A read of Atomico’s State of European Tech 2021 with IBGR’s Bill Eastman — the most comprehensive annual survey of Europe’s startup scene.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Continent-wide data is the backdrop every DACH deep-tech founder and investor should read their local moves against.

In this episode, we cover:

• Atomico’s State of European Tech 2021
• A joint program with IBGR’s Bill Eastman
• Europe-wide startup benchmarks since 2015
• What the survey reveals about the ecosystem
• Reading DACH against the European picture

Related deep-tech episodes: DACH Unicorn Tracker 2025 · Why Europe’s Startups Scale Slower.

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Johannes Burgard, CEO of Berlin-based SOLYTIC, on SaaS monitoring for the small-solar market that makes up 99% of installations.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Software that squeezes efficiency from distributed solar is energy deep tech serving the long tail the big players ignore.

In this episode, we cover:

• Johannes Burgard (Founder & CEO, SOLYTIC)
• SaaS monitoring for small solar installations
• Serving 99% of the solar market
• From Airbus engineer to founder
• Fixing the inefficiencies of small solar

Related deep-tech episodes: Voltfang: Second-Life EV Batteries · Green-Tech Startups: Securing VC.

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The January 2022 GSA wrap-up opens the year with the top DACH startup funding rounds and ecosystem signals.

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Why this matters for deep tech: The year-opening signal desk sets the baseline for reading DACH deep tech through the months ahead.

In this episode, we cover:

• Top DACH startup news of January 2022
• Funding rounds and ecosystem moves
• A bird’s-eye view across GSA
• Preview of the Atomico special episode
• Recorded with Chris and Joe

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

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Ben Kohz, COO of READ-O, on building the “Spotify for books” — personalized recommendations to help readers find their next read among 70,000 yearly releases.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Recommendation engines applied to reading are consumer AI deep tech: matching taste to catalog at scale.

In this episode, we cover:

• Ben Kohz (COO & Co-Founder, READ-O)
• A personalized recommendation engine for books
• Cutting through 70,000+ new German titles a year
• Learning from music and film discovery
• Helping readers find their next book

Related deep-tech episodes: Edurino: Hybrid Hardware-and-App Learning · Jobs to Be Done: Building Better Products.

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Pavol Sikula, CEO of AskBrian.ai, on an AI assistant that lets busy professionals order company analyses as easily as a pizza.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Task-automating AI assistants for knowledge work are early deep tech pointing straight at today’s agentic-AI wave.

In this episode, we cover:

• Pavol Sikula (Founder & CEO, AskBrian.ai)
• An AI digital assistant for professionals
• Automating analysis and routine office tasks
• First interview in the KI Bundesverband series
• Where professional AI assistants are heading

Related deep-tech episodes: AI Phone Assistants for SME Customer Service · AI Solutions for Enterprises: Scavenger.ai.

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Mambu’s $266M megaround, Volocopter calling off its SPAC, and Jokr’s record-fast unicorn status headline the December 2021 GSA wrap-up.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Banking-infrastructure and mobility bets at scale mark where DACH deep-tech conviction ran highest at the 2021 peak.

In this episode, we cover:

• Mambu raises $266M
• Volocopter calls off its SPAC IPO
• Jokr becomes a third quick-delivery unicorn, fast
• An update on Sono Motors
• A look at the State of European Tech

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

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Pascal Lauria, CEO of freshly-IPOed Cogia, on using public-market access to drive market consolidation toward €10M in revenue.

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Why this matters for deep tech: A small-cap using acquisitions to consolidate is an operator lesson in scaling deep tech through capital markets.

In this episode, we cover:

• Pascal Lauria (Founder & CEO, Cogia)
• A fresh IPO and access to capital
• Buying companies to drive consolidation
• A €10M revenue target
• A globe-spanning founder background

Related deep-tech episodes: Camel Startups: Capital-Efficient Scaling · Why Europe’s Startups Scale Slower.

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Sono Motors’ NASDAQ IPO and Frankfurt’s first unicorn, insurtech Clark, headline the November 2021 GSA wrap-up.

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Why this matters for deep tech: A solar-EV listing beside a hometown unicorn captures the 2021 high-water mark for DACH deep tech and fintech.

In this episode, we cover:

• Sono Motors IPOs on NASDAQ
• Clark becomes Frankfurt’s first unicorn
• Tier’s newest funding and acquisition
• N26 pulls the plug on its US operations
• Razor Group’s Amazon-aggregator push

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

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Tobias Ludwig, CEO of LUBIS EDA, on verification software that guarantees a chip design is correct before it goes to production.

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Why this matters for deep tech: EDA verification is core semiconductor deep tech — where getting to correct silicon fastest captures most of the profit.

In this episode, we cover:

• Tobias Ludwig (Founder & CEO, LUBIS EDA)
• Software that verifies chip-design correctness
• Catching bugs before production
• Faster time-to-production, higher margins
• A potential game-changer for semiconductors

Related deep-tech episodes: Micrel’s Ray Zinn: Building a Durable Semiconductor Company · Quantum’s Software Bottleneck — Haiqu.

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N26 reclaiming the title of Germany’s most valuable fintech and Sono Motors’ US IPO filing headline the October 2021 GSA wrap-up.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Fintech valuation shuffles and early COVID scars gave a first read on which DACH deep tech would prove durable.

In this episode, we cover:

• N26 becomes Germany’s most valuable fintech again
• Celonis remains the most valuable startup
• Sono Motors files for a US IPO
• Fewer startups, more funding for survivors
• Recorded with Chris and Joe

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

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