Jörn "Joe" Menninger opens 2022 with the January wrap-up of German, Swiss, and Austrian startup news — the funding rounds, exits, and policy moves of the new year.

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Why this episode matters: The first monthly record of the year sets the frame for security founders and investors — the trends and deals opening the DACH ecosystem's 2022.

In this episode, we cover:

• January 2022's DACH startup news
• Funding rounds and exits of the month
• The kickoff to the 2022 news year
• Trends founders and investors track
• How the year opens for the ecosystem
• Context for operators building in DACH

Related episodes: DACH Startup News February 2022: Germany, Austria &… · German Startup News December 2021: Funding & Ecosystem…

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Recorded with Chris Fahrenbach in New York City and Jörn "Joe" Menninger in Frankfurt, the December 2021 wrap-up covers the year-end German, Swiss, and Austrian startup news.

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Why this episode matters: A year-end monthly record keeps security founders and investors oriented — the final raises, exits, and trends closing out 2021 across DACH.

In this episode, we cover:

• December 2021's DACH startup news
• Year-end funding rounds and exits
• Recorded transatlantically from Frankfurt and New York
• Trends founders and investors track
• How the ecosystem closed out 2021
• Context for operators building in DACH

Related episodes: German Startup News January 2022: Funding & Ecosystem… · German Startup News November 2021: Funding & Ecosystem…

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Recorded with Chris Fahrenbach in New York City and Jörn "Joe" Menninger in Frankfurt, the November 2021 wrap-up covers German, Swiss, and Austrian startup news.

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Why this episode matters: A month-by-month record keeps security founders and investors current — the funding rounds, exits, and policy moves shaping the DACH ecosystem.

In this episode, we cover:

• November 2021's DACH startup news
• Funding rounds and exits of the month
• Recorded transatlantically from Frankfurt and New York
• Trends founders and investors track
• How the month reshaped the landscape
• Context for operators building in DACH

Related episodes: German Startup News December 2021: Funding & Ecosystem… · German Startup News October 2021: Funding & Ecosystem…

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Jörn "Joe" Menninger delivers the October 2021 wrap-up of German, Swiss, and Austrian startup news — the month's funding rounds, exits, and policy moves.

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Why this episode matters: A month-by-month record keeps security founders and investors oriented — the raises, exits, and trends moving the DACH ecosystem.

In this episode, we cover:

• October 2021's DACH startup news
• Funding rounds and exits of the month
• Trends founders and investors track
• Policy moves shaping the ecosystem
• How the month reshaped the landscape
• Context for operators building in DACH

Related episodes: German Startup News November 2021: Funding & Ecosystem… · German Startup News January 2022: Funding & Ecosystem…

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In a bonus episode, Chris Fahrenbach in New York City and Jörn "Joe" Menninger in Frankfurt track the October 2021 GSA unicorns — the billion-euro startups of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

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Why this episode matters: The unicorn tracker maps the region's top-tier companies, giving security founders and investors a read on which DACH startups are reaching billion-euro scale.

In this episode, we cover:

• The October 2021 GSA unicorn landscape
• Billion-euro startups across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
• A bonus unicorn-tracker news drop
• Trends founders and investors track
• How the region mints unicorns
• Context for operators building in DACH

Related episodes: German Startup News September 2021: GSA Unicorn Tracker… · DACH October 2021: GSA Roundup

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In a bonus September 2021 episode, Chris Fahrenbach and Jörn "Joe" Menninger track the GSA unicorns — the billion-euro startups of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

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Why this episode matters: The unicorn tracker maps the region's top-tier companies, giving security founders and investors a read on which DACH startups are reaching billion-euro scale.

In this episode, we cover:

• The September 2021 GSA unicorn landscape
• Billion-euro startups across the region
• A bonus unicorn-tracker news drop
• Trends founders and investors track
• How the region mints unicorns
• Context for operators building in DACH

Related episodes: GSA Unicorn Tracker October 2021: Germany, Austria &… · German Startup News Summer 2021 (Jul–Sep): Funding &…

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Recorded September 28th with Chris Fahrenbach and Jörn "Joe" Menninger, the summer 2021 wrap-up covers July through September in the German, Swiss, and Austrian startup scene.

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Why this episode matters: A summer wrap-up condenses the season's DACH developments into one read — efficient context for security founders and investors tracking the ecosystem.

In this episode, we cover:

• Summer 2021 (July–September) DACH startup news
• Funding rounds and exits of the season
• A companion to the unicorn-tracker drops
• Trends founders and investors track
• How the summer reshaped the landscape
• Context for operators building in DACH

Related episodes: German Startup News September 2021: GSA Unicorn Tracker… · German Startup News June 2021: Funding & Ecosystem…

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Digital identity verification is consolidating in Europe. IDnow CEO Andreas Bodczek joins Startuprad.io on the acquisition of Ariadnext and building a pan-European identity-verification and KYC platform.

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Why this matters for security: Identity verification and KYC are the front line of fraud prevention and regulatory compliance; consolidation among European identity providers reshapes how banks, fintechs and platforms onboard and trust users.

In this episode:

• IDnow’s acquisition of Ariadnext and pan-European identity-verification strategy
• Digital identity verification and KYC as anti-fraud and compliance infrastructure
• Scaling an identity-verification platform across Europe
• Guest: Andreas Bodczek, CEO, IDnow

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• AI Agents Are the New Attackers: identity security with UnoSecur
• DORA decoded: digital operational resilience with NetSPI

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Recorded with Chris Fahrenbach and Jörn "Joe" Menninger, the June 2021 wrap-up covers German, Swiss, and Austrian startup news amid a wave of new unicorns.

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Why this episode matters: A month-by-month record keeps security founders and investors current — the raises, exits, and unicorn momentum shaping the DACH ecosystem.

In this episode, we cover:

• June 2021's DACH startup news
• Funding rounds and exits of the month
• A wave of new German-speaking unicorns
• Trends founders and investors track
• How the month reshaped the landscape
• Context for operators building in DACH

Related episodes: German Startup News Summer 2021 (Jul–Sep): Funding &… · German Startup News Bonus: Germany's Unicorn Stampede…

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In a bonus episode, Chris Fahrenbach and Jörn "Joe" Menninger cover Germany's unicorn stampede — a concentrated look at the billion-euro startups emerging across the German-speaking region.

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Why this episode matters: The unicorn stampede was a defining 2021 moment, and this bonus cut maps how many DACH companies hit unicorn status at once — key context for founders and investors.

In this episode, we cover:

• Germany's 2021 unicorn stampede
• The billion-euro startups of the moment
• A bonus deep-dive news drop
• What a wave of unicorns signals
• Trends founders and investors track
• Context for operators building in DACH

Related episodes: German Startup News June 2021: Funding & Ecosystem… · German Startup News May 2021: Funding & Ecosystem…

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