Felix Wagner 
Tentris, a Bielefeld-based startup developing next-generation graph databases for enterprises, discusses its origins, victory in the STARTUPLAND-Pitch-Contest, and future growth strategies in an interview.
Max Tkacz, former n8n employee, launched Flowgramming Studios in Berlin to create YouTube gameshows for a tech audience. The company has raised €295k, including €40k from Tkacz personally, and aims to blend viral content with tech themes.
The AO, a Berlin-based startup, is digitizing battlefield medicine with wearable sensors and AI to monitor casualties during evacuation. Founded by Howard Hunt, the platform aims to automate data collection for military and civilian emergency use, with partnerships in Ukraine and NATO integration plans.
Munich-based Proxima Fusion secured €411 million in a €2.5 billion valuation round led by XTX Ventures and East X Ventures, with Google as a notable investor. The funding will accelerate development of its nuclear fusion technology, including the Alpha stellarator project. The company aims to secure additional €1.2 billion from the German federal government for commercialization.
Porelio, a Germany-based deeptech startup developing advanced materials for industrial separation and water treatment, raised €2.4 million in a pre-seed round led by Faber. The funding will scale its patented continuous-flow manufacturing process for Functionalized Ordered Mesoporous Silicas (FOMS), which capture pollutants like PFAS and recover precious metals more efficiently than existing methods.
Andercore, a German startup, secured 30 million in funding as part of its latest financing round.
blue activity, a Heidelberg-based startup, is developing a solution to replace chemical biocides in industrial cooling systems with microorganisms. Founded by Lars Havighorst, the company aims to provide an eco-friendly alternative to traditional chemical treatments.
calltime founder Jonathan Kurth reveals the company has over 300 customers ranging from scale-ups to corporations and aims to double this number while increasing revenue per customer in the next year.
Ysios Capital, a leading European venture capital firm in life sciences, announced the divestment of Memo Therapeutics AG following its acquisition by global biopharmaceutical company Ipsen. The deal includes an initial payment of 200 million euros.
The German government approved JD.com’s acquisition of MediaMarktSaturn with conditions to safeguard customer data. The European Commission is reviewing the deal for potential antitrust issues related to alleged Chinese state subsidies.