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News Startup News for the Weekend, Week 36/26 100 million euros for deep tech, acquisitions at Empion and GoCardless, and a new quantum computer in Jülich. Here’s a roundup of this weekend’s startup news.

News Atira Raises $15 Million for AI Agents in Industrial Sales Accel and UVC Partners are backing Atira. The Munich-based AI startup is receiving $15 million and aims to use a multi-agent system to automate one of the most complex processes in industrial B2B sales.

News NRW.BANK Makes Its First Investment in Defense Tech and Acquires a Stake in Skylance Less than 3,000 euros per missile and traveling at speeds of over 600 km/h. Skylance is developing a new drone defense system in collaboration with the German Armed Forces and has raised more than one million euros...

News Science4Beauty Raises 1.6 Million Euros 1.6 million euros for biotech in the beauty market. Science4Beauty develops active ingredients based on recombinant proteins and is relying on a conotoxin for its first product.

News Zeit AI Raises Five Million Euros for AI Data Platform Five million euros to reduce Excel use in small and medium-sized businesses. The Munich-based startup Zeit AI is developing an AI agent designed to consolidate corporate data from more than 600 source systems.

News Pharosyn Receives $3 Million for Pharmaceutical AI Pharosyn aims to accelerate strategic decision-making at pharmaceutical companies using specialized AI infrastructure. Moonfire is leading the funding round for the London-based startup.

News OHB Wins Billion-Euro Contract for Europe's IRIS² Satellite Network Europe is establishing its own secure satellite communications system, and OHB is playing a central role in this effort. SES has ordered 18 MEO satellite platforms worth just under one billion euros.

News HyImpulse Secures Over 50 Million Euros for European Rocket Launches JOIN Capital and Ace Capital Partners are leading a financing round of more than 50 million euros for HyImpulse. The SR75 is scheduled to take off again in 2026.

News VisionSpace Receives Over 300,000 Euros in Funding for Its Own Satellite Computer VisionSpace develops hardware for space in Darmstadt. The research project has since even given rise to a new business segment in cybersecurity.

News LOVE DISRUPTION 2026 Brings Startups, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, and Deep Tech to Marburg From the use of AI in small and medium-sized businesses to quantum technology. LOVE DISRUPTION brings together startups, investors, industry, and academia. The program also featured two startup showcases.

News INLEAP Photonics Secures 20 Million Euros for Laser-Based Drone Defense Airports, energy facilities, or military installations: INLEAP Photonics relies on lasers to protect against drones. A 20-million-euro funding round is now set to ramp up production.

News Ronald Kriedel Takes Over as CEO of the BRYCK Startup Alliance New leadership for the BRYCK Startup Alliance. Transfer expert Ronald Kriedel will take over as managing director on September 1 and is tasked with forging closer ties between academia and the Startup Factory.

News Auxxo Closes Second Female Catalyst Fund at 33.3 Million Euros Not just investing, but bringing together new startup teams: Auxxo is combining the closing of its 33.3-million-euro fund with a new European matching platform.

Marc Nemitz 01.09.2026

News xorlab Receives 5 Million Euros for European Email Security The Zurich-based startup xorlab has closed a Series A+ round. The email security provider plans to use the capital to expand, particularly in the DACH region, Benelux, and the Nordics.

Marc Nemitz 01.09.2026

News Federal Government Launches 330-Million-Euro Competition for New High-Tech Locations Which regions will become Germany's next high-tech hubs? The BMFTR is providing up to 330 million euros, but in return is requiring significant additional investments from private and public partners.

Marc Nemitz 31.08.2026

News Bertelsmann Investments Increases Revenue to 451 Million Euros and Invests More Than 100 Million Euros 41 new and follow-on investments in six months. Bertelsmann Investments continues to expand its global portfolio and is increasingly focusing on AI and healthcare with new funds.

Marc Nemitz 31.08.2026

News One million euros for new tourism projects in rural areas Up to 100,000 euros per project: The NaturMomente initiative aims to foster new tourism concepts in rural regions of Germany. Applications are accepted through September 9.

Marc Nemitz 31.08.2026

News Where does a culture of entrepreneurship emerge—in places where no one is (yet) looking? The question of how a startup culture emerges seems easy to answer. However, we often overlook the first step—where young people and students come together in startup initiatives. It is precisely these connections and...

Gründungsmagnet 30.08.2026

Interviews BIN – An investor network for Brandenburg’s next generation of entrepreneurs Brandenburg’s startup ecosystem is growing. Universities, startup initiatives, and the new startup hubs are increasingly producing innovative teams. At the same time, the state boasts successful small and medium-sized...

Marc Nemitz 29.08.2026

News Startup News for the Weekend, Week 35/26 Braunschweig is celebrating its startup hub. There are many events and some truly interesting news stories from the startup ecosystem.

Marc Nemitz 28.08.2026