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Europe’s AI Supercluster: How DACH Startups Are Outpacing Silicon Valley


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What if Europe — not Silicon Valley — defined the future of AI?

In this October 2025 episode of Startuprad.io Startup News, hosts Jörn “Joe” Menninger and Chris Fahrenbach break down the latest stories shaping Europe’s AI Supercluster, led by DeepL, Black Forest Labs, and N8N.

From record climate tech funding to biotech breakthroughs and industrial AI, this episode uncovers how Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are transforming into the epicenter of smart, sovereign innovation.

💡 What You’ll Learn
  • How DeepL, N8N, and Black Forest Labs are driving Europe’s AI dominance

  • The €700M NPAL climate tech deal reshaping energy and solar adoption

  • Why Tubulis (€308M) puts Munich back on the biotech map

  • The rise of sovereign AI and Europe’s privacy-first infrastructure

  • Why startup governance and profitability are the new superpowers

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    🎙 About the Hosts
    • Jörn “Joe” Menninger, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Startuprad.io (Frankfurt)

  • Chris Fahrenbach, Co-host & Global Analyst (Hanover / New York)

  • Together, they track the most important startup stories in the DACH ecosystem — AI, deep tech, fintech, and scale-up growth.

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