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A look at the rise of deep tech and health tech startups in Europe — why harder, science-driven companies are gaining ground, and what that shift means for founders and investors. Full article, links, and transcript: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Europe's edge increasingly lies in deep tech and health tech, not consumer apps. Understanding the shift helps p...

Startuprad.io's February 2024 wrap-up runs the latest tech and startup highlights across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — the rounds, launches, and shifts shaping the GSA innovation landscape. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: A quick monthly read keeps founders and investors on top of where DACH capital and attention are mo...

Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger speaks with Philip Schetter, CEO of Cantourage, about building in Europe's fast-expanding medical-cannabis industry. Schetter covers the company's growth, its manufacturing and digital platform for wholesalers, and how regulation shapes market reach. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Medical cannabis i...

Fleet.co on building a lean startup and entering new markets — how the team stays capital-disciplined while expanding, and the playbook for scaling without bloat. Full article, links, and transcript: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Lean discipline is what lets startups survive long enough to expand. This is a practical look at growing efficiently. In this epi...

Joe interviews Andrea Tüttenberg — a female founder and professor at the University Clinic of Mainz — about co-founding Actitrex, a biotech startup focused on immune-cell therapy. She traces the path from doctor and researcher to entrepreneur shaping the future of stem-cell transplants. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Turning...

Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger interviews Martin Cudzilo, founder of ARCheck, on turning a cleaning company into a tech startup. Cudzilo built augmented-reality tools to fix the quality-control and documentation problems that plague the cleaning industry. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: The least glamorous industries often hold th...

Startuprad.io's January 2024 wrap-up covers the top news and trends across German, Swiss, and Austrian startups — from European unicorns to emerging tech companies shaping the GSA scene. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Starting the year informed matters: a fast monthly read shows where DACH capital and momentum are heading. I...

In this deep dive, Startuprad.io recaps German startup valuations and investment trends across 2023 — featuring standout companies from Berlin, Hamburg, and beyond, and the ideas driving the scene forward. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: A year-in-review of valuations is the clearest signal of where German venture actually st...

A short festive message from host Jörn "Joe" Menninger — warm wishes and thanks to the Startuprad.io community at the close of the year. Full article, links, and transcript: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: A brief, human note to the listeners, guests, and contributors who make the show possible. In this episode, we cover: Season's greetings to the Startuprad....

Startuprad.io's Fintech Review 2023 takes stock of the sector across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — gathering prominent voices to assess the current landscape and the fintech outlook heading into the new year. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Fintech remains one of DACH's most active and scrutinised sectors. A year-end re...

Chris in New York and Joe in Frankfurt run the December 2023 GSA wrap-up in 30 minutes — the funding, launches, and shifts closing out the year across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: A transatlantic year-end read shows which DACH stories carried real momentum into the new year. In this episo...

Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger interviews Sebastian Matthes, editor-in-chief of Handelsblatt and winner of the Special Award at the German Startup Awards 2023. Matthes discusses the digital transformation of Handelsblatt and the role of green startups in Europe's digital revolution. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Legacy media rei...

Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger and Thomas Kösters, MD at DEEP Ecosystems, make the case for Central and Eastern Europe as a hidden gem for AI startups — spotlighting the growing scenes in Warsaw, Bucharest, and Prague and the region's investment momentum. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: The DACH lens often stops at its borders. CE...

An AI expert on making computer vision accessible through no-code tools — letting non-technical teams build image-recognition applications without deep machine-learning expertise. Full article, links, and transcript: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: No-code lowers the barrier to powerful AI. Bringing computer vision to non-experts widens who can build with it....

The November 2023 GSA wrap-up leads with big numbers: Aleph Alpha raising around half a billion dollars, CMBlu raising €100 million for energy storage, and WeFox securing $55 million. Chris and Joe run the month's DACH news in 30 minutes. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: A single month with an Aleph Alpha mega-round and a majo...

In a solo episode, host Jörn "Joe" Menninger shares his firsthand experience at Huawei Connect, reflecting on the intersection of green and digital transformation — and what a major tech conference reveals about where the two agendas are converging. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Green and digital transformation are usually...

Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger interviews Michael Duttlinger of Cashlink on securities tokenisation and transparency. They dig into why clear communication with shareholders matters — especially during a pivot — and how tokenisation can make securities more transparent and accessible. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Tokenising sec...

Startuprad.io introduces Mario Hachemer, who moves from fintech CTO to co-hosting the show's Deep Tech Track. He shares his own founder and engineering journey — building the tech, generating revenue, and incorporating his first businesses. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: A deep-tech track needs a host who has built. Hachemer...

In media partnership with the German Startup Association's German Startup Awards 2023, Startuprad.io spotlights the Female Entrepreneur of the Year and the discipline of scaling exceptional organisations. The conversation looks at what it takes to build and lead at scale. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: The German Startup Awa...

Startuprad.io marks its 400th episode with the October 2023 GSA wrap-up — the month's startup and funding news across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with BioNTech among the highlights. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Four hundred episodes in, the format still does the same job: a fast, reliable read on where DACH capital...

Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger talks with Christian Rebernik, CEO and co-founder of Tomorrow University, about leaving a career as CTO of companies like Scout24 and Parship to build a non-profit online university. Rebernik makes the case for reinventing higher education for entrepreneurs and impact-makers. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode m...

Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger sits down with Christian Noske, Partner at NGP Capital in Berlin, to unpack the firm's research on VC funding across the DACH region — from Berlin to Zurich — and what the data says about where capital is flowing. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Hard data on DACH venture funding is scarce. NGP Capita...

Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger interviews Gülsah Wilke, winner of the Impact Entrepreneur of the Year award at the German Startup Awards. They trace her path from a consulting career into impact-driven entrepreneurship and what impact means at scale. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Impact entrepreneurship is moving from niche to m...

The September 2023 GSA wrap-up runs the month's startup news across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — including a run of insolvencies alongside the funding and launches shaping the ecosystem. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Down months matter as much as up ones. A wrap-up that covers insolvencies as well as raises gives a f...

In the one-year anniversary of the European Startup Pulse — Startuprad.io's collaboration with DEEP Ecosystems — host Jörn "Joe" Menninger and Thomas Kösters survey Europe's prominent startup scenes from London to Lisbon and the developments reshaping them. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Europe's startup story is bigger than...