The March 2023 GSA wrap-up runs the month's important startup news across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 30 minutes — top news first, then a bird's-eye view of the ecosystem, then the standout stories.

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Why this episode matters: The top-down structure keeps founders and investors oriented on the big DACH moves and the companies worth watching.

In this episode, we cover:

• The month's top GSA startup news
• A bird's-eye view of the ecosystem
• Standout startups and funding rounds
• What March 2023's signals mean

Related episodes: DACH Startups: AI, VC, & Fintech Trends - March 2025 · From Jimdo Founder to Green Tech VC: Winner of German Startup Awards 2023 Investor of the Year | Startuprad.io #395.

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Germany has adopted a national startup strategy for the first time — and when Europe's largest economy moves, it matters. Startuprad.io speaks with Digital Commissioner Anna Christmann about the strategy, including the €10 billion Future Fund channelling capital into German and European startups.

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Why this episode matters: A first-ever national startup strategy from Germany reshapes the policy backdrop for every founder in the region. Understanding the Future Fund and its priorities is essential for reading where public capital will flow.

In this episode, we cover:

• Germany's first-ever national startup strategy
• The €10 billion Future Fund and how it deploys
• Anna Christmann on the government's startup priorities
• What the strategy means for German and European founders

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Startuprad.io meets an investor behind the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) — a €300 million public-private venture fund driving the shift to a bio-based, sustainable economy and underlining the EU's commitment to its Green Deal.

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Why this episode matters: The green transition needs patient, mission-aligned capital. ECBF shows how public and private money combine to fund the bioeconomy — and sets a higher bar for what venture capital can target.

In this episode, we cover:

• Inside the €300 million European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)
• Public and private investors backing the bioeconomy
• How the fund advances the EU's Green Deal
• Raising the standard for sustainability-focused venture capital

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In the quarterly European Startup Pulse with DEEP Ecosystems' Munich research team, Startuprad.io asks whether 2022 marked the start of a new VC cycle. Drawing on DEEP Ecosystems' extensive 2022 report, the discussion reads the tentative signs of recovery from the Q4 2022 lows.

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Why this episode matters: Calling the bottom of a venture cycle is notoriously hard — and hugely valuable. This data-grounded read gives founders and investors an early framework for timing the next upswing.

In this episode, we cover:

• Highlights from DEEP Ecosystems' extensive 2022 report
• Could a new VC cycle start from the Q4 2022 lows?
• Reading the early signs of recovery
• What the data means for founders raising now

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Startuprad.io talks with Dr. Fritzi Köhler-Geib about the KfW Venture Capital Barometer — one of Europe's broadest, most reliable reads on investor sentiment, built from a quarterly survey of around 450 investors in Germany, Europe's largest economy.

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Why this episode matters: Sentiment leads deployment. The KfW Barometer is among the clearest early indicators of where German private-market investors' confidence — and capital — is heading.

In this episode, we cover:

• Inside the KfW Venture Capital Barometer
• A quarterly survey of around 450 investors
• Why it's one of Europe's most reliable sentiment indicators
• Dr. Fritzi Köhler-Geib on the mood of German VC

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If your fund or company tracks German and European VC sentiment, partner with Startuprad.io.

The February 2023 GSA wrap-up runs the month's important startup news across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 30 minutes — top news first, then a bird's-eye view of the ecosystem, then the standout stories.

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Why this episode matters: The consistent top-down format keeps founders and investors current on the big DACH moves and companies to watch.

In this episode, we cover:

• The month's top GSA startup news
• A bird's-eye view of the German-language ecosystem
• Interesting startups and funding rounds
• What February 2023's 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 - November 2024.

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Startuprad.io meets Daniel of Board Owl, a Zürich-based startup that semi-automates the matching of companies with advisory and non-executive board members. Drawing on his experience as a banker at UBS and Goldman Sachs and as a headhunter, Daniel is systematising how the right board members get found.

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Why this episode matters: Good boards shape a startup's trajectory, yet finding the right members is ad hoc and network-bound. Board Owl productises that matching — an overlooked lever in startup governance.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Board Owl matches companies with board members
• Semi-automating advisory-board recruitment
• Daniel's path from UBS and Goldman Sachs to founder
• Why better boards matter for startups

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Startuprad.io interviews Konrad, CTO and co-founder of Reverse.Supply, a startup offering fashion brands second-hand-shops-as-a-service — the storefront technology and the resale logistics behind it. Konrad brings experience from ImmobilienScout24 to building resale infrastructure.

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Why this episode matters: Resale is where fashion's sustainability and margin goals meet, but the logistics are brutal. Reverse.Supply's full-stack approach shows how brands outsource the hard part of going circular.

In this episode, we cover:

• Second-hand-shops-as-a-service for fashion brands
• The resale logistics behind the storefront
• Konrad on bringing ImmobilienScout24 experience to resale
• Why full-stack resale infrastructure matters for sustainability

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If you are building or backing resale, circular-fashion, or logistics tech, partner with Startuprad.io.

Startuprad.io meets Immer.App, a startup selected for the 2022 CONTENTshift accelerator, on reinventing reading for the digital age. Its mobile, tablet, and web technology reimagines how we consume long-form text.

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Why this episode matters: Reading habits have fractured in the digital age. Immer.App is a bet that better technology — not just more content — can rebuild sustained, immersive reading.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Immer.App reinvents reading for the digital age
• A mobile, tablet, and web reading experience
• Selection for the 2022 CONTENTshift accelerator
• Rethinking how we consume long-form text

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Chris and Joe open 2023 with the January GSA wrap-up — the month's noteworthy startup news across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, including WeFox coming under fire for growing through acquisitions of insurance broker pools.

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Why this episode matters: Growth-by-acquisition scrutiny like WeFox's is a recurring DACH story worth watching. The monthly wrap-up keeps that context in view alongside the fresh rounds.

In this episode, we cover:

• WeFox under fire for growth via broker-pool acquisitions
• The month's noteworthy GSA startup news
• Trends across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
• Opening the 2023 ecosystem story

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