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E 768 — Unicorn Atlas #2: Moss — Berlin's Finance-AI Unicorn Betting on Control, Not Autonomy
Hello and welcome everybody. This is E 768 of Startuprad.io, recorded solo by Joe Menninger from Frankfurt am Main. Unicorn Atlas entry number two.
On 5 August 2026, Berlin fintech Moss closed a €35 million Series C at a €1 billion valuation, becoming Germany's newest unicorn. Portage — the fintech-specialist investment arm of Canadian asset manager Sagard — led the round. Existing investor Cherry Ventures re-upped. Total funding to date is approximately €200 million. Moss reports revenue grew twentyfold since its 2021 Series B (led by Tiger Global). More than 5,000 European companies now run…
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