Weekly Wrap-up 20/2024

These Munich startups are investment-ready: Which startups have the best prospects of successfully closing a funding round soon? We take a look into the crystal ball and present five companies that are ready for investment. (Photo: awpixel / Freepik)

10 million euros for Reev: The e-mobility startup Reev successfully closes its Series A. With the double-digit million amount from the funding round, the company wants to advance the expansion of its intelligent charging infrastructure. (Photo: Reev)

“AI at the core of everything” – That’s what Vivatech in Paris is like: Vive la technologie! It shouldn’t be difficult to get startups and other tech companies to celebrate technological progress. But Viva Technologie – Vivatech for short – in Paris is much more than an industry patting itself on the back. We took a look around Paris Expo for you. (Photo: Viva Technology)

Munich Startup Award 2024: The Munich Startup Award will be presented on July 17, 2024 at the 2nd Munich Startup Festival at Backstage Munich. Selected startups compete against each other on the festival stage in two semifinals of the pitch competition, and the audience decides who advances to the final. There, a high-caliber jury determines the winning team of the Munich Startup Award. The winner receives 10,000 euros in prize money and gets to call themselves “Munich’s Startup of the Year”. (Photo: Lukas Lindner / Munich Startup)

Health technology – trends, challenges and opportunities: Nearly 20 years ago, in 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) called on member states in a resolution to consider “e-health” strategies and infrastructure for modern healthcare to take advantage of the benefits of “equitable, cost-effective and comprehensive access”. Since then, there have been many initiatives, but the change is most evident in the distinction between the time before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. On the one hand, the COVID-19 pandemic has further widened the care gap between high and low-income countries, caused by disruptions in (pharmaceutical) supply chains or lack of access to comprehensive hygiene and safety measures. On the other hand, lockdowns highlighted the benefits of digital care alternatives and technologies and accelerated their adoption. (Photo: Excellentcc / Pixabay)