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Meet Germany’s Unicorns Post 1: Agile Robots — Founder Interview
This story was migrated from our old blog, originally published on January 27th, 2022 What Is This About? Agile Robots is the first profile in Startuprad.io's German Unicorns series. The Munich-based robotics company joined the unicorn ranks in September 2021 after a €186 million Series C round, building intelligent robots that combine AI with advanced sensor technology for industrial applications. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from German
Jörn Menninger
Mar 155 min read


Meet Germany’s Unicorns Post 2: Berlin Brands — Founder Interview
This story was migrated from our old blog, originally published on February 8th, 2022 What Is This About? Berlin Brands Group (BBG) is the second profile in the German Unicorns series. The company runs multiple direct-to-consumer eCommerce brands with a vertically integrated distribution approach — building, acquiring, and scaling consumer product brands entirely through online channels. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria,
Jörn Menninger
Mar 156 min read


Meet Germany’s Unicorns Post 2: Celonis (Germany’s only Decacorn) — Founder Interview
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? Celonis is Germany's only decacorn — valued at over $10 billion. This second German Unicorns profile explores how the Munich-based process mining company grew from a university project into a global enterprise software leader, and what makes its technology indispensable for large organ
Jörn Menninger
Mar 156 min read


Meet Germany’s Unicorns Post 2: Berlin Brands — Founder Interview
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 Brands Group runs a portfolio of direct-to-consumer eCommerce brands with a vertically integrated model. This German Unicorns profile examines how BBG acquires, builds, and scales consumer product brands entirely through digital channels — reaching unicorn status in the process.
Jörn Menninger
Mar 157 min read


Meet Germany’s Unicorns Post 1: Agile Robots — Founder Interview
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? Agile Robots, a Munich-based unicorn, combines AI with advanced robotics to build intelligent machines for industrial and medical applications. This profile in the German Unicorns series examines how the startup reached a $1 billion+ valuation through its innovative approach to human-r
Jörn Menninger
Mar 156 min read


Industrial & Manufacturing Technology Guide for Startups in Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Industrial and manufacturing technology in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland builds on the DACH region's deep engineering tradition. Startups like Agile Robots (collaborative robotics) and corporate innovators like Siemens, Bosch, and SAP are driving factory automation, industrial AI, and digital marketplace models. This guide covers collaborative robotics, industrial digitalization, and AI ecosystems shaping DACH manufacturing. It is part of the ClimateTech, Energy & Sustain
Jörn Menninger
Mar 105 min read
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