Startup & Tech News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, powered by Startuprad.io™, delivers fast, actionable English-language coverage of startup, innovation, and tech developments across the DACH region. Hosted by Joe Menninger, this show is your shortcut to understanding Europe’s most dynamic innovation hubs — from Berlin to Vienna, Munich to Zurich.
Each episode breaks down the most relevant startup funding rounds, policy shifts, and ecosystem trends — bringing you closer to the entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers shaping Central Europe’s tech landscape. Designed for founders, executives, and international audiences who need a sharp, data-backed snapshot of what’s happening in the heart of Europe’s innovation economy.
What you’ll hear:
• Startup funding and VC trends across Germany, Austria & Switzerland
• Unicorn tracking, exits, and early-stage investment news
• Fintech, deep tech, and greentech breakthroughs
• AI, SaaS, and manufacturing-tech innovation highlights
• Policy shifts and regulation from Berlin, Brussels, and Vienna
• M&A activity, IPOs, and European venture performance
Why it matters:
The DACH region — Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — accounts for nearly a third of Europe’s venture capital and houses global innovation leaders in AI, manufacturing, and finance. Understanding its startup dynamics is key to decoding Europe’s economic future.
Startup & Tech News is part of the Startuprad.io™ Network, a global top 0.5% startup podcast ecosystem featuring shows like European Startup Pulse, Blockchain Germany, FinTech Germany, Deep Tech Germany, and Security Sutra. Collectively, the network reaches more than one million annual listeners across podcast, YouTube, and radio platforms.
Whether you’re an investor tracking the next unicorn, a founder expanding into Europe, or a journalist seeking the pulse of continental innovation — this show gives you verified, English-language insight you can rely on.
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Startup & Tech News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, powered by Startuprad.io™, delivers fast, actionable English-language coverage of startup, innovation, and tech developments across the DACH region. Hosted by Joe Menninger, this show is your shortcut to understanding Europe’s most dynamic innovation hubs — from Berlin to Vienna, Munich to Zurich.
Each episode breaks down the most relevant startup funding rounds, policy shifts, and ecosystem trends — bringing you closer to the entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers shaping Central Europe’s tech landscape. Designed for founders, executives, and international audiences who need a sharp, data-backed snapshot of what’s happening in the heart of Europe’s innovation economy.
What you’ll hear:
• Startup funding and VC trends across Germany, Austria & Switzerland
• Unicorn tracking, exits, and early-stage investment news
• Fintech, deep tech, and greentech breakthroughs
• AI, SaaS, and manufacturing-tech innovation highlights
• Policy shifts and regulation from Berlin, Brussels, and Vienna
• M&A activity, IPOs, and European venture performance
Why it matters:
The DACH region — Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — accounts for nearly a third of Europe’s venture capital and houses global innovation leaders in AI, manufacturing, and finance. Understanding its startup dynamics is key to decoding Europe’s economic future.
Startup & Tech News is part of the Startuprad.io™ Network, a global top 0.5% startup podcast ecosystem featuring shows like European Startup Pulse, Blockchain Germany, FinTech Germany, Deep Tech Germany, and Security Sutra. Collectively, the network reaches more than one million annual listeners across podcast, YouTube, and radio platforms.
Whether you’re an investor tracking the next unicorn, a founder expanding into Europe, or a journalist seeking the pulse of continental innovation — this show gives you verified, English-language insight you can rely on.
Stay connected:
🌐 All shows → https://linktr.ee/startupradio
💌 Weekly digest → https://startupradio.substack.com
📰 Blog & transcripts → https://www.startuprad.io/blog/
Startup & Tech News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — where Europe’s innovation stories meet global audiences.
German Startup Ecosystem 2025: AI Becomes Infrastructure & DeepTech Booms
Startup & Tech News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland by Startuprad.io™
34 minutes
1 month ago
German Startup Ecosystem 2025: AI Becomes Infrastructure & DeepTech Booms
AI is no longer the shiny object. It’s becoming infrastructure.And that single shift is transforming the German startup ecosystem in 2025 faster than most founders expected.
This month, the DACH region crossed a new threshold: AI is moving from hype into the industrial backbone of Europe — compute scarcity is now strategic, sovereign cloud has become political, and robotics, automation, and vertical AI stacks are pulling in more capital than consumer apps ever did.
But that’s just the start of the story.
In this deep-dive edition of Startup News, we break down five structural shifts shaping Germany, Austria, and Switzerland right now:
What You’ll Learn
– How AI’s shift to infrastructure will define Europe’s next decade– Why DeepTech & DefenseTech are becoming unavoidable categories for VCs– Where funding is actually flowing in 2025– What the newest founder wave means for operators, investors & talent– Which German startups raised the biggest rounds this month– What founders should prepare for next
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Startup & Tech News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland by Startuprad.io™
Startup & Tech News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, powered by Startuprad.io™, delivers fast, actionable English-language coverage of startup, innovation, and tech developments across the DACH region. Hosted by Joe Menninger, this show is your shortcut to understanding Europe’s most dynamic innovation hubs — from Berlin to Vienna, Munich to Zurich.
Each episode breaks down the most relevant startup funding rounds, policy shifts, and ecosystem trends — bringing you closer to the entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers shaping Central Europe’s tech landscape. Designed for founders, executives, and international audiences who need a sharp, data-backed snapshot of what’s happening in the heart of Europe’s innovation economy.
What you’ll hear:
• Startup funding and VC trends across Germany, Austria & Switzerland
• Unicorn tracking, exits, and early-stage investment news
• Fintech, deep tech, and greentech breakthroughs
• AI, SaaS, and manufacturing-tech innovation highlights
• Policy shifts and regulation from Berlin, Brussels, and Vienna
• M&A activity, IPOs, and European venture performance
Why it matters:
The DACH region — Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — accounts for nearly a third of Europe’s venture capital and houses global innovation leaders in AI, manufacturing, and finance. Understanding its startup dynamics is key to decoding Europe’s economic future.
Startup & Tech News is part of the Startuprad.io™ Network, a global top 0.5% startup podcast ecosystem featuring shows like European Startup Pulse, Blockchain Germany, FinTech Germany, Deep Tech Germany, and Security Sutra. Collectively, the network reaches more than one million annual listeners across podcast, YouTube, and radio platforms.
Whether you’re an investor tracking the next unicorn, a founder expanding into Europe, or a journalist seeking the pulse of continental innovation — this show gives you verified, English-language insight you can rely on.
Stay connected:
🌐 All shows → https://linktr.ee/startupradio
💌 Weekly digest → https://startupradio.substack.com
📰 Blog & transcripts → https://www.startuprad.io/blog/
Startup & Tech News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — where Europe’s innovation stories meet global audiences.
