Success Stories
Success Story
Fineway: The Traveltech Startup’s Journey
The Munich traveltech startup Fineway was founded in 2015 by Markus Bohl and Markus Feigelbinder. Through the platform, users can book complex round trips automatically using a short, digital conversation. Fineway calls itself one of the world’s first companies to develop and use artificial intelligence (AI) to plan individual trips …
Success Story
Reflekt – Agility, Speed and a Passion for Innovation
The Munich startup Reflekt lets companies develop their own augmented and mixed reality applications without any programming skills whatsoever. The company has been a success since 2012, has approximately sixty employees worldwide and is looking to fill additional positions. Customers from a wide range of industries use Reflekt. The industry …
Success Story
“A Lot of Hard Work, Perseverance and a Certain Amount of Luck” – The HR Startup Talentry
The Munich startup Talentry offers a cloud-based recruitment marketing platform. We spoke with founder and CEO Carl Hoffmann about how Talentry went from a student startup to a young company with more than 50 employees, why trust and luck are important and how their potential path to becoming a unicorn …
Success Story
Mynaric: Internet Above the Clouds Thanks to Laser Technology
The company Mynaric is one of the biggest, if not the biggest player in the field of laser communication for airplanes, high-altitude platforms and satellites. A successful IPO in 2017 brought in the company, which is planning to take the internet above the clouds, more than 27 million euros. Analysts …
Success Story
Scalable Capital: Algorithm-driven investment
Scalable Capital is a poster child of the Munich fintech scene. The startup has been on the market for a mere two years and manages more than 600 million euros of its clients’ assets — with a strong upward trend. We spoke with Erik Podzuweit, co-founder and CEO of Scalable …
Profiles
Profile
An Interview with Markus Feigelbinder: “Be Open to Inspiration”
Markus Feigelbinder, founder and Managing Director of the traveltech startup Fineway, talks about his role models and why it’s so…
Profile
Building Radar: Digital Tools for Sales in the Construction Industry
The Munich proptech startup Building Radar provides information about future or current construction projects. With help from artificial intelligence (AI),…
Profile
Abracar: “The Right Employees are Crucial for Success”
The Munich startup Abracar has developed rapidly with its platform for selling cars from private individuals to private individuals. Founded…
Profile
Rapid Growth and Happy Employees: An Update Interview with Personio
The Munich HR startup Personio just recently completed a 40 million dollar round of financing. After that, the startup’s next…
7 Questions
7 Questions
Beducated: Netflix of Sexual Education
The Munich-based sextech startup Beducated wants to improve the sexual lives of their customers with online courses. The founding couple…
7 Questions
Socialwave: WiFi Hotspots and Marketing Modules
The Munich startup Socialwave offers WiFi hotspot devices for owners of cafés, hotels, doctor’s offices, etc. with a marketing module…
7 Questions
Mobiko: The Digital Mobility Budget
The mobility startup Mobiko has an app up its sleeve that companies’ employees can use to invoice all of their…
7 Questions
Mentessa: The Office Matchmaking App
The Munich startup Mentessa wants to revolutionize mentoring programs in companies with its matchmaking app. The app aims to help…
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AWS — Amazon Meets Startups
AWS (Amazon Web Services) offers startups not only a cloud platform with more than 165 services, but also supports young…
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Deutsche Bank Meets Startups
The Frankfurt-based financial institution is now also increasingly banking on collaboration with young companies. In recent years, Deutsche Bank has…
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Kumovis: First 3D Printer for Manufacturing with Clean Room Integration
Last year, the Munich high-tech startup Kumovis not only won the Munich Business Plan Competition from Baystartup, but also landed…
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Techboost: Deutsche Telekom’s Startup Program
Anyone wanting to make a startup a success needs more than just a good business idea. Deutsche Telekom has been…
Munich Movers
Munich Movers
“My Biggest Talent Is My Authenticity”
Miriam Haerst founded the Munich high-tech startup Kumovis in 2017 with her business partners Stefan Leonhardt, Sebastian Pammer, Stefan Fischer…
Munich Movers
“Thinking in Entrepreneurial Terms is a Way of Life” — An Interview with Günes Seyfarth
Günes Seyfarth is a true serial founder. Next Entrepreneurs, die Astronautin and Fruitiverse are just three examples of her current…
Munich Movers
“Be Interested in People!” — Interview with Temedica Founder Gloria Seibert
Gloria Seibert is the CEO of a digital health startup, the digital treatment companion Temedica. Founded with CTO Clemens Kofler…
Munich Movers
Video Interview with Bastian Nominacher: How Celonis Became a Unicorn
As the latest Munich unicorn, the local company Celonis was already the talk of the town in 2018. CEO and…
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.