The Leipzig Summer School for Diverse Startups, an initiative by SpinLab and HHL Digital Space, returns for its fifth year. Once again, it will support early-stage startups led by underrepresented founders. The program offers participants a customized experience to help them develop and refine their business ideas.
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Summer School for diverse Startups batch #5
By Linh Pham on Jul 22, 2025 9:00:00 AM
Topics: Startup Bios Diversity 2025
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Million-euro financing round for FlyNex
By Linh Pham on Jul 9, 2025 11:05:25 AM
FlyNex, one of the very first startups we supported through the SpinLab acceleration program, has successfully secured new funding. This round includes a follow-on investment from our partner TGFS Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen as well as the first participation SBG – Sächsische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH.
Topics: News startups Venture Capital 2025
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SpiNNcloud secures €10 million blended funding
By Linh Pham on Jul 9, 2025 10:31:49 AM
Topics: Startup Bios Venture Capital digital 2025
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New partner onboard: Ostwerk strengthens SpinLab & ExciteLab
By Linh Pham on Jul 3, 2025 11:47:27 AM
We’re pleased to welcome Ostwerk, the investment arm of Sparda-Bank Berlin as a new partner at SpinLab in Leipzig and ExciteLab in Dresden. Together, we aim to support startups that combine business potential with regional responsibility.
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SpinLab and HHL strengthen ten-year partnership
By Linh Pham on Jun 12, 2025 10:41:26 AM
SpinLab and the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management are expanding their close partnership in their tenth anniversary year and have gained the Mitteldeutsche Stiftung Wissenschaft und Bildung of VNG AG as a strong regional partner.
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SpinLab alumni Noxtua, known as Xayn, has secured €80.7 million funding
By Linh Pham on Apr 25, 2025 11:34:12 AM
This is the biggest alumni funding round in our network. 😮The series B round was led by C.H.Beck. Additional investors include Northern Data, Dentons and SpinLab Partner CMS. Noxtua is an alumnus of the 3rd SpinLab class in 2016 with Leif-Nissen Lundbæk, PhD where it participated in a challenge by our partner Porsche Leipzig.
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New Partnership: DAVASO an IQVIA business joins SpinLab
By Linh Pham on Mar 31, 2025 8:00:00 AM
SpinLab welcomes DAVASO as a new partner from the healthcare sector. Headquartered in Leipzig, DAVASO is part of the international IQVIA group and is one of the leading service providers for approval and billing management for statutory health insurance funds and other stakeholders in the healthcare industry.
Topics: new partner ehealth venture clienting
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SpinLab alumni Planted lands €5m investment for ESG management platform
By Linh Pham on Mar 24, 2025 3:30:28 PM
SpinLab alumni Planted has received €5 million in funding to further expand its AI-powered ESG management platform. The investment round is led by TechVision Fonds, WENVEST Capital, neoteq ventures, AWS Gründungsfonds and Smart Infrastructure Ventures. The aim is to make it easier for companies to transition to more sustainable business models and efficiently implement regulatory requirements.
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Meliodays Medical announces the closing of a pre-seed financing round of €800k
By Linh Pham on Mar 21, 2025 12:19:11 PM
Meliodays Medical, a pharmaceutical company developing a local, hormone-free treatment for menstrual pain, has successfully closed an oversubscribed pre-seed financing round of over €800,000. The round was led by capacura GmbH, with participation from FS Life Science Investment GmbH and several early-stage investors and business angels specializing in healthcare.
Topics: ehealth Venture Capital
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LipoCheck Secures €2.5 Million in funding to fight lipedema
By Linh Pham on Mar 13, 2025 12:05:40 PM
The healthtech startup LipoCheck has successfully raised €2.5 million in a seed financing round. The funds will be used to further develop the platform, expand telemedicine services, and drive internationalization.