+++ Neura Robotics +++ Isar Aerospace +++ fonio.ai +++ Galvany +++ Ona +++ Gaius Capital +++ Kloster Kitchen +++
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STARTUPLAND: Founders. VCs. Visionaries
+++ Our fourth STARTUPLAND Conference will take place on March 10, 2027 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
#Weekly Review – What was really important recently!
STARTUP RADAR
Brand new
+++ In the past few days we have presented the following startups: tvently, Carbony, SilverFriend, QUCOXX, Kai Karosse, AITHEA, ioncentric, Elephant, caremare, Invertix, BeatSquares, Execurer, Leadary, Rethinking Job and Lumina. More on the startup radar
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+++ In the Startup Radar newsletter, our paid newsletter, we report on these startups: bayshore, INXM, Luure, AIceFlow, Optohive, Mirel, SYLO, VPATH AI, senaya.AI, Neura Space, Shark Finance, Patronus Protect, Velth, IX Group and Flowstate. Try it free for 30 days
INVESTMENTS
Neura Robotics
+++ US corporations such as Tether, Amazon, NVIDIA and Qualcomm as well as imec.xpand, Bosch, Schaeffler, Lingotto, InterAlpen Partners and Co. are investing – as already expected – up to 1.4 billion US dollars (an absolute record amount) in Neura Robotics. More about Neura Robotics
Isar Aerospace
+++ The US investor Island Green and the British investor Molten Ventures as well as existing investors such as HV Capital, Lakestar, UVC Partners and KfW Capital are investing 270 million euros in Isar Aerospace. The company valuation is said to be around 2 billion euros. More about Isar Aerospace
fonio.ai
+++ The London investor 20VC (Harry Stebbings) and existing investors are investing 14.6 million euros in fonio.ai as part of a seed investment round. The valuation is 120 million euros. More about fonio.ai
Galvany
+++ The Dutch EnergyTech investor SET Ventures and the Berlin ClimateTech financier AENU are investing 10 million euros in Galvany as part of a seed investment round. More about Galvany
Tawo
+++ The Centrotec group, which takes care of sustainable building technology, the Leadership Datacenter company (data centers), OBI SQUARED Venture Capital, the HPM craft group, H2 Ventures (Michael Haufler, Andreas Haufler) and other business angels are investing 4.5 million euros (including 500,000 euros in debt capital) in Tawo. More about Tawo
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
NexDash – March transports
+++ The Berlin neo-carrier NexDash is taking over the Rheinbach truck forwarding company March Transporte. More about NexDash
DeepIP – PatentMaker
+++ The busy startup DeepIP (Paris, New York), an AI platform for patent drafting, is buying the Munich-based company PatentMaker, founded in 2020, an AI-supported software for patent applications and patent drafting. More about PatentMaker
Infomedia – veact
+++ The Australian company Infomedia, a provider of data solutions in automotive aftersales, is taking over the Munich start-up Veact, an “automotive marketing platform”. More about veact
MoleQlar – Tomorrowlabs
+++ The Berlin longevity company MoleQlar is taking over the Viennese biotech and skincare company Tomorrowlabs, founded in 2016, as part of an asset deal. More about MoleQlar
Bose – StreamUnlimited
+++ The American headphone giant Bose is taking over the Viennese company StreamUnlimited, which was founded in 2005 and develops “integrated solutions for connected audio”. More about StreamUnlimited
OpenAI – Ona
+++ The American ChatGPT developer OpenAI snaps up the Kiel-based AI company Ona, formerly known as Gitpod. The purchase price is not yet known. More about Ona
VENTURE CAPITAL
Generation Tech Partners
+++ With Generation Tech Partners, Sebastian Herfurth (Friendsurance), Daniel Szabo (Körber Digital) and Elias Bitzer (Afinum, Liqid) are starting a new investment company that focuses on the consolidation of medium-sized companies. More about Generation Tech Partners
Gaius Capital
+++ The young Berlin investor Gaius Capital announces the first closing of his first fund (Gaius Succession Capital I). There is initially 40 million euros in the pot. The investment company aims to support medium-sized entrepreneurs in organizing their succession. More about Gaius Capital
OFFLINE
neosfer
+++ Frankfurt’s Commerzbank is closing its early-stage investor neosfer, which also functioned as an innovation unit. As a corporate venture capitalist, neosfer has been investing in “founders whose business models and teams have the potential to scale and deliver added value for society and users” since 2013. More about neosfer
Monastery Kitchen
+++ The ginger shot startup Kloster Kitchen slipped into bankruptcy in April. It was reported that the company’s shareholders were unable to agree on further financing. More about Kloster Kitchen
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