STARTUPLAND conference happens on March 18th in Cologne with talks from successful founders. Mozart Bett, an online shop company, makes 37.5 million euros in 2025. cylib recycles batteries and gets 55 million euros from investors.

Swiss venture capital investments reach 2.95 billion francs, growing 23.9%. NATO Innovation Fund helps defense tech startups. CDTM alumni create many German unicorns.

Cologne has 890 startups and gets 380 million euros in investments.