Startup Stories

In our section Startup Stories we present to you newcomers as well as established startups. The Munich Startup team interviews entrepreneurs on-site in their offices and shares their impressions with you.

Success Stories feature flagship startups that have already arrived on the market. The Profiles provide you with a deep impression of ambitious young entrepreneurs.

Success Stories

Profiles

flissade Profile: Flexible Living Space turns Utopia into Reality
10. April 2018

flissade Profile: Flexible Living Space turns Utopia into Reality

10. April 2018

The Munich startup flissade has created flexible space that is living space and balcony all in one. With their patented concept, the founding team of architects Lisbeth Fischbacher and Daniel Hoheneder want to offer more flexibility, living space and quality for sustainable cities. We visited the founders in their office in Munich’s Maxvorstadt. It certainly […]

Profile: Motius – A Speedboat for Agile Project Implementation
22. March 2018

Profile: Motius – A Speedboat for Agile Project Implementation

22. March 2018

The startup Motius is a research and development company. The Munich firm specializes in the latest technology and builds products and prototypes in the field of computer science, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. The company is exceptional, particularly in terms of its organizational structure – Motius is comprised of a core team as its competence […]

Brabbler Profile: How the GMX Founders are Creating a New Messenger
6. March 2018

Brabbler Profile: How the GMX Founders are Creating a New Messenger

6. March 2018

The Munich startup Brabbler is developing a communication platform that aims to ensure privacy for private individuals and confidentiality for companies. It was back in 2015 that the former GMX founders embarked on creating the new company. The company in Munich-Neuaubing now employees 71 individuals from 23 countries. In July 2017, the startup received a […]

News from the Media Lab: A Profile of TheBuzzard.org and Picter
11. December 2017

News from the Media Lab: A Profile of TheBuzzard.org and Picter

11. December 2017

Fake news and cries about “lying press,” dwindling advertising revenue and digital transformation: the media industry is in a state of upheaval. Media Lab Bayern supports startups that develop new solutions for the media industry. We spoke with two young companies at the Munich-based media accelerator. The founders of TheBuzzard.org, Felix Friedrich and Dario Nassal, […]

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Matchmaking for the Manufacturing Industry — A talk with… Techpilot
18. April 2018

Matchmaking for the Manufacturing Industry — A talk with… Techpilot

18. April 2018

Startups in particular require individually manufactured parts in small series production. Many shy away from the problems that accompany production in the Far East, or require help specifying the parts needed. The Munich company Techpilot has been connecting buyers with manufacturing partners for nearly 20 years. We spoke with Rolf Hoffmann, head of the Techpilot […]

“Retail will be Hyper-Personalized” — A talk with Retailtech Hub
22. January 2018

“Retail will be Hyper-Personalized” — A talk with Retailtech Hub

22. January 2018

MediaMarktSaturn and the Plug and Play Tech Center are looking for innovations in retail in their Munich-based Retailtech Hub. Martin Wild, Chief Digital Officer at MediaMarktSaturn, gave us some details about the startup program. Please tell us about Retailtech Hub! Retailtech Hub was established by MediaMarktSaturn this August. The open platform is directed towards tech […]

“Braver in Terms of Technology” – a Talk with Acton Capital Partners
15. January 2018

“Braver in Terms of Technology” – a Talk with Acton Capital Partners

15. January 2018

Acton Capital Partners has been investing in internet companies since 1999. In addition to Etsy and HolidayCheck, the company also features several successful Munich-based startups in its portfolio such as Ciao.com, Zooplus, Mytheresa.com and Windeln.de. Christoph Braun, managing partner at Acton, talked with Munich Startup about preferences, trends, fear and missed opportunities. Christoph, please tell […]

Munich Movers

World Champion and Startup Investor: an Interview with Philipp Lahm
6. February 2018

World Champion and Startup Investor: an Interview with Philipp Lahm

6. February 2018

During his athletic career, Philipp Lahm reached nearly every conceivable goal for a soccer player: German champion, cup winner, winner of the Champions League, world champion. Since ending his career as an athlete, the former team captain of both the German national team and FC Bayern Munich has devoted himself to a new undertaking: he […]

Professor Manfred Broy: “The Munich Ecosystem Has Major Potential”
2. September 2017

Professor Manfred Broy: “The Munich Ecosystem Has Major Potential”

2. September 2017

Digitalization and the transition that accompanies it are seriously challenging the business world. An individual who deals with this subject in great depth is Professor Manfred Broy, founding president of Zentrum Digitalisierung.Bayern. We spoke with him about the opportunities and challenges presented by digital transformation, the role startups play and where he sees danger lurking […]

Good to know

“IoT Lights up the Dark” – How Munich Startups Are Involved
15. February 2018

“IoT Lights up the Dark” – How Munich Startups Are Involved

15. February 2018

The Internet of Things, abbreviated to IoT, is something everyone is talking about. How strong is IoT in Munich? And how is it developing in Germany? Munich Startup went to find out. To begin with, the term should be defined, since not everyone has the same understanding of the Internet of Things. Broadly speaking, the […]

Passion for Creative Work: Cultural and Creative Industries
17. October 2017

Passion for Creative Work: Cultural and Creative Industries

17. October 2017

Music, literature, art, film, design, games — the cultural and creative industries are multi-faceted. Cultural entrepreneurs and experts let us in on how the industries work. Cultural and creative industries sounds like a contradiction in terms at first, with creativity on one side and its economic exploitation in markets on the other. The term “startup” […]

Germany’s Best Prospects are in Munich
29. September 2017

Germany’s Best Prospects are in Munich

29. September 2017

Munich is doing well — and will continue doing so according to a recent study. The Bavarian capital is once again the city with the best future prospects in Germany. Munich leads the fifth city ranking conducted by the Hamburg  Institute  of International Economics (HWWI) and Berenberg Private Bank. Of all thirty cities that were […]

Startup Study Deems Munich a Prime Location
11. August 2017

Startup Study Deems Munich a Prime Location

11. August 2017

A few weeks ago, PwC published a study on German startups. The consulting company has now presented the results from the participating Munich startups, delivering a positive impression of Munich as a location for startups. The key finding in the assessment of Munich: German startups are doing well, and Munich startups are doing even better. […]

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