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Your startups of the month

Your startups of the month

Regina Bruckschlögl

Regina Bruckschlögl

Which startups particularly captured the interest of the Munich Startup readership this month? We explore this question in our ‘startups of the month’ and select the top five startups.

December 19, 2024

3 min. read time

#Startups of the month
Loyalift
Position 1: Loyalift offers AI-based market and brand analysis in real time. For this concept, the company received 750,000 euros in a pre-seed funding round – and the first place in our startups of the month for December. Investors include Bayern Kapital, Superangels, Marc Schuler by Scrape Ventures, Scholl Venture Partner, and several other private investors. The funding will help the Munich-based startup further develop its platform and meet the growing demand for innovative analysis tools. (Photo: Loyalift)
Planet A Foods
Position 2: Planet A Foods has completed one of the largest foodtech funding rounds of the year to scale its cocoa-free chocolate alternative globally. The Munich-based startup is receiving a total of 28 million euros (30 million dollars). The funding round was led by Burda Principal Investments and Zintinus. Other investors include World Fund, Bayern Kapital, Cherry Ventures, Tengelmann Ventures, AgriFoodTech Venture Alliance, and Omnes Capital. With the fresh capital, the company wants to accelerate international expansion and scale production capacity nationally and internationally. (Photo: Maria Boger / Planet A Foods)
Datagon AI
Position 3: How can AI and data analytics revolutionize quality assurance in industry? Datagon AI has specialized in exactly that and develops innovative solutions for predictive quality. In an interview, co-founder and CEO Nathan Gruber explains how the Munich-based startup supports industrial customers, what challenges it faces, and what vision it has for the future. (Photo: Datagon AI)
Epicure
Position 4: Once a year, the initiative organizes the Science4Life business plan competition for the life sciences, chemistry, and energy sectors. Among the five best teams in the idea phase of the Science4Life Venture Cup 2025 is also a Munich-based startup: Epicure is developing a novel drug for cancer therapy based on epigenetic processes. These processes influence which genes are active in cells without changing the DNA itself. In cancer research, these mechanisms are of great importance because they help better understand, diagnose, and treat cancer. Initially, Epicure’s focus is on treating leukemias. (Photo: Science4Life)
Roundpeg Technologies
Position 5: The Munich-based startup Roundpeg develops environmental detection technology for cobots. This enables new types of interaction between robot and human that were previously impossible or only very limited. Thanks to the Munich company’s systems, cobots can recognize obstacles and actively avoid collisions and accidents – even at high work speeds. This way, Roundpeg wants to revolutionize production and drastically reduce costs for using automated solutions on the assembly line. In an update interview, founders Oliver Krieg and Etienne Eichstaedt talk about their successful market entry, current challenges, and the big vision of human-robot interaction. (Photo: Roundpeg Technologies)
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