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Tech Startups Germany – Startups and Venture Capital by Startuprad.io™
Tech Startups Germany is Startuprad.io™’s podcast archive on technology startups, venture capital, deep tech, innovation, and founder stories from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the show features conversations with startup founders, investors, operators, ecosystem builders, and technology leaders working across Germany’s startup and venture capital landscape, with additional perspectives from Austria, Switzerland and the broader European startup ecosystem. The podcast covers startup growth, venture capital, deep tech, software, AI, industrial innovation, university...
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This Month in German Startups - January 2022 26.01.2022 30:40
This Month in German Startups - January 2022 Happy New Year guys! Welcome to This Month in German Startups in January 2021 by Startuprad.io - in a news recording with Chris from New York City and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. This recording is sponsored by Invest-in-Hessen and Startupraven.com. It is in radio syndication with our very own station www.startup.radio and our partner IBGR.Network. W...
This Month in German Startups - December 2021 23.12.2021 30:37
HoHoHo Welcome to This Month in German Startups in December 2021 by Startuprad.io - in a news recording with Chris from New York City and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. We recorded this new episode on Monday, December 20th. All news not included here will be published in our next news episode. There will also be our annual Fintech Review on December 25th and we will be back with an AI startup int...
&Charge Just Raised Seed Funding to Help Online Shoppers Fight Global Warming 16.12.2021 42:25
Subscribe Here Find all options to subscribe to our newsletter, podcast, YouTube channel or listen to our internet radio station here: Link https://linktr.ee/startupradio We learned in our projects that charging electric cars is challenging for B2B and B2C customers Simon Vogt, Co-Founder and CSO &Charge Our Sponsor Invest-in-Hessen This show was made possible by Hessen Trade and Invest with t...
Cogia Just IPOed And Wants to Use the Access to Capital to Drive Market Consolidation 14.12.2021 26:27
“To accelerate our growth, we need to buy companies” Pascal Lauria, founder and CEO Cogia Our Sponsor Invest-in-Hessen This show was made possible by Hessen Trade and Invest with their brand Invest-in-Hessen. You can learn more about them here ( https://www.invest-in-hessen.com/) . We also run a dedicated sub-podcast with all interviews and news in cooperation with them. Find it all here: https://...
This Month in German Startups - November 2021 25.11.2021 23:36
Welcome to This Month in German Startups in November 2021 by Startuprad.io - in a news recording with Chris from New York City and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. We recorded this new episode on Friday, November 19th. All news not included here will be published in our December News (to be published on December 23rd). There will also be our annual Fintech Review on December 25th and we will be bac...
Fastbill’s Exit to Canada Based Unicorn FreshBooks 18.11.2021 39:49
The Enabler This interview was made possible by Hessen Trade and Invest with their brand Invest-in-Hessen. You can learn more about them here ( https://www.invest-in-hessen.com/ ). We also run a dedicated sub-podcast with all interviews and news in cooperation with them. Find it all here: https://anchor.fm/techstartupsgermany We started serveral early SaaS Platforms and Fastbill was one of them. W...
GSA Unicorn Tracker - October 2021 (Bonus) 28.10.2021 11:17
Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io – in a news recording with Chris (from New York City) and me Joe (from Frankfurt am Main). Guys, it is October, it is getting colder outside and cozier inside, so we bring you another “Doppelpack”of our news recording! We bring you another bonus news episode as part of our news coverage of the German startup scene. We recorded this episode...
This Month in German Startups - October 2021 28.10.2021 20:56
This Month in German Startups - October 2021 Welcome to This Month in German Startups in October 2021 by Startuprad.io - in a news recording with Chris (Back Home in New York) and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. We recorded this new episode on October 25th. Note that there is also another episode of our unicorn tracker, getting published along with this episode in order to keep the news brief. Tod...
Meet Emma Sleep – They Are on Their Way to Becoming the World’s No 1 Sleep Brand 21.10.2021 31:17
Meet Emma Sleep – They are on their way to becoming the world’s No 1 Sleep Brand We only raised just about 5 mn Euros … we grew to 405 mn Euro revenues in 2020 Dennis Schmoltzi, CEO and Co-Founder Emma Sleep Find all options to subscribe to our newsletter, podcast, YouTube channel or listen to our internet radio station here: https://linktr.ee/startupradio Want to be found by Business opportunitie...
This Month in German Startups - September 2021 Unicorn Tracker (Bonus) 30.09.2021 15:49
Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io – in a news recording with Chris (from New York City) and me Joe (from Frankfurt am Main). Guys, it is fall and we are back from the summer break! We bring you another bonus news episode as part of our news coverage of the German startup scene. We recorded this episode on September 28th, 2021, wrapping up July, August, and September. This...
This Month in German Startups - Summer Wrap-Up (July, August, September) 2021 30.09.2021 29:49
Welcome to This Month in German Startups in September 2021 by Startuprad.io - in a news recording with Chris (Back Home in New York) and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. We recorded this new episode on September 28th. Note that there is also another episode of our unicorn tracker, getting published along with this episode. Have a look. This will be a bit longer recording. Best get a snack and a dr...
This Month in German Startups - June 2021 01.07.2021 22:03
Welcome to This Month in German Startups June 2021 by Startuprad.io - in a news recording with Chris (Back Home in New York) and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. We are reporting live from Germany’s largest unicorn wave ever. We announce two new unicorns (Scalable Capital and Forto (formerly FreightHub)) and Germany’s first Decacorn Celonis, valued at more than 11 bn US$. The 2019 Unicorn Wefox rai...
Bonus: This Month in German Startups – Unicorn Stampede 01.07.2021 16:49
Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io – in a news recording with Chris (from New York City) and me Joe (from Frankfurt am Main). This is a Bonus Episode covering the Unicorn Stampede in German-speaking countries. This recording is from June 29th, 2021 and all-new unicorns, formed afterward will be covered in our next news podcast, to be published End of September! You may remem...
Meet Palturai – The Google of Business Data 24.06.2021 24:12
Meet Palturai – The Google of Business Data We used to store data in paper-based handwritten cards. We bring this to the 21st century … so you can get some great insights from it. Tilo Walter, CEO and Founder Palturai Subscribe Here Find all options to subscribe to our newsletter, podcast, YouTube channel or listen to our internet radio station here: Link https://linktr.ee/startupradio You can use...
This Month in German Startups – May 2021 26.05.2021 25:00
Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a news recording with Chris (Back Home in Germany) and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. Today we are wrapping up May 2021 for you. We talk about the massive Trade Republic funding, making them Germany's most valuable startup. We are talking about SPACs again, Germany’s institutional funds investing in crypto, and 3 bn shots of the coron...
We bring the German speaking startup scene to you in English 20.05.2021 0:39
Welcome to Startuprad.io, we cover the German-speaking startup scene since 2015 with our franchise. Since 2019, we eased access to the German-speaking startup scene further with our special interest podcasts Fintech Germany, Blockchain Germany, Deeptech Germany, and German Startup News. We have been called "The Authority on German Startups" and are a Top 0.5% global podcast, according to Listen No...
Meet the Fintech Behind the 100 mn € Exit Nobody Talks About 20.05.2021 29:09
Enabler This recording was made possible by (Hessen Trade and Invest). Learn more about our enabler here: https://www.invest-in-hessen.com/ The Finish company later stopped all their activities in Central Europe. This is where I started crossinx. Marcus Laube, Founder and CEO of crossinx The Founder In this interview, we are talking to Marcus Laube ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-laube/ ) , t...
This Month in German Startups - April 2021 29.04.2021 22:58
Today we are wrapping up April 2021 for you. We talk about SPACs, which have been all the rage, but now they get to work. We bring you news about potential SPAC deals with Solarisbank, Infarm, Lilium, and Volocopter. The first three eying a valuation of more than one billion. Also, we have a Gorilla Unicorn. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techstartupsgermany/message This podcast us...
homefully Offers Co-Living in Germany and Switzerland and is Looking to Expand 14.04.2021 27:24
The FounderThis time we talk to Sebastian Wuerz ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianwuerz/ ) the founder and CEO of the co-living startup homefully ( https://homeful.ly/ ), a proptech headquartered in Frankfurt, offering furnished apartments across Germany and Switzerland. This trend is called co-living and offers a convenient way for ex-pats to relocate to a new city and have instant social co...
Television.ai Generates with an AI TV Content 05.04.2021 20:38
Subscribe HereFind all options to subscribe to our newsletter, podcast, YouTube channel or listen to our internet radio station here: Link https://linktr.ee/startupradio Life gets better for editors with Television.ai Olcay Buyan, Television.ai EnablerThis recording was made possible by (Hessen Trade and Invest). Learn more about our enabler here:https://www.invest-in-hessen.com/ The Founder...
This Month in German Startups - March 2021 25.03.2021 21:49
Today we are wrapping up March 2021 for you. We talk about Austria’s first unicorn Bitpanda, a Samwer attempt at a German Tesla, SPACs, indoor farming, open positions at N26, and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techstartupsgermany/message This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Chartable - https:...
This Month in German Startups - February 2021 25.02.2021 26:01
This Month in German Startups - February 2021Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. Today we are wrapping up February 2021 for you. There is great news in the German startup scene, the much anticipated Auto1 IPO generated two new tech billionaires, Europe’s first Tech SPAC lists...
This Month in German Startups - January 2021 27.01.2021 21:25
This Month in German Startups - January 2021 Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City. This is the first news episode of 2021, but you can have a look at our 2020 review. Today we are wrapping up January 2021 for you. There is great news in the German startup scene, from two new unicorns to a much anticipated IPO...
Tencent backs insurance startup Clark in $85US round. We talk to Clark’s CEO 25.01.2021 29:59
[A Ping-Pong table, a PlayStation or a table football] don’t help that much if the [corporate culture] is broken. Christopher Oster, CEO and Co-Founder Clark In this interview we are talking to a previous guest. Christopher Oster is the CEO and co-founder of Frankfurt-based insurtech clark. In the past we talk to him about the appearance of Clark on Bloomberg’s list of startups to watch, back i...
This Month in German Startups - 2020 Review 18.01.2021 20:58
This Month in German Startups - 2020 Review Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City. This is an annual tradition, where we look at the past year and forward into the coming one. Not to mention, we have been totally wrong last year with the outlook, so we are more sticking to the review this year. Today we bring yo...
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