AI+MUNICH
for Startups
Grants available from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action to promote AI startups in the Munich region.

AI+MUNICH
for Startups
AI+MUNICH supports talents and startups in Bavaria that have not yet secured financial backing, with up to €25k.
We provide entrepreneurial AI projects with the financial means for the further development of a business idea, such as an AI specialist scholarship, an expert consultation, an expert pool or classic prototype funding.
We support early-phase as well as late-phase teams. It is a plus if you have diverse knowledge and experience in your team or if you have already participated in AI-related competitions and won prizes.
If you contribute to innovation density in AI in Bavaria, whether you’re a startup, a talent, an established corporation, or an institution, get in touch. Together we’ll build on Munich's blooming AI ecosystem.
TOP 3
Country in AI is Germany
197+
Artificial Intelligence startups in Munich already
1,3%
Increase in annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth is forecast in Germany through AI.
1,4 Mrd. €+
Venture Capital for Startup in Munich per year
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AI+MUNICH Funding Pitch
We fund entrepreneurial AI projects with up to 25.000,- €. You can use the financial means exclusively for the further development of your business idea, e.g. for an AI specialist scholarship, for an expert consultation & expert pool or a classic prototype funding. If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for, take the chance and apply now!

AI+MUNICH Prototype Funding
What's in it for Startups?

AI Ecosystem
Get access to the Munich AI community and position yourself in the ecosystem.
Find new recruitment opportunities and potential business partners.
Get access to existing networking events.
Meet up with decision makers in a collaborative environment.
AI Technology hub
Get funding for your startup.
Get access to AI and Entrepreneurship expertise.
Become part of Munich’s AI technology hub and get in touch with high-level representatives from science and academia.
Match Making
Collaborate with top industry players.
Meet other high potential startups at an early stage.
Drive Impact
Get access to co-creation partners to develop responsible and sustainable uses of AI.
Shape the role of AI through the implementation of innovative business models.
Make Deals
Do business with entrepreneurs, industry leaders, innovators, and investors.
Tackle the biggest challenges of society.
Here's How
We:
Improve understanding of AI technology through outreach and education.
Foster systemic innovations for societal challenges.
Drive the rapid development of Munich as an AI location of global significance.
Build on the early success of startups emerging from the pilot project.
Enable cross-ecosystem exchange and networking as well as co-creation.
Expand the startup-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem in Munich.
Acceleration
Fast support for early stage AI startups! AI+MUNICH accelerates AI projects with up to 25.000,- € for experts, prototyping and your AI needs. Get access to AI stipends, experts, and material allocation in prototype grants. Create, test and validate your Minimum Viable Product.
Co-Creating
Participate in Funding Pitch with corporates and institutions and meet co-creation partners to scale your business model. Get access to data from co-creation partners.
Voices of Supported Startups

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Algonautin is proud to be a part of AI+MUNICH’s portfolio of innovative and impactful startups that are changing the world for the better.
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AI+MUNICH! 🚀 Wir freuen uns über die Förderung für unseren Prototypen und einen neuen starken Partner im Bereich #AI an unserer Seite zu begrüßen! Als Zusammenschluss zwischen TUM Venture Labs, UnternehmerTUM, Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship gGmbH, Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences und der MUC SUMMIT GmbH unterstützt uns AI+MUNICH zukünftig mit Funding und auch Expertise im Bereich #künstlicheintelligenz bei der Entwicklung unseres Prototypen.
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AI+MUNICH! 🚀 Wir freuen uns über die Förderung für unseren Prototypen und einen neuen starken Partner im Bereich #AI an unserer Seite zu
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AI+MUNICH! 🚀 Wir freuen uns über die Förderung für unseren Prototypen und einen neuen starken Partner im Bereich #AI an unserer Seite zu begrüßen! Als Zusammenschluss zwischen TUM Venture Labs, UnternehmerTUM, Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship gGmbH, Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences und der MUC SUMMIT GmbH unterstützt uns AI+MUNICH zukünftig mit Funding und auch Expertise im Bereich #künstlicheintelligenz bei der Entwicklung unseres Prototypen.
Förderung für unseren Prototypen
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Förderung für unseren Prototypen
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AI+MUNICH Startups
We’ve seen big vision that just needed a helping hand. Here’s a taste of what we’ve seen to date.
Omegga
Omega enables the detection of the sex of the chicken embryos through its non invasive and cost effective technology based on spectral analysis before the 7th day of hatching- when the chicken embryo cannot yet feel pain. This is aimed at eliminating the need to kill 400 million male chicks in Europe each year and provide a profitable alternative for the German layer industry to maintain Germany as a production location.
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AICU
AICU maximises medical research impact by delivering automated and data-driven insights in medical studies. The platform enables multimodal data analysis using XAI.
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Across Property
Buy real estate intelligently. Adjust the market to your personal needs, not your needs to the market.
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Airgonomics.ai
Airgonomics.ai combines real-time ergonomic assessments with AI-driven insights. By analyzing work environments and employee posture, we pinpoint ergonomic risks. Our software then delivers actionable solutions to boost productivity, prevent musculoskeletal issues, and elevate workplace well-being.
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Algonautin
A modern learning platform for computer science. Solve online practice tasks on a variety of topics at any time. Without installation. On every device.
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BAVERTIS
BAVERTIS develops a breakthrough solution using latest semiconductor technology and AI-based software to extend the life of electric vehicle batteries by 80%, while enabling them to be reused in new applications through a simple software update, shaping the future of circular batteries in mobility!
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Brakeable
At Brakeable, we are dedicated to revolutionizing the way brands approach product durability and sustainability. Our comprehensive suite of solutions empowers businesses to not only create high-quality products but also establish lasting relationships with their customers.
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Breathment
AI-based innovative solutions to alleviate the burden of exercise and breathing coaching, thus providing efficient and sustainable therapy processes.
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Curevision
The new age of wound analysis. Fully automatic & exact wound analysis in seconds.
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CyberDesk
With the power of AI, CyberDesk detects and remediates data security risks across your multi-cloud architecture.
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DQC
Effective data management by involving people who don't have "data" in their job titles.
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Devanthro
Founded by robotics pioneer Rafael Hostettler, Devanthro’s vision is to build robodies as agile, dexterous and elegant as the human body, but without its fragility – so that one day, we can live as these robodies and stay curious indefinitely.
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We are building a software platform to find better and more sustainable materials faster.
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FAST AI Movies
FAST AI Movies develops a software that uses AI to generate videos. Currently, our focus mainly lies on (internal) training videos.
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Flowsight
Flowsight uses the latest methods from AI research to precisely identify when wear parts need to be replaced from process sensor data.
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Combining intelligent smartwatch data analytics with simplified nutrition tracking to address the desire of mobile health users for feedback on daily health decisions to improve their vitality and wellbeing
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Happy Robot
AI-driven labeling from one example. Label your object detection dataset in an afternoon.
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InCognito Bioscience
We generate unlimited new molecules based on the requirements for each drug target, using the technology behind DALL-E 2. This reduces the search time exponentially.
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Modalic
Modalic challenges the paradigm of raw data aggregation by bringing on edge Machine Learning into production. Modalic develops a Federated Learning Operations Platform which supports the whole lifecycle of distributed Machine Learning.
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Nadar
Early warning and monitoring system for detecting forest damage using satellite data and artificial intelligence.
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OMIND Platform
OMIND platform is a digital platform that establishes an OPEN INNOVATION mindset between employees and enables companies to share knowledge and collaborate with other organizations.
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We create interoperable AI-enabled robot components, and plug & play smart robot modules that are quick and easy to assemble. In addition to this, we also provide ready-to-use trained AI models for robotics and automation applications on our AI and robotics app store, which can be run on the standardized hardware modules.
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Optiwiser A.I. Solutions GmbH
AI-driven supply chain planning for the food and beverage industry for a sustainable future without food waste and stock-out situations
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Our goal is to help companies save energy costs and earn more money from their photovoltaic plant. Our software is one of the first to integrate Smart Storage Control and Energy Trading into one Intelligent Energy Management system.
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Pruna AI
We make AI accessible & sustainable by building deeptech that makes any AI 2-10x cheaper, faster and greener. In one line of code our adaptive tech locally optimizes and compresses any AI model on any infrastructure to get maximum gains while maintaining the AI's performance.
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Quasara
Our Semantic Search Engine for unlabeled image and video data helps you understand and improve your data in minutes instead of weeks.
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Regle Deinen Kram
With the AI+MUNICH Prototype Funding, we want to enhance our current legal provision offerings by introducing the Regle Deinen Kram assistant, an AI-powered app designed for users aged 18 to 30.
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Rocket Tutor
No more tedious searching for tasks! Here is your individual learning plan: Our AI tutor will find the right ABI tasks for you: He makes sure that you have practiced all topics relevant for the Abitur OR your next exam in Q11/Q12 until the exam.
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Roundpeg Technologies
AI based cognitive robotics. We free humans from dull, harmful and repetitive work.
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SPACE-SHIP
SPACE-SHIP aims to bring technical innovation to the maritime industry and challenge the status quo. Our first software product helps ports in efficient planning and resource allocation resulting in significant cost savings and fewer emissions
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Suitcase
We strive to significantly reduce the complexity, duration and cost of traditional judicial processes by creating an online dispute resolution platform leveraging AI-informed double bling bidding to resolve small claims civil cases.
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Summ
Translate any text into easy language with our AI-powered tool – fast, inexpensively and totally easy to use.
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Systolics
With smart support for documentation and administration, we save doctors and medical staff in private practice a lot of valuable time, which they can use for actual patient care.
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Ternow AI
Ternow AI creates precise and reliable maps from remote sensing data using artificial intelligence.
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Modular autonomous drone ecosystem that can reach the accident site faster than anyone else.
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askLio
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baind
The central energy nervous system - artificial intelligence takes into account all components (heating, air conditioning, ventilation, lighting, IoT-enabled devices) of a building across all sectors and develops a highly efficient strategy to minimize energy consumption.
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bodega
Collect, save and organize products you love with our co-pilot and share authentic recommendations with your community.
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iako
iako develops a modular sensor which is customisable to the users disability. A self-developed AI translates the data into insights. An App allows real-time feedback and long-term tracking. This allows users to objectively track their progress.
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ikigai
ikigai automates headhunting to break the quality-money-time recruiting tradeoff for scale-ups.
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trail
trail offers a software platform for AI teams to collaborate efficiently and transparently during development to enable AI governance and compliance.
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We solve commuting for companies of any size by providing AI-optimized company shuttles that are shared across companies.
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