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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EXALOAN Wants to Bridge the Funding GAP of SMEs Across the Globe [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:27
Exaloan started out as a rating agency for digital assets. They developed into a global platform to connect crowdlending platforms and institutional investors. They started out with the rating of digital assets. Soon the…
This Month in GSA Startups - April 2022 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:54
Welcome to This Month in GSA Startups in April 2022 by Startuprad.io - in a news recording with Chris from New York City today and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. Our highlights: Despite slightly declining global VC inve…
This Month in GSA Startups - March 2022 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:06
We have the 100 most influential women in startup and venture capital in Europe. There are two new unicorns to announce in GSA. Unicorn Personio set up a charity fund and Germany's largest fintech exit (at approx 1 bn US…
Inside of the Mind of a Blockchain Investor [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:55
We talk to Wolfgang, a long-time investor with experience in venture capital and private equity. He tells us why he invests in blockchain and where he sees opportunities.
The Digital Euro and Why Stable Coins Matter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:49
We talk to Philipp Sandner, a Professor, Author, and Government Advisor on the Euro as Centalbank Digital Currency, about why China is ahead, and why the US has already a head start with stable coins.
This Month in GSA Startups - February 2022 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:59
News in German, Austrian, and the Swiss startup scene for February 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 Next Ego m…
Meet Finoa, They Want to Build a Crypto Bank [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:45
Our guest Henrik is the co-founder and co-CEO of Berlin-based FINOA. They are a Global Top 5 crypto custodian for institutional investors.
This Month in German Startups - January 2022 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:40
This Month in German Startups - January 2022 Happy New Year guys! Welcome to This Month in German Startups in January 2021 by Startuprad.io. Our highlights: The last year was amazing for the German startup scene, there a…