News from Berlin Business Office USA - Q2 2024
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Dear Partners and Friends,

We are thrilled to be back with the summer edition of our newsletter! 

Your Berlin Business Office USA team

Tech News from Berlin

Monite secures $6M

The fintech startup will be focusing on their product development and expanding services especially for their B2B platforms. More information here

 

Yendou raised $1.3M in pre-seed funding

The funding helps to scale the clinical operations automation platform for pharma and biotech companies. More information  here

 

Rasa raises $30M

The German-American startup provides a next-level generative conversational AI platform. More information  here

 

Frontnow makes €3.8M in Extended Seed Round

The funding will be used to further develop the technology and expand the company’s customer base. More information  here

Today's Tech Topic

 Berlin Quantum - A New Initiative for Quantum Technologies

This joint initiative of Berlin's business community, research institutions, and universities aims to make Brain City Berlin visible as an international hotspot for research and development of quantum technologies. More information here.

 

Kipu Quantum Plans to Expand Quantum Computing in Berlin

In an interview with Andreas Thoss, Professor Enrique Solano, Co-founder of Kipu Quantum, describes his move to Berlin and his company’s growth and success in a seed round. Solano highlights his attraction to Berlin and building a quantum ecosystem there. Read full interview here

Transatlantic Cooperation

Berlin and Berkeley Partnering in Digital Health and Aging

The partnership and its first joint project titled “Against loneliness and for digital participation for older adults” was initiated by Professor Thomas Schildhauer, Director of Berlin’s Digital Urban Center for Aging and Health (DUCAH) and Dr. David Lindeman, Executive Director of CITRIS Health at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS). More information here

Flashback of this Quarter

Berlin's Mayor and Senator for Economics Franziska Giffey strengthens ties with NYC and San Francisco More information here
State  Secretary Michael Biel leads delegation of Berlin Fashion Brands and Fashion Tech Startups to NYC More information here 

Berlin’s Fintech Festival FIBE celebrates successful premiere with strong visitor turnout More information here.

Save-the-date for these Events in Berlin

Berlin Fashion Week - July 1 - July 4,  2024  More

InnoTrans 2024 - September 24 - 27, 2024 More

AI & Data Summit and Quantum Summit - September 25 - 26, 2024  More

Women+ in Data and AI tech summer festival - September 27, 2024  More

The World Health Summit - October 13 -15, 2024  More

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