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The latest from Berlin's startup and technology ecosystem
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The End of "Poor But Sexy": How the Housing Crisis is Choking Berlin's Startup Scene
Berlin’s startup ecosystem is a powerhouse. With VC-backed companies currently valued at a combined €169 billion and a new startup born roughly every 17 hours, the city remains Germany's undisputed te… -
Berlin vs Paris: Which City Is Europe’s AI Capital?
For founders, investors and engineers scanning the continent for the best place to build AI businesses, the Berlin-versus-Paris question has gone from academic to urgent. Both cities punch above their… -
Google Opens AI Center in Berlin to unite DeepMind and Google Research
Google officially opened its AI Center Berlin today, consolidating researchers from Google DeepMind, Google Research and other AI teams into a single European hub. The move signals a focused bet on Be… -
AI or Burnout: The High-Stakes Sprint of Berlin’s Tech Founders
Berlin’s startup scene is running on caffeine and code. At Peec AI, a Berlin-based AI startup, cofounder Daniel Drabo often works until midnight—sometimes even on weekends. The company’s annual recurr… -
Neura Robotics reportedly raising €1B round
Neura Robotics, the maker of humanoid and logistics robots, is reportedly negotiating a fresh financing round worth about €1 billion (roughly $1.2 billion), according to Bloomberg. The report, which c… -
Berlin Will Pay You €2,500 a Month to Launch Your Tech Startup
Dreaming of launching a tech startup in Berlin but worried about money? The Berliner Startup Stipendium run by Science & Startups could be your answer.This program, funded by the European Union an… -
Diligent AI raises €2.1M to deploy AI agents for KYC/AML
Diligent AI, a Berlin/London-linked startup that builds autonomous AI analysts for financial crime compliance, has closed a €2.1 million Seed round to accelerate product development and expand across … -
How Frontline’s ‘Lizzy’ uses AI to flag imminent domestic violence
Frontline, a spin‑out co‑founded by LMU doctoral researcher Ba Linh Le, has launched Lizzy, an AI‑assisted web app that predicts the short‑term risk of domestic violence with roughly 80% accuracy. The… -
From Kettles to Connected Counters: How Berlin’s Heatle Rewrote the Rules of Boiling Water
Berlin hardware startup Heatle has quietly turned one of the most mundane household devices — the kettle — into a platform for energy, design and smart-home innovation. What started as an engineer’s i… -
€100M revives Flink — Quick commerce’s last operator standing
After a brutal contraction in Europe’s fast‑delivery wars, Berlin‑based Flink has emerged as the sector’s most credible operator — backed today by a €100M ($100M) growth round led by Prosus alongside … -
Berlin's cargo.one acquires Cargofive, raises €17M
Berlin freight-tech scaleup cargo.one has taken a major step toward becoming a true multimodal platform: the company announced the acquisition of Lisbon-based ocean rate specialist Cargofive alongside… -
These Are The Best Cafes Where Berlin's Founders Hang Out
In 2026, Berlin's startup ecosystem remains concentrated in Mitte and Kreuzberg, where hybrid coworking-cafe spaces serve as the primary "offices" for early-stage founders and venture capitalists.&nbs… -
Top Tech And Startup Events in Berlin to Attend in 2026
Berlin remains one of Europe’s most dynamic startup hubs, attracting founders, investors, developers, and innovators from across the globe.If you are looking for events to attend this year, here is a … -
Ex-Berlin Startup Dash0 eyes $1bn valuation
Dash0, the AI-native cloud-monitoring startup founded in Germany and now headquartered in New York, is in talks for a fresh funding round that could value the company at $1bn, according to a Bloomberg… -
mika Raises €800,000 to Simplify Bureaucracy for Small Businesses
mika, a Berlin-grown generative AI startup, has successfully closed an €800,000 pre-seed investment round to accelerate the development of its AI-driven tools designed to tackle bureaucracy and financ… -
AI Can’t Fire You Here: Why Germany Is the Last Safe Haven for Human Jobs
AI is coming for your job - unless you live in Germany. While Silicon Valley and Beijing race to replace workers with algorithms, Germany remains a stubborn holdout against the AI employment apocalyps… -
Tomorrow.bio 'pivots' from cryonics to preventive longevity
Berlin-based Tomorrow Biostasis GmbH — better known as Tomorrow.bio — is widening its remit. The company that built a business around cryopreservation is launching a paid longevity service that pairs … -
Here is Where Berlin founders live and work: The best neighbourhoods in 2026
Location still matters for Berlin startups — even in a hybrid world. Proximity to talent, events, corporate partners and nightlife shapes hiring, investor meetings and founder energy.Below is a concis… -
YOU(th) Health raises $4.5M to put preventive screening on every smartphone
Berlin-based YOU(th) Health has closed a $4.5 million funding round to commercialise a smartphone-first approach to preventive healthcare.The seed-plus round was led by Callisto Health and joined by c… -
Youzu launches world’s first all‑in‑one Visual AI platform for e‑commerce
Berlin-based startup Youzu today commercially launched what it calls the world’s first all‑in‑one Visual AI Platform for e‑commerce, positioning a single API as the replacement for a patchwork of visu…