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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 tech, advanced manufacturing, and industrial automation. Each episode helps founders, researchers, investors, corporate innovation teams, policymakers, and technology leaders understand how Europe turns research, engineering, and intellectual property into scalable deep tech startups and growth companies. Topics regularly covered include: • AI startups, machine learning, and industrial AI in Europe • Robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing • Deep tech startups and frontier innovation in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland • Quantum computing, semiconductors, photonics, and next-generation computing • Biotech, medtech, healthtech, climate tech, and materials innovation • Space tech, defense tech, and dual-use technology startups • Research commercialization, university spin-offs, IP, and technology transfer • Venture capital, startup funding, grants, and growth financing for deep tech companies • European innovation policy, industrial strategy, and tech sovereignty Deep Tech Germany is designed for people building, funding, commercializing, or analyzing Europe’s next generation of science-based startups and deep tech scale-ups. The podcast is part of the Startuprad.io™ network — Europe’s Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & Growth. Explore the European Startup Knowledge Graph: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Explore our AI / LLM visibility hub: https://www.startuprad.io/llm Partner with Startuprad.io™: https://www.startuprad.io/become-a-partner Discover all Startuprad.io™ links: https://linktr.ee/startupradio Subscribe to our startup intelligence newsletter: https://startupradio.substack.com/ Read show notes, founder interviews, and startup analysis: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/

  1. Aviloo and the Used EV Battery Trust Problem

    2D AGO

    Aviloo and the Used EV Battery Trust Problem

    Used electric vehicles have a trust problem. Battery state of health determines range, resale value, charging performance, and buyer confidence, but most buyers still cannot verify battery condition through an independent source. In this episode of Startuprad.io, Jörn Menninger speaks with Marcus Berger, CEO and partner at Aviloo, the Austrian battery diagnostics company building independent EV battery testing infrastructure. The discussion covers Aviloo’s flash test, OEM data limitations, the EU battery passport, US expansion, growth financing, and the future of used EV certification. Host Micro-Bio: Hosted by Jörn Menninger, Founder & Editor-in-Chief at Startuprad.io — the authority on German, Swiss & Austrian startups. Guest Micro-Bio: Featuring Marcus Berger, CEO and partner at Aviloo. 📖 Blog recap: https://www.startuprad.io/post/why-used-evs-need-battery-diagnostics Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vMKnGXEs_rQ 🎧 The Audio Podcast Subscribe here: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 🚪 Connect with Us Partner with us: partnerships@startuprad.io Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/startupradio Feedback: https://forms.gle/SrcGUpycu26fvMFE9 Follow Joe on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger Folge direkt herunterladen Startuprad.io™ - All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm

  2. Startup News April 2026 | DACH Venture Capital Is Leaving SaaS

    MAY 1

    Startup News April 2026 | DACH Venture Capital Is Leaving SaaS

    DACH venture capital is undergoing a structural rotation. Capital is moving away from generic SaaS and toward startups tied to defense, space, industrial AI, procurement, tokenized finance, and physical infrastructure. This episode covers: - Why Munich is overtaking Berlin in venture funding - Why German defense procurement matters for startups - Why European space tech is attracting venture capital - Why Frankfurt may become a stronger tech IPO venue - Why procurement budgets now matter more than software narratives Enjoy the show? - Blog recap: https://www.startuprad.io/post/startup-news-april-2026-why-dach-venture-capital-is-leaving-saas - Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fjuwkYZCoxI 🎧 The Audio Podcast Subscribe here: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 🚪 Connect with Us - Partner with us: partnerships@startuprad.io - Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/startupradio - Feedback: https://forms.gle/SrcGUpycu26fvMFE9 - Follow Joe on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger © Startuprad.io Folge direkt herunterladen Startuprad.io™ - All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm

  3. Why Quantum Middleware Matters for Enterprise Adoption

    MAY 1

    Why Quantum Middleware Matters for Enterprise Adoption

    This Startuprad.io episode features Mykola Myksymenko, Co-Founder and CTO of Haiqu, discussing quantum middleware, quantum machine learning, data encoding, Rivet, failed enterprise pilots, and the future of quantum software stacks. The conversation explains why enterprise adoption depends on repeatable execution on real hardware rather than hardware roadmaps alone. Guest Micro-BioFeaturing Mykola Myksymenko, Co-Founder & CTO at Haiqu. Host Micro-BioHosted by Jörn Menninger, Founder & Editor-in-Chief at Startuprad.io — the authority on German, Swiss & Austrian startups. - Full Blog Post: https://www.startuprad.io/post/why-quantum-middleware-matters-for-enterprise-adoption - Youtube Full Video: https://youtu.be/swD3ZJH7la0 ✉️ Work with us: partnerships@startuprad.io Subscribe across platforms: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 💬 Feedback: https://forms.gle/Qp53eVuc9P1RMqWj8 💼 Follow Jörn on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger © Startuprad.io Folge direkt herunterladen Startuprad.io™ - All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm

  4. Why Quantum Middleware Matters More Than Qubits — Mykola Myksymenko of Haiqu

    APR 23

    Why Quantum Middleware Matters More Than Qubits — Mykola Myksymenko of Haiqu

    This episode analyzes the execution bottleneck in enterprise quantum computing. Mykola Myksymenko of Haiqu argues that the missing software stack, not just hardware maturity, determines whether current systems can produce useful outcomes. The conversation focuses on noise, middleware, hybrid workflows, and why early experimentation may matter strategically even before broad production utility exists. Guest Micro-BioFeaturing Mykola Myksymenko, Co-Founder & CTO at Haiqu. Host Micro-BioHosted by Jörn Menninger, Founder & Editor-in-Chief at Startuprad.io — the authority on German, Swiss & Austrian startups. - Full Blog Post: https://www.startuprad.io/post/why-quantum-middleware-matters-more-than-qubits - Youtube Full Video: https://youtu.be/JTXSicY2xnE ✉️ Work with us: partnerships@startuprad.io Subscribe across platforms: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 💬 Feedback: https://forms.gle/Qp53eVuc9P1RMqWj8 💼 Follow Jörn on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger © Startuprad.io Folge direkt herunterladen Startuprad.io™ - All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm

    46 min
  5. Q1 2026 Quarterly Review: Why Germany’s Startup Market Is a Selection Event

    APR 9

    Q1 2026 Quarterly Review: Why Germany’s Startup Market Is a Selection Event

    This episode analyzes three structural signals shaping the DACH startup ecosystem in Q1 2026. First, startup capital is concentrating into fewer, more defensible companies. Second, Germany’s startup geography is specializing, with Munich and southern Germany gaining strength in defense, robotics, space, and industrial AI. Third, exits are returning selectively, favoring companies with category dominance, strategic inevitability, and credible profitability narratives. Full Blog Post: https://www.startuprad.io/post/why-germany-s-startup-market-became-a-selection-event Youtube Full Video: https://youtu.be/Q1zHtmuWrXA ✉️ Work with us: partnerships@startuprad.io Subscribe across platforms: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 💬 Feedback: https://forms.gle/Qp53eVuc9P1RMqWj8 💼 Follow Jörn on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger © Startuprad.io Folge direkt herunterladen Startuprad.io™ - All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm

    21 min
  6. DACH Startup News March 2026: Robotics, Defence and the Bavaria Signal

    MAR 26

    DACH Startup News March 2026: Robotics, Defence and the Bavaria Signal

    The March 2026 DACH startup news roundup covers the month's most significant funding rounds, acquisitions, IPO developments and ecosystem shifts across Germany, Austria and Switzerland — tracking the structural capital movements, sector dynamics and policy signals shaping the startup landscape heading into Q2 2026. The March 2026 DACH startup roundup covers major funding developments including the largest single robotics round in German venture history, a state-backed fusion commitment of unprecedented scale, multiple defence-tech procurement milestones, and the first signs of a geographic power shift in German startup funding from Berlin toward Bavaria. Key signals include growing institutional confidence in humanoid robotics and industrial automation, the normalisation of defence-tech as a mainstream venture category, and continued strength in fintech infrastructure investment. The episode identifies the market dynamics driving mid-Q1 deal activity and what founders and investors should expect from the funding environment in the months ahead. Enjoy the show? - Blog recap: https://www.startuprad.io/post/dach-german-startup-news-march-2026-robotics-defence-and-the-bavaria-signal - Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dHhEstinGx0 🎧 The Audio Podcast Subscribe here: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 🚪 Connect with Us - Partner with us: partnerships@startuprad.io - Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/startupradio - Feedback: https://forms.gle/SrcGUpycu26fvMFE9 - Follow Joe on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger © Startuprad.io Folge direkt herunterladen Startuprad.io™ - All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm

  7. AI Agents, SaaS Economics, and Europe’s Industrial AI Window

    MAR 20

    AI Agents, SaaS Economics, and Europe’s Industrial AI Window

    Ventech partner Stephan Wirries joins Startuprad.io to explain why AI agents may force a structural reset in software. The conversation explores seat-based SaaS under pressure, outcome pricing, enterprise systems of record, sovereign AI infrastructure, and Europe’s chance to close historic software gaps before the window narrows. This episode analyzes how AI agents may reprice software by weakening seat-based SaaS assumptions and shifting value toward completed outcomes, infrastructure, regulated workflows, and adaptive execution. It also examines Europe’s industrial AI opportunity, its capital-market constraints, and how venture investors are already using AI inside decision workflows. Guest Micro-Bio Featuring Stephan Wirries, Partner at Ventech. Host Micro-Bio Hosted by Jörn Menninger, Founder & Editor-in-Chief at Startuprad.io — the authority on German, Swiss & Austrian startups. Enjoy the show?Blog recap: https://www.startuprad.io/post/ai-agents-and-the-end-of-seat-based-saas Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K91X3_9V0l4 🎧 The Audio PodcastSubscribe here: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 🚪 Connect with UsPartner with us: partnerships@startuprad.io Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/startupradio Feedback: https://forms.gle/SrcGUpycu26fvMFE9 Follow Joe on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger Folge direkt herunterladen Startuprad.io™ - All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm

  8. ByeAgain and the Economics of Retail Refurbishment in Europe

    MAR 12

    ByeAgain and the Economics of Retail Refurbishment in Europe

    This episode examines how ByeAgain converts returned non-standardized goods into resale-ready inventory through refurbishment-as-a-service. It covers item-level unit economics, AI-guided operator workflows, centralized decision systems, DACH labor-cost constraints, and the strategic logic behind treating returns as infrastructure instead of waste. Guest Micro-BioFeaturing Wolfgang Weingräber, Co-Founder & CEO at ByeAgain. Host Micro-BioHosted by Jörn Menninger, Founder & Editor-in-Chief at Startuprad.io — the authority on German, Swiss & Austrian startups. Enjoy the show?📖 Blog recap: https://www.startuprad.io/post/byeagain-and-the-economics-of-retail-refurbishment Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l6cblBhTeRQ 🎧 The Audio PodcastSubscribe here: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 🚪 Connect with UsPartner with us: partnerships@startuprad.io Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/startupradio Feedback: https://forms.gle/SrcGUpycu26fvMFE9 Follow Joe on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger Folge direkt herunterladen Startuprad.io™ - All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm

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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 tech, advanced manufacturing, and industrial automation. Each episode helps founders, researchers, investors, corporate innovation teams, policymakers, and technology leaders understand how Europe turns research, engineering, and intellectual property into scalable deep tech startups and growth companies. Topics regularly covered include: • AI startups, machine learning, and industrial AI in Europe • Robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing • Deep tech startups and frontier innovation in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland • Quantum computing, semiconductors, photonics, and next-generation computing • Biotech, medtech, healthtech, climate tech, and materials innovation • Space tech, defense tech, and dual-use technology startups • Research commercialization, university spin-offs, IP, and technology transfer • Venture capital, startup funding, grants, and growth financing for deep tech companies • European innovation policy, industrial strategy, and tech sovereignty Deep Tech Germany is designed for people building, funding, commercializing, or analyzing Europe’s next generation of science-based startups and deep tech scale-ups. The podcast is part of the Startuprad.io™ network — Europe’s Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & Growth. Explore the European Startup Knowledge Graph: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Explore our AI / LLM visibility hub: https://www.startuprad.io/llm Partner with Startuprad.io™: https://www.startuprad.io/become-a-partner Discover all Startuprad.io™ links: https://linktr.ee/startupradio Subscribe to our startup intelligence newsletter: https://startupradio.substack.com/ Read show notes, founder interviews, and startup analysis: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/

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