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Blockchain Germany – Web3 Startups, Crypto Innovation & Venture Capital by Startuprad.io™

Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Startup & VC Podcast Network

Blockchain Germany™, powered by Startuprad.io, is your front-row seat to the European blockchain revolution. From Berlin to Zug, Frankfurt to Vienna, host Joe Menninger dives deep into how Web3, crypto startups, and venture capital are transforming the continent’s innovation landscape. Every episode delivers founder stories, investor strategies, and insider intelligence from the beating heart of Europe’s decentralized economy. Whether you’re a founder building in blockchain, a VC exploring

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DACH Startup Ecosystem 2026: AI Mega-Rounds, Dual Use...

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2025/12/18

The DACH startup ecosystem closed 2025 with unusually clear signals for 2026 — AI mega-rounds, defense-grade dual use, and a restructuring of Europe’s venture capital stack.What you’ll learn in this episode: – Why €3B AI valuations change Europe’s startup narrative – How dual use moved from story to category – What founders must understand about capital, compute, and procurement – Where Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are quietly reorganizing advantage 🎙 Hosts: Jörn Menninger — Founder,

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Back on Signal

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2025/12/17

A short update on our publishing schedule. A technical issue caused a brief pause — all content is safe, and we’re back to regular releases from here. 🚪 Connect with UsPartner with us: partnerships@startuprad.io Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/startupradio Feedback: https://forms.gle/SrcGUpycu26fvMFE9 Follow Joe on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger

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00:34:00

German Startup Ecosystem 2025: AI Becomes...

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2025/12/06

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

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00:22:25

European Tech Sovereignty: The November 2025 DACH...

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2025/11/27

Europe's startup narrative is changing fast — from apps and valuations to sovereignty, infrastructure and resilience. In this month's DACH Startup News, we unpack the moves that made European tech sovereignty the defining theme of 2025.What you’ll learn:– Why sovereign cloud is becoming foundational for startups and enterprise buyers – How AI, robotics, defense, and climate infrastructure shape Europe’s industrial strategy – Why deep tech is rising while fintech normalizes – The funding signals

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00:25:56

October 2025 Deep Dive – AI Startups, Venture Capital...

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2025/11/03

🏁 The Deep Dive is here.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. 🔎 What You’ll LearnThe €735 B 🇩🇪 Made for Germany plan and its impact on infrastructure, energy & innovation. How Aleph Alpha’s CEO transition reshapes

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00:26:35

Europe’s AI Supercluster: How DACH Startups Are...

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2025/10/30

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. 💡 What You’ll

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00:58:52

How Xaver Lehmann Recovered from Burnout After a $60...

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2025/10/23

He sold his AI startup for $60 million — and fell apart.In this raw and powerful conversation, Xaver Lehmann, co-founder and former CEO of e-bot7, opens up about burnout, loss, and recovery after one of Europe’s biggest AI exits. What happens when you achieve everything you ever wanted — and it breaks you? 💡 What you’ll learn in this episode: – How founder burnout starts long before the exit stage – The psychology of post-exit identity crisis & loss of purpose – Why mental health is the new

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00:47:44

Flow State Rituals for Founders: Deep Work,...

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2025/10/14

In this episode, Steven Puri, CEO of The Sukha Company and former Hollywood VFX executive (Independence Day, Godzilla, Transformers Prime), shares the rituals, behavioral frameworks, and AI-powered systems he uses to help founders reach deep work in distraction-heavy environments.Steven’s journey from blockbuster sets to startup leadership reveals how flow state rituals can transform founder performance. 🚀 Meet Our SponsorEXCLUSIVE NordVPN offer ➼ https://nordvpn.com/startuprad Try it now for 30

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00:51:12

Flow State for Startup Founders: Deep Work That...

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2025/10/09

Steven Puri, co-founder/CEO of Sukha, shares the flow state for startup founders playbook: body doubling, the coffee-shop effect, chronotype time-blocking, demo-first standups, and outcome-based leadership. You’ll learn how to beat the 22-minute context switching tax, design deep-work rituals for remote teams, and build a best-idea-wins culture that ships.🚀 Meet Our SponsorEXCLUSIVE NordVPN offer ➼ https://nordvpn.com/startuprad Try it now for 30 days completely risk-free with a money-back

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00:28:47

German Startup News Sept 2025: Deep Tech, VC Surge,...

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2025/10/06

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. Our Sponsor“EXCLUSIVE NordVPN offer ➼

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00:21:32

German Startup News Sept 2025: $2.3B AI Unicorn, N26...

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2025/10/02

Berlin’s AI unicorn skyrocketed from $350M to $2.3B in valuation in just months.Meanwhile, fintech giant N26 faces its most severe governance crisis yet, as its co-founder CEO steps down after regulatory pressure. And Europe’s climate tech sector is booming with mega-funding rounds, including a record €825M hydrogen allocation. This is your September 2025 Startup News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — the most important startup, VC, and tech developments you need to know as a founder,

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Agentic AI for SaaS: Multi-Agent Playbooks, Pricing...

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2025/09/18

Dashboards don’t decide. Agents do.In this episode of Startuprad.io, we sit down with Jennifer Grün, Senior Specialist for Generative AI & ML at AWS, to explore how agentic AI is rewriting the rules of SaaS. Instead of static dashboards and brittle automations, SaaS is moving toward agents that reason, plan, and act—delivering outcomes like churn prevention, dynamic pricing, and ticket resolution. Jennifer explains: – The difference between automation and agentic AI – The 3 ways to ship agents:

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AI Monetization Strategy: From POC to Proof of Value...

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2025/09/11

POC is dead. Proof of Value is the new standard for AI startups. In this episode, AWS’s Jennifer Grün reveals the AI monetization strategy that separates demos from businesses.What You’ll Learn in This Episode: – Why hybrid pricing models (subscriptions + credits) outperform per-seat SaaS in AI – How to replace Proof of Concept with Proof of Value frameworks that deliver ROI fast – The ROI storytelling metrics (CLV, CAC, churn, ARR) that boards and VCs actually believe – The infra levers (batch vs

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00:29:00

German Startup Funding, Deep Tech AI, & Fintech M&A –...

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2025/09/04

What if the next billion-dollar startup was brewing in Berlin, Munich, or Vienna right now? In this episode, we cover the game-changing deals, deep tech breakthroughs, and green innovation stories shaping the DACH startup scene in September 2025. Whether you’re a founder, VC, or ecosystem insider, this is your shortcut to staying ahead in Europe’s most dynamic market. What You’ll Learn 🚀 The biggest venture capital raises across Germany, Austria & Switzerland 🧠 How neuromorphic AI chips and

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00:21:33

DACH Startup News: Berlin AI Rockets, N26 Shakes &...

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2025/09/01

Berlin’s AI just rocketed from $350M to $2.3B. At the same time, Switzerland locked in €825M hydrogen funding, and N26 faced its toughest governance test yet. This is not Silicon Valley news. This is the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) reshaping startup dynamics — and it’s moving fast. In this Startuprad.io Summer Wrap-Up 2025, we unpack: – How Berlin’s open-source workflow AI became a unicorn and why enterprises are buying in now – Why EU hydrogen funding marks a generational climate

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00:57:14

Productionizing AI: AWS Bedrock, MCP & Agentic...

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2025/08/21

What does it really take to move from a GenAI prototype to a production-ready system? In this episode, AWS AI Engineering Specialist Dennis Traub breaks down the hard truths behind scaling, securing, and monitoring AI systems — and why the future belongs to startups who learn how to productionize AI fast.What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why most GenAI prototypes fail when pushed to production The role of MCP (Model Context Protocol) in securely connecting AI to APIs How agentic workflows differ

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00:48:10

How Startups Can Use GenAI Without Breaking GDPR or...

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2025/08/14

Startups love GenAI. But most founders are using it unsafely — and exposing their team, their customers, and their legal risk without even realizing it.In this episode of Startuprad.io, we sat down with Dennis Traub, AI Engineering Specialist at AWS, to unpack what safe adoption of Generative AI really means for founders, CTOs, and product leads. Dennis introduces the “Artificial Intern” framework — a practical way for startups to implement GenAI without hallucinations, GDPR violations, or broken

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Why Startup Exec Hires Fail — Avoid €250K Mistakes...

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2025/07/31

What if every second leadership hire in your startup fails — costing you up to €250,000? In this episode of Startuprad.io, we uncover why so many startup executive hires flop and how diagnostic hiring is rewriting the rules of leadership selection. What You'll Learn: Why more than 50% of startup VP and C-level hires fail within 18 months The real-world cost of a mis-hire (severance, lost growth, founder burnout) How behavioral and cognitive assessments outperform gut-feel interviews How to avoid

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00:25:33

Second-Life EV Batteries: How Voltfang Raised €15M to...

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2025/07/24

What if the key to Europe’s energy independence lies in the batteries of yesterday’s electric cars? This isn’t science fiction—it’s Voltfang’s reality.Today’s episode takes you inside the world of second-life EV batteries, where German climate tech startup Voltfang is repurposing used electric car batteries to stabilize power grids, decentralize energy systems, and replace coal-fired plants across Europe. With a €15M funding round and partnerships with major players like Stuttgart Airport, Voltfang

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00:48:41

Finance Automation for SMEs: Moss CEO on Scaling, AI...

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2025/07/18

What if finance wasn’t a bottleneck but your secret growth weapon? Moss CEO Ante Spittler joins Startuprad.io to reveal how his Berlin fintech is helping over 5,000 SMEs automate spend, ditch spreadsheets, and scale smarter.What You'll Learn: How Moss raised €180M and scaled to process €5B+ annually The biggest finance automation challenges for European SMEs Lessons from layoffs and scaling a regulated fintech Why user-first design is Moss’s superpower in a crowded market Insights on ERP

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