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Better Ventures is a Munich venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Tina Dreimann, Cedric Duvinage, and Christoph Behn. Set up as an impact angel club by founders for founders, the VC invests particularly in impact startups – that is, in scalable business models that offer solutions to social or ecological problems. The focus is on early-stage startups. From Munich, Better Ventures has invested in companies such as Everdrop, Logistikbude, and Ocell. In this interview, Tina Dreimann explains how the venture capital firm works, what she looks for as an investor, and what constitutes a no-go when pitching. First published on: May 7, 2024

It works: In the third quarter of 2024, Munich’s startup scene returns to its former strength. While not all metrics have fully recovered to previous levels, the summer feels like a breakthrough. In our quarterly review, we take a closer look at the numbers.

In the second quarter of 2024, the number of investment rounds and average investment sums increased slightly again – but the Munich startup ecosystem made no great leaps. How did spring develop for the scene? We look at the figures in our quarterly review.

Alpine Space Ventures is a venture capital investor in the new space sector. The VC invests in the most promising technologies around space-based connectivity and data. We introduce you to the investor in an interview with Sven Meyer-Brunswick, principal at Alpine Space Ventures.

2023 was a difficult year for Munich’s startup scene. And the ecosystem didn’t really get going in the new year either. We review the figures in our quarterly report.

Last year will be remembered by many as economically difficult – also in the Munich startup scene. But how exactly did the industry develop over the last twelve months? Our annual review in figures provides answers.

The devil is in the details: after a weak second quarter of 2023, the Munich startup scene appears to have recovered somewhat in Q3. But looking beyond the overall figures, many negative trends of the year continue – as do some positive developments. We examine the figures in our quarterly review.

After a rather weak start to the new year, the mood for Munich’s startup scene is darkening further: both the total volume of investments and the number of funding rounds continued to decline. However, there are also positive signals. We take a look at the figures in our quarterly review.

How does a startup become successful? What does a good ecosystem look like? And what trends are occupying founders and investors? We spoke with successful founder and investor Ronald Paul about the startup scene in Munich and Germany.

Despite one or two impressive financing rounds, the overall picture of the past three months shows a weak start to the new year for Munich’s startup scene. In our quarterly review, we look at the numbers.

As a year full of crises, 2022 ultimately affected Munich’s startup scene. But even though the last twelve months were significantly more subdued than the previous year, 2022 proved solid. The year in review in numbers.

It had long been anticipated that it would become harder for startups to raise capital. In summer, the changed situation became evident in the Munich startup scene. In our quarterly review, we look at the figures.