+++ Proxima Fusion +++ Quantum Diamonds +++ Andercore +++ Stenon +++ Fox & Owl +++ alqem +++

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Whais there anything new? In ours #WeeklyReview we provide a quick overview of what was really important in the German-speaking startup scene recently!

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#Weekly Review – What was really important recently!

STARTUP RADAR

Brand new
+++ In the past few days we have introduced the following startups: bayshore, INXM, Optohive, VPATH AI, senaya.AI, Kontori, Arctory, Coback, azuza and goal100.studio. More on the startup radar

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INVESTMENTS

Proxima Fusion
+++ The English DeepTech investor XTX Ventures, the venture capital arm of XTX Markets, the London DeepTech financier East X Ventures, the venture capital arm of East redalpine, Leitmotif, Elaia, CDP Venture Capital, Bayern Kapital and EIC Fund are investing 411 million euros (468 million US dollars) in Proxima Fusion. The valuation is 2.4 billion euros (2.7 billion US dollars). More about Proxima Fusion

Quantum Diamonds
+++ The Berlin impact investor World Fund, IQ Capital, Earlybird, First Momentum, UnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators, Creator Fund, Onsight Ventures, Bayern Kapital and several business angels are investing 15 million euros in QuantumDiamonds. In addition, there is 76 million euros in funding from the European Chips Acts. More about Quantum Diamonds

Andercore
+++ UniCredit and KfW grant the Berlin startup Andercore a revolving credit line worth 30 million euros. More about Andercore

Stenon
+++ The Dutch impact investor Pymwymic, DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF) as well as existing investors such as Atlantic Labs, Oyster Bay Venture Capital, Founders Fund, Time Ventures and Bernd Hoffmann are investing 18 million euros (Series B) in Stenon. More about Stenon

Fox & Owl
+++ GET Fund, PI Impact, WaVe-X, as well as the existing investors SET Ventures, Picus Capital and Realyze Ventures are investing 10 million euros in Fuchs & Eule. More about Fox & Owl

alqem
+++ The Munich-based financier UVC Partners and the US investor Union Square Ventures (USV) are investing 8 million euros in alqem as part of a pre-seed investment round. More about alqem

CCRAFT
+++ The Swiss investor QBIT Capital, Zürcher Kantonalbank, Apprecia Capital, Spacewalk, Blue Wonder Ventures and “a leading European company in the field of AI infrastructure” are investing $7.8 million in CCRAFT. More about CCRAFT

ARC
+++ The Munich investor 42CAP as well as the old investors 468 Capital and IBB Ventures are investing 4 million in ARC. More about ARC

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Holidu – Gites.com
+++ The Munich-based holiday home scaleup Holidu is taking over the Dutch holiday home service Gites.com, which was founded in 2001. More about Holidu

Tourlane – Lambus
+++ The Berlin package tour growup Tourlane is taking over the Osnabrück startup Lambus, an “all-in-one travel app” founded in 2019. More about Tourlane

Schwabe Group – Hydraid
+++ The Karlsruhers Schwabe Groupa healthcare solutions company, is taking over the majority stake in the Munich startup Hydraid. More about the Schwabe Group

Quantum Systems – SensusQ
+++ The Munich DefenseTech unicorn Quantum Systems takes over the Estonian software company SensusQ and at the same time opens a location in Tallinn. More about Quantum Systems