Dive into the dynamic world of Fintech, the swiftly evolving industry at the forefront of innovation. Over the past decade, Fintech startups have not only secured billions in venture capital but have also skyrocketed in valuation. Revolutionizing banking, investment, and insurance, these startups are reshaping our financial landscape. Welcome to Startuprad.io's dedicated track spotlighting the German-speaking Fintech scene (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) in English. Delve into the pulse of Fintech evolution through breaking news, exclusive interviews, and live events. We bring you the latest on insurtech, crypto, AI, and machine learning, uncovering the hidden gems driving digitalization and innovation. Join us as we explore the thriving hubs of Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, and Frankfurt, the epicenters of Fintech prowess. Stay updated on Fintech bank developments, crucial finance insights, and captivating Fintech news. Whether you're a Fintech enthusiast, a startup founder in the making, or simply eager to grasp the cutting-edge trends in banking and capital markets, this podcast is your go-to source for all things Fintech in Germany. Learn more about us at https://startuprad...
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episode 140: This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - Summer 2023 (July/ August) | Startupradio Episode #393
Welcome to our summer 2023 wrap-up with vital news from the startup scenes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in around 30 minutes sometimes less ????.
This time we wrap up July and August. We came up with the summer news because the September news has always been very long, overcrowded, and covered 3 months. That was a bit too much of a break and too much news in one piece. So we looked to wrap up summer and since the US is an important market and Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer it seems like a good fit.
This summer has been a bit different and there has been a lot of news, so we focus more on the most recent ones and we have cut a lot of news here.
For everybody in the US who celebrates it: Happy Labor Day!
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Binance has not - yet - gotten permission to operate in Germany from BaFin, Nextwind raises 750 m US$, Bitpanda surpasses 1 M customers in Germany and Germany sets a new record in new founders. We also shared that SAP wants to invest in Aleph Alpha, they confirmed this and two more.
Germany's law for legalizing cannabis falls short of the expectations of cannabis entrepreneurs. Europe dominates climate fintech funding and the overall fintech funding shows a sign of life. Bafin also stopped mini VC investments - trashing the business model of some fintechs - AND we found newly closed VC funds in excess of 2.8 bn US$ that are open to European founders.
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Fintech blog Finance Forward reports German finance oversight BaFin signals no license for Binance for Germany. So they can neither advertise nor expand in Germany. To be clear, this is not a final NO, but rather a "Binance keeps trying, but BaFin signaled a No"
Wind Energy in Germany: StartUp Nextwind raises 750 M US$ Venture Capital investors include Sandbrook Capital, Canadian funds Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), and Imco
Surpasses 1 million customers in Germany alone https://buff.ly/44mMyKP it is not sure how many of them are really active, but that is always a tough question, even for the startups. But the question is important since one only makes money with active users.
Despite the current economic situation, Germany has the highest share of founders in 24 years!!! According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Germany had a larger than 9% founder quota, meaning people from 18–64 who (co) founded a new business within the last 3,5 years (Young...