🧪 Deep Tech Germany – Startups and Venture Capital

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Deep Tech Germany is your front-row seat to the boldest breakthroughs emerging from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland—the DACH region—where advanced research, scientific innovation, and venture capital converge. As part of the Startuprad.io™ network, we spotlight the founders, engineers, scientists, and investors fueling Europe’s deep tech ecosystems. 🌍 Hosted in English for a global audience, this show connects you to the people and platforms building the future of: AI, quantum computing, photonics, and robotics Synthetic biology, climate tech, green innovation, and biotech news Neurotech, edge computing, and machine learning in hard-to-automate sectors Advanced materials, agritech, life sciences, aerospace, and mobility 🎯 What You'll Learn: 🚀 How deep tech startups go from lab to market—from Series B scaleups to public-private R&D spin-offs 💸 The mechanics of VC investment trends, hard tech venture capital, and capital growth across TRL stages 🧠 Playbooks on building in regulated markets, pitching complex ideas, and managing resilience planning at the edge of feasibility 🔬 Profiles of scientists-turned-founders, spinout companies, and deep tech accelerators in the German startup scene 📊 Updates on startup growth, scaleup strategies, and exit planning across DACH's leading institutions 🧪 Our guests include: Forbes 30/40 Under 30/40 entrepreneurs and Emmy-winning innovators Founders from Max Planck Institute, Karlsruhe Institute, and European unicorn builders Deep tech VCs, angel investors, austrian tech founders, and fintech visionaries 💡 Topics We Explore: Commercializing science: From quantum photonics to synthetic biology Innovation in deep tech: Where regtech, wealthtech, and AI-driven growth intersect Hardware-software fusion: Integrating digital assistants, open banking, and edge AI Green transformation: Eco innovation, b-grade gourmet sustainability, retail analytics, and heatmaps Scaling strategies for startups, scaleups, and corporate growth ventures 🛰️ Why It Matters: As Europe's industrial backbone undergoes a high-tech overhaul, Deep Tech Germany delivers: 📰 Monthly startup news from Berlin, Zurich, Vienna, Munich, and Frankfurt 📉 Macro trends across deep tech fundraising, pre-seed funding, and spinout finance 🎓 Insider tips for navigating innovation management, regulatory pathways, and TRL scaling Whether you're a startup founder, scientific innovator, DACH region investor, or policy expert tracking strategic growth—this podcast is your signal in the noise. 📡 Chartable: Global Top 200 Technology Podcast 🎧 Apple Podcasts: Top 20 Entrepreneurship • Spotify Discoverable in Deep Tech + Venture Capital 🌍 Ranked in Top 0.5% Podcasts (Listen Notes) 🔗 Listen & Follow: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 📬 Subscribe on Substack: https://startupradio.substack.com 🌐 Explore the Startuprad.io™ platform—your hub for the innovation economy, from startups to science-led scaleups.

Episode Date
German Startup Funding, Deep Tech AI, & Fintech M&A – September 2025 News
Sep 04, 2025
DACH Startup News: Berlin AI Rockets, N26 Shakes & Europe’s Hydrogen Bet
Sep 01, 2025
How Climate Tech SaaS Is Ending Greenwashing | Irene Rosique, Nuvio Planet
Aug 28, 2025
Productionizing AI: AWS Bedrock, MCP & Agentic Workflows for Startups
Aug 21, 2025
How Startups Can Use GenAI Without Breaking GDPR or Trust
Aug 14, 2025
Why Startup Exec Hires Fail — Avoid €250K Mistakes with Diagnostic Hiring
Jul 31, 2025
Second-Life EV Batteries: How Voltfang Raised €15M to Replace Coal in Europe
Jul 24, 2025
Finance Automation for SMEs: Moss CEO on Scaling, AI & Fintech Lessons
Jul 18, 2025
Helsing, Luma, and EU Billions: DACH Startup Funding 2025 Unleashed
Jul 03, 2025
From Parties to Platforms: Swiss Fintech CEO on AI Accounting for Startups
Jun 26, 2025
How Codoflow Reinvents Data Architecture for AI-Ready Startups
Jun 12, 2025
Startup Storytelling That Wins: Craft a Pitch Investors Remember
Jun 05, 2025
May 2025: AI Unicorns, Mega VC Funds, and Regulation Shakeups in DACH
May 29, 2025
Negotiate Like the FBI: Sales Psychology for Startup Founders
May 27, 2025
Why Europe’s Venture Capital Needs a Mindset Reboot | Andy Goldstein
May 22, 2025
How AI Is Transforming Industrial Tech — Visionaries Club’s Bold VC Strategy
May 15, 2025
How Trust-Based Leadership Drives Startup Culture That Scales (2/2)
May 13, 2025
Culture Is ROI: How Christian Conrad Builds Magnetic Company Cultures in Startups (1/2`)
May 08, 2025
Green Tech Startups: VC Insights & ESG Scaling Strategies from DACH
May 06, 2025
€1.3B Raised, 1 Fintech Crashes: April 2025 DACH Startup News Breakdown
May 01, 2025
The Founder's Guide: Stop Burnout & Build a Startup
Apr 24, 2025
Timify: Automate Scheduling & Supercharge Your Business Efficiency
Apr 22, 2025
DACH Unicorn Tracker Spring 2025: Germany, Austria & Switzerland Startups
Apr 18, 2025
🎧 From Marine Biologist to Biotech Powerhouse – Annick Verween’s Mission to Redefine Planetary Health
Apr 17, 2025
🎙️ AI-Powered Angel Investing: DACH Secrets Revealed
Apr 15, 2025
🎙️ Scaling a Cybersecurity Startup: Lessons from Link11’s Journey (Part 2)
Apr 03, 2025
🚀 Scale Your Startup & Beat DDoS Threats (Link 11 Part 1)
Apr 01, 2025
DACH Startups: AI, VC, & Fintech Trends - March 2025
Mar 27, 2025
AI Fixes Video Calls: Authentic Connection with Casablanca.ai
Mar 25, 2025
AI Phone Assistants: Revolutionizing SME Customer Service
Mar 20, 2025
Biotech Germany: The Qiagen Story with Prof. Riesner (Part 2)
Mar 14, 2025
Part 1 Uncover the Extraordinary Journey of Professor Detlev Riesner: Co-Founder of Qiagen 🧬
Mar 13, 2025
OpenMind Robotics: Revolutionizing AI Companionship with Open Source Software
Mar 06, 2025
DACH Startup Scene Explodes! 🔥 Finn's €1B Raise, Lilium's Fall, & More!
Feb 27, 2025
DORA Act Website Compliance: A Guide for Tech Founders
Feb 25, 2025
Breaking Norms: Identity VC Invests in LGBTQ+ Founders
Feb 20, 2025
Biocomputing: The Future of AI with Fred Jordan
Feb 18, 2025
AI in Emergency Rooms: How Dianovi is Revolutionizing Healthcare | Startuprad.io
Feb 13, 2025
Jobs to Be Done: Unlocking Product Success with Tony Ulwick
Feb 06, 2025
Startup Scene Heats Up: Acquisitions & Funding in Germany, Austria & Switzerland | Startuprad.io
Jan 30, 2025
German Business Angel Day 2024: Startup Innovations Reshaping Industries
Jan 23, 2025
Revolutionizing Biopharma: Startups Transforming Healthcare
Jan 16, 2025
Startup News Roundup: December 2024
Dec 19, 2024
AI Tone-of-Voice Recognition: Transforming Education
Dec 17, 2024
Revolutionizing EV Charging: Me Energy’s Off-Grid Bioethanol Innovation
Dec 05, 2024
Startup News November 2024: Insights on Tech, Funding, and Trends in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Nov 28, 2024
How Etalytics Combines AI and Sustainability to Revolutionize Energy Management Across Industries
Nov 21, 2024
Innovating Epilepsy Treatment: How PRECISIS is Transforming Healthcare Startups with the EASEE System
Nov 14, 2024
AI Act Compliance Explained: How Europe’s New AI Regulation Impacts Businesses, Startups, and Innovation
Nov 07, 2024
Top GSA Startup News October 2024: Unicorns, Fintech, and Sustainable Tech Trends
Oct 31, 2024
Revolutionizing SEO Content Creation with AI: How ModernIQs Boosts Website Traffic and Google Rankings
Oct 24, 2024
2024 German Startup Trends: B2B Focus, Green Economy, and Funding Challenges | DSM Report Breakdown
Oct 17, 2024
The Future of Automotive Tech: COMPREDICT’s AI Virtual Sensors & Key Industry Partnerships
Oct 10, 2024
September 2024 Startup News: Intel Halts €30B Project, Magic AI Raises $320M, Flink Expands in Europe
Oct 03, 2024
Boost Your Startup with Analyst Relations: Expert Tips from Chris Holscher
Sep 26, 2024
Building Secure AI Solutions: Omnifact's Path in Regulated Industries
Sep 19, 2024
Summer 2024 Startup News: DACH Funding, AI Trends, & Ecosystem Insights
Sep 02, 2024
Nobel Laureate Steven Chu on Nuclear Energy, Green Startups, and Solar Innovation – The Future of Renewable Energy
Aug 22, 2024
Digital Solutions for Rapid Cancer Diagnosis: Insights from Vivascope
Aug 01, 2024
Avi Loeb on Dark Matter, AI Avatars, and Startup Innovation | Startuprad.io Podcast
Jul 25, 2024
Quantum Computing Breakthroughs: Meet Ish Dhand, CEO of QC Design | German Startup Awards 2024
Jul 18, 2024
Meet The Early Stage AI Startup That Already Worked With NASA
Jul 04, 2024
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - June 2024 | Startuprad.io
Jun 27, 2024
Transforming Scrap Metal into Gold: The Metaloop Journey | A Startuprad.io Exclusive with Jan Pannenbäcker
Jun 20, 2024
🎙️ Blue Forest Ventures: Transforming Scientific Research into Marketable Solutions
Jun 13, 2024
The Path to US VC Funding: Tips from JC2 Ventures Partner Yvette Kanouff
Jun 06, 2024
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - May 2024 | Startuprad.io
May 23, 2024
AI Solutions for Enterprises: Inside Scavenger.ai
May 23, 2024
Everstox: Revolutionizing Logistics with AI and Modular Software
May 09, 2024
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - April 2024
Apr 25, 2024
The Future of Work with HR Tech Startup Zenjob and it's Automated Approach to Temporary Staffing
Apr 18, 2024
Twinsity's AI-Driven Approach to Safeguarding Important Infrastructure
Apr 11, 2024
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - March 2024
Mar 28, 2024
Inside Xentral: Unveiling Startup Success with Sequoia and Tiger Global
Mar 14, 2024
Rise of Deep Tech and Health Tech Startups in Europe
Mar 07, 2024
Building a Lean Startup and Entering New Markets - Fleet.co | Startuprad.io E 414
Feb 15, 2024
From Doctor to Entrepreneur Shaping the Future of Stem Cell Transplants
Feb 08, 2024
From Cleaning Company to Tech Startup: AR Transforming the Industry
Feb 01, 2024
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - January 2024
Jan 25, 2024
Deep-Dive: A Recap of 2023's Startup Valuations and Investment Trends
Jan 23, 2024
Warm Wishes and Cheers: A Festive Message from Joe Menninger
Dec 25, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - December 2023
Dec 21, 2023
The CEE AI Scene: Exploring Investment Growth and Key Entrepreneurial Hubs
Dec 14, 2023
AI Expert Talks No-Code Computer Vision on Startuprad.io
Dec 07, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - November 2023
Nov 30, 2023
My Huawei Connect Experience: Navigating the Intersection of Green and Digital Transformation
Nov 23, 2023
From Fintech CTO to Co-Hosting Startuprad.io's Deep Tech Track | Startuprad.io E 402
Nov 09, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian Startups - October 2023 | Startuprad.io E 400
Oct 26, 2023
From the CTO of N26 to founding a non-profit online University | Startuprad.io
Oct 19, 2023
From Berlin to Zurich: NGP Capital's Research on VC Funding in the DACH Region
Oct 12, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - September 2023 | Startuprad.io E 397
Sep 28, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - Summer 2023 (July/ August) | Startupradio Episode #393
Sep 04, 2023
Strategic Pivoting: Insider Tips for Making Business Decisions and Thriving in The Startup World | Startuprad.io E 392
Aug 24, 2023
Generative AI for Service Organizations: Revolutionizing Processes with Innovative Technology | Startuprad.io E 389
Jul 13, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - June 2023 | Episode #132
Jun 29, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - May 2023 | Episode #385
Jun 01, 2023
AI Structuring Data from Unstructured Medical Documents | Minds Medical
May 25, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - April 2023 | Episode 380
Apr 27, 2023
Where Are GSA Startups Heading? Insight From Recent Patent Filings With QuantIP | Exclusive Data
Apr 20, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - March 2023
Mar 30, 2023
Meet One Of The Investors Investing 300 m Euro For Europe’s Green Deal To Become Reality
Mar 16, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups — February 2023
Feb 23, 2023
Reverse.Supply Offers Fashion Brands Second-Hand-Shops-as-a-Service
Feb 09, 2023
Immer.App Reinvents Reading For The Digital Age
Feb 02, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - January 2023
Jan 26, 2023
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - December 2022
Dec 22, 2022
9am.works Is The "Operating System" for Freelancers
Dec 20, 2022
Meet the German Entrepreneur of the Year - Co-founder of Flix, which now owns Greyhound #GSA22
Dec 15, 2022
Meet Filip, One of Germany's Most Successful Early Stage VCs from Cherry Ventures #GSA22
Dec 08, 2022
QiTech Recycles Plastic Waste in 3D Printing Filament #GSA22
Dec 06, 2022
UnternehmerTUM Helps Entrepreneurs to Start World-Class Companies #GSA22
Dec 01, 2022
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - November 2022 Wrap-Up
Nov 24, 2022
Green Startup Traceless Replaces Plastics With Compostable Materials #GSA22
Nov 21, 2022
Interviews from the European Angel Investment Summit (1/2)
Nov 08, 2022
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - October 2022 Wrap-Up
Oct 26, 2022
Meet Tvarit - Hidden Industrial AI Champion Making Manufacturing Sustainable
Oct 19, 2022
Berlin-based Green Startup Trilleco is on a Mission to help Businesses Analyze and Manage their Environmental Impact
Oct 13, 2022
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - September 2022
Sep 28, 2022
Meet COMPREDICT, the Startup Where Blackberry and Michelin Invested
Sep 08, 2022
Startup News GSA - Summer Wrap-Up (July & August '22)
Sep 04, 2022
Asvin Provides Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things
Jul 27, 2022
Instigo Started on its Way to Become an Autonomous Growth Hacking Ad Platform for Digital Marketers
Jul 13, 2022
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - June 2022
Jun 30, 2022
This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - May 2022
May 25, 2022
This Month in GSA Startups - April 2022
Apr 29, 2022
CO2BIOCLEAN turns CO2 into Biodegradable Fiber That can be used in Clothing
Apr 13, 2022
This Month in GSA Startups - March 2022
Mar 30, 2022
Inside of the Mind of a Blockchain Investor
Mar 17, 2022
Qualifyze Makes Supply Chains in Life Science And Chemical Industry More Transparent
Mar 03, 2022
This Month in GSA Startups - February 2022
Feb 24, 2022
What We Have Learned from Atomico's State Of European Tech Survey
Feb 10, 2022
Solytic Helps the Small Solar Investor to Play With the Big Guys
Feb 02, 2022
This Month in German Startups - January 2022
Jan 26, 2022
Meet Read-O, the Spotify for Books
Jan 19, 2022
AskBrian is the Digital Assistant All Busy Professionals Need
Jan 13, 2022
This Month in German Startups - December 2021
Dec 23, 2021
Cogia Just IPOed And Wants to Use the Access to Capital to Drive Market Consolidation
Dec 14, 2021
This Month in German Startups - November 2021
Nov 25, 2021
LUBIS EDA Maybe a Game Changer for the Semiconductor Industry
Nov 04, 2021
GSA Unicorn Tracker - October 2021 (Bonus)
Oct 28, 2021
This Month in German Startups - October 2021
Oct 28, 2021
A Look Inside the World’s First Law Regulating Autonomous Driving (Bonus Episode)
Oct 26, 2021
Meet Edupression a Vienna-Based App on Prescription
Oct 14, 2021
This Month in German Startups - September 2021 Unicorn Tracker (Bonus)
Sep 30, 2021
This Month in German Startups - Summer Wrap-Up (July, August, September) 2021
Sep 30, 2021
Entrepreneur Tools #6 – How to Start Thinking About Your Corporate Culture
Sep 08, 2021
Minutes Left German Startup Awards 2021 – Special Award for Lukasz Gadowski
Sep 05, 2021
Meet the Person in Charge of Germany’s €10 bn Startup Program
Jul 28, 2021
swisspod wants to build a Hyperloop underneath the Alps
Jul 08, 2021
This Month in German Startups - June 2021
Jul 01, 2021
Bonus: This Month in German Startups – Unicorn Stampede
Jul 01, 2021
Meet Palturai – The Google of Business Data
Jun 24, 2021
Onetool Helps to Cut Your SaaS Costs
Jun 15, 2021
Meet Nanostrcut, They Are Listening To Molecules
Jun 03, 2021
Entrepreneur Tools #4 – How to Build a Tech Team
Jun 01, 2021
This Month in German Startups – May 2021
May 26, 2021
eye2you Converts Smartphones in Simple Medical Retina Scanners
May 25, 2021
We bring the German speaking startup scene to you in English
May 20, 2021
BS-Free Service Design & Data-Driven Business Solution - Entrepreneur Tools Episode 3
May 12, 2021
Spacific Allows You to Measure Objects with AR Glasses
May 11, 2021
This Month in German Startups - April 2021
Apr 29, 2021
Conversational AI for Customer Service with e-bot7
Apr 20, 2021
Proptech Capmo Replaces Pen and Paper with Digital Workflows and Smart Construction Analytics
Apr 08, 2021
Television.ai Generates with an AI TV Content
Apr 08, 2021
This Month in German Startups - March 2021
Mar 25, 2021
Flash Update on Startuprad.io
Mar 19, 2021
Mirrakoi Helps Surgeons with 3D Models and 3D Prints to Prepare for Surgeries
Mar 16, 2021
EVITADO Avoids Collisions of Planes on the Ground – Using Lidar
Mar 09, 2021
KONVOI Helps with AI and Sensors to Prevent the Theft of Truck Cargo
Mar 04, 2021
This Month in German Startups - February 2021
Feb 25, 2021
Xperience+ Wants To Change How You Watch Sports and Movies Forever
Feb 23, 2021
Tangany Offers a White-Label Custody Solution for Crypto Assets
Feb 02, 2021
This Month in German Startups - January 2021
Jan 28, 2021
This Month in German Startups - 2020 Review
Jan 19, 2021
Meet Europe’s most important Seed Investor
Dec 22, 2020
This Month in German Startups - December 2020
Dec 17, 2020
This Month in German Startups - November 2020
Nov 26, 2020
Artificial Connect uses AI to generate automated local event announcements
Nov 12, 2020
Scriptbakery taught an AI to analyze manuscripts and the emotions of a potential reader
Nov 05, 2020
This Month in German Startups - October 2020
Oct 30, 2020
doks. innovation enables indoor drone flights for next level digital logistics
Oct 15, 2020
This Month in German Startups - Summer 2020 (July, August, September)
Sep 24, 2020
Cyreen provides brick and mortar retailers with analytics for offline shopping carts
Sep 17, 2020
Legal Tech AI Startup NAIX redacts Contracts with AI for Companies in M&A Transactions
Sep 10, 2020
NGRAVE offers the most secure end-to-end solution in the world for managing digital assets
Aug 27, 2020
Meet Wingcopter – The startup that develops drones for UPS
Aug 17, 2020
Hawa Dawa is an environment intelligence company – Originally founded to help asthma patients
Aug 10, 2020
DATAbility enables airlines to safe money with digital twins
Jul 20, 2020
Biweekly publication in summer break
Jul 13, 2020
Quoscient helps to analyze, investigate and respond to cyber-threats
Jul 06, 2020
This Month in German Startups - June 2020
Jun 29, 2020
Energy Robots provides Software for semi-autonomous Robots
Jun 22, 2020
This Month in German Startups - May 2020
Jun 01, 2020
Learn from an Indian-born entrepreneur, who raised 35 mn Euros Venture Capital in Germany (2/2)
May 25, 2020
IDA Pivoted during Coronavirus to a more diversified strategy
May 18, 2020
Quantgene can detect early-stage cancer in a single draw of blood
May 11, 2020
Mainstage Incubator helps to build World-Changing Startups right in the heart of Europe
May 06, 2020
This Month in German Startups - April 2020
May 03, 2020
Meet Innoplexus the startup which fights ALL diseases
Apr 20, 2020
How to test web applications for security loopholes
Apr 10, 2020
This Month in German Startups - March 2020
Mar 30, 2020
This Month in German Startups - Covid19 Flash - Changes to Insolvencis in Germany
Mar 26, 2020
This Month in German Startups - Corona Flash - March 19th 2020
Mar 19, 2020
Codario.io makes open source security easy
Mar 17, 2020
Pythia forecasts the next trend in consumer products
Mar 04, 2020
This Month in German Startups - February 2020
Mar 03, 2020
TEC4MED works on the next generation smart logistics
Feb 25, 2020
This Month in German Startups - January 2020
Feb 04, 2020
Xelera Technologies helps with their software to accelerate applications like machine learning
Jan 21, 2020
This year in German Startups 2019 Review & 2020 Outlook
Jan 14, 2020
Mainz-based flyingshapes accelerates product development with their VR software
Jan 07, 2020
This Month in German Startups December 2019 by Startuprad io
Dec 31, 2019
PERUN accelerates payment transactions on Blockchains with private channels
Dec 22, 2019
Anyblock is like Google Analytics for Blockchain
Dec 16, 2019
This Months in German Startups - November 2019
Dec 04, 2019
QualiFiction helps more SciFi authors to get published
Dec 04, 2019
App Guard helps developers to close security loopholes
Nov 21, 2019
Blendo makes data accessible for companies and helps them to stay competitive
Nov 14, 2019
Varia.media offers with their NLP tool Perspective-as-a-service for Journalism and Research
Nov 12, 2019
Meet serial entrepreneur Suhas, he wants to make Tvarit the first unicorn in Frankfurt
Nov 07, 2019
This Month in German Startups - October 2019
Nov 05, 2019
Welcome Message from our founder
Oct 25, 2019
Security Startup Talks With Us About The DDoS Attacks
Oct 25, 2019
Interview with CoModule, the Android of Light Electric Vehicles and producer of an autonomous eBike
Oct 25, 2019