{"podcast":{"title":"Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & Growth","slug":"startuprad-io-europe-s-voice-on-startups-vc-innovation-growth-6611780","podcast_index_feed_id":6611780,"rss_url":"https://startupradio.podcaster.de/startupradio.rss","website_url":"https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge","image_url":"https://files.pdcstrcdn.de/a/thjidd/i/614498/f/580a669d-72e3-42cd-9a63-946baf45b8c8-square-big.jpg","author":"Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & Growth","episode_count":378,"summary":"Startuprad.io™ is Europe’s English-language podcast for startups, venture capital, innovation, and growth. Hosted by Joe Menninger, Startuprad.io™ provides regular analysis and in-depth interviews with founders, investors, venture capitalists, operators, policymakers, and ecosystem builders shaping Europe’s startup economy. The show covers European startups, venture capital trends, startup funding, fintech, AI startups, deep tech, climate tech, B2B SaaS, scale-ups, innovation policy, and the startup ecosystems of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the broader European market. Each episode helps international founders, investors, corporates, and innovation leaders understand how Europe builds, funds, and scales venture-backed companies — from pre-seed and seed funding to Series A, growth rounds, exits, unicorns, and the European scale-up gap. Topics regularly covered include: • European startups and startup ecosystems • Venture capital and startup funding in Europe • German startups, Austrian startups, and Swiss innovation • AI startups Europe, fintech Europe, deep tech Europe, and climate tech Europe • B2B SaaS, enterprise startups, and venture-backed growth companies • European s…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T12:22:11.940775+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/startuprad-io-europe-s-voice-on-startups-vc-innovation-growth-6611780"},"episode":{"title":"DACH Startup News — May 2026: Helsing's $18B, SAP's AI Bet & the Orbit Question","slug":"dach-startup-news-may-2026-helsing-039-s-18b-sap-039-s-ai-bet-amp-the-orbit-question","published_at":"2026-05-29T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/startuprad-io-europe-s-voice-on-startups-vc-innovation-growth-6611780/dach-startup-news-may-2026-helsing-039-s-18b-sap-039-s-ai-bet-amp-the-orbit-question","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/startuprad-io-europe-s-voice-on-startups-vc-innovation-growth-6611780","url":"https://www.startuprad.io/post/startup-news-germany-austria-switzerland-for-may-2026-helsing-sap-and-the-orbit-question","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/https://at.pnrcdn.com/c/thjidd/i/1655423/e/4675b48c-adaf-4f9a-932d-b8b73ea70ebd/f/May_2026_news.mp3?v=1785207610&awCollectionId=at-qii23&awEpisodeId=at-qii23-8cbc52883726395c864b9165d9960a22f990470a&episodeUuid=4675b48c-adaf-4f9a-932d-b8b73ea70ebd&origin=feed","summary":"Germany raised 3.67 billion dollars across 166 equity rounds through May 2026, up 11.61 per cent year-over-year. The headline signals: Helsing is raising 1.2 billion dollars at an eighteen-billion-dollar valuation, led by Dragoneer and Lightspeed, making it Germany's most valuable startup; SAP is acquiring Prior Labs of Freiburg with a commitment of more than one billion euros to build a frontier AI lab for structured data; Isar Aerospace's second orbital launch attempt has a window of May 18 to 24 from Andoya Spaceport; Bitpanda's Frankfurt IPO is approaching its H1 deadline with MiCA compliance due June 30; SPREAD AI raised 30 million dollars with In-Q-Tel on the cap table; and ATMOS Space Cargo secured 25.7 million euros to build Europe's first orbital return infrastructure. Germany recorded 142 acquisitions through May, up from 108 through April. Enjoy the show? - Blog recap: https://www.startuprad.io/post/startup-news-germany-austria-switzerland-for-may-2026-helsing-sap-and-the-orbit-question - Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TDQCdXIBBQ0 🎧 The Audio Podcast Subscribe here: https://linktr.ee/startupradio 🚪 Connect with Us - Partner with us: partnerships@startuprad.io - Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/startupradio - Feedback: https://forms.gle/SrcGUpycu26fvMFE9 - Follow Joe on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger © Startuprad.io","meta_description":"Germany raised 3.67 billion dollars across 166 equity rounds through May 2026, up 11.61 per cent year-over-year. 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