News & Podcast

Global investment company EQT is acquiring a 35 percent minority stake in Flix together with Kühne Holding. The stake is part of a long-term strategic partnership based on a shared vision for the next phase of profitable growth for Flix.

Flixtrain is expanding its route network further to create the largest Flixtrain network of all time.

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 green mobility startup Mobiko has successfully completed a new funding round with existing investors. The fresh capital flows into the expansion of the mobility platform.

Munich-based electric motor startup Deepdrive has won Continental, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, as a new strategic partner. Together, the two companies aim to advance the development of core technologies for electric vehicles.

For the second time, IAA Mobility is taking place in Munich. In addition to renowned companies from the industry, startups also have the opportunity to present their mobility solutions in the Startup Area. We wanted to ask our conversation partner Christine von Breitenbuch, project manager of IAA Mobility at Messe München, exactly where the exhibiting startups can be found and what the IAA Mobilitython is all about.

Carsharing, but make it Tesla – that’s how you could briefly describe STM Cars. In an interview, the Munich-based startup’s founders Daniel Ulman (CEO) and Jakob Scherübl (COO) explain exactly what service the company offers, what sets it apart from other carsharing providers, and why it exclusively focuses on electric mobility.

At the IAA 2021, the startup Deepdrive presented its plug-and-play platform on which companies can build their own electric car. The special thing about it: thanks to the technology from Munich, the motor disappears directly into the wheel. Numerous automakers were enthusiastic about the hub motor, so Deepdrive changed its plans. Where the startup stands today and how things will proceed is explained by co-founder Felix Poernbacher in this update interview.