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Deep Tech Germany: AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™
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Deep Tech Germany™, powered by Startuprad.io, explores the scientific breakthroughs and deep technologies shaping Europe’s future. Hosted by Joe Menninger, this podcast dives into the convergence of research, engineering, and venture capital — where pioneering ideas evolve into scalable companies.
Every episode uncovers how scientists, founders, and investors in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH) transform frontier technologies into global businesses. From AI and robotics to semiconductors, quantum computing, photonics, biotech, and space tech, we highlight the ecosystems that make Europe a world leader in applied innovation.
Whether you’re a researcher commercializing IP, an investor seeking defensible deep-tech opportunities, or a policy leader shaping industrial strategy, this show reveals how deep science becomes deep growth. Our guests include entrepreneurs, scientists, and investors building Europe’s next generation of unicorns through advanced R&D, venture building, and technology transfer.
Join conversations that cover:
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning in industrial applications
• Robotics and automation for manufacturing and healthcare
• Quantum technology, semiconductors, and next-generation computing
• Climate and materials innovation for a sustainable Europe
• Biotech, medtech, and space exploration startups
• EU funding, IP management, and spin-out acceleration
Deep Tech Germany™ translates complex science into actionable insights — bridging universities, venture capital, and policy. Episodes decode the challenges of turning prototypes into production, connecting research clusters like Fraunhofer, Helmholtz, and ESA BICs with the investors fueling them.
The podcast forms part of the Startuprad.io™ Network, Europe’s leading platform for startup and venture capital storytelling, alongside Fintech Germany, Blockchain Germany, Security Startups Germany, and German Startup News. Collectively, the network reaches over one million annual streams and ranks among the global top 0.5 % of podcasts, trusted by founders, investors, and corporate innovators.
🔹 Topics we explore: AI startups, robotics innovation, quantum computing, semiconductor strategy, biotech, space tech, applied research, venture capital Europe, and DACH deep-tech ecosystems.
🔍 Explore more from the Startuprad.io Podcast Network:
• Fintech Germany Podcast
• Blockchain Germany Podcast
• German Startup News
• Security Startups Germany
• Female Entrepreneurship Podcast
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Every episode uncovers how scientists, founders, and investors in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH) transform frontier technologies into global businesses. From AI and robotics to semiconductors, quantum computing, photonics, biotech, and space tech, we highlight the ecosystems that make Europe a world leader in applied innovation.
Whether you’re a researcher commercializing IP, an investor seeking defensible deep-tech opportunities, or a policy leader shaping industrial strategy, this show reveals how deep science becomes deep growth. Our guests include entrepreneurs, scientists, and investors building Europe’s next generation of unicorns through advanced R&D, venture building, and technology transfer.
Join conversations that cover:
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning in industrial applications
• Robotics and automation for manufacturing and healthcare
• Quantum technology, semiconductors, and next-generation computing
• Climate and materials innovation for a sustainable Europe
• Biotech, medtech, and space exploration startups
• EU funding, IP management, and spin-out acceleration
Deep Tech Germany™ translates complex science into actionable insights — bridging universities, venture capital, and policy. Episodes decode the challenges of turning prototypes into production, connecting research clusters like Fraunhofer, Helmholtz, and ESA BICs with the investors fueling them.
The podcast forms part of the Startuprad.io™ Network, Europe’s leading platform for startup and venture capital storytelling, alongside Fintech Germany, Blockchain Germany, Security Startups Germany, and German Startup News. Collectively, the network reaches over one million annual streams and ranks among the global top 0.5 % of podcasts, trusted by founders, investors, and corporate innovators.
🔹 Topics we explore: AI startups, robotics innovation, quantum computing, semiconductor strategy, biotech, space tech, applied research, venture capital Europe, and DACH deep-tech ecosystems.
🔍 Explore more from the Startuprad.io Podcast Network:
• Fintech Germany Podcast
• Blockchain Germany Podcast
• German Startup News
• Security Startups Germany
• Female Entrepreneurship Podcast
Stay Connected
🌐 All links → https://linktr.ee/startupradio
💌 Newsletter → https://startupradio.substack.com
📰 Blog → https://www.startuprad.io/blog/
📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/startupradio
🤖 AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm
Episodes
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May 20, 2021 • 39sec
We bring the German speaking startup scene to you in English
Welcome to Startuprad.io,
we cover the German-speaking startup scene since 2015 with our franchise. Since 2019, we eased access to the German-speaking startup scene further with our special interest podcasts Fintech Germany, Blockchain Germany, Deeptech Germany, and German Startup News.
We have been called "The Authority on German Startups" and are a Top 0.5% global podcast, according to Listen Notes. Chartable.com scored us in 2020 a global Top 100 Science Podcast, a global Top 150 Tech Podcast, and a global Top 750 Business Podcast.
You can learn more here: https://linktr.ee/startupradio
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May 12, 2021 • 53min
BS-Free Service Design & Data-Driven Business Solution - Entrepreneur Tools Episode 3
Entrepreneur Tools Episode 3
This is a new series, within Startuprad.io’s YouTube Blog. We meet a lot of people and of course, we talk with some of them about the typical entrepreneur problems. Sometimes an entrepreneur solves known problems in a very systematic way, which we find great, or has great insights. In both cases, we will talk to him or her and bring you these recordings as entrepreneur tools. We are looking forward to your feedback.
This time we talk to Simon Stengelmeier (https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonstegelmeier/), also known as The Data Warrior (https://thedatawarrior.com/). This time we are talking about service design and marketing. Tune in to learn more.
Jobs to be Done (including Affiliate Links)
Jobs to Be Done: A Roadmap for Customer-Centered Innovation (AL) https://amzn.to/2SLZdIh
The Jobs-to-be-Done Handbook: Practical techniques for improving your application of Jobs-to-be-Done (AL) https://amzn.to/3fg34VA
Link to HBR Article: Know Your Customers’ “Jobs to Be Done” https://hbr.org/2016/09/know-your-customers-jobs-to-be-done
Put Value First
Know Your Target Audience / Create a Customer Avatar
Craft Your Message
Your Signature Solution
3 Steps to Success: How To Structure & Sell Your Services
Maximize (Customer Avatar, Message, Solution)
Monetize (Leads, Trust, Conversion)
Multiply (Paid, Organic, SEO)
Find the complete show notes here: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/bs-free-service-design-data-driven-business-solution-entrepreneur-tools-episode-3/
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May 11, 2021 • 31min
Spacific Allows You to Measure Objects with AR Glasses
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This podcast is in media partnership with the Hamburg-based startup blog Hamburg Startups (https://www.hamburg-startups.net/).
The Founder
We talk to the Hamburg-based founder Dennis Ahrens, the CEO and Founder of Spacific (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisahrens/). Spacific offers a software for augmented reality glasses to measure objects within rooms (https://www.spacific.de). Dennis has been involved in several companies, before starting his startup, one stop including staying for almost 13 years.
Dennis discovered his fascination for augmented reality while working in a project where AR devices have been used to measure stairs to build in stair lifts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stairlift).
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The Startup
Dennis founded his startup Spacific (https://www.spacific.de/) with customer service engineers in mind, who work for B2B companies.
The startup works on possibilities to measure objects inside a room. This would enable service engineers to put on their AR glasses and measure objects (e.g. lifts, forklifts, …).
Spacific is working on a self-service portal, for their business customers. There the Spacific clients can tailor their specific needs and processes with a work-flow-configurator, making their customer service better and fast than their competitors’.
Venture Capital Funding
Currently Spacific is funded by the savings of Dennis and funding from the City of Hamburg. They would be open to talking to external investors.
Further Readings / Additional Resources
Joe refers during the interview to this book: The world is flat (book) (AL): https://amzn.to/3hgWyQH
If you are curious, here is a Hololens (as Affiliated Link AL) on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3y2t7Io
https://www.startuprad.io/blog/spacific-allows-you-to-measure-objects-with-ar-glasses/
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Apr 29, 2021 • 23min
This Month in German Startups - April 2021
Today we are wrapping up April 2021 for you. We talk about SPACs, which have been all the rage, but now they get to work. We bring you news about potential SPAC deals with Solarisbank, Infarm, Lilium, and Volocopter. The first three eying a valuation of more than one billion. Also, we have a Gorilla Unicorn.
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Apr 20, 2021 • 35min
Conversational AI for Customer Service with e-bot7
We talk to Fabian, the CEO, and Co-Founder of Munich-based e-bot7. Fabian is an early thought leader in chatbots, ai, and NLP.
Fabian is not only the founder of a successful company and a Forbes 30 under 30, he is also the co-founder of a tech blog called Chatbot News Daily and he is also a DJ, having worked with the likes of DJ Tiesto.
Next to all this Fabian and e-bot7 have been founding members of the KI Bundesverband, the German Association for Artificial Intelligence, Germany’s largest AI network.
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Apr 8, 2021 • 28min
Proptech Capmo Replaces Pen and Paper with Digital Workflows and Smart Construction Analytics
The FounderThis time we talk to Florian Biller the CEO and co-founder of Munich-based proptech startup Capmo. Florian spent quite some time studying abroad at Tel Aviv University in Israel, the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, as well as in the US at the American University and UC Berkley. He also worked at Roland Berger, Deutsche Börse, Microsoft, BMW and at the sports startup Feeletics.
"Construction is likely the biggest industry in the country of the people listening or watching, but it is also likely the least digital industry."
Florian Biller, CEO and Co-Founder Capmo
The StartupConstruction sides are usually littered with large and bulky paper-based construction plans. It is also a hassle to keep all people up to date with recent changes, especially on larger constructions
The biggest challenge in construction is not the design, but the execution. That is where we help.
Florian Biller, CEO and Co-Founder Capmo
Learn more here https://www.startuprad.io/blog/proptech-capmo-replaces-pen-and-paper-with-digital-workflows-and-smart-construction-analytics/
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Apr 8, 2021 • 21min
Television.ai Generates with an AI TV Content
Television.ai helps with ai to generate automatic trailers or short spots for tv programs, independent productions, and much more.
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Mar 25, 2021 • 22min
This Month in German Startups - March 2021
Today we are wrapping up March 2021 for you. We talk about Austria’s first unicorn Bitpanda, a Samwer attempt at a German Tesla, SPACs, indoor farming, open positions at N26, and much more.
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Mar 19, 2021 • 39sec
Flash Update on Startuprad.io
Flash Update
Hey guys, we are posting this short podcast just to keep you up to date on what Startuprad.io is doing.
You may know that we have special interest podcast (link to subscribe below) like Fintech, Deep Tech, Blockchain and for our Startup News? We are also a YouTube Blog (link below).
We also launched with our friends from Starting Y, Laptop Radio, Radio Free Enterprise and the IBGR Network the worlds first internet radio station dedicated to startups and tech companies on February 18th 2021. We are currently still in beta, but our Alexa Skill should be ready soon, as well as our listing on several radio directories.
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The InterviewerThis interview was conducted by Jörn “Joe” Menninger, startup scout, founder and host of Startuprad.io. Reach out to him:
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Mar 16, 2021 • 40min
Mirrakoi Helps Surgeons with 3D Models and 3D Prints to Prepare for Surgeries
Mirrakoi Helps Surgeons with 3D Models and 3D Prints to Prepare for SurgeriesWe are focusing with our technology on bone structures at the moment, … especially surgeries to reconstruct bones.
Pablo Garcia-Amorena, CEO and Co-Founder Mirrakoi
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The FounderIn this interview, we talk to Pablo Garcia-Amorena (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablo-garcia-amorena-711518166/). He is originally from Barcelona, where he studied Mathematics and Engineering as a double major. He than went on to the Swiss Federal Institute (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne). Within their program he was focusing on processing data from medical devices, where he met his two co-founders of Mirrakoi.
You can also learn more about Pablo here:
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Pablo-Garcia-Amorena-2118645293https://mirrakoi.com/author/pablogarciaamorena_mirrako/
Affiliate LinksIs your startup in need of a bank account in Germany? Try our partner affiliate Penta http://bit.ly/3bdHX3dLooking to open a bank account to shift between crypto and fiat? Try our partner Bitwala with this affiliate link here http://bit.ly/2w01Zye The StartupThe startup is called Mirrakoi (https://mirrakoi.com/ https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mirrakoi-sa) and is in a broader sense a medtech startup. The startup helps surgeons to prepare for important operations with 3D printed models or virtual reality. They even help to 3d print assistance tools to help the surgeons with their job.
They are currently helping surgeons with the preparation of reconstructive surgeries, like the reconstruction of faces after car accidents.
For research projects, they are 3d printing what they call “surgical guides”. For example, these guides help to guide the drill of the surgeon to drill at the right point and depth during surgery.
We are focusing on models for pre-operation. Our models will right now not end up in the patient, but we have a research project for that.
Pablo Garcia-Amorena, CEO and Co-Founder Mirrakoi
Venture Capital FundingMirrakoi is currently bootstrapped but will soon be looking for an external investor.
Health Venture Labs (Budapest)In this small section we talk to the accelerator program Health Venture Labs (HV Labs), and its co-founder Daniel Szemerey (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-szemerey/). HV Labs is the program Mirrakoi went through. If you are curious, they are looking for startups for their next intake: https://hvlab.eu/. As stated in the interview, they have a preference for medical imaging startups.
Part of their program is also a chance to dip in the Boston medtech startup hub.
Further Readings / Additional ResourcesCT Scans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CT_scan#:~:text=A%20CT%20scan%20or%20computed,of%20a%20body%2C%20allowing%20the
MRT Scans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging
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