News & Podcast
Stay up to date with the latest stories, deep-dives and interviews from the Munich startup ecosystem. From funding deals to founder portraits and tech trends.
Munich Meta office opens
On Friday, social media company Meta opened its new location on Balanstraße. In Munich, the Facebook parent company is focusing on partnerships in the fields of artificial intelligence and immersive technologies.
Atopia secures six-figure pre-seed funding
Munich-based startup Atopia has raised a mid-six-figure pre-seed funding round. The funding is intended to help the young company revolutionize the cultural industry with virtual reality technologies.
Straightlabs creates learning apps and immersive 3D training worlds
Edtech company Straightlabs offers gamified and virtual training worlds. Since its founding in 2015, the startup has already won multiple awards. In the interview, founder and CEO Peter Niermann discusses the benefits of bootstrapping, pivots, and the startup’s challenges. In addition to his entrepreneurial activities, Niermann is also active as a professor at various universities and wants to make education more accessible, effective, and relevant for everyone.
