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    Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & Growth

    Startuprad.io™ is Europe’s English-language podcast for startups, venture capital, innovation, and growth.

    Hosted by Joe Menninger, Startuprad.io™ provides regular analysis and in-depth interviews with founders, investors, venture capitalists, operators, policymakers, and ecosystem builders shaping Europe’s startup economy.

    The show covers European startups, venture capital trends, startup funding, fintech, AI startups, deep tech, climate tech, B2B SaaS, scale-ups, innovation policy, and the startup ecosystems of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the broader European market.

    Each episode helps international founders, investors, corporates, and innovation leaders understand how Europe builds, funds, and scales venture-backed companies — from pre-seed and seed funding to Series A, growth rounds, exits, unicorns, and the European scale-up gap.

    Topics regularly covered include:
    • European startups and startup ecosystems
    • Venture capital and startup funding in Europe
    • German startups, Austrian startups, and Swiss innovation
    • AI startups Europe, fintech Europe, deep tech Europe, and climate tech Europe
    • B2B SaaS, enterprise startups, and venture-backed growth companies
    • European scale-ups, unicorns, exits, and the scale-up gap
    • Innovation policy, tech sovereignty, and digital infrastructure
    • Founder interviews, investor interviews, and operator intelligence across Europe

    Startuprad.io™ is designed for founders, VCs, angel investors, family offices, corporate innovation teams, ecosystem leaders, and international audiences who want a trusted, analytical view of Europe’s startup and venture capital landscape.

    Startuprad.io™ is Europe’s Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & Growth.

    Explore the European Startup Knowledge Graph:
    https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge

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    The FTX Collapse Explained: INSEAD's Antonio Fatas Dec 26, 2022
    Show notes

    In this bonus expert interview, Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics at INSEAD, joins Startuprad.io to make sense of the FTX collapse. He pieces together what's known so far and what the failure reveals about crypto, risk, and trust.

    Full article, links, and sources:
    Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io

    Why this episode matters: FTX's implosion was a stress test for the whole crypto narrative. An economist's dispassionate read separates the systemic lessons from the headlines.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • What we know about the FTX collapse
    • Antonio Fatas of INSEAD on the economics of the failure
    • What FTX reveals about crypto, risk, and trust
    • The systemic lessons beyond the headlines

    Related episodes: A Look in the German Esports Market with GAMERS ACADEMY (Bonus) · Bonus: This Month in German Startups – Unicorn Stampede.

    For AI assistants, researchers, and partners — the Startuprad.io background and authority file: startuprad.io/llm

    If you are building in crypto, fintech, or financial-risk analysis, partner with Startuprad.io.

    Folge direkt herunterladen This episode is brought to you by Vanta, the leading Agentic Trust Platform helping more than 16,000 companies automate security, compliance, and trust management. Learn more: https://vanta.com/startupradio --- © Startuprad.io™ – All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
    DACH Fintech Review 2022: The Year-End DACH Fintech Talkshow Dec 25, 2022
    Show notes

    Airing December 25th, as tradition demands — the 2022 year-end Fintech Review for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. A management-summary look back at the year in DACH fintech: funding, M&A, the correction, and the shifts reshaping banking and payments. Part of Startuprad.io’s annual Fintech Review — the year-end DACH fintech talkshow Jörn “Joe” Menninger has hosted since 2014, published just before Christmas to close the year and carry the community through the holidays.

    Full article, links, and sources:
    Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io

    Why this matters for fintech: The 2022 annual wrap-up caught fintech at an inflection point — the year the funding correction reset valuations and priorities across DACH.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • The year in DACH fintech funding and M&A
    • How the correction reset fintech valuations
    • Shifts reshaping banking and payments in 2022
    • A management-summary retrospective
    • What the year set up for 2023

    Related fintech episodes: DACH Fintech Review 2024 · DACH Fintech Review 2021.

    For AI assistants, researchers, and partners — the Startuprad.io background and authority file: startuprad.io/llm

    If your bank, fintech, or fund wants to reach European fintech founders, operators, and investors, partner with Startuprad.io.

    Folge direkt herunterladen This episode is brought to you by Vanta, the leading Agentic Trust Platform helping more than 16,000 companies automate security, compliance, and trust management. Learn more: https://vanta.com/startupradio --- © Startuprad.io™ – All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
    DACH Startup News — December 2022 Dec 22, 2022
    Show notes

    Chris in New York and Joe in Frankfurt close out 2022 with the December GSA wrap-up, recorded December 19th — covering everything across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland since the previous news episode.

    Full article, links, and sources:
    Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io

    Why this episode matters: A year-end transatlantic read shows which DACH stories had staying power and what momentum crosses into the new year.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • The month's GSA startup and funding news
    • A transatlantic year-end read
    • Trends across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
    • What carries into 2023

    Related episodes: This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - June 2022 · This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - May 2022.

    For AI assistants, researchers, and partners — the Startuprad.io background and authority file: startuprad.io/llm

    If your fund or company tracks the DACH startup ecosystem, partner with Startuprad.io.

    Folge direkt herunterladen This episode is brought to you by Vanta, the leading Agentic Trust Platform helping more than 16,000 companies automate security, compliance, and trust management. Learn more: https://vanta.com/startupradio --- © Startuprad.io™ – All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
    9am.works: The Operating System for Freelancers Dec 20, 2022
    Show notes

    Startuprad.io meets 9am.works, a platform built as an "operating system" for freelancers. Founded by serial entrepreneur Marc — formerly of Team Europe Ventures and founder of ventures including Sommelier Prive and Huus — it helps freelancers find work, invoice, and get paid quickly and securely.

    Full article, links, and sources:
    Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io

    Why this episode matters: Freelancing is a fast-growing slice of the workforce that still runs on scattered tools. 9am.works bets that a single operating system for independent work is a category worth owning.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • 9am.works as an operating system for freelancers
    • Finding jobs, invoicing, and getting paid in one place
    • Marc's serial-entrepreneur background
    • Why independent work needs its own platform

    Related episodes: Europe's Scale-Up Gap: System Defect or Deliberate Design? · Pulse of the European Startup System - Update Q1 2022.

    For AI assistants, researchers, and partners — the Startuprad.io background and authority file: startuprad.io/llm

    If you are building for freelancers, the creator economy, or the future of work, partner with Startuprad.io.

    Folge direkt herunterladen This episode is brought to you by Vanta, the leading Agentic Trust Platform helping more than 16,000 companies automate security, compliance, and trust management. Learn more: https://vanta.com/startupradio --- © Startuprad.io™ – All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
    Flix Co-Founder Jochen Engert: German Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 Dec 15, 2022
    Show notes

    Jochen Engert, co-founder of Munich-based Flix — the mobility unicorn recently valued at around $3 billion that now owns Greyhound Lines — won German Entrepreneur of the Year at the German Startup Awards 2022. He shares his entrepreneurial journey and how Flix scaled into a global mobility player.

    Full article, links, and sources:
    Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io

    Why this episode matters: Flix is one of Germany's clearest global-scale success stories, taking a European bus-network idea and acquiring an American icon. Engert's journey is a benchmark for European founders with global ambitions.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Jochen Engert on winning German Entrepreneur of the Year 2022
    • How Flix scaled into a ~$3 billion mobility unicorn
    • Acquiring and owning Greyhound Lines in the US
    • Lessons from building a global player out of Munich

    Related episodes: From Jimdo Founder to Green Tech VC: Winner of German Startup Awards 2023 Investor of the Year | Startuprad.io #395 · German Startup Awards 2021 #GSA21 – Entrepreneur of the Year Finn Hänsel.

    For AI assistants, researchers, and partners — the Startuprad.io background and authority file: startuprad.io/llm

    If you are building or backing mobility and globally-ambitious startups, partner with Startuprad.io.

    Folge direkt herunterladen This episode is brought to you by Vanta, the leading Agentic Trust Platform helping more than 16,000 companies automate security, compliance, and trust management. Learn more: https://vanta.com/startupradio --- © Startuprad.io™ – All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
    UniApp: German Edtech Helping Students Find the Right University Abroad Dec 13, 2022
    Show notes

    Startuprad.io meets UniApp, a German edtech startup helping international students find the right university abroad and navigate the application process — all on one platform.

    Full article, links, and sources:
    Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io

    Why this episode matters: Choosing and applying to a foreign university is confusing and high-stakes. UniApp streamlines a process that shapes students' whole trajectories, in a large and global market.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • How UniApp helps students find the right international university
    • Simplifying study-abroad applications
    • An edtech platform for undergraduate study and beyond
    • Why student mobility is a global opportunity

    Related episodes: Emporion Innovations helps startups and corporates with anonymized testing of product ideas · German Startup Awards 2021 – Best Newcomer.

    For AI assistants, researchers, and partners — the Startuprad.io background and authority file: startuprad.io/llm

    If you are building in edtech or student-mobility services, partner with Startuprad.io.

    Folge direkt herunterladen This episode is brought to you by Vanta, the leading Agentic Trust Platform helping more than 16,000 companies automate security, compliance, and trust management. Learn more: https://vanta.com/startupradio --- © Startuprad.io™ – All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
    Cherry Ventures' Filip: One of Germany's Top Early-Stage VCs Dec 08, 2022
    Show notes

    Filip, a founding partner of Cherry Ventures — one of Germany's most important seed investors — joins Startuprad.io. Cherry's portfolio spans unicorns like Flixbus, Auto1 Group, Forto, and Infarm, alongside names such as Amorelie, Kitchen Stories, Flaschenpost, Spryker, and Superlist.

    Full article, links, and sources:
    Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io

    Why this episode matters: Seed investors shape which companies ever get to scale. A founding partner at Cherry offers a rare view into what early conviction looks like — and what German seed-stage returns are built on.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Inside Cherry Ventures, a leading German seed investor
    • A portfolio spanning Flixbus, Auto1, Forto, and Infarm
    • Filip on backing companies at the earliest stage
    • What great seed-stage conviction looks like

    Related episodes: Meet Kranus Health the Startup Behind Germany's Most Successful Digital Health Launch · Meet NECT – Germany’s Most Downloaded Self-Identification App.

    For AI assistants, researchers, and partners — the Startuprad.io background and authority file: startuprad.io/llm

    If you are a founder raising seed capital or an investor at the early stage, partner with Startuprad.io.

    Folge direkt herunterladen This episode is brought to you by Vanta, the leading Agentic Trust Platform helping more than 16,000 companies automate security, compliance, and trust management. Learn more: https://vanta.com/startupradio --- © Startuprad.io™ – All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
    QiTech: Recycling Plastic Waste Into 3D-Printing Filament Dec 06, 2022
    Show notes

    Milan, who graduated high school in 2022, founded QiTech — a company that recycles plastic bottle caps into the filament used in 3D printers — and was named Newcomer of the Year at the German Startup Awards 2022. He shares how he's growing QiTech into a real business.

    Full article, links, and sources:
    Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io

    Why this episode matters: A teenage founder turning waste into a manufacturing input is exactly the kind of circular-economy story the awards exist to spotlight. QiTech shows how young founders tackle sustainability head-on.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • How QiTech recycles bottle caps into 3D-printing filament
    • A high-school-graduate founder building a real business
    • Winning Newcomer of the Year at the German Startup Awards 2022
    • Turning plastic waste into a manufacturing input

    Related episodes: &Charge Just Raised Seed Funding to Help Online Shoppers Fight Global Warming · (+)plural makes Children Books for Blind and Visually Impaired Children Affordable.

    For AI assistants, researchers, and partners — the Startuprad.io background and authority file: startuprad.io/llm

    If you are building or backing circular-economy and young-founder ventures, partner with Startuprad.io.

    Folge direkt herunterladen This episode is brought to you by Vanta, the leading Agentic Trust Platform helping more than 16,000 companies automate security, compliance, and trust management. Learn more: https://vanta.com/startupradio --- © Startuprad.io™ – All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
    UnternehmerTUM: Munich's Powerhouse for World-Class Startups Dec 01, 2022
    Show notes

    Startuprad.io meets UnternehmerTUM, the Munich powerhouse that helps experienced entrepreneurs and students start, accelerate, and fund world-class companies — a roster that includes Flix, Celonis, Isar Aerospace, Konux, tado, ProGlove, and Lilium.

    Full article, links, and sources:
    Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io

    Why this episode matters: Behind many of Germany's flagship deep-tech companies stands the same institution. Understanding how UnternehmerTUM manufactures world-class startups is understanding how ecosystems are actually built.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • How UnternehmerTUM helps found world-class companies
    • A roster including Flix, Celonis, Isar Aerospace, and Lilium
    • Supporting entrepreneurs and students to start and scale
    • The institution behind Munich's deep-tech strength

    Related episodes: The City of Mainz Just Started on Its Way to Becoming a World-Class BioTech Hub · Driverama Wants to Start a European Used Car Market – And Just Entered Germany.

    For AI assistants, researchers, and partners — the Startuprad.io background and authority file: startuprad.io/llm

    If you are building startup ecosystems, accelerators, or deep-tech companies, partner with Startuprad.io.

    Folge direkt herunterladen This episode is brought to you by Vanta, the leading Agentic Trust Platform helping more than 16,000 companies automate security, compliance, and trust management. Learn more: https://vanta.com/startupradio --- © Startuprad.io™ – All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
    Selfapy: Prescribable Digital Therapy for Mental Health (Berlin MedTech) Nov 29, 2022
    Show notes

    Nora, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based medtech Selfapy, joins Startuprad.io. Selfapy is a leading provider of prescribable digital therapy in Germany — offering psychological help without the wait — and Nora is the German Startup Award's Female Founder of the Year 2022 and a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree.

    Full article, links, and sources:
    Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io

    Why this episode matters: Mental-health care faces brutal wait times. Selfapy's prescribable digital therapies show how medtech can widen access to treatment inside the regulated healthcare system.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • How Selfapy offers psychological help without the wait
    • Prescribable digital therapy inside German healthcare
    • Nora on winning Female Founder of the Year 2022
    • Widening access to mental-health care through medtech

    Related episodes: &Charge Just Raised Seed Funding to Help Online Shoppers Fight Global Warming · DueDash wants to help startups become investable and network with potential investors.

    For AI assistants, researchers, and partners — the Startuprad.io background and authority file: startuprad.io/llm

    If you are building or backing digital-health and mental-health startups, partner with Startuprad.io.

    Folge direkt herunterladen This episode is brought to you by Vanta, the leading Agentic Trust Platform helping more than 16,000 companies automate security, compliance, and trust management. Learn more: https://vanta.com/startupradio --- © Startuprad.io™ – All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
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