📰 Startup & Tech News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Startuprad.io™ brings you fast, actionable, English-language coverage of the most important startup and tech news from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — the DACH region and GSA tech ecosystems.
📈 Our monthly podcast delivers high-density insights in under 30 minutes, giving you the edge on:
🚀 Startup trends, venture capital movements, and unicorn builders
💸 Major funding rounds, pre-seed investments, strategic acquisitions, and IPO pipelines
🔍 Deep tech breakthroughs, AI-powered ventures, and fintech innovation
🧠 Regulatory shifts, startup ecosystem developments, and European tech policy
🧪 Innovation from scaleups, spinouts, digital assistants, and climate tech operators
🎙️ Hosted as part of the Startuprad.io™ network, this podcast is optimized for a global audience of:
Startup founders, angel investors, business analysts, and innovation executives
Listeners tracking scaleup strategies, exit planning, and capital growth in Europe
Experts interested in SaaS trends, fintech founders, and growth capital ventures
💬 What You'll Hear:
🎯 Headlines on german startups, swiss innovation, and austrian tech
💼 Profiles on VC funds, business angels, corporate venture arms, and company builders
🧠 Interviews with Forbes 30/40 Under 30/40 stars, NYT bestselling authors, Emmy award winners, and visionary founders
🔬 Breakthroughs in synthetic biology, quantum computing, AI-driven growth, and b-grade gourmet sustainability
🌍 From the german startup scene in Berlin and Munich to Zurich, Vienna, and the broader DACH innovation economy, we cover:
💡 Tech verticals including climate tech, fintech community, regtech, wealthtech, european unicorns, edtech, and green innovation
⚙️ Hard tech, retail analytics, heatmaps, open banking, embedded finance, digital transformation strategy, neurotech, and AI diagnostics
📊 Insights on TRL scaling, acquisition preparation, and external funding
🧭 Whether you're tracking:
🇩🇪 German business, GSA tech regulation, or innovation challenges
🇨🇭 Switzerland startups, VC interviews, or growth investing
🇦🇹 Austrian startups, eco innovation, or tax regulations
📡 This is your intelligence feed for the next generation of European unicorns.
🧰 Each episode distills:
🎙️ Actionable news, investor resources, and startup strategies
📈 Patterns in european tech, strategic growth, and corporate innovation management
💬 Founder playbooks on resilience planning, vision planning, and entrepreneur tools
📊 Chartable Rankings: Top 60 Science • Top 75 Tech • Top 275 Business
🌍 Listen Notes: Top 0.5% of all podcasts globally
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🌐 Startuprad.io™ — 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
GSA Unicorn Tracker - October 2021 (Bonus)
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…
A Look Inside the World’s First Law Regulating Autonomous Driving (Bonus Episode)
A Look Inside the World’s First Law Regulating Autonomous Driving (Bonus Episode) The law should be the first one to govern autonomous driving globally. Jan-Philipp “JP” Günther-Burmeister, Lawyer Su…
This Month in German Startups - September 2021 Unicorn Tracker (Bonus)
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 s…
This Month in German Startups - Summer Wrap-Up (July, August, September) 2021
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 …
Meet the Person in Charge of Germany’s €10 bn Startup Program
We are not only spending 10 bn € on startups, but we also have 5-6 bn € from older programs. … in total 15 – 16 bn Euros
Thomas Jarzombek, MdB, Commissioner for Digital and Startups
The Commissione…
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(BONUS) German Institutional Funds Will Not Invest Big Bugs in Cryptocurrencies
(BONUS) German Institutional Funds Will Not Invest Big Bugs in Cryptocurrencies
This is another bonus episode, where we cover interesting – behind the scenes – development in the larger German-spe…
This Month in German Startups - June 2021
This Month in German Startups - June 2021
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…
Bonus: This Month in German Startups – Unicorn Stampede
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 Stam…
Bonus Episode: Trade Republic becomes Germany’s most valuable Startup with 5.3 bn US$ valuation
“It’s our ambition to be present across the entire Eurozone in the next four months,” Christian Hecker according to TechCrunch
Welcome to This Month in German Startups - A bonus episode since we hav…
This Month in German Startups – May 2021
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 ta…
We bring the German speaking startup scene to you in English
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…
How Crowdfunding for EU Startups will Change this Fall (Expert Interview)
The Upcoming Changes to EU Crowdfunding Rules for Startups
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This Month in German Startups - April 2021
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…
This Month in German Startups - March 2021
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.
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Flash Update on Startuprad.io
Flash UpdateHey guys, we are posting this short podcast just to keep you up to date on what Startuprad.io is doing.
You may know that we have special interest podcast (link to subscribe below) like…
This Month in German Startups - February 2021
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 Ma…
This Month in German Startups - January 2021
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 episo…
This Month in German Startups - 2020 Review
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, …
This Month in German Startups - December 2020
This Month in German Startups - December 2020
Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City.
Welcome to the Chris-…
This Month in German Startups - November 2020
This Month in German Startups - November 2020
Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City.
Today we are wrapping up…