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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: Pactsheet AI, Dr. Max Health, Qlyros, Agent F, Percol, Repentium, Enviotech, Damalo, Hot Boys Cry, VinciFi, Smash, SCIORA, OrbiFarm, RoboService and Edufyer. More on the startup radar
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+++ In the Startup Radar newsletter, our paid newsletter, we report on these startups: Justima, baba.gg, LeadScraper, Nifty IP, DACL Technologies, allseven, curly, Aretea Group, Rewired, Reo, GreenGLOBAL, Assetfy, manugy, DATFID and Lexi. Try it free for 30 days
INVESTMENTS
Focused Energy
+++ The energy company RWE, the Federal Agency for Advanced Innovations (SPRIND), European Innovation Council, BMH Beteiligungs-Management Hessen, Futury Capital and old investor Prime Movers Lab (USA) are investing 240 million US dollars in Focused Energy. More about Focused Energy
REPS
+++ Unnamed investors are investing $23.6 million in REPS. More about REPS
allO
+++ The New York investor Zigg Capital, LifeX Ventures, Aperture, Wecken & Cie., 20VC and Keen Venture Partners as well as business angels such as Angels in the round include Fabian Siegel, Mark Ransford, Ludwig Fuchs are investing 14 million US dollars in allO. More about allO
Pacifico Biolabs
+++ The American food and biotech investor Stray Dog Capital, TGFS Technologie Gründerfonds Sachsen, Sprout & About Ventures, Simon Capital, FoodLabs and Co. are investing 7 million euros in Pacifico Biolabs. More about Pacifico Biolabs
welevel
+++ The American gaming investor Transcend, Burda Principal Investments (BurdaGP), old investor Bitkraft Ventures and Co. are investing an undisclosed sum, but probably a higher sum in the millions, in welevel as part of a Series A investment round. More about welevel
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Planted – Code Gaia
+++ The two ESG software providers Planted and Code Gaia are merging. More about Planted
Carbonfact – Vaayu
+++ The Paris-based sustainability company Carbonfact is taking over the Berlin-based ClimateTech Vaayu, founded in 2020, a CO2 tracking platform that is specifically aimed at retailers. More about Vaayu
VENTURE CAPITAL
neoteq ventures
+++ The Cologne-based early-stage investor neoteq ventures, which launched in 2020, announces the first closing of its second fund. There is now over 25 million euros in the pot (target size: 50 million). More about neoteq ventures
Marvelous
+++ The Berlin DeepTech investor Marvelous, launched in 2023, is launching the Marvelous Scito Fund together with the Joachim Herz Foundation. More about Marvelous
EKK & Co.
+++ The Stuttgart investment company EKK & Co. announces the first closing of its third fund (EKK & Co. III Early Growth). There is currently 15.1 million euros in the pot (target volume: 75 million). More about EKK & Co.
The Vibe VC
+++ With The Vibe VC, a micro-VC for vibe-coded startups is launching in Zurich. More about The Vibe VC
OFFLINE
Aware
+++ The multi-million dollar Berlin blood test startup Aware is insolvent. Attorney Philipp Grauer is appointed as the provisional insolvency administrator. The startup, founded in 2021 by EyeEm founders Florian Meissner and Ramzi Rizk as well as Ferdinand Schmidt-Thomé, relies on blood tests – including an app for evaluating health data and a subscription model. More about aware
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