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The Munich Kreativquartier: New Space for Startups, Creatives and Art
On the border between Neuhausen and Schwabing-West, a new urban neighborhood is emerging that aims to unite residential and professional life with art, culture and knowledge. Construction work is in full swing and will be for some time. In our video, we’ll show you the current progress in Kreativquartier (creative district) and tell you more…
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#CoronaUpdate with Limehome: “Corona Was the Absolute Litmus Test for Us”
Limehome has developed a technology platform that it uses to rent out designer apartments. Corona brought virtually all travel to a standstill and has plunged the hotel industry into a deep crisis. Yet Limehome was able to increase their revenue by 75 percent compared to the period prior to the crisis. In our #CoronaUpdate, co-founder…
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#CoronaUpdate with Userlane: “The New Remote-First Situation Is Here to Stay.”
Userlane offers interactive step-by-step instructions intended to let users immediately use software at a high level of proficiency without any prior knowledge. Felix Eichler, co-founder and CTO, told us how his startup has fared in the corona crisis.
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Social Distancing Simulation: #CoronaUpdate with Accurate
Accurate simulates flows of people to make events and movement in buildings safer. Since the corona crisis began, there are no longer any crowds, which means the startup has lost its main focus. Instead, the Munich-based company is now measuring how people can move at a safe distance from one another. In our #CoronaUpdate, Angelika…
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#CoronaUpdate with Uniki: “We thought our product would be perfect for the crisis”
With their cloud server Elly, the Munich startup Uniki is digitizing the work of small and medium sized companies – which seems like the optimal product for the current corona crisis. Co-founder and Managing Director Roman Leuprecht talks about the actual impact the crisis has had on his company so far in our #CoronaUpdate.
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Sause: Squeaky-Clean Foam Hand Soap
The Munich startup Sause produces ‘Seifenbrause,’ a foam hand soap, as a sustainable alternative to common liquid hand soap. Customers…
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Trustloop: Impact for companies and NGOs
The Munich-based startup Trustloop has created an online platform that connects companies and non-governamental organisations (NGOs). By improving communication on…
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Planerio: Intelligent Employee Schedules for the Healthcare Industry
The Munich startup Planerio is digitizing the processes involved in workforce management in the healthcare sector. With their software, hospitals…
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BWS Networking App: Education, Network and Events Rolled Into One
The Munich startup BWS Networking App has created a women’s network for all phases of life, making it femtech and…
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Bao Solutions: “We Open the ‘Black Box’ of Sales”
The salestech startup Bao Solutions helps companies increase the success of their sales team with conversation intelligence. It does so…
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Verso: Sustainability Software for Companies
The Munich startup Verso makes sustainability in companies visible with their software. Founded in 2010, the startup that wants to…
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Einfach E-Auto: Clear Answers About Buying an Electric Car
The startup ‘Einfach E-Auto’ wants to make the transition to electric cars easier with its platform. We talked about motivation…
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FreewayCamper Sees the Camping Market in Need of Disruption
For a good fifteen years, nothing has changed in the camping market, and planning a trip with your laptop or…
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Visevi Robotics: “We’re Working on the Revolution of Robots”
Something that is a given for most people is a challenge for robots: picking up fragile objects. The Munich startup…
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Granny Vision: Pepping Up Everyday Senior Life with VR
Granny Vision wants to make the lives of seniors more exciting with virtual reality (VR). The founding team Carolina Habel…
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Modelwise: “Spell Check for Engineering Models”
Mechatronic products have to provide certificates that prove they are safe. The required tests cost engineers a lot of time.…
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FunctionHR: Making HR Decisions Based on Data
Data analysis is playing an important role in an increasing number of business divisions. To make sure HR departments can…
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TUM Boring Participates in New Elon Musk Challenge
Tesla founder Elon Musk has announced a new challenge. The ‘Not-a-boring’ 2021 competition challenges students worldwide to develop a tunnel…
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Real Game Changers, Inspiration and Productivity – How Ellie Hughes at Freeletics Works
In our series ‘How They Work,’ startup founders and employees of Munich startups talk about their favorite tools, routines and…
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“It Was the Best Decision of My Life”: Lena Jüngst of Air Up
Together with four co-founders, Lena Jüngst founded the Munich startup Air Up, a water bottle with flavor pods. We talked…
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Are Munich Startups Sexy Enough? Interview with Mountain Alliance CEO Daniel Wild
The VC company Mountain Alliance has shares in 33 European scaleups in the digital economy, most notably in eHealth, new…
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Communication Across All Departments – How Markus Linnenberg of E-Bot7 Works
In our series ‘How They Work,’ Munich-based startup founders and employees talk about their favorite tools, routines and work methods.…
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Plug and Play: “Innovation is in our DNA”
The open innovation platform and Venture Capital firm Plug and Play from Silicon Valley is active in Munich with a…
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Going Global: Flourish in France
Expanding to France is an obvious step for German startups: The market is large, relationships good and regulations consistent thanks…
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Going Global: The United States Welcome Businesses of all Sizes and Types
As the home country of numerous Unicorns, the United States are a place of longing for many startups. Not only…
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Going Global: Patience Is Needed to Work With China
For many startups, China is an important market for scaling their technologies. Taking advantage of these opportunities, however, requires in-depth…
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Going Global: What Links Canada’s Ontario With Munich
As soon as startups start looking for suitable markets for international expansion, most of them probably initially consider the US,…
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Going Global: Successful Collaboration with Japanese Partners and Customers
Almost every startup reaches a point where they leave their domestic market to tap into new markets abroad. But which…
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University Rankings: Munich Home to Germany’s Best Universities
In four international rankings, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) topped the list in Germany. Within Europe…
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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.
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