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Startuprad.ioā¢ brings you fast, actionable, English-language coverage of the most important startup and tech news from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland ā the DACH region and GSA tech ecosystems.
š Our monthly podcast delivers high-density insights in under 30 minutes, giving you the edge on:
š Startup trends, venture capital movements, and unicorn builders
šø Major funding rounds, pre-seed investments, strategic acquisitions, and IPO pipelines
š Deep tech breakthroughs, AI-powered ventures, and fintech innovation
š§ Regulatory shifts, startup ecosystem developments, and European tech policy
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š¬ What You'll Hear:
šÆ Headlines on german startups, swiss innovation, and austrian tech
š¼ Profiles on VC funds, business angels, corporate venture arms, and company builders
š§ Interviews with Forbes 30/40 Under 30/40 stars, NYT bestselling authors, Emmy award winners, and visionary founders
š¬ Breakthroughs in synthetic biology, quantum computing, AI-driven growth, and b-grade gourmet sustainability
š From the german startup scene in Berlin and Munich to Zurich, Vienna, and the broader DACH innovation economy, we cover:
š” Tech verticals including climate tech, fintech community, regtech, wealthtech, european unicorns, edtech, and green innovation
āļø Hard tech, retail analytics, heatmaps, open banking, embedded finance, digital transformation strategy, neurotech, and AI diagnostics
š Insights on TRL scaling, acquisition preparation, and external funding
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š” This is your intelligence feed for the next generation of European unicorns.
š§° Each episode distills:
šļø Actionable news, investor resources, and startup strategies
š Patterns in european tech, strategic growth, and corporate innovation management
š¬ Founder playbooks on resilience planning, vision planning, and entrepreneur tools
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š Startuprad.ioā¢ ā The Authority on GSA Startups
From a single podcast to a global platform with 8 vertical sub-shows, a 24/7 internet radio station, a blog, and thousands of tech-savvy listeners. We cover the full spectrum of startups, scaleups, visionary investors, deeptech operators, and the eco-system for growth.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
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This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startupsā-āSummer 2023 (July/ August) | Startupradio EpisodeĀ #393
Welcome to our summer 2023 wrap-up with vital news from the startup scenes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in around 30 minutes sometimes less š.
This time we wrap up July and August. We came upā¦
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startupsā-āJune 2023 | EpisodeĀ #70
Welcome to our June 2023 wrap-up with vital news from the startup scenes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 30 minutes or less š.
We follow our top-down structure in the news.
Welcome to our staā¦
How to Build a Global Startup Hub (2/2) | European Startup Pulse
Executive Summary
Are you looking to create an innovative startup hub? Learn how Munich became a global center for deep tech and find out what your city can do to create its own thriving ecosystem witā¦
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startupsā-āMay 2023 | Episode #68
Welcome to our May 2023 wrap-up with important news from the startup scenes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 30 minutes or less š.
We follow our top-down structure in the news: First, the top ā¦
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startupsā-āApril 2023 | EpisodeĀ 380
Welcome to our April 2023 wrap-up with important news from the startup scenes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 30 minutes or less š.
Our Highlights:
Considerable funding made headlines last monā¦
Where Are GSA Startups Heading? Insight From Recent Patent Filings With QuantIP | Exclusive Data
Executive Summary
Get exclusive insights into the latest patent filings of GSA/DACH startups. Discover where theyāre going and what impact they may have on your business. QuantIP is an analytics compaā¦
How To Build A Startup Hub 101 | European Startup Pulse
Executive Summary
Learn the secrets of how to create an effective startup ecosystem with Thomas' insights from DEEP Ecosystems. Discover what made Odense, Denmark such a successful start-up hub, and fā¦
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startupsā-āMarchĀ 2023
Intro
Welcome to our March 2023 wrap-up with important news from the startup scenes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 30 minutes or less š.
We follow our top-down structure in the news: The top ā¦
Exploring Germany's Startup Strategy With Digital Commissioner Anna Christmann
Executive Summary
Germany has adopted a startup strategy for the first time. One should pay attention if Europe's largest economy makes such a step. The ten bn ā¬ Future Fund and others are part of theā¦
Is 2022 the start of a new VC Cycle? - European Startup Pulse
Executive Summary
We are back with quarterly cooperation with DEEP Ecosystems research from Munich. Today we talk about a few highlights of their extensive 2022 report. Our current impression is that ā¦
The Only Venture Capital Data For Germany You Need To Know
Executive Summary
The kfw surveys each quarter around 450 investors for this barometer, so it is one of the broadest and most reliable indicators of the current mood of private market investors in Eurā¦
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) StartupsāāāFebruary 2023
Welcome to our February 2023 wrap-up with the important news from the startup scenes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 30 minutes or less š.
We follow our top-down structure in the news: First ā¦
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - January 2023
Happy 2023, as well as a happy Chinese New Year of the Rabbit. 2023 Chris and Joe will again bring you startup news once a month (with a small summer break) wrapping up what was going onāāāand we fouā¦
Fintech and Banking 2023 and Beyond | Strategy
Executive Summary
In this episode, we have the privilege to explore fintech and banking in 2023 alongside Paolo, Global Research Leader for Banking and Capital Markets for IBM. He offers his insight iā¦
Bonus: What We Know About the FTX Collapse?
Executive Summary
In this bonus episode of our expert interview series, Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics at INSEAD, joins us to provide insights into the current situation with FTX. We've gathereā¦
Fintech Review 2022ā-āGermany, Austria, and Switzerland
Management Summary
Welcome to a Startuprad.io tradition, airing on December 25th. A review of the most important events in Fintech from the perspective of our guests for the 8th year in a row right noā¦
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - December 2022
Welcome to This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups, our startup news wrap-up for December 2022 by Startuprad.io with Chris from New York City and Joe from Frankfurt. We recorded thisā¦
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startupsā-āNovember 2022Ā Wrap-Up
Our Highlights:
FTX may be history, BUT a German Blog reports there are several parties interested in buying the European Entity of FTX. FTX also triggered Bitpanda to order a special audit from KPMGā¦
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The Network of European Startup Hubs 101
The Network of European Startup Hubs 101 (Podcast)
You have it all wrong. Europe is not full of competing startup hubs. They are increasingly forming a network for startups. The startups start at one ā¦
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This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startupsā-āOctober 2022Ā Wrap-Up
Welcome to This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups in October 2022 by Startuprad.io with Chris from Essen, Germany, and Joe from Frankfurt. We recorded this news episode on Thursday,ā¦