This episode analyzes three structural signals shaping the DACH startup ecosystem in Q1 2026. First, startup capital is concentrating into fewer, more defensible companies. Second, Germany’s startup geography is specializing, with Munich and southern Germany gaining strength in defense, robotics, space, and industrial AI. Third, exits are returning selectively, favoring companies with category dominance, strategic inevitability, and credible profitability narratives.

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Why this matters: A month-by-month record of how the German, Swiss and Austrian (DACH) startup ecosystem is evolving — the funding rounds, exits and policy moves founders and investors track.

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