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+++ #StartupTicker +++ Peec AI grows to 10 million ARR 16 months after launch +++ One field, twice yields: Agri-PV is booming +++ StartupsToWatch: Getquin +++ Ex-zanox makers launch Whaaat AI +++ A look behind the scenes at Super Streusel +++
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Peec AI
+++ Fast, faster and even faster! The young Berlin startup Peec AI is one of the new German AI superstars. The young company, founded at the beginning of 2025, recently raised three investment rounds. In total, the team collected 25 million euros. Investors include Singular, 20VC (Harry Stebbings) and Antler. The startup enables companies to analyze and improve their visibility in AI search results. According to the company, more than 2,500 customers are currently using the platform – including Attio, TUI and Hugo Boss. 16 months after launching, the young company is now announcing $10 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). Just five months ago the team was making 5 million ARR. There are currently more than 70 employees working for Peec AI. The startup is therefore extremely in the fast lane. (Linkedin) More about Peec AI
Agri-PV
+++ One field, twice the yield! One of the GreenTech topics that is currently booming – against the general downward trend in the green startup world – is the young Agri-Photovoltaics (Agri-PV) segment. It is therefore about the dual use of agricultural land for plant cultivation or animal husbandry and the generation of solar power. Lastly, we have startups Fieldworks, AckerCapital and field.energy noticed. Feldwerke, founded in 2023 by Marco Mielenz, Nicolai Reiners and Nils Kuchenbuch, recently received a €12 million revolving credit line from an unnamed French debt fund specializing in renewable energy. The young Cologne startup AckerKapital, founded in 2024 by Jonas Kaczmarczyk and Dominik Ley, wants to “build double-digit systems and bring them online” this year. Global Savings Group founder Adrian Renner could already raise over 10 million euros with feld.energy, founded in 2024 – from HV Capital, Future Energy Ventures and AENU, among others. More about Agri-PV
Getquin
+++ StartupsToWatch! The Berlin investment app Getquinfounded in 2020 by Raphael Steil and Christian Rokitta, recently raised a further 12 million euros – including from the Canadian FinTech investor Portage. With the fresh capital, Getquin wants to “evolve from a portfolio tracker into a digital wealth management platform that combines AI-powered portfolio analysis with personal financial planning for private investors in Europe.” Clark investor Portage and Horizons Ventures, also invested in N26, previously invested $15 million in Getquin. “We believe wealth management is undergoing a fundamental reset. A new generation of private investors expects the same level of intelligence, personalization, and transparency that was once reserved for institutional clients. Getquin is redefining what modern wealth management can look like by combining deep data, intuitive design, and trusted guidance in a single platform,” says Hélène Falchier, Partner at Portage. Getquin is now one of the really hot FinTech startups that everyone should have on their agenda. More about Getquin
Whaaat AI
+++ New start in marketing! The young Berlin startup Whaaat AI relies on 29 AI agents for marketing. “Instead of a single generalist, various AI agents take on clearly defined tasks – for example for LinkedIn, PR, SEO or content strategy – and work together in an orchestrated manner like a digital marketing team,” says the concept. The former zanox makers Thomas Hessler, Jens Hewald and Lars Schulze are behind the young company. “We give small teams all the options of a fully-fledged marketing department,” writes the founding team. More about zanox
Great sprinkles
+++ Worth reading! There is a detailed article in the Handelsblatt about the Hamburg startup Super Streusel, which was founded by the sisters Katharina Decker and Danielasichtin. “With colorful sprinkle mixes, cake icings and baking mixes, the two make an annual turnover, especially in their own online shop, that others don’t make with cakes. This, they say, is well into the double-digit million range, and the trend is growing,” they say. (Handelsblatt) More about Super Streusel
DeepTech
+++ In practice, a pattern emerges again and again in the DeepTech sector: a technology that works. A team that can deliver. But no capital that fits the reality of this technology. More in the guest article by Chris Heyer (Marvelous)
Startup Radar
+++ The startup world never sleeps! Time to take a look at some brand new companies that should definitely be on your radar. Today we are introducing you to these young companies: Repentium, Enviotech, Damalo, Hot Boys Cry and VinciFi. More on the startup radar
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Investments & Exits
+++ Laser fusion startup Focused Energy raises 240 million +++ Pacifico Biolabs receives 7 million +++ welevel raises millions +++ ContexMesh receives seven-figure sum +++ Financial injection for Nenna AI. More in the deal monitor
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