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Reformer Club receives 2 million euros from Vorwerk Ventures. With this funding, the Munich fitness startup now has big plans that extend beyond Germany’s borders.

Munich-based AI startup Nnexoro closes its first angel round. With Stefan Smalla and Dennis Vogt, the company brings two investors on board to expand its digital colleague Carl.

Munich-based startup Fryte Mobility is integrating Smatrics’ charging infrastructure into its route and charging planning for electric trucks across Germany and Austria. According to Smatrics, it is bringing around 20,000 charging points to the platform, with selected locations set to become reservable via Fryte starting in 2027.

Aily Labs is bringing its decision intelligence platform to the Google Cloud Marketplace. This will make it easier for companies to integrate the Munich-based startup’s AI agents into their existing systems.

Oceanloop receives up to 38.5 million euros in equity and debt financing. The company plans to industrialize its land-based fish farming and build new facilities in Kiel and on Gran Canaria.

74 million euros for Navvis: The Munich-based company wants to make spatial data usable for AI and robotics and drive its expansion with a focus on the US market.

Munich-based startup Padelcity has secured 12 million euros in a Series A financing round. Compagnie des Alpes, one of Europe’s largest leisure groups, is joining as a strategic investor. Together, the partners intend to capitalize on the padel boom and drive expansion in Germany and other European markets.

Munich solar tech startup Sono Motors has announced the initiation of insolvency proceedings for Sono Motors GmbH. Following the end of the Sion solar car, a restructuring in 2024, and a fresh start with solar technology for commercial vehicles, the former flagship startup’s second attempt has now failed as well.

5U AI has completed a pre-seed funding round of more than 2.7 million euros (3.2 million dollars). What the Munich startup plans to do with it now…

Celsio has raised 1.2 million euros in pre-seed funding. The Munich climate tech startup intends to use the capital to transition pilot plants into commercial operation, expand its trading capacities, and grow partnerships as well as the team.

With seven battery storage systems and a total capacity of 13.7 MWh, Munich cleantech startup Stabl Energy is implementing its first project in Austria. A decentralized storage system is being built for the Styrian energy provider Elektrowerk Schöder, supplementing hydropower and photovoltaics and marking the company’s entry into the Austrian energy market.

The Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (Sprind) has selected eight international teams, each receiving up to 1.5 million euros over the next twelve months to develop new sensor technologies for continuous hormone monitoring. Among the funded projects is sThesis GmbH, a team from Munich.