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Startuprad.io interviews Martin, CEO and co-founder of Monkee — a fintech from Tirol, Austria, whose client base is more than 80% women. An engineer who spent over a decade at Swarovski leading global innovation, Martin built Monkee to help people save with intention before they spend.

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Why this episode matters: Most fintech optimises spending; Monkee optimises saving — and reaches an audience fintech usually underserves. That combination makes it a distinctive case in consumer finance.

In this episode, we cover:

• Monkee, an Austrian fintech with 80%+ women clients
• A savings-first approach to personal finance
• Martin's path from leading innovation at Swarovski
• Reaching an audience fintech often underserves

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In Entrepreneur Tools #6, Startuprad.io talks with Michelle, a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur, about how founders should start thinking about corporate culture — before it forms by accident.

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Why this episode matters: Culture is set early, whether founders intend it or not. Getting deliberate about it from the start is one of the cheapest, highest-leverage moves a founder can make.

In this episode, we cover:

• How to start thinking about corporate culture
• A Silicon Valley entrepreneur's perspective
• Why culture forms early — deliberately or not
• Practical first steps for founders

Related episodes: Entrepreneur Tools – What startups get Wrong working with Corporates · Four Essentials for Every Entrepreneur – Entrepreneur Tools Episode 2.

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A look at Lukasz Gadowski's Special Award at the German Startup Awards 2021 — recognizing one of Germany's most influential serial founders and investors.

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Why this episode matters: Recognizing the ecosystem's builders is also a way to trace its history. Gadowski's career maps much of modern German startup development.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why Lukasz Gadowski earned a Special Award
• His influence as a serial founder and investor
• What his career says about the German ecosystem
• The role of recognition in building a startup scene
• How the awards spotlight ecosystem builders

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Visualvest is a white-label robo-advisor with €2.6 billion in client assets under management — the investing engine banks and institutions use to offer digital wealth management without building it themselves.

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Why this episode matters: Digital wealth management is table stakes for banks. White-label platforms let incumbents launch fast.

In this episode, we cover:

• What a white-label robo-advisor does
• How Visualvest powers banks' digital wealth offerings
• Reaching €2.6bn in assets under management
• Why institutions buy rather than build
• The opportunity in embedded wealth management

Related episodes: When Management Becomes the Bottleneck · DORA Act Website Compliance: A Guide for Tech Founders.

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A follow-up with SAX Power, the startup building cutting-edge battery technology — an update on its approach to energy storage and the push to make batteries safer and more efficient.

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Why this episode matters: Energy storage is a linchpin of the transition. Battery startups that improve safety and efficiency sit on a large, strategic market.

In this episode, we cover:

• What makes SAX Power's battery technology different
• The push for safer, more efficient energy storage
• Progress since the previous conversation
• Where battery innovation matters most
• Building deep-tech hardware in energy

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If your company is building energy-storage or battery technology, partner with Startuprad.io.

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