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Germany leads a record year in DACH startup funding, driven by defense tech, deep tech, and EU scale-up strategy. Learn how Helsing, LumaCare, and Isar Aerospace rose to unicorn status.
This episode unpacks the June 2025 startup boom across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. We explore how sovereign tech, defense AI, and deep tech are rewriting the rules of venture capital in Europe — with unicorns like Helsing, LumaCare, and Impossible Cloud leading the way.
B. What You’ll Learn
Discover why 2025 is a record year for startup funding in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Learn how Helsing became Germany’s most valuable startup with €600M Series C
Understand the EU’s “Choose Europe” initiative and its €10B Scale-Up Fund
Explore new unicorns in defense AI, phototherapy, and radiopharma
See why Munich and Berlin are competing as deep tech and fintech hubs
Unpack VC megadeals from Project A, Picus Capital, and GreenTech Growth Fund
Get insights into sovereign cloud, fusion, and dual-use AI trends
Avoid the common risks facing deep tech and frontier innovation in Europe
🎙 Hosted by Jörn “Joe” Menninger, founder of Startuprad.io, joined by Christian "Chris" Fahrenbach, Co-Founder of Startuprad.io
📰 Featuring insights from June 2025 DACH Startup News
💡 Backed by intensive research on blogs, Crunchbase, TechCrunch, and official EC reports
📊 Discover unicorns like Helsing, ITM SE, Scalable Capital, and Impossible Cloud
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