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Berlin's Almetra raises €16.3M to sharpen factory AI

The Berlin startup uses AI-powered cameras above production lines to turn video into actionable data — and already boosted output by 20% at Bosch, Siemens Energy and ABB.

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$110M Series C: Taktile Bets Big on Agentic Finance

The Berlin-based fintech startup wants to help banks and insurers hand over complex decisions to AI agents, while keeping humans in control.

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Zelara Gets €3M to Fix How Brands Talk to Customers

Zelara's platform learns from every customer interaction to find the right message, channel, and timing, without rebuilding your CRM stack.

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Berlin Scores Big With Five ERC Advanced Grants

From childhood brain tumors to urban stress and biomolecular simulation: Berlin researchers are taking on some of science's biggest challenges with fresh EU funding.

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CARIAD Launches AI Campus in the Capital

Volkswagen Group's software arm CARIAD is centralising its AI expertise in Berlin, where over 1,000 experts are building the brains behind tomorrow's cars.

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Berlin defense startup STARK closes €500M round

Just months after becoming a unicorn, the Berlin-based company is already targeting production of several thousand drone systems per month.

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Kyrok lands €3.1M to bring AI to pharma supply chains

The round is backed by ex-SAP CPO Dr. Marcell Vollmer and the family office of packaging market leader Sanner — a strong vote of confidence from industry insiders.

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VARM secures €17.5m to scale home insulation across Europe

Founded in Berlin in 2023, VARM has already completed thousands of retrofits across seven German cities and is targeting one million insulated buildings in Europe by 2035.

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TUM Expands to Berlin With Defense & AI Lab

Marienpark Berlin's secure infrastructure — data centers, protected labs, and air, land, and water test environments — is now accessible to TUM Venture Labs founders.

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