Women Who Rock GSA is your front-row seat to the women redefining entrepreneurship, leadership, and venture capital across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — the DACH region. As part of the award-winning Startuprad.io™ Network, this podcast amplifies the voices of female founders, investors, and changemakers shaping Europe's innovation economy. Hosted by Johanna Jöch and Joe Menninger, the series features authentic conversations with female leaders building scalable businesses, raising venture capital, and transforming industries through tech and purpose-driven innovation. Each episode delivers strategic insights and powerful stories of resilience, equity, and growth — all in English for a global audience. Why listen: • Firsthand stories from Europe's top female entrepreneurs and investors • Funding, scaling, and leadership advice from the women behind successful startups • Deep dives into sustainability, fintech, AI, health tech, and social impact ventures • Regional perspectives from the DACH ecosystem with global relevance • Real lessons on overcoming bias, breaking barriers, and building inclusive success Recognition & Reach Ranked among the Top 20 Global Entrepreneurship Podcasts on Apple and featured by Forbes, Tech.eu, and Feedspot, Women Who Rock GSA attracts listeners from more than 50 countries. It's a leading platform for understanding how Europe's female founders are reshaping innovation, funding, and the future of work. About the Network Powered by Startuprad.io™ – Europe's Voice on Startups, VC & Innovation, this sub-show extends the network's mission to spotlight the full spectrum of entrepreneurship across the continent. Together with other verticals like FinTech Germany, Deep Tech Germany, and Security Sutra, it forms a global gateway to Europe's startup ecosystem. Our Mission To champion women's leadership in entrepreneurship and venture capital by telling stories that inspire, educate, and connect innovators worldwide. Stay Connected 🌐 All Links → https://linktr.ee/startupradio 💌 Newsletter → https://startupradio.substack.com 📰 Blog → https://www.startuprad.io/blog/ 📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/startupradio Women Who Rock GSA — where female entrepreneurs build the future of Europe.
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Women Who Rock GSA is your front-row seat to the women redefining entrepreneurship, leadership, and venture capital across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — the DACH region. As part of the award-winning Startuprad.io™ Network, this podcast amplifies the voices of female founders, investors, and changemakers shaping Europe's innovation economy. Hosted by Johanna Jöch and Joe Menninger, the series features authentic conversations with female leaders building scalable businesses, raising venture capital, and transforming industries through tech and purpose-driven innovation. Each episode delivers strategic insights and powerful stories of resilience, equity, and growth — all in English for a global audience. Why listen: • Firsthand stories from Europe's top female entrepreneurs and investors • Funding, scaling, and leadership advice from the women behind successful startups • Deep dives into sustainability, fintech, AI, health tech, and social impact ventures • Regional perspectives from the DACH ecosystem with global relevance • Real lessons on overcoming bias, breaking barriers, and building inclusive success Recognition & Reach Ranked among the Top 20 Global Entrepreneurship Podcasts on Apple and featured by Forbes, Tech.eu, and Feedspot, Women Who Rock GSA attracts listeners from more than 50 countries. It's a leading platform for understanding how Europe's female founders are reshaping innovation, funding, and the future of work. About the Network Powered by Startuprad.io™ – Europe's Voice on Startups, VC & Innovation, this sub-show extends the network's mission to spotlight the full spectrum of entrepreneurship across the continent. Together with other verticals like FinTech Germany, Deep Tech Germany, and Security Sutra, it forms a global gateway to Europe's startup ecosystem. Our Mission To champion women's leadership in entrepreneurship and venture capital by telling stories that inspire, educate, and connect innovators worldwide. Stay Connected 🌐 All Links → https://linktr.ee/startupradio 💌 Newsletter → https://startupradio.substack.com 📰 Blog → https://www.startuprad.io/blog/ 📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/startupradio Women Who Rock GSA — where female entrepreneurs build the future of Europe.
German Startup Ecosystem 2025: AI Becomes Infrastructure & DeepTech Booms
Women Who Rock GSA – A Female Entrepreneurship Podcast by Startuprad.io™
34 minutes
4 weeks 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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🎙 About the Hosts
Jörn “Joe” Menninger, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Startuprad.io (Frankfurt)
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Together, they track the most important startup stories in the DACH ecosystem — AI, deep tech, fintech, and scale-up growth.
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Women Who Rock GSA – A Female Entrepreneurship Podcast by Startuprad.io™
Women Who Rock GSA is your front-row seat to the women redefining entrepreneurship, leadership, and venture capital across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — the DACH region. As part of the award-winning Startuprad.io™ Network, this podcast amplifies the voices of female founders, investors, and changemakers shaping Europe's innovation economy. Hosted by Johanna Jöch and Joe Menninger, the series features authentic conversations with female leaders building scalable businesses, raising venture capital, and transforming industries through tech and purpose-driven innovation. Each episode delivers strategic insights and powerful stories of resilience, equity, and growth — all in English for a global audience. Why listen: • Firsthand stories from Europe's top female entrepreneurs and investors • Funding, scaling, and leadership advice from the women behind successful startups • Deep dives into sustainability, fintech, AI, health tech, and social impact ventures • Regional perspectives from the DACH ecosystem with global relevance • Real lessons on overcoming bias, breaking barriers, and building inclusive success Recognition & Reach Ranked among the Top 20 Global Entrepreneurship Podcasts on Apple and featured by Forbes, Tech.eu, and Feedspot, Women Who Rock GSA attracts listeners from more than 50 countries. It's a leading platform for understanding how Europe's female founders are reshaping innovation, funding, and the future of work. About the Network Powered by Startuprad.io™ – Europe's Voice on Startups, VC & Innovation, this sub-show extends the network's mission to spotlight the full spectrum of entrepreneurship across the continent. Together with other verticals like FinTech Germany, Deep Tech Germany, and Security Sutra, it forms a global gateway to Europe's startup ecosystem. Our Mission To champion women's leadership in entrepreneurship and venture capital by telling stories that inspire, educate, and connect innovators worldwide. Stay Connected 🌐 All Links → https://linktr.ee/startupradio 💌 Newsletter → https://startupradio.substack.com 📰 Blog → https://www.startuprad.io/blog/ 📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/startupradio Women Who Rock GSA — where female entrepreneurs build the future of Europe.
