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In H1 2018, Startups in Rhine-Main raised more than 70 million Euros (85+ mn USD) — Founder Interview
€70M raised in Frankfurt & Rhine-Main area in H1 2018. Expecting to crack €100M with VC, Fintech, and ICO investments.
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
a few seconds ago4 min read


From Jimdo Founder to Green Tech VC — Winner of German Startup Awards 2023: Investor of the Year
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. This article is part of our coverage of FinTech, InsurTech and RegTech in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. In episode 395 of Startuprad. If you are listening to our content for the 2nd time please consider
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago23 min read


Exploring Purpose Bound Money: Innovative Use Cases for Central Bank Digital Currencies in Fintech — 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. This article is part of our coverage of Startuprad.io Knowledge Graph: The DACH Startup Ecosystem . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. In this episode, our guest Kimmo discusses the concept and potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago30 min read


This Fintech Got 100 mn € From Goldman Sachs to Invest | Creditshelf | Podcast Episode #378 — 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. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. Learn how CreditShelf, a leading German fintech company, secured 100 million euros of investment from
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago6 min read


Fintech and Banking 2023 and Beyond | Strategy — 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. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. In this episode, we have the privilege to explore fintech and banking in 2023 alongside Paolo, Global
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago21 min read


Fintech Review 2022 — Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
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. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. Welcome to a Startuprad. We would be more than happy if you rate and review us either on YouTube, you
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago18 min read


Fintech Opportunities in Central Bank Digital Currency — Part 1 — 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. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. This episode is part of our Subject Matter Expert Interviews. We are always sharing new resources wit
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago20 min read


Meet Hidden Giant in Shoppers Rewards: Global Savings Group — 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. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. The Global Savings Group (GSG) is not a fintech. We are always sharing new resources with you. We wan
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago28 min read


Save Now Buy Later Fintech Monkee Raises 1.5 m € — Founder Interview
Hintertux Glacier in Tyrol by Markus Fischer via Pixabay This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. Monkee has been a guest in our podcast back in September 2021. Now they are in the news since they have raised their third funding round with 1. In addition to that, they also receive a “six-digit” grant from the...
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago2 min read


IDnow Raising Funds — Shelving Germany’s Largest Fintech Exit For Now
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. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. On March 18th we shared the news, that our former guest IDnow, is in the process of looking for Germa
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago3 min read


Neobank Deal Week: Qonto Confirms Buying Penta — Kontist Is Selling As Well At Discounted Price — 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. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. We published our blog post on July 15th that Qonto is rumored to be interested in buying Penta. Konti
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago6 min read


French Neobank Unicorn Qonto in Advanced Talks to Buy Berlin-Based Neobank Penta
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. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. Update: Penta and Qonto made their deal public on July 22nd, 2022. Paris-based Qonto just talked excl
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago3 min read


Learn How French Fintech Unicorn Qonto Wants to Conquer the German Market
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. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. French neobank unicorn Qonto announced their 486 m Euros in Series D funding at 4. We are always shar
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago5 min read


FQX Brings Companies’ Debt Funding to the Blockchain
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. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. FQX is a Zürich, Switzerland-based fintech with great aspirations. We are always sharing new resource
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago4 min read


Our 2018 Guest ProGlove Makes ”Monster Exit” at around 500 m € — Plans to Be The Next Teamviewer
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. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. Our motto is “be ahead of the curve. Global Fintech Awards (made it only into the finals). While we h
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago3 min read


How the Greensill Capital Collapse touched the German Fintech Scene — Founder Interview
This story was migrated from our old blog, originally published on March 12th, 2021. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This story was migrated from our old blog, originally published on March 12th, 2021. This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. Greensill was a fintech — called aggressive and controversial by some -, specializing in supply chain fin
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago5 min read


Meet TIS — The World’s Leading SaaS-B2B Outbound Payment Platform — Founder Interview
This story was migrated from our old blog, originally published on November 11th, 2021. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This story was migrated from our old blog, originally published on November 11th, 2021. This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. The best way to identify investors and cooperation partners for early-stage startups. In this inter
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago4 min read


What We Have Learned from Atomico’s State Of European Tech Survey (Audio Only) — Founder Interview
This story was migrated from our old blog, originally published on February 10th, 2022 This article is part of our coverage of FinTech, InsurTech and RegTech in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. This is the first joint radio program and podcast of IBGR and the Startuprad. The best way to identify investors and cooperation partners for early-stage startups. Today we bring you ins
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago4 min read


This Month in GSA Startups — February 2022
This story was migrated from our old blog, originally published on March 3th 2022 This article is part of our coverage of Monthly Startup News from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. We recorded this new episode on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. We start out with mega-deal in Gaming: ESL Gaming is sold for 1bn US$, Munich-based Fintechsystems is sold for 120 mn € and Aachen-based
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago9 min read


Fintech Review 2021 — Germany, Austria And Switzerland (GSA)
This story was migrated from our old blog, originally published on December 25th, 2021. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Executive Summary This story was migrated from our old blog, originally published on December 25th, 2021. This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium. The best way to identify investors and cooperation partners for early-stage startups. This time I a
Juan Diego Parra Castillo
2 days ago14 min read
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