Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™

Jochen Engert, co-founder of Flix and German Entrepreneur of the Year 2022, on winning 90% of the long-distance bus market without owning a bus. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Asset-light, platform-driven scaling is the operator playbook European deep-tech and mobility founders keep returning to. In this episode, we co...

Filip Dames, founding partner of Cherry Ventures, on backing seed-stage winners like Flixbus, Auto1, and Forto — and using software to find founders early. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: How a top German seed fund sources and picks startups is a direct window into what European deep tech gets funded. In this episode, w...

Milan von dem Bussche, founder of QiTech and 2022 Newcomer of the Year, on recycling bottle caps into 3D-printing filament — and selling the machines that make it. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Materials-recycling hardware is circular-economy deep tech where the details separate real impact from greenwashing. In this...

Stefan of UnternehmerTUM on how Munich’s startup builder helped launch Flix, Celonis, Isar Aerospace, and Lilium. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Ecosystem builders like UnternehmerTUM are the infrastructure behind Germany’s biggest deep-tech companies. In this episode, we cover: UnternehmerTUM, Munich’s startup builder...

FTX’s fallout, Gorillas’ possible fire-sale, and Volocopter’s $180M raise headline the November 2022 GSA wrap-up. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: A crypto collapse alongside air-taxi and dev-tool bets captures deep tech’s risk spectrum in a single month. In this episode, we cover: FTX fallout and interest in its Europea...

Johanna Baare, founder of Traceless Materials and 2022 Female Newcomer of the Year, on compostable materials that replace plastic and vanish in weeks. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Bio-based materials are climate deep tech tackling the 40% of plastic that ends up in the environment. In this episode, we cover: Johanna...

Gorillas’ sale to Getir, Grover’s €270M venture debt, and Nuri’s insolvency headline the October 2022 GSA wrap-up. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Consolidation and insolvencies alongside BioNTech’s cancer push show a DACH ecosystem separating durable deep tech from hype. In this episode, we cover: Gorillas reportedly s...

Tvarit’s Suhas on industrial AI for metal casting that cuts clients’ energy bills up to 18% while improving quality and reducing waste. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: AI optimizing real foundry processes is textbook industrial deep tech — measurable energy, quality, and waste gains on the factory floor. In this episode...

Miriam Janke, co-founder of Berlin-based Trilleco, on a no-code industrial-IoT platform that helps companies measure and cut their environmental impact. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Turning IoT data into carbon action is green deep tech — the measurement layer a circular economy actually runs on. In this episode, we...

A rough-winter energy backdrop, continued layoffs, and $55B in summer European M&A headline the September 2022 GSA wrap-up. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Rising M&A amid layoffs is the classic downturn signature — useful context for reading DACH deep-tech resilience. In this episode, we cover: Germany bracing...

COMPREDICT’s Rafael Fietzek on virtual sensors for cars — fusing physical-sensor data into new measurements, with Michelin and BlackBerry already invested. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Sensor fusion in vehicles is Darmstadt-grown deep tech at the AI–hardware edge, replacing physical parts with software. In this episo...

Celonis’ $1B raise and WeFox’s €400M headline a Summer 2022 wrap-up where GSA startups outperformed a darkening market. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Billion-dollar rounds beside rising M&A and hiring freezes mark the exact moment the cycle turned for DACH deep tech. In this episode, we cover: Celonis secures $1B...

Mirko Ross, CEO of ASVIN, on securing the Internet of Things — from IoT devices and supply chains to cube satellites in space. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: IoT and supply-chain security is deep tech defending the physical-digital attack surface most software overlooks. In this episode, we cover: Mirko Ross (Founder &...

Dror Hasman, co-founder of Vienna-based Instigo, on building an autonomous growth-hacking ad platform that unifies data across marketing channels. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Automating cross-platform marketing is applied AI deep tech — consistent data and decisions across a fragmented ad stack. In this episode, we...

The June 2022 GSA wrap-up rounds up the month’s top DACH startup funding, exits, and ecosystem moves. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: The monthly signal desk is the running record that makes DACH deep-tech trends legible over time. In this episode, we cover: Top DACH startup news of June 2022 Funding rounds and exits A...

The May 2022 GSA wrap-up tracks the month’s top DACH funding rounds and ecosystem signals. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Reading the monthly cadence is how you catch deep-tech and funding inflections as they form. In this episode, we cover: Top DACH startup news of May 2022 Funding and ecosystem developments A closer...

The April 2022 GSA wrap-up rounds up the month’s DACH startup funding, news, and ecosystem shifts. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: The signal desk’s monthly baseline is the raw material for spotting where DACH deep tech is heading. In this episode, we cover: Top DACH startup news of April 2022 Funding rounds and ecosyst...

Fabiana Fantinel, founder of CO2BioClean, on turning CO2 into biodegradable biopolymers that can replace plastics in clothing. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Carbon-to-materials is frontier climate deep tech — using CO2 as feedstock for fibers instead of fossil plastics. In this episode, we cover: Fabiana Fantinel (MD...

The March 2022 GSA wrap-up tracks the month’s top DACH startup funding and ecosystem news. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: The monthly signal desk keeps a continuous record of the DACH deep-tech and funding landscape. In this episode, we cover: Top DACH startup news of March 2022 Funding rounds and ecosystem shifts A bi...

Blockchain investor Wolfgang Männel on the crypto winter, dotcom parallels, and where he sees opportunity — DeFi, gaming, the metaverse, and IoT security. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: A seasoned investor’s framework for reading a downturn is exactly the operator lens that separates durable deep tech from hype cycles....

David Schneider, CEO of Frankfurt-based Qualifyze, on making chemical and pharma supply chains more transparent by pooling and reselling supplier-audit data. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Audit-data infrastructure is deep tech for regulated supply chains — turning one costly on-site audit into shared, reusable trust....

ESL Gaming’s $1B sale, a new Swiss unicorn, and Next Ego’s SPAC turnaround headline the February 2022 GSA wrap-up. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Billion-dollar gaming and fintech exits show DACH deep tech maturing into globally scaled outcomes. In this episode, we cover: ESL Gaming sold for $1B FinTecSystems sold for...

A read of Atomico’s State of European Tech 2021 with IBGR’s Bill Eastman — the most comprehensive annual survey of Europe’s startup scene. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Continent-wide data is the backdrop every DACH deep-tech founder and investor should read their local moves against. In this episode, we cover: Atomic...

Johannes Burgard, CEO of Berlin-based SOLYTIC, on SaaS monitoring for the small-solar market that makes up 99% of installations. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: Software that squeezes efficiency from distributed solar is energy deep tech serving the long tail the big players ignore. In this episode, we cover: Johannes B...

The January 2022 GSA wrap-up opens the year with the top DACH startup funding rounds and ecosystem signals. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this matters for deep tech: The year-opening signal desk sets the baseline for reading DACH deep tech through the months ahead. In this episode, we cover: Top DACH startup news of January 2022 Funding rounds a...