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German, Swiss, and Austrian Startup News of March 15th

Updated: 1 day ago

The Alps in Spring (by ilyessuti via Pixabay)

What Is This About?

A quick news update from the German, Swiss, and Austrian startup scenes on March 15th — covering headlines including Revolut's search for a head of growth in Germany and other developments too timely to wait for the monthly roundup.

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.

  • Hi, as you may have noticed we are currently pretty busy working for our clients.

  • If you want to get more news, subscribe to our GSA News Podcast here: https://startupnews.

  • Revolut finally found a head of growth for Germany.

  • “Deutschbankers” are popular with fintechs … well, at least their employees.


The Alps in Spring (by ilyessuti via Pixabay)

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German, Swiss, and Austrian Startup News of March 15th Startuprad.io brings you independent coverage of the key developments shaping the startup and venture capital landscape across 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.


Hi, as you may have noticed we are currently pretty busy working for our clients. So we decided to do our daily news a bit differently. Instead of sharing them via social media (breaking news are still instantly shared via our Telegram news channel: https://t.co/hVtrS7Crrl and Twitter: https://twitter.com/startuprad_io) we wrap them up here and share the wrap-up with you.


If you want to get more news, subscribe to our GSA News Podcast here: https://startupnews.sounder.fm/


Fintech

Revolut finally found a head of growth for Germany. It will be Wiktor Stopa, according to fintech blog Financefwd. He will be located in Berlin and started on March 1st. Before he was head of offline marketing at German insurtech unicorn Clark.de. According to his LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wiktorstopa/), he also had a sting at robo advisor LIQUID and spent some time also at Beijing University of Technology https://buff.ly/3tVRENX

“Deutschbankers” are popular with fintechs … well, at least their employees. Former Deutsche Bankers are working for Raisin DS (soon the head of Raisin Bank), CEO Solarisbank, CEO Trade Republic, N26’s head of public affairs, or Penta’s head of growth https://buff.ly/3KQaq09

Wirecard boss Braun is indicted for balance sheet manipulation by German finance oversight BaFin, looking at up to 10 years in prison. It is also fair to assume this will not be the last case brought against him by BaFin or other parties https://buff.ly/3tcNAtC #Wirecard


Ukraine

The city of Berlin is overwhelmed by refugees from Ukraine. As one measure to help fast, they are cooperating with Airbnb: https://buff.ly/3MVouay #ukraine #germany #refugees

German cameras normally used to observer traffic on the Autobahns are offline, since they should not be used by Russia to give it hints of troop movements; https://www.wuv.de/tech/wg_ukraine_krieg_deutsche_autobahn_kameras_offline


Female Entrepreneurship

The European Commission selects the first 50 women-led companies under the new Women TechEU pilot program to support deep-tech startups lead by women: https://buff.ly/3KBIOvw


Investors

Silivio Berlusconi, yes, the one formerly running Italy, is still around and still buys at 85. He increased with his company his stake in one of Germany’s leading TV broadcasters “Pro Sieben Sat1”, which is also pretty active in startup investing with their VC arm called https://www.sevenventures.de/ (think media for equity): https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/medienkonzern-berlusconi-steigert-anteil-an-pro-sieben-sat-1-auf-mehr-als-25-prozent/ . He now owns more than 25% of the broadcaster, which gives him the option to block decisions.


Investments

Cologne-based HR startup Talentsconnect raises “mid sized” seven digit financing as mezzanine capital from VC Pride Capital, existing investors also invest “seven digits”: https://www.startbase.de/news/talentsconnect-erhaelt-siebenstellige-finanzierung/

Cologne-based Greentech startup Vytal raises 10 mn Euros, according to an exclusive reporting by Deutsche-Startups. Investors include IP Group from London, Rubio Impact Ventures from Amsterdam, Grazia Equity from Stuttgart and several business angels including Flixbus and Foodora founder Emanuel Pallua as well as Tier’s Lawrence Leuschner https://www.deutsche-startups.de/2022/03/14/dealmonitor-vytal/

Swiss startup Flummox bags over €11 million to scale online brands https://buff.ly/3MR3FNj

Vienna-based femtech startup ProFem raises more than one million Euros in crowdfunding https://buff.ly/3tb0l7M Their current product is in stage 3 clinical trials.


Tesla’s Gigafactory in Gründheide (close to Berlin)

The Gigafactory is expected to deliver the first car manufactured there in the next week https://www.wuv.de/tech/erster_tesla_aus_gruenheide_kommt_naechste_woche


What Was in the GSA Startup News of March 15th?

This quick news update covers key developments in the German, Swiss, and Austrian startup scene including Revolut finally finding a head of growth for Germany, and the trend of Deutsche Bank employees being recruited by fintechs. Published during a busy consulting period for the Startuprad.io team.

Introduction

This brief news update from March 15th captures notable developments while the Startuprad.io team was busy with client work. The key stories include Revolut appointing a head of growth for Germany — a significant move for the UK neobank in the German market — and the growing trend of Deutsche Bank employees being recruited by fintechs, reflecting the talent flow from traditional banking to startup fintech.

Key Takeaways

  • Revolut finally found a head of growth for Germany, signaling commitment to the German market.

  • Deutsche Bank employees were increasingly being recruited by fintech startups, reflecting the talent migration from traditional banking.

  • The GSA News Podcast provided additional news beyond the blog format.

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Entities Referenced in This Episode

  • Revolut — UK neobank, appointed head of growth for Germany

  • Deutsche Bank — Employees being recruited by fintechs

  • Topics: Fintech talent, neobank German expansion, banking talent migration, DACH startup news

Quote Highlights

  • A quick news update from the German, Swiss, and Austrian startup scenes covering headlines too timely to wait for the monthly roundup.

  • Revolut was searching for a head of growth in Germany, signaling the neobank's push into the DACH market.

  • The mid-month news format provides timely coverage of developments across the German-speaking startup ecosystem.

  • This special edition supplemented the regular monthly roundup with breaking developments from the GSA startup scene.

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Revolut appointed a head of growth for Germany as part of its European expansion strategy. The UK-based neobank has been building its presence in the German market.

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