This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - September 2022

This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - September 2022

Author: joe@startuprad.io September 29, 2022 Duration: 25:53
Germany is preparing for a potentially rough winter, in many ways. Now Environmental Action Germany (Deutsche Umwelthilfe): Asked Germans not to put up any Christmas lights this season. Startups in GSA keep laying off staff, but also raising significant funds. We have our usually shortened list a bit longer this month, to show that it is not all gloom and doom here. You will also notice that the M&A activity is up, totaling 55 bn US$ in summer 2022 (for all of Europe), and is still going strong.

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