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Weekly Wrap-up 2/2025

Weekly Wrap-up 2/2025

Regina Bruckschlögl

Regina Bruckschlögl

The most important articles of the week in a photo gallery. Start your new week well-informed.

January 19, 2025

2 min. read time

#Weekly Wrap-up
New business formations
11 percent increase in new business formations: With 11 percent more new business formations than the previous year, the report “Next Generation – Startup New Business Formations in Germany” shows that times of crisis spur innovative business ideas. Software startups in particular are driving development forward, with research-focused locations offering great potential. (Photo: stokkete / stock.adobe.com)
Talos
Talos and Max Planck Society launch Icarus 2.0: The Munich new-space startup Talos is entering into a four-year partnership with the Max Planck Society to gain important insights into addressing environmental problems, climate change, nature conservation, and tracking zoonotic diseases through satellite-based animal observation. (Photo: Talos)
Audavis
Audavis secures seed financing: The Munich startup Audavis has completed a seed round worth over 1.1 million euros. The startup develops AI-based software for annual financial statement audits and financial transaction testing and quality assurance for companies. (Photo: Audavis)
Sono Motors
Solar bus kit receives general operating approval: Important milestone for Sono Motors: The Munich solar technology company has received the general operating approval (ABE) and component type approval (TTG) for its solar bus kit. According to the company, this certification is the first of its kind in Germany for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics. (Photo: Sono Motors)
Ark Climate
Innovative software for climate protection in cities: Ark Climate is a software company from Munich that develops a modern, collaborative operating system for climate protection in cities. Ruth Bosse explains what this means in an interview. She is co-founder and managing director of Ark Climate together with Michael Fröhlich. The startup was honored with the Founding Prize for Digital Innovation and the GovTech Focus Prize at the German federal government’s Digital Summit, among other awards. (Photo: Ark Climate)

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