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Weekly Wrap-up 37/2025

Weekly Wrap-up 37/2025

Kyrill Ring

Kyrill Ring

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September 21, 2025

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Pitch & People

PITCH & PEOPLE

The Munich Startup Podcast is getting a fresh look. With Pitch & People, a new format launches that puts the people behind the startups in focus. From now on, Helen Duran and Kyrill Ring from the Munich Startup editorial team host pitches, inspiring conversations, and provide a behind-the-scenes look – for the first time also in video format. Check out the first episodes here. (Photo: Munich Startup)
Proxima Fusion

15 million euros for Proxima Fusion

This brings total financing to 200 million euros. New investors from Italy and the EU strengthen the ambition to realize fusion power plants in Europe. The fresh funds come from, among others, the Italian state fund CDP Venture Capital and the European Innovation Council (EIC). Brevan Howard Macro Venture Fund also participated. (Photo: Proxima Fusion)
Vidlab7

Vidlab7 in interview

The Munich startup Vidlab7 automates sales demos with avatars. The goal is to immediately qualify leads and book appointments. According to its own statement, Vidlab7 brings humanity to automated AI processes and makes sales processes more efficient, scalable, and plannable. You can find the interview here. (Photo: Vidlab7)
Kertos

Kertos secures 14 million euros

With the Series A financing, the startup expands its AI-native compliance platform, which is set to establish new standards for trust, security, and regulation. (Photo: Kertos)
Hive Robotics

Seven questions for Hive Robotics

The Munich startup develops hardware and software modules that connect unmanned systems in air, ground, and water into intelligent swarms. Instead of centralized control, the startup relies on decentralized AI that shares sensors and thus saves costs. Burak Yüksel, CTO and co-founder, explains what’s behind it. (Photo: Hive Robotics)

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