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The Bitkom Startup Award is entering its next round. Until February 23, startups in education and logistics can apply for the Innovators’ Pitch. The finalists can look forward to €5,000 in prize money each and the chance to present their solution on a major platform.

The Munich intralogistics startup Nimmsta secures over five million euros in a pre-series A funding round. The capital is intended to strategically expand the company’s data-driven productivity ecosystem.

For the program “Sustainable Cities and Clean Mobility”, EIT Urban Mobility is looking for startups with solutions for more sustainable goods and freight transport in urban areas. Applications for the six-month program can be submitted until 15 April.

The Munich-based company Noyes Technologies has offered automated warehouse solutions since 2021. However, the startup had to file for insolvency in November 2023. Now the Austrian Knapp Group is taking over Noyes.

Munich-based startup ClearOps wants to make supply chains more transparent and thus prevent downtime. To do this, its software connects machinery manufacturers with their dealer and distribution networks. In the update interview, founder William Barkawi answers our questions about challenges and financing and shares his three most important learnings.

Fernride has completed its Series A round with €28.7 million ($31 million). The Munich-based startup plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate development of its automated logistics solution.

Global logistics service provider DB Schenker invests in the Munich startup and launches a pilot project with Fernride for highly automated and electric yard logistics at a warehouse in Tilburg, Netherlands. A teleoperated truck will be integrated into daily operations there.

The Munich logistics startup Everstox and Berlin fintech startup Banxware are cooperating: together they want to offer Everstox customers an innovative form of business financing. Through Banxware’s Banxy platform, Everstox customers will now be able to obtain growth financing online within minutes and repay it later based on revenue.

Riskmethods specializes in analyzing risks in supply chains to protect companies from revenue losses. The Munich-based startup has now been acquired by US corporation Sphera.

Wind-powered cargo ships – with this idea, the Munich startup Cargokite wants to make maritime logistics cleaner and more flexible. Investors SOSV and FTTF believe in the startup’s vision and are financing its pre-seed round.