# MUNICH STARTUP

> Munich Startup is the official, free startup portal for Munich and the surrounding region. Operated as an MGH business unit, it combines local journalism and founder interviews with startup and investor directories, funding guidance, events, opportunities, and listings for jobs, spaces, and co-founders.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Munich, Germany
- **Founders:** City of Munich (Institutional co-initiator), Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Munich and Upper Bavaria (Institutional co-initiator), 4Entrepreneurship (University entrepreneurship-center alliance; institutional co-initiator)
- **Products:** Startup news and interviews, Startup map and directory, Events calendar, Munich Startup Insights, Munich Startup Festival
- **Notable:** Official public launch at Bits & Pretzels on 27 September 2015., Dealroom-powered regional database launched in May 2020., Own Munich Startup Festival first held at Backstage in 2023.

## Products & services

- **Startup news and interviews** — Regional reporting on funding, founder stories, industry developments, and support opportunities.
- **Startup map and directory** — Launched with a map of regional startups and support actors; the current platform advertises more than 1,500 listed startups.
- **Events calendar** — Local meetups, conferences, workshops, and networking opportunities.
- **Munich Startup Insights** — Dealroom-powered startup and venture-capital database launched in 2020, including investor discovery and matching.
- **Munich Startup Festival** — Own ecosystem gathering, first held at Backstage in 2023.
- **Pitch & People** — Founder, investor, and expert video-podcast hosted by Helen Duran and Kyrill Ring; introduced in 2025.
- **Knowledge Hub** — Practical startup information filterable by stage, covering topics such as insurance, founder agreements, and market validation.
- **Financing directory and guidance** — Investor discovery and comparisons of bootstrapping, public funding, crowdfunding, angel investment, venture capital, and corporate VC.
- **Jobs & Co** — Listings for startup jobs, offices and lab spaces, co-founders, and collaboration requests.

## Achievements

- Official public launch at Bits & Pretzels on 27 September 2015.
- Dealroom-powered regional database launched in May 2020.
- Own Munich Startup Festival first held at Backstage in 2023.
- Current platform advertises more than 1,500 listed startups and free access.
- Introduced Pitch & People in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — The current platform offers role-based entry points, startup discovery, financing comparisons, a Knowledge Hub, opportunities, and Jobs & Co.
- **2026-10** — Pitch & People published an episode on Vera Meinert and Diafania on 7 October 2026.
- **2026-09** — Pitch & People covered Epique’s decision to reject a major retail order on 9 September and Florian Küster’s account of founding costs on 23 September.
- **2025-10** — Sitegeist received the €5,000 Munich Startup Special Prize at Bits & Pretzels.

## Links

- Website: https://www.munich-startup.de/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/munich-startup
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/munich_startup
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@munichstartup839
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/munich_startup/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/munichstartup

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Last updated: 2026-10-08