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  1. Xentral

    augsburger-allgemeine.de

    Die Software-Könige aus Augsburg: "Wir wollen der Wachstumsmotor sein"

  2. Lilium
    aviationweek.com

    Lilium Shores Up Funding, Advances Prototype Assembly

  3. Lilium

    sueddeutsche.de

    Lilium überzeugt Investoren

  4. Kraftblock

    tagesschau.de

    Vize-Kanzler Robert Habeck visits Kraftblock

  5. BioThrust
    tech.eu

    Freigeist Capital invests in BioThrust’s bionic bioreactors

  6. BioThrust

    businessinsider.de

    RWTH-STARTUP ÜBERZEUGT FRANK THELEN MIT STAMMZELL-BRUTKASTEN

  7. UMH
    handelsblatt.com

    Wir müssen die produzierenden Unternehmen retten

  8. fundscene.com

    BioThrust will mit seinem bionischen Bioreaktor skalierbare & bezahlbare Stammzelltherapien ermöglichen

  9. Lilium
    newsroom.lufthansagroup.com

    Lufthansa Group und Lilium unterzeichnen Absichtserklärung für strategische Partnerschaft

  10. Lilium
    aerotime.aero

    eVTOL developer Lilium secures key commercial aircraft requirement from EASA

  11. Endurosat
    news.satnews.com

    EnduroSat’s new satellite Space Centre enables satellite modules delivery within two weeks

  12. Lilium
    aviationweek.com

    Lilium Assures Investors Battery Tech Can Deliver First Electric Jet

  13. Endurosat
    cleanroomtechnology.com

    Viessmann Technologies installs nanosatellite manufacturing cleanroom for EnduroSat

  14. Endurosat

    geospatialworld.net

    EnduroSat to build German Startup’s Space Situational Awareness Constellation

  15. air up

    foodbev.com

    Start-up of the month: Air Up

  16. Endurosat

    satellitetoday.com

    EnduroSat Partners with Vyoma for SSA Mission

  17. Kraftblock
    handelsblatt.com

    Klimaschutz: Energiespeicher-Start-up Kraftblock erhält 20 Millionen Euro

  18. Kraftblock
    tech.eu

    Germany's Kraftblock raises €20M Series B for sustainable thermal storage technology

  19. air up

    thedailybeast.com

    This Innovative Bottle Uses Scent to Flavor Your Water

  20. Endurosat
    spacewatch.global

    EnduroSat Joins EU and ESA’s Copernicus Contributing Missions

  21. Xentral
    digitalbusiness-cloud.de

    Yedi: Xentral übernimmt Anbieter von Schnittstellen

  22. Endurosat
    spacenews.com

    EnduroSat raises $10 million

  23. Lilium
    verticalmag.com

    Lilium reaches speed milestone, work continues to achieve crewed flight in 2024

  24. Lilium
    battery-news.de

    Lilium und Customcells starten Batterieproduktion

  25. Lilium
    aviationweek.com

    Fast Five With Lilium CEO Klaus Roewe

  26. Lilium

    autoevolution.com

    German Aviation Company to Start Manufacturing Its Unique eVTOL Jet This Year

  27. Lilium
    aviationtoday.com

    Lilium’s Tech Demonstrator Hits Targeted Maximum Speed

  28. Endurosat
    therecursive.com

    In Search of New Worlds: Behind EnduroSat’s New Mission to Find Exoplanets in Alpha Centauri

  29. Lilium
    reuters.com

    German air taxi firm Lilium says reaches 250 kph in testing

  30. Endurosat
    spacewatch.global

    EnduroSat and Agenium Partner for Edge AI in Space

  31. RobCo
    forbes.com

    Under 30 Europe 2023 Manufacturing & Industry: Meet The Builders And Engineers Powering Europe's Industrial Future

  32. RobCo
    forbes.com

    Low-Cost Robots Are The Key To Expanding Manufacturing For Small Businesses, Says Founder

  33. Lilium
    verticalmag.com

    Why eVolare is betting on Lilium’s eVTOL aircraft

  34. Endurosat
    satelliteprome.com

    Vyoma and EnduroSat join forces to enhance space sustainability

  35. Lilium
    flyingmag.com

    Lilium Teams With Collins To Design, Build eVTOL Control Systems

  36. Kraftblock
    capital.de

    Wie das Start-up Kraftblock Energie für die Industrie speichert

  37. Endurosat
    finance.yahoo.com

    Global CubeSat Market 2022 to 2027: Players Include AAC Clyde Space, CU Aerospace, EnduroSat and GomSpace Among Others

  38. Lilium
    ft.com

    Flying car, anyone?

  39. Xentral

    horizont.net

    Wie Frank Thelen die Business-Software Xentral zum Fliegen bringen will

  40. Xentral

    t3n.de

    Xentral Next Gen: Wie Frank Thelen dem Commerce-Startup hilft, sich neu zu erfinden

  41. air up
    wiwo.de

    Ashton Kutcher und Mila Kunis investieren in air up

  42. Xentral
    digitalbusiness-cloud.de

    Xentral: Mit 75 Millionen US-Dollar Finanzierung auf Expansionskurs

  43. air up

    siliconcanals.com

    Germany’s air up raises €40M+ to flavour your tap water through scent alone; here’s how

  44. Xentral

    businessinsider.de

    64 Millionen für Xentral: „Ich habe Emails von Investoren lange Zeit einfach ignoriert“

  45. Xentral
    techcrunch.com

    xentral, an ERP platform for SMBs, raises $75M Series B from Tiger Global and Meritech

  46. Pitch
    techcrunch.com

    Pitch, a platform for making and sharing presentations, raises $85M on a $600M valuation

  47. Pitch

    sifted.eu

    The "bunch of introverts" behind Pitch raise a further $85m for their collaborative presentation software

  48. Xentral
    techcrunch.com

    Germany’s xentral nabs $20M led by Sequoia to help online-facing SMBs run back offices better

  49. air up
    handelsblatt.com

    PepsiCo investiert in Thelen-Startup Airup

  50. Endurosat

    t3n.de

    Frank Thelen investiert in europäisches Space-Startup

  51. Endurosat
    wiwo.de

    Investor Thelen steigt bei bulgarischem Space-Tech-Startup ein

  52. Endurosat
    spacewatch.global

    Bulgaria’s EnduroSat Receives Investment From Neo Ventures

  53. Lilium
    techcrunch.com

    Lilium raises another $240M to design, test and run an electric aircraft taxi service

  54. Kraftblock

    cleanthinking.de

    Energiespeicher: Deutliche Fortschritte bei EnergyNest, Highview Power, Kraftblock

  55. Lilium
    techcrunch.com

    Watch a full test flight of Lilium’s all-electric urban aircraft

  56. Smartlane
    handelsblatt.com

    In das Startup dieser Frau investiert Frank Thelen Millionen

  57. Pitch

    cnbc.com

    The guy who sold Wunderlist to Microsoft is now working on a PowerPoint competitor with funding from Instagram’s co-founders

  58. Pitch
    techcrunch.com

    Pitch, a presentation startup from Wunderlist’s founders, raises $30M more to take on PowerPoint

  59. Kraftblock
    handelsblatt.com

    Die Billionen-Dollar-Chance: Wie Startups den Klimawandel bekämpfen wollen

  60. Kraftblock
    handelsblatt.com

    In diesen Blöcken speichert eine 1300 Grad heiße Masse saubere Energie

  61. Lilium
    techcrunch.com

    Lilium, the ambitious German air taxi company, picks London for its new software engineering base

  62. Freigeist
    wiwo.de

    Team Thelen: Die Macher hinter dem Tech-Investor

  63. Lilium
    handelsblatt.com

    Das sind Deutschlands vielversprechendste Energie-Startups

  64. Endurosat
    techcrunch.com

    EnduroSat CEO to talk about making satellites more affordable at Disrupt Berlin

  65. Pitch
    techcrunch.com

    Pitch, from the founders of Wunderlist, raises $19M to take on PowerPoint in presentations

  66. Lilium
    techcrunch.com

    Atomico’s Yann de Vries joins flying taxi company Lilium as VP Corporate Development

  67. Endurosat
    ft.com

    Bulgarian start-ups make CubeSats and bee detectors

  68. Lilium
    wiwo.de

    Das Hundertmillionen-Dollar-Taxi

  69. Lilium
    techcrunch.com

    Watch Lilium’s successful test flight of the world’s first electric VTOL jet

  70. Lilium
    handelsblatt.com

    Das E-Taxi der Lüfte hebt ab

  71. Lilium
    handelsblatt.com

    Das sind Deutschlands 100 klügste Köpfe