The first set of interviews from the European Angel Investment Summit 2022 — the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) brings together angels from across the continent. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this matters for German tech startups: Business angels are where startups get their first, crucial checks. These summit interviews capture the investor side of the European early-stage market.

In this episode, we cover:

• Interviews live from the European Angel Investment Summit
• How EBAN connects European business angels
• What angels look for in founders
• The state of early-stage investing
• Lessons for founders raising a first round

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Our October 2022 wrap-up, recorded with Chris from Essen and Joe from Frankfurt, covering the German-speaking startup scenes. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this matters for German tech startups: Monthly deal flow is the pulse German tech operators read. October 2022's rounds show where capital and attention were moving.

In this episode, we cover:

• The month's biggest German startup rounds
• Standout companies and sectors of October 2022
• What the figures signal about investor appetite
• Which names to watch across the region
• How the month fits the year

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Tvarit is a hidden industrial-AI champion optimizing metal casting — the process behind countless machine parts — to make manufacturing more sustainable. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this matters for German tech startups: Industrial AI applied to core manufacturing is where German engineering meets software. Tvarit shows how optimizing an unglamorous process cuts waste and emissions at scale.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Tvarit optimizes metal casting with AI
• Why industrial AI is a German strength
• Where the technology cuts waste and emissions
• What manufacturers gain
• Lessons on building industrial AI

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Our September 2022 wrap-up as Germany braces for a rough winter — the month's startup news across the German-speaking region. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this matters for German tech startups: Reading each month's rounds is how operators anticipate the next cycle. September 2022's highlights show where capital concentrated amid macro headwinds.

In this episode, we cover:

• The month's biggest German startup rounds
• How macro headwinds shaped the ecosystem
• Where hiring held up and where it didn't
• What the figures signal about appetite
• How founders should read September 2022

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COMPREDICT, a Darmstadt deep-tech startup, builds virtual sensors for cars — and convinced Michelin and Blackberry to invest. This conversation with Jörn “Joe” Menninger explores the technology and the backing.

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Why this matters for German tech startups: When Michelin and Blackberry back a German deep-tech startup, it's a signal. COMPREDICT shows how virtual sensors add vehicle intelligence without new hardware.

In this episode, we cover:

• How COMPREDICT's virtual sensors work
• Why Michelin and Blackberry invested
• What virtual sensors change for cars
• Building deep tech from Darmstadt
• Where automotive AI is heading

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Startups in the German-speaking region did better than expected over summer 2022 — a few insolvencies, but also huge raises like Celonis' $1bn equity-and-debt round. This wrap-up with Jörn “Joe” Menninger recaps July and August.

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Why this matters for German tech startups: A billion-dollar raise beside insolvencies is the funding climate in one season. This wrap-up reads where German startup capital and confidence sat.

In this episode, we cover:

• Celonis' $1bn equity-and-debt round
• The insolvencies balancing the good news
• The season's other standout raises
• What the summer signaled about appetite
• How founders navigated the swings

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Our June 2022 wrap-up, recorded with co-host Chris from New York, covering the German-speaking startup scenes. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this matters for German tech startups: Monthly deal flow is the pulse German tech operators read. June 2022's rounds show where capital and attention were moving.

In this episode, we cover:

• The month's biggest German startup rounds
• Standout companies and sectors of June 2022
• What the figures signal about investor appetite
• Which names to watch across the region
• How the month fits the year

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Germany's coalition government moved to approve cannabis for medical use and pave the way toward recreational legalization. This episode with Jörn “Joe” Menninger unpacks the market — and the startup opportunity it opens.

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Why this matters for German tech startups: Legalization creates whole new markets overnight, and cannabis is a fast-emerging startup sector. This episode maps what Germany's policy shift means for founders and investors.

In this episode, we cover:

• What Germany's coalition approved on cannabis
• The path from medical use to recreational legalization
• Why legalization creates a startup opportunity
• What founders and investors should watch
• How policy shapes a new market

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Our May 2022 wrap-up, recorded with Christian Fahrenbach from New York and Joe from Frankfurt, covering the German-speaking startup scenes. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this matters for German tech startups: Monthly deal flow is the pulse German tech operators read. May 2022's rounds show where capital and attention were moving.

In this episode, we cover:

• The month's biggest German startup rounds
• Standout companies and sectors of May 2022
• What the figures signal about investor appetite
• Which names to watch across the region
• How the month fits the year

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Exaloan wants to bridge the SME funding gap worldwide. Having started as a rating agency for digital assets, it became a global platform connecting crowdlending platforms with capital. With Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this matters for German tech startups: SME lending is a huge, underserved market, and data-driven platforms are how it scales. Exaloan shows how a German fintech connects institutional capital to small businesses globally.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Exaloan bridges the SME funding gap
• Its pivot from digital-asset ratings to crowdlending
• Connecting crowdlending platforms with capital
• Why data-driven lending scales credit
• Where global SME funding is heading

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