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Founded in 2026 by Amir Zahiri, Mahsa Iraniara, and Saswat Swain, the startup Zura Health is developing an adaptive AI coach for active women paired with a smart earring that measures physiological data directly at the ear. CEO and co-founder Amir Zahiri brings a background in aerospace engineering and product development. In this interview, he explains why existing wearables often fail to adequately account for female physiology and how Zura aims to translate measured data into actionable decisions for training, nutrition, and recovery.

Founded in 2025, legaltech startup Silvernova is developing an AI associate for small and medium-sized law firms and already counts more than 400 law firms among its clients after just 15 months. Co-founder Felix Füssel brings experience from his first legaltech venture. In this interview, he explains why lawyers don’t think in chats but in case files, how customer feedback shapes Silvernova’s development, and why the team is aiming for European market leadership.

Outpatient surgery is gaining momentum, yet isolated solutions, media discontinuities, and even fax machines often slow down operations. Founded in 2024, the startup Ambuflow is developing an end-to-end operating system specifically for outpatient surgery centers. In an interview, co-founder Johannes Hargasser, who also works as an anesthesiologist, explains how Ambuflow aims to simplify administration, boost revenues, and free up more time for patient care.

A large portion of company knowledge isn’t written down in any manual, but is stored in employees’ heads. Founded in 2025 by Maximilian Resch and Marcus Maier, the startup Knowmanity is developing a platform that safeguards this experiential knowledge before it gets lost. In an interview, co-founder Maximilian Resch shares how a spontaneous idea turned into a company.

Blitzbee wants to shake up the market for functional beverages: Founded in 2024, the Munich startup develops wellness drinks specifically for women using natural ingredients and functional components such as collagen, protein, or dietary fiber. In an interview, co-founder Klaudia Saferna talks about how her experience in the automotive industry and her own daily life led to the founding of the company.

The BKA registered more than 1,000 suspicious drone flights last year. Founded in 2025 by Thomas Mühlberger, Anthony Zhou, and Thomas Höder, the defense tech startup SkyLanx is developing a modular platform designed to protect critical infrastructure from modern drone threats. In an interview, CEO Thomas Mühlberger explains why Europe needs its own technologies for this.

From Munich quantum research to personalized medicine: Qtas, a startup founded in 2025 by Robin Allert, Karl Briegel, and Nick von Grafenstein, develops technology that makes extremely rare tumor cells in blood samples visible and analyzable. In the interview, CEO Robin Allert explains how personal experiences and quantum sensing formed the foundation for the company.

Managing rental properties is often considered time-consuming and error-prone. The Munich proptech Ciro automates tasks from accounting to tenant communication using an AI-powered platform. Founder André Teich explains why property management is not an Excel problem and why the Ciro team makes the decisive difference.

Checking whether a new product infringes existing patents has long taken weeks and cost thousands of euros. Munich-based legaltech company Patalyze wants to fundamentally change this process: using AI, the platform analyzes patent and product data within minutes. In an interview, founder Daniel Stoll explains why the real bottleneck is not patent search, but mapping between product and patent.

Electric cars, wind turbines, and robots rely on powerful permanent magnets – mostly using rare earths so far. Munich deeptech Alqem wants to overcome this dependency: using an AI platform, the team is researching new high-performance materials without critical raw materials. Co-founder and CEO Hanh Nguyen explains why the crucial step isn’t prediction, but the production of new materials.

The procurement of medical devices in many hospitals is still characterized by Excel lists, fragmented data, and complex supply chains. Sanovio, founded in 2024, wants to automate the entire procurement process with an AI-powered procurement platform – from data harmonization to delivery. Co-founder and CEO Noel Nosswitz explains why bootstrapping was a decisive success factor for Sanovio and why scaling is now in focus.

What began in 2015 as a pioneer in post-purchase communication is today an internationally active platform with customers in Europe and the United States. Parcellab accompanies online shoppers from order to return and helps retailers improve service, customer loyalty, and efficiency. In the interview, co-founder Anton Eder discusses pivotal decisions, learnings after the funding round, and the path to sustainable growth.