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? Filip, founding partner of Cherry Ventures, is one of Germany's most influential seed investors. Featured at the German Startup Awards #GSA22, this interview explores Cherry's investment thesis, how they identify winning founders at the earliest stage, and what makes Berlin's seed ecos

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? 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? CleanHub CEO Joel Tasche built a platform that lets consumer brands fund ocean plastic collection in real time. By partnering with waste management organizations in coastal communities, CleanHub intercepts plastic before it reaches the ocean — giving brands a measurable, verified way t

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? INZMO co-founder Meeri is building one of Europe's fastest-growing insurtech startups with a mobile-first approach to insurance. The Berlin-based company offers on-demand, fully digital insurance products — making coverage as simple as a few taps on your phone, targeting a generation t

You have it all wrong. Europe is not full of competing startup hubs. They are increasingly forming a network for startups. The startups start at one knot in the network (frequently a university), move on to an accelerator, and end up in one of Europe's top 12 fundraising hubs to raise funds, sometimes becoming a unicorn. On their way, the startups leave traces, like R&D capabilities, sales teams, groups, investors, and so on. So they are not really the product of a city, but

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? Monite is a Berlin-based embedded finance startup already operating across the US, UK, and major European markets. Their platform makes CFOs' lives easier by embedding accounts payable and receivable workflows directly into business software — turning any app into a financial managemen

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? Central Bank Digital Currencies open new doors for fintech innovation. In this first part of an expert interview series, the conversation explores the practical opportunities CBDCs create for startups — from programmable payments to new financial products that aren't possible with trad

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? Global Savings Group is a Munich-based hidden giant in the shoppers rewards space — not a fintech, but a commerce technology company that connects millions of consumers with savings opportunities. This interview reveals how GSG built a billion-dollar business that most people in the st

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? Kenjo is a Berlin-based HR Tech startup offering an effortless all-in-one software platform for people management. Designed for SMEs, Kenjo streamlines everything from employee onboarding and time tracking to performance reviews — positioning itself as Germany's rising star in the HR s

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? Byways is a logistics SaaS platform founded by Sennder's former Head of Product, connecting warehouses, clients, and logistics companies to schedule transportation on demand. With the US market in their sights, the startup brings tech-driven efficiency to freight coordination. This art

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? Vienna-based Instigo is building an autonomous growth hacking platform for digital marketers — a multi-platform advertising tool that automates campaign optimization across channels. The startup aims to make performance marketing accessible to businesses without dedicated growth teams.

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? French neobank unicorn Qonto raised €486 million in Series D funding at a €4+ billion valuation and is now aggressively targeting the German market. This episode explores Qonto's strategy to conquer Europe's largest SME banking market and what it means for German fintech competition. T

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? Endosane is pioneering a new approach to drug development for mental health conditions, targeting the endocannabinoid system to treat depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The startup brings fresh hope to an area where traditional pharmaceuticals have stagnated for decades. This article is pa

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? The Q1 2022 European Startup Pulse from DEEP Ecosystems delivers quarterly data on the state of the European startup ecosystem — tracking venture capital flows, deal activity, and regional trends across the continent to identify which hubs are gaining momentum and which are cooling dow

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? This episode marks the start of new programming on Startuprad.io, exploring the world of startup employment and career opportunities. The show examines what it takes to work at a startup, how the job market is evolving, and what founders and employees alike should expect. This article