Tech Startups Germany - Startups and Venture Capital

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Germany has a long and rich history when it comes to entrepreneurship. In TechStartups Germany, we interview local companies that are looking for global expansion opportunities or investors seeking out fresh investment prospects at home or abroad. We cover startups from Hessen including Frankfurt, Darmstadt, and other tech startup hubs in the state, as well as the deep tech and venture capital ecosystem. Our goal is to provide an insightful look into the Hessian startup scene for entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone else interested in learning more about what's happening in this incredible state. This podcast is part of Startuprad.io, a global top 20 entrepreneurship podcast on Apple Podcasts and a global Top 125 Tech Podcast according to Chartable. All the recordings on this channel are made possible by Hessen Trade and Invest (learn more here https://www.invest-in-hessen.com/home). Learn more about us at https://startuprad.io/ | Startuprad.io™ - All rights r eserved

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This Month in German Startups - 2020 Review

This Month in German Startups - 2020 Review Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City. This is an annual tradition, where we look at the past year and forward into the coming one. Not to mention, we have been totally wrong last year with the outlook, so we are more sticking to the review this year. Today we bring you an overview of the German startup corona aid, an overview of the German startup scene, lists of top s...

Jan 18, 2021•21 min

This Month in German Startups - December 2020

This Month in German Startups - December 2020 Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City. Welcome to the Chris-mas edition :-) Today we are wrapping up December 2020 for you. Please keep in mind that due to the holidays and the current lockdown in Germany we are recording this news on December 15th. All news not included here will be part of our January warp-up and there will be a 2020 review 2021outlook as well. Toda...

Dec 17, 2020•20 min

Learn from Maria – Investor in several of Germany’s renowned startups

Learn from Maria – Investor in several of Germany’s renowned startupsNormally you want to invest in people who you already know. Maria Pennanen, Startup Investor The EnablerThis interview is part of our series of startups and investors in the startup scene in the state of Hessen. The whole series is sponsored by Hessen Trade and Invest, you can learn more about our enabler here: www.invest-in-hessen.com Startup investment is a very risky business Maria Pennanen, Startup Investor The InvestorIn t...

Dec 01, 2020•33 min

This Month in German Startups - November 2020

This Month in German Startups - November 2020 Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City. Today we are wrapping up November 2020 for you with an update on German startups working on corona vaccines, Flixbus, Finleap, Rocket Internet’s ongoing delisting, and a potential digital Euro Enabler This recording was made possible by (Hessen Trade and Invest). Learn more about our enabler here: https://www.invest-in-hessen.com...

Nov 26, 2020•28 min

This Month in German Startups - October 2020

This Month in German Startups - October 2020Welcome to This Month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City. Today we are wrapping up October 2020 for you with a monster round in the making at N26, new information on the Wirecard insolvency and questions about published information of Heidelberg based insurance startup Getsafe. You can now join us on the entrepreneur network DueDash: https://buff.ly/2R90PYp with 5 Euros a month you suppor...

Oct 30, 2020•20 min

doks. innovation enables indoor drone flights for next level digital logistics

doks. innovation enables indoor drone flights for next-level digital logisticsInside a building GPS does not work. We use a combination of global mapping and local mapping… it is very very complex. Benjamin Federmann, CEO and Co-Founder doks.innovation The FounderIn this interview, we talk to Benjamin Federmann ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminfedermann/ ) the CEO and Co-Founder of Kassel-based drone startup doks. innovation ( https://www.doks-innovation.com/ ). D oks.innovation is not a ha...

Oct 15, 2020•32 min

This Month in German Startups - Summer 2020 (July, August, September)

This Month in German Startups - Summer 2020 Wrap-UpWelcome to this month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City. Today we are wrapping up summer 2020 for you. This is going to take a bit longer than normal, so grab a coffee and relax on the couch. You can now join us on the entrepreneur network DueDash: https://buff.ly/2R90PYp with 5 Euros a month you support our work! Thank you! EnablerThis recording was made possible by (Hessen Trade...

Sep 24, 2020•24 min

Cyreen provides consumer brands with brick and mortar analytics

Cyreen provides consumer brands with brick and mortar analyticsWe analyze shopping behaviour based on the contact with an in-store commercial. Our system does not even know if you are male or female. Davide Scheidegger, Co-Founder Cyreen [caption id="attachment_3655" align="aligncenter" width="1194"]Cyreen establishes a data-driven retail media standard for consumer brands in supermarkets. Courtesy of Cyreen[/caption]The FounderWe talk to Davide Scheidegger ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidesc...

Sep 18, 2020•40 min

Quoscient helps to analyze, investigate and respond to cyber-threats

This is the last episode before our summer break of this podcast. We will be back in September!QuoScient helps to analyze, investigate and respond to cyber-threats Attackers are devious… During the current health crisis, they are going after health institutions and hospitals. They don’t basically care that they are doing damage to people who have already health problems. Ioannis Bizimis, Co-Founder QuoScient The FounderIn this interview, we are talking to Ioannis Bizimis ( https://www.linkedin.c...

Jul 06, 2020•42 min

This Month in German Startups - June 2020

This Month in German Startups - June 2020IntroToday we are going to talk about German startups, in the process of producing vaccines for Covid19, the potential accounting fraud at Wirecard, startups in Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne and Berlin, and the 110th Birthday of Konrad Zuse, the inventor of the modern-day computer. Welcome to this month in German Startups by Startuprad.io - in a transatlantic news recording with Chris in New York City. Reach out to usOur audience survey, to give us feedback,...

Jun 29, 2020•18 min

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