This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - October 2022 Wrap-Up

This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - October 2022 Wrap-Up

Author: Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Startup & VC Podcast Network October 27, 2022 Duration: 25:40
Another one of our former guests gets a Snoop Dog investment. Quick delivery startup Gorillas seems to sell itself to competitor Getir, according to Bloomberg, despite an earlier announcement they are looking for more investments. Gadget rental service Grover adds 270 m € in venture debt, getting it close to 2 billion €. Our former guest Nuri (formerly Bitwala) had to file for insolvency, now investors jump ship and the company is wound down this year. Volocopter is sued by early crowdfunding backers, Home24 has a takeover offer from a brick-and-mortar furniture retailer and BioNTech takes on cancer. Also, Munich-based travel tech Holidu raises 100 m € in a combination of 75 m equity and 25 m debt funding. Let’s talk startups:

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