Capital returns with more than €600M in headline funding across this April 2023 GSA roundup on Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this episode matters: A return of headline funding marks a shift in sentiment. This roundup reads where April 2023's €600M-plus concentrated.

In this episode, we cover:

• More than €600M in headline funding
• Which startups and sectors led
• What the return of capital signals
• The month's other standout moves
• How founders should read April 2023

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Mixed fortunes for fintech as Raisin regains unicorn status amid mounting BaFin complaints, and N26 posts €200M in 2021 revenue while facing a senior-employee uprising — this March 2023 GSA roundup with Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this episode matters: A unicorn comeback beside regulatory and internal turmoil shows fintech's mixed fortunes. This roundup reads what March 2023 meant for the sector.

In this episode, we cover:

• Raisin regaining unicorn status
• Mounting BaFin complaints in the background
• N26's €200M in 2021 revenue
• N26's senior-employee uprising
• What the month says about fintech risk

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Rising interest rates spark a rate war among neobrokers, e-commerce veteran Windeln.de is liquidated, and Moonfare extends its Series C beyond $130M in this February 2023 GSA roundup. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this episode matters: A neobroker rate war and a high-profile liquidation capture a market repricing risk. This roundup reads what February 2023 signaled.

In this episode, we cover:

• The neobroker rate war sparked by rising rates
• Windeln.de's liquidation
• Moonfare's Series C beyond $130M
• What the month says about repricing
• How founders should read February 2023

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DeepL reaches unicorn status and BioNTech makes a big acquisition in this January 2023 GSA roundup opening the year across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this episode matters: January's milestones set the tone for the year. This roundup reads DeepL's unicorn status and BioNTech's move as early signals for 2023.

In this episode, we cover:

• DeepL reaching unicorn status
• BioNTech's big acquisition
• The month's other standout moves
• What the milestones signal for 2023
• How founders should read the year's start

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Antonio Fatás, Professor of Economics at INSEAD, makes sense of the FTX collapse and what it exposed about trust, leverage, and governance in crypto markets — a macroeconomist's read on one of the space's largest failures. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this matters for blockchain: FTX is the cautionary tale at the center of crypto: leverage, governance, and trust failing at once. Antonio Fatás's economist lens explains what actually broke and why it matters for the whole industry.

In this episode, we cover:

• What really caused the FTX collapse
• Antonio Fatás's macroeconomic read
• How leverage and governance gaps compounded
• What the failure exposed about crypto trust
• Lessons for regulation and digital-asset markets

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Solar financier Enpal raises more than €800M and freight platform Sennder doubles its valuation to $2bn — proving big rounds were still possible in a bleak December 2022 funding climate. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this episode matters: Nine-figure rounds in a bleak climate show where conviction held. This roundup reads what Enpal and Sennder signaled at the end of 2022.

In this episode, we cover:

• Enpal's €800M-plus raise
• Sennder doubling its valuation to $2bn
• Why big rounds were still possible
• What the deals signal about resilience
• How investors positioned at year-end

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FTX may have collapsed in the US, but the fallout rippled straight into Europe. This November 2022 GSA news wrap-up with Jörn “Joe” Menninger tracks the contagion alongside the month's other startup news.

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Why this matters for blockchain: When a global crypto exchange implodes, European digital-asset businesses feel the aftershocks. This wrap-up reads how the FTX contagion reached DACH and what it meant for confidence.

In this episode, we cover:

• How the FTX collapse rippled into Europe
• What contagion meant for European crypto businesses
• The month's other startup news
• How confidence and funding reacted
• What the fallout signaled for regulation

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Quick-delivery player Gorillas looks to sell to rival Getir, Grover adds €270m in venture debt to approach a €2bn valuation, and Nuri (formerly Bitwala) makes news in this October 2022 GSA roundup. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this episode matters: Consolidation talks and venture debt reveal how startups adapted to the downturn. This roundup reads what October 2022 signaled.

In this episode, we cover:

• Gorillas' potential sale to Getir
• Grover's €270m in venture debt
• Nuri (formerly Bitwala) in the news
• What consolidation signaled about the market
• How founders navigated the downturn

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A market that isn't all doom and gloom: continued layoffs offset by significant new fundraises and strong M&A activity totalling around $55bn across Europe over the summer — this September 2022 GSA roundup with Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this episode matters: Layoffs beside $55bn of M&A show a market repricing, not collapsing. This roundup reads where the resilience and the pain both showed up.

In this episode, we cover:

• Continued layoffs across the ecosystem
• Significant new fundraises offsetting them
• Around $55bn in European M&A over the summer
• What the mix says about the market
• How founders should read September 2022

Related episodes: GSA Startup News October 2022: Gorillas–Getir Talks &… · GSA Startup News December 2022: Enpal's €800M Raise &…

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Central Bank Digital Currencies could reshape payments and money across Europe. In Part 1 of this series, Jörn “Joe” Menninger explores the fintech opportunities CBDCs open up.

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Why this matters for blockchain: CBDCs are base-layer infrastructure for the next era of money — programmable, state-issued, and potentially transformative for payments. Understanding where they create opportunity is essential for anyone in digital assets.

In this episode, we cover:

• What CBDCs are and why they matter
• The fintech opportunities digital currencies open
• How CBDCs could reshape European payments
• Where programmable money creates new products
• What to watch as CBDC projects develop

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