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Deep Tech Germany is Startuprad.io™’s podcast on AI startups, robotics, deep tech, frontier innovation, research commercialization, and venture capital in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the broader European startup ecosystem. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the show provides regular analysis and founder interviews on how scientific breakthroughs become venture-backed companies — from artificial intel... more

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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, ma... more

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Used electric vehicles have a trust problem. Battery state of health determines range, resale value, charging performance, and buyer confidence, but most buyers still cannot verify battery condition through an independent source.

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DACH venture capital is undergoing a structural rotation. Capital is moving away from generic SaaS and toward startups tied to defense, space, industrial AI, procurement, tokenized finance, and physical infrastructure.

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- Why Mu... more

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This Startuprad.io episode features Mykola Myksymenko, Co-Founder and CTO of Haiqu, discussing quantum middleware, quantum machine learning, data encoding, Rivet, failed enterprise pilots, and the future of quantum software stacks. The conversation e... more

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This episode analyzes the execution bottleneck in enterprise quantum computing. Mykola Myksymenko of Haiqu argues that the missing software stack, not just hardware maturity, determines whether current systems can produce useful outcomes. The convers... more

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This episode analyzes three structural signals shaping the DACH startup ecosystem in Q1 2026. First, startup capital is concentrating into fewer, more defensible companies. Second, Germany’s startup geography is specializing, with Munich and southern... more

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The March 2026 DACH startup news roundup covers the month's most significant funding rounds, acquisitions, IPO developments and ecosystem shifts across Germany, Austria and Switzerland — tracking the structural capital movements, sector dynamics and ... more

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Ventech partner Stephan Wirries joins Startuprad.io to explain why AI agents may force a structural reset in software. The conversation explores seat-based SaaS under pressure, outcome pricing, enterprise systems of record, sovereign AI infrastructur... more

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Recent Guests

Marcus Berger
CEO and partner at Aviloo, battery diagnostics innovator
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Episode: Aviloo and the Used EV Battery Trust Problem
Mykola Myksymenko
Research scientist / CEO at Haiqu AI, focused on quantum middleware and machine learning
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Stephan Wirries
General Partner at Ventech
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Co-founder and CEO of ByeAgain
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Ray Zinn
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Tomasz Mazurek
Founder and investor, co-founder and co-CEO of FundingBox, managing partner of FundingBox Deep Tech Fund, technical coordinator of the DeepSafe project
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Episode: EU Scale and the Structural Reform of European Seed Funding
Arber Sejdiji
CEO and co-founder of Zenline AI, previously worked at BCG and Procter & Gamble.
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Dr. Oliver Dlugosch
Co-founder of ADA AI and Razor Group, with experience managing large-scale e-commerce operations
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Adrien Treccani
Founder and CEO of Supervised
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Joe Menninger
Host roles across Startuprad.io and Deep Tech Germany network (framing and interviewing).

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Why Quantum Middleware Matters for Enterprise Adoption
Q: How should founders think about the cost and value of infrastructure versus optimization in quantum software?
Founders should view the infrastructure as an enabler that persists beyond current hardware noise; while optimization tools may become less critical as qubits improve, the underlying software stack will remain essential to integrate diverse components and scale quantum workloads.
Why Quantum Middleware Matters for Enterprise Adoption
Q: What is the core promise of the middleware stack you're building, and how does it help customers today?
The middleware stack acts as an orchestration layer that lets users mix and match components like compilation, error mitigation, and error correction, creating scalable pipelines that work on present hardware while staying adaptable to future fault-tolerant setups.
Why Quantum Middleware Matters More Than Qubits — Mykola Myksymenko of Haiqu
Q: Why is the middleware layer over qubit count the real lever for adoption today?
Because without a robust execution layer that abstracts hardware imperfections, researchers cannot reliably run experiments at scale; middleware reduces cost and complexity, enabling more iterations and practical progress toward usable quantum applications.
Why Quantum Middleware Matters More Than Qubits — Mykola Myksymenko of Haiqu
Q: Where did you see the gap between impressive research results and systems that actually work in production?
The guest explains that while research shows potential, production-ready systems require a mature software layer that handles noise, error mitigation, and orchestration, which is currently missing and is exactly what Haiqu aims to provide with their middleware.
Leadership Systems in Startups — Ray Zinn on Culture, Discipline, and AI
Q: What were the most important systems you put in place around finance, culture, and decision making that made the company resilient without micromanaging?
He emphasizes stable, people-centered practices: no vulgar language, respect, regular Friday meetings that teach motivation and effective meeting skills, and a bias toward empowering employees rather than controlling them; these practices create a self-sustaining discipline that endures beyond any single leader.

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This show centers on Europe's deep-tech ecosystem, with interviews and analysis around AI, robotics, quantum computing, semiconductors, biotech, space tech, and industrial innovation. Episodes blend founder storytelling, venture-capital dynamics, policy and regulatory context, and practical implications for researchers, engineers, and executives aiming to commercialize scientific breakthroughs. Notable strengths include a steady focus on Europe's hardware- and frontier-tech trajectory, hands-on founder journeys, and VC perspectives from European markets. The format often features in-depth conversations with startup leaders, investors, and researchers, plus data-driven market overviews and regulatory developments that shape funding and go-to... more

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