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Munich Startup Expert Johannes Gensheimer explains how B2B startups attract customers with SEO and GEO while avoiding typical mistakes.

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

A practical guide by Munich Startup for founders, investors, and the startup ecosystem

More than 1,300 participants, exciting panels, strong pitches, and plenty of networking: the Munich Startup Festival 2026 was exactly two months ago. Our aftermovie looks back at the festival’s highlights, where the Munich startup scene came together at Backstage.

More growth capital, less bureaucracy, and better conditions for deeptech and AI startups: The Federal Government’s new startup and scaleup strategy is meeting with broad approval in the startup community. At the same time, associations are making it clear: what matters now is not the paper, but its implementation.

With Jasper Schlump, Talent Tree gains an experienced bridge-builder between the startup world, venture capital, and impact investing. After almost six years at impact investor Capacura, Schlump is now joining the Munich-based recruiting company, which specializes in tech and impact positions. There, he takes on the role of head of business development.

Munich’s startup scene is growing rapidly: a market value of 164 billion euros and rising investments characterize the ecosystem. Yet despite this success, women in founding teams remain significantly underrepresented. This is shown by a current analysis by Dealroom and Munich Startup.

Germany’s startup scene is facing standstill – not due to a lack of ideas, but due to a lack of skilled workers. While scaleups have long been recruiting internationally, Germany is still struggling with outdated visa processes and bureaucratic hurdles. In an interview, Magdalena Oehl, deputy chairwoman of the Startup Association, warns: if Germany doesn’t make it easier for international talent to come here, the growth of entire industries is at stake.

Impact and profitability are not contradictory, says Anne Dörner from the Social-Startup-Hub Bayern. Here you can learn how social founders are supported, networked, and inspired.

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.

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.