Weekly Wrap-up 1/2024

Interview with Mission Monument: From Ludwig II to Sigi Sommer to the boar in front of the hunting and fishing museum, Munich is home to numerous statues. But while you might recognize one king or another, not every figure depicted is necessarily well-known. And so the stories of the blacksmith of Kochel, Ernest von Grossi, or Liesl Karlstadt remain unknown to most passersby. The Munich startup Mission Monument wants to change that by bringing the statues to life on people’s smartphones and telling their stories. In the interview, the founders reveal more.

Supplying innovative companies with space efficiently: Founded in 2019, the proptech company Shareyourspace is not only itself still a startup, but also offers an important service, particularly for startups and scaleups: flexible space booking. What it’s about and why the startup participates in Spaces4Scaleups, a program by Munich Business, Munich’s business development agency? Read about it in the interview with Tobias Wagner, founder and CEO of Shareyourspace. (Photo: Shareyourspace)

4 million euros for Einwert: Einwert offers technology-backed real estate valuation for institutional investors. In a pre-seed round in May 2022, the startup raised two million euros, and now a seed financing round of four million euros followed. The fresh capital is intended to flow into the development of the Einwert platform. (Photo: Einwert)

The most important investments of Q4 2023: Quantum Systems, Scalable Capital, Tacto – numerous startups from Munich and surrounding areas successfully raised funds in the last quarter of the past year. The photo series provides an overview of the largest investments of the fourth quarter of 2023.

2023 in review: Many will remember the past year as economically challenging – and the Munich startup scene was no exception. But how exactly did the industry develop over the last twelve months? Our year in review in numbers provides answers. (Photo: Andreas Heddergott)