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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™
Deep Tech Germany is Startuprad.io™’s podcast on AI startups, robotics, deep tech, frontier innovation, research commercialization, and venture capital in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the broader European startup ecosystem. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the show provides regular analysis and founder interviews on how scientific breakthroughs become venture-backed companies — from artificial intelligence and robotics to quantum computing, semiconductors, photonics, biotech, climate tech, space…
Episodes
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — October 2020
A monster N26 round in the making and fresh Wirecard-insolvency details headline the October 2020 wrap-up. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™doks.innovation: Indoor Drone Flights for Digital Logistics
Benjamin Federmann, CEO of Kassel-based doks.innovation, on enabling indoor drone flights for digital logistics where GPS fails. Full article, links, and…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — Summer 2020 (Jul–Sep)
The Summer 2020 wrap-up condenses July through September of a pandemic-shaped German startup season into one roundup. Full article, links, and sources: Read…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Cyreen: Offline Retail Analytics for Shopping Carts
Davide Scheidegger, co-founder of Cyreen, on privacy-preserving analytics that measure how in-store ads shape offline shopping-cart behavior. Full article…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™NAIX: AI That Redacts Contracts for M&A & GDPR
Ramin Karbalaie, astrophysicist CEO of NAIX Technology, on AI that redacts and anonymizes contracts for M&A data rooms and GDPR. Full article, links, and…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™NGRAVE: End-to-End Security for Digital Assets
Ruben Merre, CEO of NGRAVE, on building what he calls the world’s most secure end-to-end solution for managing digital assets. Full article, links, and…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Wingcopter: Delivery Drones for UPS — Tom Plümmer
Tom Plümmer, CEO of Wingcopter, on building delivery drones for UPS — bootstrapped, and pointedly civilian-only. Full article, links, and sources: Read the…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Hawa Dawa: Environmental-Intelligence Air-Quality Data
Karim Tarraf, CEO of Munich-based Hawa Dawa, on environmental-intelligence air-quality data — a company born from helping asthma patients. Full article, links…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™DATAbility: Aircraft Digital Twins That Cut Airline Fuel Costs
Sebastian Baumann, Co-CEO of DATAbility, on digital twins of individual aircraft that help airlines cut fuel costs. Full article, links, and sources: Read the…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Startuprad.io Summer Break: A Message from Founder Joe Menninger
Our founderA summer message from our founder Jörn “Joe” Menninger (LinkedIn, Twitter, Crunchbase) in times of Corona. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGvgRhIKAw/…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Quoscient: Cyber-Threat Analysis & Response
Ioannis Bizimis, co-founder of QuoScient, on analyzing, investigating, and responding to cyber-threats — including attacks on hospitals during the health…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — June 2020
German vaccine startups, the unfolding Wirecard fraud, and Konrad Zuse’s 110th birthday headline the June 2020 wrap-up. Full article, links, and sources: Read…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Energy Robots: Software for Semi-Autonomous Robotics
Dr. Dorian Scholz, CEO of Darmstadt-based Energy Robotics, on a full software stack that makes robots operate autonomously or by remote control. Full article…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — May 2020
The May 2020 wrap-up rounds up the German-speaking startup scene’s funding and ecosystem news mid-pandemic. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Raising €35M VC in Germany: An Immigrant Founder's Story (2/2)
Innoplexus founder Gunjan Bhardwaj on raising €35M in Germany and applying AI and big data to accelerate drug and disease research. Full article, links, and…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™How IDA Pivoted Its Strategy During Covid-19
Hamedo Ayadi, CEO of IDA – Intelligent Data Analytics, on surviving a pandemic gut-punch — losing his largest client in two hours — by diversifying. Full…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Quantgene: Early-Stage Cancer Detection from a Single Blood Draw
Johannes “Jo” Bhakdi, CEO of Quantgene, on deep-genomics AI that aims to detect early-stage cancer from a single blood draw. Full article, links, and sources…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Mainstage Incubator: Building World-Changing Startups in Europe
Swen Wegner, CEO of Frankfurt’s Mainstage Incubator, on a “Sales as a Service” model that helps startups worldwide enter the European market. Full article…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — April 2020
The April 2020 wrap-up tracks how the German-speaking startup scene navigated the first full month of the pandemic. Full article, links, and sources: Read the…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Innoplexus: A Life-Sciences Startup Taking On Every Disease
Innoplexus founder Gunjan Bhardwaj on an AI platform built to fight all diseases — and its free COVID-19 research access during the pandemic. Full article…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Web Application Security Testing: Finding the Loopholes
Janosch Maier, CPO of Munich-based Crashtest Security, on automatically scanning web applications for known vulnerabilities without disrupting developers. Full…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — March 2020
The March 2020 wrap-up captures the German-speaking startup scene at the very start of the pandemic. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full episode…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — Covid-19 Flash: German Insolvency Law Changes
Attorney Tim Wullbrandt on Germany’s emergency changes to insolvency law during the COVID-19 shutdown — and what they meant for founders. Full article, links…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — Corona Flash, March 19, 2020
A special Corona Flash from March 19, 2020, tracking COVID-19’s fast-developing impact on the German startup scene. Full article, links, and sources: Read the…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Codario: Simplifying Open-Source Security
Johannes Noll, CEO of Darmstadt-based Codario.io (formerly App Guard), on making open-source security easy for development teams. Full article, links, and…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Pythia: Predictive Trend Forecasting for Consumer Products
Frankfurt serial entrepreneur Peter Hart on Pythia, which forecasts the next trends in consumer products. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — February 2020
A deliberately short February 2020 wrap-up rounds up the German-speaking startup scene’s latest funding and ecosystem news. Full article, links, and sources…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™TEC4MED: Next-Gen Smart Logistics
Nico Höler, CEO of Darmstadt-based TEC4MED, on next-generation smart logistics — including the NelumBox for transporting temperature-sensitive medicines. Full…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — January 2020
The January 2020 wrap-up opens the year with the top German-speaking startup funding rounds and ecosystem signals. Full article, links, and sources: Read the…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Xelera: Accelerating Machine-Learning Applications
Alexander Lange of Darmstadt-based Xelera Technologies on FPGA-accelerated software that speeds up cloud computing and machine learning. Full article, links…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startups: 2019 Review & 2020 Outlook
Startuprad.io’s 2019 review and 2020 outlook looks back at a year of German-speaking startups and ahead to the next. Full article, links, and sources: Read the…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™flyingshapes: VR Software for Product Development
Johannes Mattmann, founder of Mainz-based flyingshapes, on VR software that accelerates industrial design for cars, machines, and planes. Full article, links…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — December 2019
The December 2019 wrap-up closes the year with the top German-speaking startup funding and ecosystem news. Full article, links, and sources: Read the full…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™PERUN: Faster Blockchain Payments via Private Channels
Perun on accelerating blockchain payments with private off-chain channels that push throughput far beyond base-layer limits. Full article, links, and sources…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Anyblock: "Google Analytics for Blockchain"
Friedrich “Freddy” Zwanzger, CDO of Mainz-based Anyblock Analytics, on indexing blockchains so activity can be searched and analyzed like web analytics. Full…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — November 2019
The November 2019 wrap-up rounds up the German-speaking startup scene’s latest funding rounds and ecosystem signals. Full article, links, and sources: Read the…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™QualiFiction: Getting More SciFi Authors Published
CONTENTshift winner QualiFiction, presented by Gesa, on an AI that evaluates a SciFi manuscript in 60 seconds and generates its metadata. Full article, links…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™App Guard: Closing Security Loopholes for Developers
Johannes Noll of Darmstadt-based App Guard on keeping developers’ third-party components updated so known loopholes can’t be exploited. Full article, links…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Blendo: Making Company Data Accessible & Competitive
Kostas, CEO of Athens-based Blendo, on ELT tooling that makes a company’s data instantly accessible and validated. Full article, links, and sources: Read the…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Varia.media: NLP "Perspective-as-a-Service" for Journalism
Georg Horn, CEO of Munich-based varia.media, on an NLP tool offering “Perspective-as-a-Service” to help readers escape their filter bubble. Full article…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Tvarit's Suhas: Building Frankfurt's First Unicorn
Serial entrepreneur Suhas Patel on his 18th startup, industrial-AI company Tvarit — and his ambition to build Frankfurt’s first unicorn. Full article, links…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™German Startup Signals — October 2019
The October German-speaking startup wrap-up rounds up the month’s funding and ecosystem news from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein. Full…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™Welcome to Startuprad.io: A Message from Founder Joe Menninger
This is a welcome message from our founder Jörn "Joe" Menninger. You will find on this podcast only deep tech-related content from Startuprad.io, as well as…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™A Security Startup on Defending Against DDoS Attacks
Stefan, co-founder of Alyne, on regtech that handles cybersecurity, regulatory, and compliance needs — set against the Mirai IoT DDoS attacks. Full article…
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Deep Tech Germany – AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™CoModule: Connectivity for Light EVs & an Autonomous eBike
Kristjan Maruste, co-founder of Tallinn-based CoModule, on software for light electric vehicles — and an autonomous eBike that streams battery data to your…