We visited the founders. (Photo: Custom Surgical)

Tozero — Tozero opens battery recycling facility: Tozero has opened its first industrial demonstration facility at Chemiepark Gendorf. The Munich-based startup aims to recover lithium, graphite, and nickel-cobalt materials from used batteries there. Here is our article. (Photo: Tozero)

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