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Young looks for housing, old looks for company: Anne Hufnagel bridges generations with InGemeinschaft. On Pitch & People, she shares how it works.

Dais is a female health brand founded in 2022 by Eva Bodenmüller, Grace Forsyth, and Jonas Schoebel. Having started with period underwear, it has since built an entire category the founders call Cyclecare, encompassing heat pads, cycle creams, and bras.

Robco hits the billion-dollar mark: The robotics startup is valued at more than one billion dollars while also raising fresh capital. With the autonomous industrial robot Alfie and expansion into the US, the company is already planning its next steps.

Vera Meinert traded her secure job for her own startup. On Pitch & People, she talks about loneliness, responsibility, and her journey with Diafania.

More international, more optimistic, and lots of AI: Bits & Pretzels 2026 puts people center stage while showcasing the topics truly driving the startup scene.

Clero aims to bring Munich locals together for shared hobbies. On Pitch & People, founder Tjard Püschel talks about his idea and a setback before launch.

Seven startups, up to 90 seconds, and one task: explain their business model as precisely as possible. For a special edition of our videocast Pitch & People at Bits & Pretzels 2026, we brought founders from AI, defense tech, compliance, recovery, and rescue tech in front of the camera.

Florian Küster knows the cost of founding: failed projects, broken friendships, and total exhaustion. On Pitch & People, he talks about his novel “Isar Valley”.

At 29, David Cañadas Link learned that an incurable eye disease was progressively impairing his vision. His search for everyday support eventually gave rise to Coby: an AI plush toy designed to accompany children through big emotions and recurring routines. On Pitch & People, the Munich founder discusses his journey, a crucial pivot, and the limits of artificial closeness.

A major retail company offers access to numerous stores – and Epique turns it down. In Pitch & People, Martin Luible explains why growth can also become dangerous and how the former Vapiano manager and his wife took over a patisserie without any manufacturing experience, aiming to develop it into an international lifestyle brand.

“Startup Meets Craft” is celebrating its anniversary: For ten years, the format has been bringing innovative founders and skilled craft businesses together. New technologies, AI solutions, and creative highlights await once again in 2026. Register now for free for the event on October 13.

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.