š° Startup & Tech News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
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
š§Ŗ Innovation from scaleups, spinouts, digital assistants, and climate tech operators
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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©šŖ German business, GSA tech regulation, or innovation challenges
šØš Switzerland startups, VC interviews, or growth investing
š¦š¹ Austrian startups, eco innovation, or tax regulations
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-āSeptember 2022
Our highlights:
Germany is preparing for a potentially rough winter, in many ways. Now Environmental Action Germany (Deutsche Umwelthilfe): Asked Germans not to put up any Christmas lights this seasoā¦
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Fintech Opportunities in Central Bank Digital Currency - Part 1
Executive Summary
This episode is part of our Subject Matter Expert Interviews. It will be one in a series over time, keeping up with the development of the central banks and their digital currency. ā¦
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Startup News GSA - Summer Wrap-Up (July & August '22)
Our Highlights
Startups in GSA did better than expected. We had a few insolvency filings, but also amazing fundraisings like Celonis 1 bn US$ combination of equity and debt funding. Insuftech Wefox rā¦
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This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startupsā-āJuneĀ 2022
Our Highlights:
Startups in GSA also shedding headcount, including unicorns that recently raised money. All signs point towards them extending their runway, expecting a recession. Some startups face ā¦
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Pulse of the European Startup Systemā-āUpdate Q1Ā 2022
Highlights
Startups in Europe raises 28.2 bn US$ in Q1 2022, the 2nd highest quarterly number on record. ā Is this a lagging indicator!
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CB Insights wrote just a few days ago: https://news.ā¦
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This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startupsā-āMayĀ 2022
Welcome to This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups in May 2022 by Startuprad.ioāāāin a news recording with Christian Fahrenbach from New York City and Jƶrn Menninger, from Frankfurt.ā¦
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This Month in GSA Startupsā-āApril 2022
Welcome to This Month in GSA Startups in April 2022 by Startuprad.ioāāāin a news recording with Christian Fahrenbach āChrisā from New York City today and me Jƶrn Menninger āJoeā, from Frankfurt am Maā¦
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Exclusive Data on Startup Funding in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with Equidam
This time we do not interview an entrepreneur or investor from GSA, but we speak to Daniel. His startup equidam helps to value startups. He shares exclusive data with us on the GSA startups.
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This Month in GSA Startupsā-āMarchĀ 2022
Welcome to This Month in German, Swiss and Austrian (GSA) Startups in March 2022 by Startuprad.ioāāāin a news recording with Chrisāāānot from New York City today and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. Tā¦
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What Founders and Investors Can Expect from the New German Government
The Subject MatterĀ Expert
Tara is a political analyst from PANALIS. PANALIS is Germanyās and likely also Europeās No 1 software tool for policy analysis for associations and industry groups. You can ā¦
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Exclusive Data on Europeās Startup Hotspots in Q4 2021
āThe main message is that 2021 was an exceptional year. 2021 saw an 150% growth of startup investments in EuropeāThomas Kƶsters ā Managing Director DEEP Ecosystems
Media Partnership
This is just theā¦
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The Digital Euro and Why Stable Coins Matter
Nobody knows what a digital euro will look like. ECB is in the process of exploring the possibility. Philipp Sandner, Blockchain Expert
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This Month in GSA Startups - February 2022
Welcome to This Month in GSA Startups - meaning Germany, Austria and Switzerland, for February 2022 by Startuprad.io - in a news recording with Chris from New York City and me Joe, from Frankfurt am ā¦
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What We Have Learned from Atomico's State Of European Tech Survey
A Joint Audio-Only Podcast
This is the first joint radio program and podcast of IBGR and the Startuprad.io podcast with its radio program Startup.Radio. You may know that IBGR and Startup.Radio are sā¦
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This Month in German Startups - January 2022
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 meā¦
Fintech Review 2021 ā Germany, Austria And Switzerland (GSA)
āFor banks the pandemic meant that they had to digest 10 years of digitalization in only two years.ā Paolo Sironi - Thought Leader and Author Hello and welcome everyone to our 2021 Fintech Review forā¦
This Month in German Startups - December 2021
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 episodeā¦
Highlights of Germanyās Most Extensive Annual Startup Survey
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This Month in German Startups - November 2021
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 Friā¦
This Month in German Startups - October 2021
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 Frankā¦