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Weekly Wrap-up 38/2025

Weekly Wrap-up 38/2025

Kyrill Ring

Kyrill Ring

What happened this week in the Munich ecosystem? Here you’ll find the most important articles in an image gallery. Start your new week well informed.

September 28, 2025

2 min. read time

#Weekly Wrap-up
coby
7 questions for Coby: The Munich startup develops more than just a high-tech plush toy: an AI-powered plush companion that listens to children with special needs, offers tips, and relieves parents. Co-founder David Cañadas Link gives us an interview insight into the plush toy that combines emotions, technology, and everyday support. (Photo: Coby)
Bits founder Felix Haas (l) and Bernd Storm (r)
PITCH & PEOPLE episode 3 – “Hi, Obama!”: From white sausage breakfast to a European founder platform. Bits & Pretzels founders Andreas Bruckschlögl, Felix Haas and Bernd Storm are turning Munich into a hotspot for startups and VCs – with “liquid networking”, practical value over show, and a clear Europe focus. In our new video podcast Pitch & People, they share how a “Hi, Obama” in the hotel gym became the biggest stage moment of Bits – and why perseverance in the ecosystem makes the difference.
(Photo: Munich Startup)
Futurail
Futurail secures 7.5 million euros: The seed funding was led by Asterion Ventures and Leap435 jointly with EIT Urban Mobility and US investors Zero Infinity Partners and Heroic Ventures. Futurail was founded in 2023 by former executives from Tesla, Argo AI, and Edge Case. The team brings years of experience from autonomous driving in the automotive sector and pursues the mission to make trains the most attractive mode of transport. (Photo: Futurail)
Bits & Pretzels 2025
Bits & Pretzels 2025 – tips beyond the main stage: Want to make the most of Bits & Pretzels 2025? Here you’ll find compact how-to tips – plus our highlights depending on your focus: interested in founding, startup, or investor. And front and center: Munich Startup’s offerings at Bits25. (Photo: Bits & Pretzels)
SmartFoodie
SmartFoodie in interview: SmartFoodie brings the smart mini canteen in just 1.3 square meters: fresh, wholesome meals are prepared in under two minutes using steam cooking technology – no kitchen, no staff. The startup aims to take employee catering in Munich to a new level and set new standards across Europe. (Photo: SmartFoodie)
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