E 784 — Startup News Germany, Austria, Switzerland Oct 2026

Startup & Tech News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland by Startuprad.io™ · Oct 30, 2026 · 26m

Germany picked physical AI: €4.5B in Q3, NVIDIA stakes in four German startups, RobCo past $1B, ITM sold to Telix, Sonnen insolvent.

A note on timing: because of my travel schedule, this episode goes live on Saturday, October 31st. Happy Halloween.

The monthly startup and tech news for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 21 September to 24 October 2026. German startups raised more than €4.5B in Q3 2026, the best quarter since late 2021 (KfW). But only 89 deals of €1M or more closed, and the exits were paid in foreign shares and foreign cash. Joe Menninger names the pattern the Physical AI…