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Munich-based HR tech startup Ahron has closed a €2.2 million funding round led by Cusp Capital, with participation from super angels and experienced HR business angels, including former Mercedes-Benz HR Director Sabine Kohleisen.

Bavarian energy startup Reverion has closed a Series B financing round of approximately 150 million euros ($175 million) to build, among other things, a new megafactory in Germany with an annual production capacity of 250 megawatts.

Record sums for a few, fewer rounds for many: The Antler Founder Report shows why Europe’s startup boom leaves the next generation behind.

Munich-based cybersecurity startup Kontext has completed a €3.5 million ($4 million) funding round.

AI research lab Grubel from Munich and Tübingen has closed a €3 million pre-seed funding round.

Munich startup Depotcharge has closed a €2.7 million pre-seed round and is launching the nationwide depot charging network BGL Charge with logistics association BGL.

What was once considered a worst-case scenario has become reality: attacks on substations, burning cable ducts along railway tracks, drones over airports and industrial facilities. Attacks on infrastructure that no one monitors around the clock succeed because no one is watching continuously. This structural shift can only be managed at this pace with new technology. That is precisely why Munich security startup Arcos has now secured €5.5 million.

The Exploration Company is set to advance Europe’s independent cargo transport to space stations. The ESA contract includes 310 million euros for a demonstration mission of the Nyx space capsule. Two additional missions could bring in another 450 million euros—these options have yet to be confirmed.

Munich startup Fryte Mobility has closed a 3.5 million euro seed funding round, bringing its total funding to 5 million euros. Here is what the company, founded in 2025, plans to do with the capital and what these plans could mean for the rest of Europe.

Furo’s founding team turned down offers from Google and Apple to build their own startup in Munich. Now US investors are backing their software for battery storage: 4 million euros will drive further development and expansion.

Atira, a Munich-based AI startup developing the orchestration layer for industrial sales processes, has closed a seed round of nearly 13 million euros ($15 million) led by Accel. UVC Partners participated once again in the funding round. UVC Partners had already invested nearly 2.1 million euros ($2.5 million) in the pre-seed round.

The Exploration Company has announced a Series C funding round of 387 million euros (450 million dollars). The space company plans to use the capital to send its reusable Nyx capsule to the International Space Station and further develop the Storm rocket engine. According to the company, this is the largest Series C round for a European space company to date.