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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:
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    Qonto: How the French Fintech Unicorn Plans to Win Germany Jul 07, 2022
    Show notes

    French fintech unicorn Qonto on its plan to conquer the German market — how a business-banking champion expands across Europe, and what it takes to win SMB finance country by country.

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

    Why this episode matters: Business banking is won market by market. Qonto's German push is a case study in scaling fintech across Europe's fragmented landscape.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Qonto's strategy for entering the German market
    • How business banking scales across European countries
    • What SMBs want from a modern bank
    • The challenge of localizing fintech
    • Lessons for founders expanding across Europe

    Related episodes: German Startup News Sept 2025: $2.3B AI Unicorn, N26 Crisis & Climate Tech · DACH Unicorn Tracker Spring 2025: Germany, Austria & Switzerland Startups.

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

    If your company is building or scaling business banking and SMB fintech, 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 — June 2022 Jun 30, 2022
    Show notes

    The June 2022 roundup of German, Swiss, and Austrian startups — the fundings, deals, and shifts that defined the month across the GSA ecosystem.

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

    Why this episode matters: Monthly roundups are the pulse of the ecosystem. This one captures where GSA capital and momentum sat in mid-2022.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • The notable GSA fundings and deals of June 2022
    • Ecosystem developments across the region
    • Sectors drawing investor attention
    • What the month signaled for founders
    • How the moment fits the broader DACH story

    Related episodes: June 2025: Helsing's Decacorn & EU's €10B Scale-Up Bet · April 2026: DACH Venture Capital Is Leaving SaaS.

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

    If your fund or company is tracking GSA startup activity, 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
    Germany Approves Medical Cannabis - Recreational Legalization Next Jun 23, 2022
    Show notes

    Germany approved cannabis for medical use, with recreational legalization on the horizon — a look at the regulatory shift and the startup and investment opportunity it opens across the cannabis value chain.

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

    Why this episode matters: Regulatory change creates markets overnight. The German cannabis shift is a case study in building a legal industry from the ground up.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • What Germany's cannabis approval actually changes
    • The path toward recreational legalization
    • The startup opportunity across the cannabis value chain
    • Regulatory risks founders and investors must weigh
    • How new legal markets get built

    Related episodes: ByeAgain: Why Returns Are Retail's Next Infrastructure · DORA Act Website Compliance: A Guide for Tech Founders.

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

    If your company is building or investing in the cannabis value chain, 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
    AlphaQ: Berlin's €1 Billion Fund of VC Funds Jun 16, 2022
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    Stephan, founding partner of Berlin-based AlphaQ, joins Startuprad.io. AlphaQ is a fund of VC funds on its way toward €1 billion — and it does something unusual: alongside raising fresh capital, it swaps shares in existing VC funds for shares in its fund of funds.

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

    Why this episode matters: Fund-of-funds mechanics rarely get explained plainly. AlphaQ's share-swap model is a novel approach to liquidity and access in venture — worth understanding for LPs and GPs alike.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • AlphaQ's path toward a €1 billion fund of VC funds
    • Swapping shares in existing funds for fund-of-funds shares
    • How the model creates access and liquidity
    • Stephan on building a fund of funds from Berlin

    Related episodes: Meet Emma – They Are on Their Way to Becoming the World’s No 1 Sleep Brand · Meet Epap.App, they want to re-invent receipts.

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

    If you are an LP, GP, or investor exploring fund-of-funds structures, 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
    Endosane: A Biotech Developing New Mental-Health Therapies Jun 08, 2022
    Show notes

    Endosane is pursuing new hope for patients with mental health conditions — a biotech developing therapies for an area that has seen too little pharmaceutical innovation.

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

    Why this episode matters: Mental health has been chronically underserved by drug development. Startups tackling it operate at the intersection of urgent need and hard science.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • The mental-health conditions Endosane targets
    • Why this area has seen too little pharma innovation
    • The science behind the company's approach
    • Challenges of developing therapies for mental health
    • Building a biotech around urgent patient need

    Related episodes: Flow State Rituals for Founders: Deep Work, Distraction Hacks & AI Focus · Green Tech Startups: VC Insights & ESG Scaling Strategies from DACH.

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

    If your startup is developing therapies or tools for mental health, 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
    European Startup Pulse: Q1 2022 Ecosystem Update Jun 06, 2022
    Show notes

    A Q1 2022 pulse-check on the European startup system — the data and dynamics shaping funding, founders, and momentum across the continent at the start of the year.

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

    Why this episode matters: Regular ecosystem check-ins ground the narrative in data. This snapshot captures Europe's startup system at a pivotal moment.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • The state of European startup funding in Q1 2022
    • Where founders and capital concentrated
    • Emerging dynamics across the continent
    • What the data revealed about momentum
    • How the quarter set up the rest of the year

    Related episodes: Europe's Scale-Up Gap: System Defect or Deliberate Design? · Aviloo and the Used-EV Battery Trust Problem.

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

    If your fund or company tracks the European 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
    FQX: Bringing Corporate Debt Funding Onto the Blockchain (Zürich) Jun 01, 2022
    Show notes

    Benedikt Schuppli, co-founder and co-CEO of Zürich-based FQX, joins Startuprad.io. FQX wants to digitise company debt — building infrastructure where digital debt can be registered, issued, transferred, and eventually traded on-chain.

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

    Why this episode matters: Corporate debt is enormous and still runs on paper-era processes. FQX's on-chain debt infrastructure is a bet that the plumbing of company financing is due for a rebuild.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • How FQX brings company debt funding to the blockchain
    • Digital debt: registered, issued, transferred, and traded
    • Rebuilding the infrastructure of corporate financing
    • Benedikt Schuppli on FQX's aspirations

    Related episodes: &Charge Just Raised Seed Funding to Help Online Shoppers Fight Global Warming · Billie brings - Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) - to the B2B Market.

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

    If you are building in blockchain, debt-financing, or fintech infrastructure, 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
    Kranus Health: Behind Germany's Most Successful Digital-Health Launch May 26, 2022
    Show notes

    Kranus Health is behind one of Germany's most successful digital-health launches — building clinically validated, prescribable therapies within the country's digital-therapeutics framework, in areas like urological and men's health.

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

    Why this episode matters: Germany's prescribable digital-therapeutics (DiGA) system created a new reimbursed market. Kranus is one of its standout early winners.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • What made Kranus Health's launch so successful
    • How prescribable digital therapies (DiGA) work in Germany
    • Building clinically validated health software
    • The opportunity in reimbursed digital health
    • Lessons for digital-health founders

    Related episodes: How Trust-Based Leadership Drives Startup Culture That Scales (2/2) · COBY: Screen-Free, Privacy-First AI for Kids' Bedtimes.

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

    If your startup is building digital health or digital therapeutics, 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 — May 2022 May 26, 2022
    Show notes

    The May 2022 roundup of German, Swiss, and Austrian startups — the fundings, deals, and shifts that defined the month across the GSA ecosystem.

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

    Why this episode matters: Looking back at a monthly cut is a snapshot of the ecosystem's mood and money at a moment in time — useful context for how DACH has evolved.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • The notable GSA fundings and deals of May 2022
    • Ecosystem developments across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria
    • Sectors attracting capital that month
    • What the period signaled for founders
    • How the moment fits the broader DACH trajectory

    Related episodes: Shoutout: "Startups from Science" Host Bartosz Kajdas at Curios 2024 · Europe’s AI Supercluster: How DACH Startups Are Outpacing Silicon Valley.

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

    If your fund or company is tracking GSA startup activity, 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
    ROWS: The Spreadsheet Built for the Age of APIs May 18, 2022
    Show notes

    ROWS brings spreadsheets into the age of APIs — a spreadsheet that connects directly to live data and services, turning a familiar tool into a lightweight automation and integration layer.

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

    Why this episode matters: Spreadsheets are the world's most-used software. Making them API-native unlocks automation for millions who'll never write code.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • How ROWS connects spreadsheets to live data and APIs
    • Turning a familiar tool into an automation layer
    • Who benefits from API-native spreadsheets
    • Where this sits between no-code and code
    • The opportunity in modern productivity tools

    Related episodes: Biocomputing: The Future of AI with Fred Jordan · How Moss Automates SME Finance Across Europe.

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

    If your team is building productivity, data, or no-code tools, 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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