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What’s new? In ours #StartupTicker weekly review we provide a quick overview of what was really important in the German-speaking startup scene recently!
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#StartupTicker – What was really important recently!
STARTUP RADAR
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+++ In the past few days we have presented the following startups: foom, Colibri, Marble Imaging, Thursday.ai, YOUL, MimoSense, Mercura, rebe, Agentic Systems and addressable value. More on the startup radar
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INVESTMENTS
Duna
+++ CapitalG, Alphabet’s growth investor, Index Ventures, Puzzle Ventures and Frank Slootman are investing 30 million euros in Duna. More about Duna
Enua
+++ Deutsche Bank is providing the cannabis startup Enua with 25 million euros as part of debt financing. More about enua
Twaice
+++ The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing the Munich startup Twaice with a “long-term loan” worth 24 million euros. More about Twaice
R3 Robotics
+++ HG Ventures, Suma Capital, Oetker Collection, European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund) as well as existing investors BonVenture, FlixFounders and EIT Urban Mobility are investing 14 million euros in R3 Robotics (formerly known as Circu Li-ion). More about R3 Robotics
Morpheus Space
+++ The Munich NewSpace investor Alpine Space Ventures, European Investment Fund (EIF), Lavrock Ventures, Morpheus Ventures, Pallas Ventures, Vsquared Ventures and other old and new investors are investing 15 million US dollars in Morpheus Space. More about Morpheus Space
Guardia
+++ The Dutch investor Peak, amberra, the corporate venturing studio of the cooperative financial group Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken, butterfly & elephant, the accelerator of GS1 Germany, as well as existing investors such as BonVenture, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures) and Beurer are investing 8.5 million euros in Gardia. More about Guardia
Additive Drives
+++ The Danish GreenTech financier Nordic Alpha Partners and existing investor AM Ventures are investing a double-digit million sum in Additive Drives. More about additive drives
Lanes & Planes
+++ The Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) is investing a double-digit million sum in Lanes & Planes as part of growth debt financing. More about Lanes & Planes
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Banyan Software – Gini
+++ The American company Banyan Software, which buys up companies worldwide and continues to operate them under its umbrella, is taking over the Munich-based FinTech Gini, founded in 2011, which offers AI-based solutions for banks, insurance and e-commerce. More about Gini
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