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Starting · LegalTech · Fintech — Regtech & Compliance on FinTech Germany. Starting a company in Germany used to mean paperwork, notaries, and patience . But now, a new wave of LegalTech and Fintech innovation is tearing down bureaucracy for founders — and turning incorporation into a digital-first experience. In this episode of Startuprad.io , we sit down with Alexander Müller (Holvi) and Felix Ge...

Steven Puri · CEO · Hollywood VFX — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. In this episode, Steven Puri , CEO of The Sukha Company and former Hollywood VFX executive (Independence Day, Godzilla, Transformers Prime), shares the rituals, behavioral frameworks, and AI-powered systems he uses to help founders reach deep work in distraction-heavy environments. Steven’s journey from blockbuste...

Steven Puri · CEO · Sukha — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. Steven Puri , co-founder/CEO of Sukha , shares the flow state for startup founders playbook: body doubling, the coffee-shop effect, chronotype time-blocking, demo-first standups, and outcome-based leadership. You’ll learn how to beat the 22-minute context switching tax, design deep-work rituals for remote teams , and buil...

€10M · €100M · September — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. In this September 2025 wrap-up, hosts Jörn “Joe” Menninger and Chris Fahrenbach break down the signals that actually matter for B2B operators: where capital is flowing, how deep tech is commercializing, and what shifting regulatory winds mean for product, go-to-market, and hiring. Expect fast, factual coverage of German st...

$350M · $2.3 · €825M — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. Berlin’s AI unicorn skyrocketed from $350M to $2.3B in valuation in just months. Meanwhile, fintech giant N26 faces its most severe governance crisis yet , as its co-founder CEO steps down after regulatory pressure. And Europe’s climate tech sector is booming with mega-funding rounds, including a record €825M hydrogen allocati...

Dashboards · Agents · Startuprad.io — B2B & SaaS-Fintech on FinTech Germany. Dashboards don’t decide. Agents do. In this episode of Startuprad.io, we sit down with Jennifer Grün, Senior Specialist for Generative AI & ML at AWS , to explore how agentic AI is rewriting the rules of SaaS. Instead of static dashboards and brittle automations, SaaS is moving toward agents that reason, plan, and act...

POC · Proof · Value — B2B & SaaS-Fintech on FinTech Germany. POC is dead. Proof of Value is the new standard for AI startups. In this episode, AWS’s Jennifer Grün reveals the AI monetization strategy that separates demos from businesses. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: – Why hybrid pricing models (subscriptions + credits) outperform per-seat SaaS in AI – How to replace Proof of Concept with Pro...

€30M · €100M · Berlin — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. What if the next billion-dollar startup was brewing in Berlin, Munich, or Vienna right now? In this episode, we cover the game-changing deals, deep tech breakthroughs, and green innovation stories shaping the DACH startup scene in September 2025. Whether you’re a founder, VC, or ecosystem insider, this is your shortcut to sta...

$350M · $2.3 · €825M — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. Berlin’s AI just rocketed from $350M to $2.3B. At the same time, Switzerland locked in €825M hydrogen funding , and N26 faced its toughest governance test yet. This is not Silicon Valley news. This is the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) reshaping startup dynamics — and it’s moving fast. In this Startuprad.io Summer...

$7Billion · GenAI · AWS AI Engineering Specialist — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. What does it really take to move from a GenAI prototype to a production-ready system? In this episode, AWS AI Engineering Specialist Dennis Traub breaks down the hard truths behind scaling, securing, and monitoring AI systems — and why the future belongs to startups who learn how to productionize A...

$7Billion · GenAI. But · Startuprad.io — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. Startups love GenAI. But most founders are using it unsafely — and exposing their team, their customers, and their legal risk without even realizing it. In this episode of Startuprad.io, we sat down with Dennis Traub , AI Engineering Specialist at AWS , to unpack what safe adoption of Generative AI really mea...

Laura Cornely · Count · UX Why VCs — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. What if your money app actually reduced your anxiety instead of triggering it? In this episode, Laura Cornely shares how she walked away from private equity to build Count — a fintech that’s deeply personal, empathy-led, and built for millennial mental clarity. What You'll Learn: How money anxiety is the unspoken...

€250,000 · €250K · Startuprad.io — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. What if every second leadership hire in your startup fails — costing you up to €250,000? In this episode of Startuprad.io, we uncover why so many startup executive hires flop and how diagnostic hiring is rewriting the rules of leadership selection. What You'll Learn: Why more than 50% of startup VP and C-level hire...

€15M · Voltfang · Today — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. What if the key to Europe’s energy independence lies in the batteries of yesterday’s electric cars? This isn’t science fiction—it’s Voltfang’s reality. Today’s episode takes you inside the world of second-life EV batteries , where German climate tech startup Voltfang is repurposing used electric car batteries to stabilize p...

€180M · €5 · Moss CEO Ante Spittler — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. What if finance wasn’t a bottleneck but your secret growth weapon? Moss CEO Ante Spittler joins Startuprad.io to reveal how his Berlin fintech is helping over 5,000 SMEs automate spend, ditch spreadsheets, and scale smarter. What You'll Learn: How Moss raised €180M and scaled to process €5B+ annually The biggest...

Your · Jakob Trpin · Yesyesandtwo — B2B & SaaS-Fintech on FinTech Germany. Your startup isn’t failing because of your tech or funding—it’s because people don’t feel your brand. In this episode, Jakob Trpin, founder of Yesyesandtwo , breaks down why emotional branding is the hidden growth engine for startups. Discover how subconscious branding cues, human-to-human marketing (H2H), and internal cult...

€10 · €262.5M · AI. The DACH — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. What happens when Germany creates its second decacorn and the EU drops €10B to scale startups? This month’s news episode breaks it all down — from funding explosions in deep tech to the future of biotech, fintech innovation, and defense AI. The DACH startup scene has never been this hot. What You'll Learn Why Helsing d...

Startuprad.io · Blas Pegenaute · CEO — B2B & SaaS-Fintech on FinTech Germany. What if one platform could handle your startup’s banking, accounting, and invoicing—all automated? In this episode of Startuprad.io, we talk to Blas Pegenaute , CEO of Sequence ERP , a Swiss fintech startup redefining what accounting software can do for small businesses and freelancers. Blas shares his founder story—star...

Ever · Vienna · POS — Regtech & Compliance on FinTech Germany. Ever wondered how a startup from Vienna broke into one of the world’s most heavily regulated tech ecosystems — and scaled to over 1 million POS integrations? Today’s episode dives into the story of Fiskaly , the RegTech that made fiscal compliance software scalable, seamless, and cloud-first. What You'll Learn: How to navigate and win...

Narrative · Series · Guest Spotlight — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. What if your startup pitch didn’t just inform — but moved people to believe? This episode reveals how the most effective founders use strategic storytelling to build trust, spark action, and secure funding. What You'll Learn: Why most pitch decks fail to convert — and how to fix them How to use emotional storyt...

€160M · €70 · €400 — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. Startups in the DACH region are heating up — from AI unicorns to VC mega-funds. In this monthly startup news roundup, we unpack the most important trends in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland’s tech ecosystem. Learn how Parloa became Germany’s second unicorn of the year, how Quantum Systems secured €160M to dominate aerial AI, an...

€400 · FBI-trained · You — B2B & SaaS-Fintech on FinTech Germany. What happens when an FBI-trained negotiation coach brings elite sales psychology into the startup world? You get a masterclass in influence, integrity, and investor persuasion. Today’s episode of Startuprad.io features Matthias Bullmahn , a crisis negotiation expert, former Accenture executive, and storytelling coach — here to show...

€400 · Opening · U.S — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. Why do Europe’s startups scale slower than their U.S. counterparts? In this raw, revealing episode, Andy Goldstein uncovers what’s really holding back the European venture capital scene—and what we can do about it. How investor education can radically improve VC decision-making Why German founders hesitate to internationalize—...

€400 · €600M · Opening What — Fintech VC & Capital Markets on FinTech Germany. What happens when Europe's top startup operators become VCs — and use AI to disrupt billion-euro legacy sectors? Today’s episode uncovers how Marton Sarkadi Nagy , Partner at Visionaries Club , is backing founders who are rewriting the playbook for industrial tech innovation. 🔧 How applied AI is replacing legacy SaaS a...

€200 · €500 · Most — B2B & SaaS-Fintech on FinTech Germany. In Part 2 of our interview with Christian Conrad — coach, former Kellogg’s exec, and author of Magical Company Culture — we go deep into the execution side of culture. Forget team-building retreats. Christian outlines a leadership playbook where trust , behavioral habits , and culture KPIs like eNPS are used to build high-performing, emot...