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News Startup news for the weekend week 23/2026 103 million euros for AI startups, million-euro financing, major takeovers and exciting growth stories: a compact summary of the most important startup news for the weekend.

News Venture clienting in practice: How LASCANA, OTTO DOCK 6 and BOTfriends are scaling AI innovation together The fashion brand LASCANA, together with the AI start-up BOTfriends and the venture client unit OTTO DOCK 6, has successfully put an AI chatbot into live operation.

News Perk receives 300 million US dollars for global expansion The former TravelPerk brand plans to use the fresh capital to further develop its AI-based platform, accelerate its global expansion and push ahead with the planned US launch of its integrated spending platform.

News nu:legal receives 1.3 million euros for the digitalization of legal processes The legal tech startup nu:legal secures 1.3 million euros in fresh capital and launches the public beta of its platform at the same time. Founded by a former Freshfields lawyer, the company aims to significantly speed...

News Factorial reaches USD 2.5 billion valuation and secures over USD 700 million in growth capital Factorial joins the European AI elite: The company secures 150 million US dollars in a Series D. In addition, General Catalyst provides up to 540 million US dollars in growth capital.

Interviews Interview with newcomer of the year Ruth Bosse Awarded "Newcomer of the Year": Ruth Bosse talks about her start-up journey, the development of Ark Software and the opportunities of AI in public administration in the Startbase interview.

News Wecan Group receives majority investor and 5 million Swiss francs for AI-supported compliance platform Swiss FinTech and compliance platform Wecan Group receives tailwind for its next growth phase: listed cybersecurity company SEALSQ acquires a majority stake in the company and provides an additional 5 million Swiss...

News DEScycle secures over 10 million euros in funding for critical raw material supply More than 10 million euros in funding within just ten months: The British CleanTech company DEScycle is driving forward the development of a new generation of metal recycling infrastructure.

News Bayshore raises 8 million US dollars and makes regulation auditable with AI The Munich-based LegalTech translates laws and compliance rules into machine-readable code and aims to automate legal and compliance processes with AI agents.

News Manuel Neuer now keeps the box clean even when you're smiling Prominent reinforcement for happybrush: The Munich-based oral care start-up not only secures a million-euro investment from SevenVentures, but also gains a strategic partner in soccer world champion Manuel Neuer.

News encosa raises 25 million euros for battery storage solutions The Munich-based startup encosa has completed a seed financing round and has also secured scalable debt financing. The company aims to reduce energy costs with its AI-supported platform for battery storage.

Reports Inflation rises to 2.6 percent. Energy prices also drive up import costs significantly Inflation in Germany remains stubbornly above target, while import prices are rising at the fastest rate for more than three years. Above all, higher energy and input prices as a result of the tensions in the Middle...

News Startup news for the weekend week 22/2026 Gaming funding, ESG consolidation and Europe's fight for digital sovereignty: the startup news at the end of week 22/2026 shows where capital and technology are currently flowing.

Marc Nemitz 29.05.2026

News Anthropic raises 65 billion US dollars and reaches almost trillion-dollar valuation! Anthropic raises 65 billion US dollars in a Series H round, bringing its valuation to 965 billion US dollars. The AI company behind Claude is now one of the most valuable tech players in the world.

Marc Nemitz 28.05.2026

News Orbital Industries raises 50 million US dollars The London-based deep tech company Orbital Industries has closed a Series B financing round of 50 million US dollars. The round was led by Plural. Also participating are existing and former investors such as NVentures...

Marc Nemitz 28.05.2026

News Mission Construction: LOVEDIS brings ClimateTech and construction start-ups to Marburg Climate research, the construction industry and start-up innovation came together at the Demo Day in the Lokschuppen Marburg. With a powerful keynote speech by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber and 14 young ConstructionTech...

Marc Nemitz 28.05.2026

News SecurITe launches agentis360 and secures seed financing in the double-digit million range SecurITe launches agentis360, an agent-based AI security platform for hospitals and critical infrastructure. The startup closes a seed financing round in the double-digit million range.

Marc Nemitz 28.05.2026

News Go Swag receives 5 million dollars The British startup automates global gifting processes for brands such as Meta, Apple and Netflix and is growing at over 100% CAGR.

Marc Nemitz 28.05.2026

News Germany tests digital start-ups: "Schneller Gründen" project launches pilot phase From business registration to tax number: eight pilot regions are testing digital business start-ups without media disruptions.

Marc Nemitz 27.05.2026

News Focused Energy raises 240 million US dollars for laser fusion Backed by RWE, SPRIND and the EIC Fund, Focused Energy is pressing ahead with the construction of the first laser fusion power plant in Germany.

Marc Nemitz 27.05.2026