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Germany’s Physical AI Bargain: Record Funding, Shifting Ownership
October 2026 startup news: NVIDIA’s planned investments, RobCo’s US expansion and €4.5 billion in concentrated German VC funding put ownership in focus.
Jörn Menninger
Oct 3010 min read


Where NVIDIA Is Investing in Germany: Agile Robots, Avelios, Mirelo and Reflex Aerospace
NVIDIA plans to invest in Agile Robots, Avelios Medical, Mirelo and Reflex Aerospace. What each company does, what was announced and what is still missing.
Jörn Menninger
Oct 219 min read


Meet Germany’s Unicorns Post 2: Celonis (Germany’s only Decacorn)
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 3: Berlin Brands
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
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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