| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.02.2026 | +++ cylib +++ Schweiz +++ Venture Capital +++ Nato Innovation Fund +++ CDTM +++ Einhörner +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Freitag, 6. Februar). #STARTUPLAND
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| 04.12.2025 | +++ Zauber +++ Forto +++ Logistik +++ pickshare +++ Tenderwise +++ Zellerfeld +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Donnerstag, 4. Dezember). #STARTUPLAND: SAVE THE DATE
The next unicorn? You’ll meet it at STARUPLAND
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| 25.11.2025 | +++ Andercore +++ Inven Capital +++ Balderton Capital +++ Stark +++ Denttabs +++ Köln +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Dienstag, 25. November). #STARTUPLAND: SAVE THE DATE
The next unicorn? You’ll meet it at STARUPLAND
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| 14.11.2025 | +++ Monkee +++ Vay +++ MOTOR Ai +++ Langdock +++ Neura Robotics +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Freitag, 14. November). #STARTUPLAND: SAVE THE DATE
The next unicorn? You’ll meet it at STARUPLAND
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| 24.10.2025 | +++ Pitch it! +++ Formel Skin +++ Manual +++ BlueYard Capital +++ Michael Wax +++ Hello Inside +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Freitag, 24. Oktober). #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zweite STARTUPLAND statt. Au... |
| 21.09.2025 | Factor2 Energy Secures $9.1M to Unlock CO₂ Geothermal Power | German climatetech pioneer Factor2 Energy secures $9.1 million in seed funding. This capital fuels its innovative CO₂-based geothermal power system. The technology leverages CO₂ as a working fluid, tapping moderate-temperature resources. It... |
| 19.09.2025 | Factor2 Energy sammelt 9,1 Millionen ein – Point Nine investiert in Zauber | Im #DealMonitor für den 19. September werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonito... |
| 18.09.2025 | +++ Zauber +++ Startup! +++ Comgy +++ REWE Innovation Hub +++ IRIS +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Donnerstag, 18. September). #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zweite STARTUPLAND stat... |
| 13.06.2025 | Munich unicorn hothouse targets expansion, but discounts London | A famed Munich-based business course, which has spawned nine unicorns including Trade Republic and Monzo, is looking to offer its study programme in new European markets, but says that London is an unlikely destination.
The Center for Digit... |
| 21.05.2025 | The Rise of Intelligent Automation: sensmore's Vision for Heavy Machinery | In the heart of Europe, a revolution is brewing. A Berlin/Potsdam-based startup named sensmore is on a mission to transform the world’s largest mobile machinery into intelligent robots. With a recent funding boost of €6.5 million, the compa... |
| 20.05.2025 | sensmore raises $7.3M to fuel the next generation of autonomous industrial vehicles | Berlin/Potsdam-based robotics startup sensmore has secured $7.3 million in funding to bring Physical AI to the world’s largest mobile machinery.
As a full-system provider, sensmore retrofits existing heavy mobile machinery on site, for exam... |
| 12.04.2025 | +++ Enpal +++ Hawk +++ Clinomic +++ Rulemapping Group +++ Finmatics +++ Brighter AI +++ Revent +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker-Wochenrückblick liefern wir einen schnellen Überblick darüber, was in der deutschsprachigen Startup-Szene zuletzt wirklich wichtig war! #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zwe... |
| 18.02.2025 | Forto, a logistics startup last valued at $2.1B, in talks with Moelis for potential merger or sale | Forto, a Germany-based freight forwarding startup that was last valued at $2.1 billion, is working with investment bank Moelis & Co. to explore options, including a potential merger or sale, The Information reported, citing a person inv... |
| 13.02.2025 | A New Dawn for LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs: Sam Eshrati Joins identity.vc | In the vibrant landscape of European startups, a new force is emerging. Sam Eshrati has joined identity.vc, Europe’s first venture capital fund dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. This is not just a career move; it’s a clarion cal... |
| 12.02.2025 | From alumni to investors: CDTM-backed fund raises €8.2 million for early-stage startups | Munich-based CDTM Venture Fund, part of the Center for Digital Technology & Management (CDTM), has today announced a €8.2 million raise to support CDTM-affiliated startups, driven by contributions from 316 alumni.
The investor base of t... |
| 12.02.2025 | +++ Forto +++ Michael Wax +++ CDTM Venture Fund +++ Helantic +++ Gender Gap +++ identity.vc +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Mittwoch, 12. Februar). #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zweite STARTUPLAND statt. E... |
| 05.11.2024 | Plato's $6.5M Boost: A Game Changer for Wholesale ERP Automation | In the bustling heart of Berlin, a new player is shaking up the wholesale industry. Plato, an AI-powered platform, has secured $6.5 million in Pre-Seed funding. This investment is not just a financial boost; it’s a lifeline for wholesalers ... |
| 04.11.2024 | Plato Raises $6.5M in Pre-Seed Funding | Benedikt Nolte
Plato, a Berlin, Germany-based AI-powered platform for ERP processes in wholesale, raised $6.5M in Pre-Seed funding.
The round was led by Cherry Ventures alongside angels from Microsoft, SAP, Celonis, Personio and Forto.
The ... |
| 04.11.2024 | Berlin-based Plato secures €6 million aiming to transform the wholesale industry with AI | Plato, a Berlin-based AI-powered ERP automation platform designed for wholesale distributors, has announced the closing of its €6 million pre-seed funding round. This funding round was led by Cherry Ventures, with additional support from th... |
| 04.11.2024 | Plato raises $6.5M for AI-based ERP automation platform | Berlin-based AI-based ERP automation platform for wholesale distributors, Plato, has raised $6.5 million Pre-Seed funding.
Plato was founded by Benedikt Nolte, Matthias Heinrich, and Oliver Birch to support Nolte’s wholesale family business... |
| 15.10.2024 | Berlin-based Nomos raises €1.9 million to empower European businesses and consumers with dynamic electricity plans | Nomos, a Berlin-based energy tech startup, announced it has raised €1.9 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Speedinvest. The round also saw participation from prominent entrepreneurs including Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss (Co-Founder of S... |
| 17.05.2024 | Trawa's Groundbreaking Approach to Revolutionize SME Energy Procurement and Consumption | In a significant development, Berlin-based renewable energy supplier trawa has successfully secured a substantial €10 million Seed round of funding, catapulting its total raised capital to an impressive sum exceeding €12 million. Trawa's cu... |
| 15.05.2024 | German cleantech startup trawa secures €10M from Balderton, Speedinvest, others | Read this article in:
Berlin-based trawa, a renewable energy supplier, announced that it has secured €10M in a seed round of funding led by Balderton Capital.
The round also saw participation from German climate tech investor AENU as well a... |
| 01.05.2024 | Germany’s Deltia.ai bags €4.5M to combat manufacturing labour shortage using AI and computer vision | Read this article in:
Berlin-based Deltia.ai, a computer vision software company, recently announced the completion of €4.5M in a seed funding round led by Cavalry Ventures, with participation from existing investor Merantix.
Additionally, ... |
| 22.04.2024 | GenAI Enabler Langdock Raises $3 Million to Boost LLM-powered Workplace Productivity | Langdock, the platform empowering companies to leverage large language models (LLMs) while staying in control of their data, has raised a $3 million seed round led by General Catalyst alongside La Famiglia. The round also includes participa... |
| 04.03.2024 | Cherry Ventures introduces executive coaching for newly-backed founders | This month, early-stage venture investor Cherry Ventures introduced coaching as a core component of its investment model.
A new program called Copilot mandates that newly-backed founders (including core employees) in all forthcoming term sh... |
| 07.09.2023 | Крупнейшие зарубежные стартапы грузоперевозок | За последние годы мировой рынок логистики пережил много потрясений: covid в 2020 году, последовавший за ним контейнерный кризис 2021-2022 гг, нарушение цепочек поставок в связи с конфликтом в Украине. На этом фоне появляется все больше стар... |
| 10.05.2022 | Vienna’s byrd flies away with $56 million to enable next-day e-commerce delivery | The world of e-commerce is getting competitive by the day. The growth in e-commerce demand, plus current supply chain issues, mean that retailers need resilient and scalable tech-enabled third-party fulfilment platforms
Betting big on the r... |
| 31.03.2022 | In midst of logistics digitisation wave, SHIPSTA ships in $10 million to navigate global expansion | The pandemic, Russia’s war on Ukraine and soaring global fuel prices have thrown the supply chains into a state of chaos. As supply chain innovation becomes one of the greatest concerns for businesses in today’s times, VCs have opened their... |
| 08.03.2022 | Berlin’s Forto notches $250 million taking its valuation to $2.1 billion | Betting big on the rise in demand for providers of logistics technologies, Berlin-based digitised logistics startup Forto has raised a mammoth funding of $250 million. The pre-emptive Series D investment was led by Texas investment firm Dis... |
| 07.03.2022 | Berlin-based Forto bags €230M; eyes global expansion to make the logistics industry sustainable | Forto, a Berlin-based online platform for freight forwarding, announced that it has secured $250M (approx €230M) in a pre-emptive Series D investment round led by Disruptive.
Existing investors, including Softbank Vision Fund 2, G Squared, ... |
| 07.03.2022 | Forto Raises $250M in Series D Funding; Valued at $2.1 Billion | Forto Leadership – Team Erik Muttersbach (CTO and Co-Founder) , Michael Wax (CEO and Co-Founder), Dr. Michael Ardelt (COO) (from left)
Forto, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of digitized freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, raise... |
| 22.06.2021 | The battle forming in the European fintech scene | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
It’s no secret: Venture capitalists have grown bullish about Europe.
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| 22.06.2021 | Forto Raises $240M in Funding; at $1.2 Billion Valuation | Forto, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of digitized freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, raised $240M in funding.
The round, which would valued the company at $1.2 Billion subject to statutory closing conditions and expected to c... |
| 21.06.2021 | Forto Raises $240 Million in Funding Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at $1.2 Billion Valuation | |
| 21.06.2021 | Forto Raises $240 Million in Funding Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at $1.2 Billion Valuation | BERLIN, June 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Forto, the leading provider of digitized freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, today announced that it has successfully raised $240M in an investment round. The round was led by SoftBank Vision... |
| 21.06.2021 | Forto receives $240 million, now shipping at $1.2 billion | Sound that bell ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got another unicorn. Berlin-based digital freight forwarding and supply chain solutions (read: logistics) provider Forto has raised a hefty $240 million. With this round, Forto now weighs in at a ... |
| 21.06.2021 | Germany’s new unicorn: Freight tech startup Forto raises $240M in a round led by Softbank | Berlin-based Forto, an online platform for freight forwarding, announced that it has secured $240M (approx €201.8M) in a fresh round of funding. The company has now raised a total of $360M in funding, to date. And with this round, it has no... |
| 18.11.2020 | Forto, the leading European digital freight forwarder, raises over $50m to expand internationally | Forto, the leading European digital freight forwarder, raises over $50 million to expand internationally and accelerate the development of its supply chain management solutions
Forto, the leading digital freight forwarder headquartered in ... |
| 17.11.2020 | Digital freight forwarder Forto raises another $50M in round led by Inven Capital | Forto, a digital freight forwarder which has experienced a boom during the pandemic, has raised another $50 million in funding. It’s now raised $103 million since its launch in 2016.
The round was led by Inven Capital, a growth fund out of ... |
| - | Berlin’s Forto notches $250 million taking its valuation to $2.1 billion | Betting big on the rise in demand for providers of logistics technologies, Berlin-based digitised logistics startup Forto has raised a mammoth funding of $250 million. The pre-emptive Series D investment was led by Texas investment firm Dis... |
| - | Forto raises $240m in funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at $1.2b valuation | Forto, the leading provider of digitized freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, today announced that it has successfully raised $240M in an investment round. The round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2[1], with participation from Ci... |
| - | Vienna’s byrd flies away with $56 million to enable next-day e-commerce delivery | The world of e-commerce is getting competitive by the day. The growth in e-commerce demand, plus current supply chain issues, mean that retailers need resilient and scalable tech-enabled third-party fulfilment platforms
Betting big on the r... |
| - | In midst of logistics digitisation wave, SHIPSTA ships in $10 million to navigate global expansion | The pandemic, Russia’s war on Ukraine and soaring global fuel prices have thrown the supply chains into a state of chaos. As supply chain innovation becomes one of the greatest concerns for businesses in today’s times, VCs have opened their... |
| - | 5 технологических прогнозов 2022, которые изменят электронную коммерцию | Какие большие штуки будут влиять на ландшафт электронной коммерции в ближайшие несколько лет? Конечно, 2020-е это непрекращающийся забег черных лебедей, но порой ситуация меняется так быстро, что становится просто упустить из вида долгосроч... |
| - | Forto receives $240 million, now shipping at $1.2 billion | Sound that bell ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got another unicorn. Berlin-based digital freight forwarding and supply chain solutions (read: logistics) provider Forto has raised a hefty $240 million. With this round, Forto now weighs in at a ... |
