🧪 Deep Tech Germany – Startups and Venture Capital

Updated: 03 Jul 2025 • 353 episodes
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Deep Tech Germany is your front-row seat to the boldest breakthroughs emerging from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland—the DACH region—where advanced research, scientific innovation, and venture capital converge. As part of the Startuprad.io™ network, we spotlight the founders, engineers, scientists, and investors fueling Europe’s deep tech ecosystems. 🌍 Hosted in English for a global audience, this show connects you to the people and platforms building the future of: AI, quantum computing, photonics, and robotics Synthetic biology, climate tech, green innovation, and biotech news Neurotech, edge computing, and machine learning in hard-to-automate sectors Advanced materials, agritech, life sciences, aerospace, and mobility 🎯 What You'll Learn: 🚀 How deep tech startups go from lab to market—from Series B scaleups to public-private R&D spin-offs 💸 The mechanics of VC investment trends, hard tech venture capital, and capital growth across TRL stages 🧠 Playbooks on building in regulated markets, pitching complex ideas, and managing resilience planning at the edge of feasibility 🔬 Profiles of scientists-turned-founders, spinout companies, and deep tech accelerators in the German startup scene 📊 Updates on startup growth, scaleup strategies, and exit planning across DACH's leading institutions 🧪 Our guests include: Forbes 30/40 Under 30/40 entrepreneurs and Emmy-winning innovators Founders from Max Planck Institute, Karlsruhe Institute, and European unicorn builders Deep tech VCs, angel investors, austrian tech founders, and fintech visionaries 💡 Topics We Explore: Commercializing science: From quantum photonics to synthetic biology Innovation in deep tech: Where regtech, wealthtech, and AI-driven growth intersect Hardware-software fusion: Integrating digital assistants, open banking, and edge AI Green transformation: Eco innovation, b-grade gourmet sustainability, retail analytics, and heatmaps Scaling strategies for startups, scaleups, and corporate growth ventures 🛰️ Why It Matters: As Europe's industrial backbone undergoes a high-tech overhaul, Deep Tech Germany delivers: 📰 Monthly startup news from Berlin, Zurich, Vienna, Munich, and Frankfurt 📉 Macro trends across deep tech fundraising, pre-seed funding, and spinout finance 🎓 Insider tips for navigating innovation management, regulatory pathways, and TRL scaling Whether you're a startup founder, scientific innovator, DACH region investor, or policy expert tracking strategic growth—this podcast is your signal in the noise. 📡 Chartable: Global Top 200 Technology Podcast 🎧 Apple Podcasts: Top 20 Entrepreneurship • Spotify Discoverable in Deep Tech + Venture Capital 🌍 Ranked in Top 0.5% Podcasts (Listen Notes) 🔗 Listen & Follow: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 📬 Subscribe on Substack: https://startupradio.substack.com 🌐 Explore the Startuprad.io™ platform—your hub for the innovation economy, from startups to science-led scaleups.

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