This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Fridtjof Detzner, co-founder of website builder Jimdo, transitioned from building a tech company to investing in green technology as a VC. Named Investor of the Year at the German Startup Awards 2023, he now backs climate-focused startups across the DACH region. This article is part of

What Is This About? Filip Dames is the founding partner of Cherry Ventures (cherry.vc), one of Germany's most important early-stage seed investors. Cherry Ventures invests almost exclusively in Europe with a "founders first, investors second" philosophy. They started with their own money and close friends' capital, and their portfolio includes notable names like Qualifyze, Sanity Group, and Rows. Executive Summary In this #GSA22 interview, Filip Dames — founding partner of Ch

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Milan, who graduated from high school in 2022, founded QiTech to recycle plastic bottle caps into 3D printing filament. Featured at the German Startup Awards #GSA22, this young entrepreneur demonstrates how circular economy thinking can start early — turning everyday plastic waste into

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Women Who Rock GSA launches as a dedicated sub-podcast for female entrepreneurship in the German-speaking startup world. Co-hosted by Johanna, the show spotlights women founders, investors, and leaders who are shaping the DACH ecosystem — filling a gap in startup media coverage. This a

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Berlin-based Selfapy is a MedTech startup offering app-based psychological therapy without the months-long waiting lists that plague Germany's mental health system. Featured at #GSA22, the startup provides evidence-based digital programs that patients can access immediately — bridging

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Traceless Materials founder Johanna Baare has developed compostable biomaterials that can replace conventional plastics. Featured at #GSA22, the Hamburg-based green startup produces materials from agricultural waste that fully decompose — offering brands a genuinely sustainable alterna

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? At the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) summit, female founders pitched their startups to a room full of Europe's most active angel investors. This second part captures the pitches, feedback, and insights from women entrepreneurs navigating the early-stage funding landscape acros

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Tvarit is a hidden champion in industrial AI, using machine learning to optimize metal casting processes in manufacturing. The startup helps factories reduce defect rates, save energy, and improve yield — proving that some of Germany's most impactful AI companies operate far from the c

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Berlin-based Trilleco helps businesses measure, analyze, and manage their environmental impact with an intuitive software platform. Featured in the female entrepreneurship track, this green startup empowers companies to move beyond greenwashing toward data-driven sustainability decisio

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? AlphaQ is a Berlin-headquartered fund of VC funds on its way to becoming a one-billion-euro vehicle. By investing in top-performing venture capital funds rather than directly in startups, AlphaQ offers institutional investors diversified exposure to the European startup ecosystem at sc

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? ROWS is reinventing spreadsheets for the API age. Founded by Torben after stints in consulting across Germany and Brazil, the startup connects spreadsheets directly to live data sources and APIs — turning a familiar tool into a powerful no-code platform for data-driven workflows. This

This story was migrated from our old blog, originally published on March 3th 2022 What Is This About? Qualifyze, led by David Schneider, makes supply chains more transparent in the life science and chemical industries through digital audit management. After raising a $14 million Series A led by HV Capital, the startup is scaling its platform to help companies verify supplier quality across global networks. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews fro

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Qualifyze digitizes supplier audits for the life science and chemical industries — making supply chain quality verification faster, more transparent, and scalable. This version of the interview explores how the startup's platform replaces manual audit processes with a digital-first app

In this episode of Startuprad.io, host Jörn “Joe” Menninger interviews Gülsah Wilke, the winner of the Impact Entrepreneur of the Year Award, at the German Startup Awards. They discuss Gülsah’s background, including her studies at a private university and her career in consulting and media. They also talk about her experiences in Montreal and her unique perspective as someone with a dual cultural identity. Throughout the conversation, the focus is on Gülsah’s impact-focused w

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