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We’re excited to launch our new Alumni Growth Membership, created exclusively for founders who’ve been part of the SpinLab Group (SpinLab, ExciteLab & RootCamp). This membership gives you continued access to the resources, expertise, and community that helped you grow, tailored to the next stage of your journey. Our new Growth Alumni Membership gives former teams ongoing access to the essentials that help you move forward: Coaching: 25% discount + first hour free across strategy, fundraising, marketing, sales, HR, and finance.Community: HubClub access with founder updates, E-learning content, and selected free event tickets. Workspace: 12 flexdesk days and 20 meeting-room hours per year, plus preferred booking at our locations. Claim your membership and benefit from the early-bird price until December 31st. Full details are outlined here.

ExciteLab has launched the application phase for its fourth batch, targeting startups working in Robotics, IoT, Sensors, Semiconductors, or Quantum technologies. During the 6 month hyprid program, participants benefit from hands-on guidance provided by experienced mentors and industry experts, direct access to investors and corporate partners such as Infineon, ZEISS and  more. Know someone? The ExciteLab team welcomes recommendations and would greatly appreciate your support in helping to spread the word through your networks.  

The SpinLab Group consisting of SpinLab in Leipzig, RootCamp in Hanover, and ExciteLab in Dresden was recognized as “Startup Ecosystem Star 2025”(SES) in the category “Exceptional Industry Support.” The Startup Ecosystem Stars Awards are organized by the International Chamber of Commerce and Mind the Bridge, in collaboration with the OECD and the European Commission. The SES Awards are considered one of the most important international benchmarks for innovation ecosystems. Shoutout to everyone who contributes to this success, from our teams and founders to partners, mentors, and investors. Your support is the true driving force behind this achievement. And we’re excited to move into 2026 with many new projects and initiatives already in development.

Alixabs from Batch #2 closed their funding round. The funding round was led by Navigare Ventures, Industrifonden, and FORWARD.one. Moreover STOAF from Sweden as well as Global Brain, an independent Japanese venture capital firm that manages strategic funds and invests in semiconductor startups, joined the round. The global semiconductor industry faces rising capital intensity, soaring energy demands, and an urgent need to decarbonize production. AlixLabs develops technology to make semiconductor manufacturing more efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective. Their unique method, Atomic Layer Etch Pitch Splitting (APS™), enables the production of smaller and more powerful chips without requiring complex and expensive manufacturing steps. This approach reduces energy consumption, lowers costs, and supports the advancement of European semiconductor production. 

HandsOn Robotics, a Dresden-based startup, secured seed funding from Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen, Gigahertz Ventures, superangels and business angel Thomas Heimann. Their robotic systems tackle the most repetitive, ergonomically demanding kitchen tasks, starting with cutlery sorting. The approach? Plug-and-play retrofit within a single workstation footprint. No rebuilding lines. The fresh capital advances product development, expands pilot deployments with reference customers, and prepares for serial production launch mid-2026.

The TGFS Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen is investing a seven-figure amount in SaxonQ , a  startup from Leipzig that’s making quantum computing practical and mobile. Today’s quantum computers usually need extreme conditions, cooled down to almost -273°C, housed in large labs, and supported by complex infrastructure. SaxonQ takes a completely different approach: they use tiny diamond chips with special atomic structures (NV centers) to store and process quantum information. This allows their quantum computers to run at normal room temperature. No cooling systems, no lab setup, just plug and play and can be used directly in research and industry.  

SpinLab startup Unbound Potential secures €14.4 mio. The round was led by Founderful and co-led by Kvanted, with participation from Zürcher Kantonalbank. Additional non-dilutive support came from SPRIND - Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen, Innosuisse, Migros-Pionierfonds, and the KlimUP initiative of the City of Zurich.  Unbound Potential is developing a membrane-free redox-flow battery technology that has the potential to make long-duration energy storage more affordable, scalable, and reliable. Global demand for batteries is expected to exceed supply threefold by 2040. With the simplest and fastest-to-manufacture battery in the world, Unbound Potential is uniquely positioned to close this gap and accelerate the transition to a resilient renewable energy system.

We launched a new batch in Dresden, bringing together nine startups from semiconductors, medical technology, energy, space, and robotics. Current challenges highlight the importance of strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and reducing dependencies. Innovation made in 🇪🇺 is needed to. Welcome to our community: ChemReclaim, èlevit, FlexPower, NGScopes, RATLOG, SilTest Semiconductors, SONOJET,Tethys Robotics and veiio. Head over to the ExciteLab website to learn more about our newbies.

Investors include lead investor Axeleo Capital, alongside the EIC Fund, NBank, BONVENTURE, and seed investor Dr.-Ing. Frank Jenner. Founded in 2019 in Quakenbrück, Germany, BIOWEG develops biodegradable ingredients to replace microplastics. Using food-industry leftovers and bacterial fermentation, the startup produces cellulose, which it refines with eco-friendly methods into sustainable substitutes for conventional plastics. The funding will enable the construction of a first-of-its-kind bacterial cellulose production facility in Germany, scaling from pilot to industrial volumes and supporting industries such as cosmetics, home care, Hashtag#agriculture, and pharmaceuticals. We are proud to see our alumni BIOWEG reach this milestone and to see such important innovation coming from Lower Saxony.