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STARTUPLAND: Founders. VCs. Visionaries
+++ Our third STARTUPLAND Conference will take place on March 18th at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne. A fascinating journey into the startup scene awaits you again – with lectures from successful founders, educational interviews and pitches that inspire. More about STARTUPLAND
Masterclass at STARTUPLAND: How to Get a VC’s Attention: Fundraising Do’s and Don’ts
In a competitive fundraising environment, it’s not just the business model that counts – but also how founders communicate, position themselves and follow up. Johannes Dierkes from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) provides insights from the perspective of a leading early-stage investor and shows what really makes startups stand out. In STARTUPLAND he talks about typical mistakes in approaching, pitching and follow-up, about signals that build trust, and about the factors that create real investor conviction. A practical session for founders who want to understand how to attract the attention of VCs and successfully navigate the fundraising process.
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Code intelligence
+++ Bankruptcy! The Bonn company Code Intelligence, which focuses on application security testing for developers, is insolvent. Attorney Dirk Obermüller is appointed as the provisional insolvency administrator. In recent years, around 14 million euros have flowed into the company, which was founded in 2017 by Khaled Yakdan, Sergej Decand and Matthew Smith. The company’s investors include Tola Capital (17.3%), LBBW Venture Capital (15.5%) and High-Tech Gründerfonds (13.2%). In 2023, the team made a loss of 6.4 million (previous year: 3 million). In total, building Code Intelligence had already cost 10.6 million by the end of 2023. It is therefore obvious that the company recently needed additional capital. More about Code Intelligence
Tytan Technologies
+++ StartupsToWatch: Tytan Technologies. Munich-based DefenseTech, founded in 2023 by Batuhan Yumurtaci and Balazs Nagy, relies on AI-controlled interceptor drones. “Drones are reshaping warfare, but the countermeasures are costly and not scalable. Traditional solutions cannot keep up. TYTAN meets this critical demand with rapid development cycles and adaptable solutions that address the rapidly changing landscape,” says the concept’s website. Nato Innovation Fund, Amira, as well as existing investors such as OTB Ventures and Lakestar recently invested 30 million euros in the company. DefenseTech continues to be the topic of the moment in the German startup scene. Tytan Technologies, which has been very quiet so far, is now one of the emerging companies in the segment. More about Tytan Technologies
State of German Tech Ecosystem
+++ “Focus on substance”! The French early-stage investor XAnge takes an intensive look at the German startup landscape in the study “State of the German Tech Ecosystem”. The most important finding: “2025 marks a structural turning point in the German venture capital market.” Although the overall financing volume remains stable, the dynamics have changed significantly: “Fewer deals, higher quality requirements and a clear rotation of capital into strategic future areas characterize the current environment.” The survey identified topics such as defense and dual-use technologies, artificial intelligence, health & life sciences and energy & resilience as the “segments with the most capital in Germany”. The busy investor advises German founders to have an “early focus on substance”, “a clear positioning in relevant technology fields and realistic exit strategies with an eye on M&A potential”. (State of German Tech Ecosystem) More about XAnge
conmeet
+++ Most recently, Benedikt Kisner built up the netgo group. Now he is starting again with conmeet. “After a company with over 1,300 employees, working with a small, focused team again – that was strange at first,” says the serial founder. More about conmeet
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