Stefan of UnternehmerTUM on how Munich’s startup builder helped launch Flix, Celonis, Isar Aerospace, and Lilium.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Ecosystem builders like UnternehmerTUM are the infrastructure behind Germany’s biggest deep-tech companies.

In this episode, we cover:

• UnternehmerTUM, Munich’s startup builder
• Alumni: Flix, Celonis, Isar Aerospace, Lilium
• Programs to start, accelerate, and fundraise
• A 2022 German Startup Awards Special Award
• How world-class companies get built

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FTX’s fallout, Gorillas’ possible fire-sale, and Volocopter’s $180M raise headline the November 2022 GSA wrap-up.

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Why this matters for deep tech: A crypto collapse alongside air-taxi and dev-tool bets captures deep tech’s risk spectrum in a single month.

In this episode, we cover:

• FTX fallout and interest in its European entity
• Gorillas may sell at $1B after $1.3B raised
• Volocopter raises $180M; Lilium sells 100 air taxis to Saudi Arabia
• Gitpod wins GitHub and Shopify founders as investors
• The German VC market stabilizing (KfW)

Related deep-tech episodes: DACH Startups: Acquisitions & Funding Roundup · DACH Startup News: November 2024.

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Johanna Baare, founder of Traceless Materials and 2022 Female Newcomer of the Year, on compostable materials that replace plastic and vanish in weeks.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Bio-based materials are climate deep tech tackling the 40% of plastic that ends up in the environment.

In this episode, we cover:

• Johanna Baare (Founder, Traceless Materials)
• Compostable materials replacing plastic
• Products that decompose in 2–10 weeks
• 2022 Female Newcomer of the Year
• Fighting plastic pollution at the source

Related deep-tech episodes: Climate-Tech SaaS vs Greenwashing · Green-Tech Startups: Securing VC.

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Gorillas’ sale to Getir, Grover’s €270M venture debt, and Nuri’s insolvency headline the October 2022 GSA wrap-up.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Consolidation and insolvencies alongside BioNTech’s cancer push show a DACH ecosystem separating durable deep tech from hype.

In this episode, we cover:

• Gorillas reportedly sells to rival Getir
• Grover adds €270M in venture debt
• Nuri (formerly Bitwala) files for insolvency
• Volocopter sued by early crowdfunding backers
• BioNTech takes on cancer

Related deep-tech episodes: DACH Startups: Acquisitions & Funding Roundup · DACH Startup News: November 2024.

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Tvarit’s Suhas on industrial AI for metal casting that cuts clients’ energy bills up to 18% while improving quality and reducing waste.

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Why this matters for deep tech: AI optimizing real foundry processes is textbook industrial deep tech — measurable energy, quality, and waste gains on the factory floor.

In this episode, we cover:

• Tvarit’s industrial AI for metal casting
• Up to 18% energy savings for clients
• Higher production quality, less waste
• Nearly €3M raised, targeting Series A
• Founder Suhas on his 18th startup

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Miriam Janke, co-founder of Berlin-based Trilleco, on a no-code industrial-IoT platform that helps companies measure and cut their environmental impact.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Turning IoT data into carbon action is green deep tech — the measurement layer a circular economy actually runs on.

In this episode, we cover:

• Miriam Janke (Co-Founder, Trilleco)
• A no-code industrial-IoT data platform
• Measuring and reducing corporate carbon footprints
• Working toward a circular economy
• Part of the female-entrepreneurship track

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A rough-winter energy backdrop, continued layoffs, and $55B in summer European M&A headline the September 2022 GSA wrap-up.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Rising M&A amid layoffs is the classic downturn signature — useful context for reading DACH deep-tech resilience.

In this episode, we cover:

• Germany bracing for a difficult energy winter
• Startups both cutting staff and raising funds
• $55B in European M&A over summer 2022
• A deliberately fuller news list this month
• Recorded with Chris and Joe

Related deep-tech episodes: DACH Startup News: December 2024 · DACH Unicorn Tracker 2025.

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COMPREDICT’s Rafael Fietzek on virtual sensors for cars — fusing physical-sensor data into new measurements, with Michelin and BlackBerry already invested.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Sensor fusion in vehicles is Darmstadt-grown deep tech at the AI–hardware edge, replacing physical parts with software.

In this episode, we cover:

• Rafael Fietzek (MD & Co-Founder, COMPREDICT)
• Virtual sensors that fuse physical-sensor data
• Backing from Michelin and BlackBerry
• A Darmstadt-based deep-tech startup
• Where automotive sensing is heading

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Celonis’ $1B raise and WeFox’s €400M headline a Summer 2022 wrap-up where GSA startups outperformed a darkening market.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Billion-dollar rounds beside rising M&A and hiring freezes mark the exact moment the cycle turned for DACH deep tech.

In this episode, we cover:

• Celonis secures $1B in equity and debt
• Insurtech WeFox raises €400M
• Rising M&A, insolvencies, and hiring freezes
• Qonto acquires Penta in a B2B neobank week
• More fallout from Wirecard

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