FairCap acquires InterNations from New Work | XING
What's the deal? FairCapDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired expat community platform InterNationsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → from New Work | XING, according to Germany's Deal-Monitor. The transaction was disclosed on July 14, 2026, though terms were not detailed.
What each side does: InterNations runs an online network for people living and working abroad. New Work, its previous owner, operates the professional networking platform Xing.
Why now? The sale continues a wave of German startup dealmaking. The same day saw fresh funding land at several DACH-region companies, signalling active capital deployment despite a cautious wider market.
The wider picture: Munich-based defence startup Project Q raised €15 million in a Series A from Warsaw investor Expeditions, defence group HensoldtDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, HeliadDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and existing backers including Project A. Founded in 2024, it builds systems that deliver real-time situational awareness to strengthen "Europe's technological sovereignty in the defence sector." The money will fund HYDRIS, an open-source integration platform.
More rounds: Skalar, an "AI-first" tax and accounting firm from Munich founded by Stocard's Björn Goß, secured €12 million in pre-seed and seed funding led by Headline, with QED Investors and others. Leipzig's MAIA, which builds AI software for industrial product development, raised €4 million from TGFS Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen and SBG.
The signal: Germany's deal flow spans defence tech, applied AI, and consolidation of legacy platforms — a mix that shows capital chasing both strategic sovereignty plays and workflow automation as strategic buyers like FairCap pick off assets from larger owners.
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