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Munich Startup Recap 35/26

Munich Startup Recap 35/26

Kyrill Ring

Kyrill Ring

Vacation season is slowly drawing to a close. Time to pack away the sun hat and air mattress and read our weekly review. This week, we asked Silvernova 7 questions, spoke with the Media Lab Bayern and UnternehmerTUM’s Women Startup Initiative about the issue of too few female founders, and recapped Munich’s role in New Space. In addition, startup investments are up in 2026 according to the EY Startup Barometer, and Aily Labs is partnering with Google Cloud. Enjoy browsing!

August 30, 2026

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Silvernova
7 questions for Silvernova: Founded in 2025, the legaltech startup develops 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 startup. In the 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. (Photo: Silvernova GmbH)
Founding needs diversity: The Munich Startup joint interview: Female founders are still significantly underrepresented in the startup ecosystem. Why is that? And what needs to change? Pia Lexa from Media Lab Bayern and Susanne Traugott from the Women Startup initiative at UnternehmerTUM talk about this with Munich Startup. (Photo: Adobe Stock / Tierney)
Who Owns Space? Munich’s Role in New Space: Space sounds like rockets, astronauts, and science fiction. In reality, a massive commercial market has long been developing, and Munich plays an important role in it. At the Munich Startup Festival, investor Joram Voelklein, Delta-Vision founder Alex Plebuch, and Florian Dötzer from the TUM Venture Lab Aerospace & Defense discussed Munich’s opportunities in the new space race with moderator Prof. Dr. Nadine Chochoiek. (Photo: Munich Startup)
Investment Startup Barometer
Startup Investments Rise to 5.3 Billion: According to the EY Startup Barometer, German startups raised around 5.3 billion euros in the first half of 2026. While the investment volume is increasing, the number of funding rounds is declining. Bavaria ranks behind Berlin and Baden-Württemberg. Read our report here. (Photo: Adobe Stock / InfiniteFlow)
Aily Labs Partnership
Aily Labs partners with Google Cloud: Aily Labs brings its decision intelligence platform to the Google Cloud Marketplace. This is intended to make it easier for companies to integrate the Munich startup’s AI agents into their existing systems. Read the full article here.
(Photo: Adobe Stock / peopleimages.com)

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