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Germany, Austria and Switzerland enter a new startup cycle where the headline isn’t “Who raised the biggest check?” but “Who’s building the most defensible foundation?” Hosts Jörn ‘Joe’ Menninger and Chris Fahrenbach break down October 2025’s most important stories in AI, fintech, venture capital, and climate tech.

• The €735 B 🇩🇪 Made for Germany plan and its impact on infrastructure, energy & innovation.

• How Aleph Alpha’s CEO transition reshapes Europe’s AI landscape.

• Why Sequoia and EQT Ventures are doubling down on the DACH region.

• Major funding rounds from Nexus AI, Eco Robotics, DeskBird, and Cartos.

• The rise of female founders in Munich and new hybrid-work innovation.

• What BioNTech + CureVac means for Germany’s biotech future.

• The shift toward defense and dual-use tech in Europe.

• Which startups are pivoting or consolidating (Heidelberg Pharma, FanRight, Casablanca AI).

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• Jörn “Joe” Menninger, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Startuprad.io (Frankfurt)

• Chris Fahrenbach, Co-host & Global Analyst (Hanover / New York)

Together, they track the most important startup stories in the DACH ecosystem — AI, deep tech, fintech, and scale-up growth.

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What if Europe — not Silicon Valley — defined the future of AI?

In this October 2025 episode of Startuprad.io Startup News, hosts Jörn “Joe” Menninger and Chris Fahrenbach break down the latest stories shaping Europe’s AI Supercluster, led by DeepL, Black Forest Labs, and N8N.

From record climate tech funding to biotech breakthroughs and industrial AI, this episode uncovers how Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are transforming into the epicenter of smart, sovereign innovation.

• How DeepL, N8N, and Black Forest Labs are driving Europe’s AI dominance

• The €700M NPAL climate tech deal reshaping energy and solar adoption

• Why Tubulis (€308M) puts Munich back on the biotech map

• The rise of sovereign AI and Europe’s privacy-first infrastructure

• Why startup governance and profitability are the new superpowers

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• Jörn “Joe” Menninger, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Startuprad.io (Frankfurt)

• Chris Fahrenbach, Co-host & Global Analyst (Hanover / New York)

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In this September 2025 wrap-up, hosts Jörn “Joe” Menninger and Chris Fahrenbach break down the signals that actually matter for B2B operators: where capital is flowing, how deep tech is commercializing, and what shifting regulatory winds mean for product, go-to-market, and hiring. Expect fast, factual coverage of German startups, Swiss and Austrian scaleups, and the European cross-currents driving strategy in AI, climate, fintech, and SaaS.

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What you’ll learn in this episode:

• VC & leadership: New funds in Germany and leadership changes at HTGF—what it telegraphs for seed/early stage in DACH.

• Deep tech momentum: Germany’s first brain-inspired AI chip (testing abroad), plus quantum comms from QT Labs hitting a NASA spacecraft—why this matters for dual-use and AI hardware roadmaps.

• Green tech storage: Austria’s salt-based, long-duration energy storage initiative and how it ties into grid integration economics.

• Fintech shifts: Bitpanda revenue surge and Gen-Z finance via Bling + Finstep—who gains share next.

• Market & regulation: Uber consolidates in Germany; Doctolib faces scrutiny—platform power, patient data, and policy risk in practice.

• Deals & fundings: A slate of €10M–€100M+ rounds (Talon One, Q.ANT, MakerSite, Buena, and more), plus M&A (Scanbot SDK; Lemon Markets pending BaFin). SeptNews02_sound

🎙 Hosted by Jörn “Joe” Menninger (Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Startuprad.io) and Chris Fahrenbach (Co-Founder).

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