Blockchain Germany – Web3 Startups, Crypto Innovation & Venture Capital by Startuprad.io™

Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics at INSEAD, joins Startuprad.io to make sense of the FTX collapse and what it exposed about trust, leverage and governance in crypto markets. A macroeconomist's read on how one of the largest crypto exchanges unravelled, and the systemic lessons for digital-asset markets and their regulation. Blockchain Germany covers regulated digital assets, tokenization, blo...

December 2022 in GSA startups: solar financier Enpal raises more than €800m and freight platform Sennder doubles its valuation to US$2bn, proving big rounds were still possible even in a bleak funding climate. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, hosted in English by Joe and Chris. 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Why this matters The...

November 2022 in GSA startups: the FTX collapse ripples into Europe, with interest reported in FTX's European entity and Bitpanda ordering a special KPMG audit, while a second round of job cuts hits and Volocopter raises over US$180m. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, hosted in English by Joe and Chris. 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge W...

October 2022 in GSA startups: quick-delivery player Gorillas looks to sell itself to rival Getir (per Bloomberg), Grover adds €270m in venture debt to approach a €2bn valuation, and Nuri (formerly Bitwala) files for insolvency and winds down. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, recorded in October 2022 with Joe (Frankfurt) and Chris. 📖 Full article & episode archive: htt...

September 2022 in GSA startups: a market that is not all doom and gloom, with continued layoffs offset by significant new fundraises and strong M&A activity totalling around US$55bn across Europe over the summer. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, set against Germany bracing for a rough winter, hosted by Joe and Chris. 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad....

The first episode in our central-bank-digital-currency series maps how Europe's central banks are approaching a digital euro, and where fintech and blockchain fit in. A subject-matter-expert conversation on the design questions behind CBDCs: what problems they solve, how they interact with stablecoins, and what they mean for banks and fintechs. Blockchain Germany covers regulated digital assets, t...

The summer 2022 GSA wrap-up (July & August): insurtech Wefox raises €400m even as downturn signals mount, and B2B neobank consolidation heats up as Qonto acquires Penta. Startuprad.io's combined summer news recap for the German-speaking startup scene, hosted in English by Joe and Chris. 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Why this matters The ep...

June 2022 in GSA startups: the downturn bites as startups, including recently funded unicorns, shed headcount and extend runway in anticipation of a recession, even as a few like Wefox push to nearly double their valuations. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, recorded 27 June 2022 with Joe (Frankfurt) and co-host. 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/k...

Benedikt Schuppli, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Zürich-based FQX, on issuing and trading digital debt (eNotes) natively on blockchain infrastructure. FQX wants company debt to be registered, issued, transferred and eventually traded on-chain, using smart contracts to make short-term financing programmable and global. Blockchain Germany covers regulated digital assets, tokenization, blockchain infrastr...

May 2022 in GSA startups: two new unicorns as Taxfix (No. 29) and Onefootball (No. 30) join the league, while Raisin loses its unicorn valuation and BMW and Mercedes wind down their car-sharing joint venture. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, recorded 19 May 2022 with Christian Fahrenbach (New York) and Joe (Frankfurt). 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io...

Exaloan wants to close the SME financing gap: co-founder and CEO Luca Fignani explains how the company evolved from rating digital assets into a global platform connecting crowdlending platforms with institutional investors, now using a tokenization engine to build digital-lending portfolios. A Startuprad.io founder interview about digital lending, SME finance and asset tokenization. 📖 Full artic...

April 2022 in GSA startups: even as global VC investment softens, the German-speaking region keeps minting unicorns, officially welcoming Grover and Choco, with a large (unconfirmed) round at Swiss company Beqom. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, recorded 25 April 2022 with Joe (Frankfurt) and Chris (New York). 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/kno...

March 2022 in GSA startups: a spotlight on the 100 most influential women in European startups and venture capital, two new GSA unicorns, and reports that Germany's largest fintech exit yet (around US$1bn) is in the making. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, recorded 21 March 2022 with Joe (Frankfurt) and Chris (New York). 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad....

Blockchain investor Wolfgang Männel on reading crypto cycles, drawing parallels between today's crypto winter and the aftermath of the dotcom bubble. A seasoned investor's framework for separating durable blockchain infrastructure from hype, and for finding value when the market turns. Blockchain Germany covers regulated digital assets, tokenization, blockchain infrastructure, Web3 finance, and th...

Philipp Sandner, one of Europe's best-known blockchain experts, on why the digital euro and stablecoins matter for the future of European money. As the ECB explores a digital euro, Sandner lays out how CBDCs and private stablecoins could coexist, compete and reshape payments across the eurozone. Blockchain Germany covers regulated digital assets, tokenization, blockchain infrastructure, Web3 finan...

February 2022 in GSA startups: a billion-dollar gaming exit as ESL Gaming sells for US$1bn, Munich's FinTecSystems is acquired for €120m, and Aachen's Next.e. GO plots a €1.5bn SPAC turnaround out of insolvency, plus a new Swiss unicorn. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, recorded 22 February 2022 with Joe (Frankfurt) and Chris (New York). 📖 Full article & episode archi...

Henrik Gebbing, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Finoa, on building institutional-grade custody for crypto and digital assets in Europe. Finoa was born from the frustration of managing many wallets and platforms, and the recognition that institutional investors need secure, compliant, unified digital-asset custody. Blockchain Germany covers regulated digital assets, tokenization, blockchain infrastructure...

Startuprad.io unpacks Atomico's State of European Tech 2021 in a joint audio episode with William “Bill” Eastman, founder of the IBGR Network and a long-time Startup. Radio syndication partner. A special crossover program drawing on Atomico's annual European tech survey, run every year since 2015. 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Why this matters Atom...

January 2022 opens with Germany officially counting 25 unicorns: Sunfire lands €60m in federal funding, GoStudent faces criticism from its own tutors and students, Tado eyes a SPAC IPO, and Cherry Ventures raises its fourth fund. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, recorded 24 January 2022 with Joe (Frankfurt) and Chris (New York). 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://ww...

December 2021 in German startups: banking-software company Mambu raises a monster round of US$266m, air-taxi maker Volocopter calls off its planned SPAC, and another new unicorn joins the list. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, recorded 20 December 2021 with Joe (Frankfurt) and Chris (New York). 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Why this...

November 2021 in German startups: e-scooter company Tier lands new funding and an acquisition, N26 announces it will pull out of the US in January 2022, and Sono Motors completes its NASDAQ IPO. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, recorded 19 November 2021 with Joe (Frankfurt) and Chris (New York). 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Why this...

A short bonus “Doppelpack” from Startuprad.io: the October 2021 unicorn tracker, wrapping up the month's billion-euro moves in the German-speaking scene alongside the main October news episode. Recorded 25 October 2021 with Joe (Frankfurt) and Chris (New York), this bonus keeps the main episode brief. 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Why this matters...

October 2021 in German startups: N26 reclaims the title of Germany's most valuable fintech (though Celonis stays the most valuable startup overall), while Sono Motors files to IPO in the US before delivering its first car. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap with Joe in Frankfurt and Chris in New York. 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Why t...

A bonus autumn catch-up from Startuprad.io: recorded on 28 September 2021, Joe (Frankfurt) and Chris (New York) wrap up July, August and September in the German startup scene, with an eye on the ongoing unicorn tracker. Part of Startuprad.io's monthly English-language coverage of the German-speaking startup ecosystem. 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge...

Startuprad.io's summer wrap-up covering July and August 2021 in the German startup scene, recorded in English with Joe in Frankfurt and Chris in New York. A lighter, catch-up edition of the monthly German-startup news after a quiet summer break. 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Why this matters Even in the summer lull, the German-speaking startup ecos...