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Munich edtech startup Ubimaster secures seven million euros in a Series A round. With the capital, the company plans to expand internationally and expand its digital education offering.

Together with Founders Foundation, the Startup Association has published the first edition of the Edtech Startup Monitor. The report shows the national status, hurdles and potential for founders in the education sector – and what they think about the pace of digitalization in their industry.

Munich-based Unreal Estates UG has raised a high six-figure amount for its Skillcamp VR. The money for the VR training platform for security companies comes from private investors.

Jana Krotsch founded Ubimaster in 2019 as a solo entrepreneur. In 2022, she brought her partner Steffen Krotsch on board as a sales expert. The successful ed-tech startup is financed by Owl Ventures and Auxxo. With the mission to simplify and democratize access to education, the company offers tutoring and learning support on-demand with live tutors as an employee benefit or integrated into banking products. This gives children access to a personal tutor regardless of their parents’ socio-economic background. Companies benefit from higher employee retention and strengthened customer loyalty. We spoke with Jana about her career path so far, her motivation, and tips and tricks.

Known for its learning app for students, Simpleclub has been expanding its vocational training offering for some time, now also in Austria. German family entrepreneurs have already supported the startup with three million euros. Now institutional investors are giving the startup an additional four million euros for its B2B business.

The Munich startup for online tutoring Heytimi had to file for provisional insolvency at the end of last year. The company has now been taken over by Berlin-based edtech Cleverly.

The Munich edtech Simpleclub is expanding its digital learning platform with a new AI feature: the AI Tutor. Students and trainees are to receive a personalized learning companion.

EdTech startup Rocket Tutor convinces Better Ventures, Caesar Ventures, and other investors with its AI-supported learning approach and raises 1 million euros in a pre-seed funding round. With the fresh capital, the startup plans to roll out and scale its learning platform across Germany.

For many families in the DACH region, the Munich edtech Edurino is already well-known. Now the startup wants to conquer the British market as well. There it finds almost perfect conditions for expansion.

Known for its learning app for students, Simpleclub has been offering learning support to trainees for some time now. Through a new partnership, the Munich startup is now focusing on training professions in the healthcare sector.

Edtech company Straightlabs offers gamified and virtual training worlds. Since its founding in 2015, the startup has already won multiple awards. In the interview, founder and CEO Peter Niermann discusses the benefits of bootstrapping, pivots, and the startup’s challenges. In addition to his entrepreneurial activities, Niermann is also active as a professor at various universities and wants to make education more accessible, effective, and relevant for everyone.

The digitalization of learning is progressing rapidly. Especially innovative startups are driving the development – as these five examples from the Munich startup scene demonstrate.