Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger interviews Michael Duttlinger of Cashlink on securities tokenisation and transparency. They dig into why clear communication with shareholders matters — especially during a pivot — and how tokenisation can make securities more transparent and accessible.

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Why this episode matters: Tokenising securities could rewire how private assets are issued and traded. Cashlink's focus on transparency shows the trust infrastructure that has to come first.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Cashlink approaches securities tokenisation
• Why transparency with shareholders matters
• Communicating clearly through a company pivot
• Michael Duttlinger on the future of tokenised securities

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Startuprad.io introduces Mario Hachemer, who moves from fintech CTO to co-hosting the show's Deep Tech Track. He shares his own founder and engineering journey — building the tech, generating revenue, and incorporating his first businesses.

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Why this episode matters: A deep-tech track needs a host who has built. Hachemer's engineering-and-founder background is exactly the lens the show's most technical conversations call for.

In this episode, we cover:

• Mario Hachemer's path from fintech CTO to founder
• Lessons from building the tech and generating revenue
• Launching Startuprad.io's Deep Tech Track
• Why an engineer's perspective sharpens deep-tech coverage

Related episodes: German Startup News Sept 2025: Deep Tech, VC Surge, Fintech & Big Fundings · October 2025: Deep Tech, VC Shifts & DACH Fintech.

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In media partnership with the German Startup Association's German Startup Awards 2023, Startuprad.io spotlights the Female Entrepreneur of the Year and the discipline of scaling exceptional organisations. The conversation looks at what it takes to build and lead at scale.

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Why this episode matters: The German Startup Awards recognise the founders shaping the ecosystem. This conversation turns a prize into practical insight on scaling teams and organisations.

In this episode, we cover:

• Honouring Germany's Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2023
• What it takes to scale an exceptional organisation
• Inside the German Startup Awards 2023
• Leadership lessons for founders building at scale

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Startuprad.io marks its 400th episode with the October 2023 GSA wrap-up — the month's startup and funding news across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with BioNTech among the highlights.

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Why this episode matters: Four hundred episodes in, the format still does the same job: a fast, reliable read on where DACH capital and attention are heading.

In this episode, we cover:

• Celebrating Startuprad.io's 400th episode
• BioNTech among October 2023's highlights
• The month's notable GSA funding and startup news
• Trends across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Related episodes: From Jimdo Founder to Green Tech VC: Winner of German Startup Awards 2023 Investor of the Year | Startuprad.io #395 · This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - October 2022 Wrap-Up.

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Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger talks with Christian Rebernik, CEO and co-founder of Tomorrow University, about leaving a career as CTO of companies like Scout24 and Parship to build a non-profit online university. Rebernik makes the case for reinventing higher education for entrepreneurs and impact-makers.

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Why this episode matters: Education is one of the slowest industries to change and one of the most consequential. A serial tech CTO rebuilding the university model is a bet on how the next generation of founders will actually learn.

In this episode, we cover:

• Christian Rebernik's path from CTO to education founder
• Building Tomorrow University as a non-profit online university
• Reinventing higher education for entrepreneurs
• Lessons from leading tech at Scout24 and beyond

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Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger sits down with Christian Noske, Partner at NGP Capital in Berlin, to unpack the firm's research on VC funding across the DACH region — from Berlin to Zurich — and what the data says about where capital is flowing.

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Why this episode matters: Hard data on DACH venture funding is scarce. NGP Capital's research gives founders and investors a clearer map of the region's real funding dynamics.

In this episode, we cover:

• NGP Capital's research on DACH venture funding
• What the data shows from Berlin to Zurich
• Where capital is concentrating across the region
• Christian Noske on reading the DACH funding landscape

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Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger interviews Gülsah Wilke, winner of the Impact Entrepreneur of the Year award at the German Startup Awards. They trace her path from a consulting career into impact-driven entrepreneurship and what impact means at scale.

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Why this episode matters: Impact entrepreneurship is moving from niche to mainstream. Wilke's award-winning perspective shows how mission and returns can be built together rather than traded off.

In this episode, we cover:

• Gülsah Wilke on winning Impact Entrepreneur of the Year
• From a consulting career to impact entrepreneurship
• What impact means at scale
• Inside the German Startup Awards

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The September 2023 GSA wrap-up runs the month's startup news across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — including a run of insolvencies alongside the funding and launches shaping the ecosystem.

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Why this episode matters: Down months matter as much as up ones. A wrap-up that covers insolvencies as well as raises gives a fuller, more honest read of the DACH scene.

In this episode, we cover:

• The month's GSA funding rounds and launches
• A wave of insolvencies across the ecosystem
• Trends shaping Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
• What September 2023's mixed signals mean

Related episodes: From Jimdo Founder to Green Tech VC: Winner of German Startup Awards 2023 Investor of the Year | Startuprad.io #395 · This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - September 2022.

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In the one-year anniversary of the European Startup Pulse — Startuprad.io's collaboration with DEEP Ecosystems — host Jörn "Joe" Menninger and Thomas Kösters survey Europe's prominent startup scenes from London to Lisbon and the developments reshaping them.

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Why this episode matters: Europe's startup story is bigger than any single hub. Reading London to Lisbon together shows where talent, capital, and momentum are really distributed across the continent.

In this episode, we cover:

• One year of the European Startup Pulse with DEEP Ecosystems
• Europe's prominent startup scenes from London to Lisbon
• Recent developments reshaping the continent's ecosystems
• Thomas Kösters on the state of European startups

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From building Jimdo to becoming a green-tech investor — the German Startup Awards 2023 Investor of the Year on moving from founder to funding the climate transition.

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Why this episode matters: Founder-turned-investors bring operating scars to the cap table. This one's shift into green tech signals where experienced capital sees the future.

In this episode, we cover:

• The journey from Jimdo founder to green-tech VC
• Why an experienced founder moved into climate investing
• What the Investor of the Year looks for
• Where green-tech opportunity is concentrating
• Advice for climate founders raising capital

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