European Startup Pulse™, powered by Startuprad.io, is your quarterly deep dive into Europe’s innovation heartbeat — connecting founders, investors, and policymakers shaping the continent’s startup future. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the show decodes the data, trends, and forces driving the European entrepreneurial landscape.
In collaboration with DEEP Ecosystem, a leading analytics and community platform for European tech, we translate cross-border insights into actionable intelligence. From London to Paris, Stockholm to Amsterdam, and Berlin to Munich, we spotlight the people and ecosystems that define the next generation of European entrepreneurship.
Each episode distills the most relevant startup policy developments, venture capital trends, and innovation metrics. Whether it’s funding patterns, regulatory shifts, or sector deep dives — from AI and fintech to climate tech, biotech, mobility, and frontier research — European Startup Pulse™ gives founders and investors the context they need to act confidently in a fast-evolving market.
The podcast features:
• Quarterly data reports and insights from DEEP Ecosystem analysts
• Conversations with leading European founders and VCs
• Market outlooks for DACH, Nordics, Benelux, Southern Europe, and CEE
• Deep dives into EU funding programs and innovation clusters
• Startup ecosystem rankings and policy impact briefings
Each edition functions as your strategic compass for European innovation — helping you understand where venture capital flows, how new hubs emerge, and why talent mobility and research commercialization are reshaping Europe’s economic future.
European Startup Pulse™ belongs to the Startuprad.io™ Podcast Network, home to Fintech Germany, Blockchain Germany, Deep Tech Germany, Security Startups Germany, and German Startup News. Together, these shows attract over one million annual streams and rank among the global top 0.5 % of podcasts, making Startuprad.io Europe’s leading voice on startups and venture capital.
🔹 Topics we explore: European startup ecosystems, venture capital, funding trends, innovation policy, DACH & EU tech hubs, cross-border entrepreneurship, and the future of Europe’s digital economy.
🔍 Explore more from the Startuprad.io Network:
• Fintech Germany Podcast
• Deep Tech Germany Podcast
• Blockchain Germany Podcast
• German Startup News
• Female Entrepreneurship Podcast
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European Startup Pulse™, powered by Startuprad.io, is your quarterly deep dive into Europe’s innovation heartbeat — connecting founders, investors, and policymakers shaping the continent’s startup future. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the show decodes the data, trends, and forces driving the European entrepreneurial landscape.
In collaboration with DEEP Ecosystem, a leading analytics and community platform for European tech, we translate cross-border insights into actionable intelligence. From London to Paris, Stockholm to Amsterdam, and Berlin to Munich, we spotlight the people and ecosystems that define the next generation of European entrepreneurship.
Each episode distills the most relevant startup policy developments, venture capital trends, and innovation metrics. Whether it’s funding patterns, regulatory shifts, or sector deep dives — from AI and fintech to climate tech, biotech, mobility, and frontier research — European Startup Pulse™ gives founders and investors the context they need to act confidently in a fast-evolving market.
The podcast features:
• Quarterly data reports and insights from DEEP Ecosystem analysts
• Conversations with leading European founders and VCs
• Market outlooks for DACH, Nordics, Benelux, Southern Europe, and CEE
• Deep dives into EU funding programs and innovation clusters
• Startup ecosystem rankings and policy impact briefings
Each edition functions as your strategic compass for European innovation — helping you understand where venture capital flows, how new hubs emerge, and why talent mobility and research commercialization are reshaping Europe’s economic future.
European Startup Pulse™ belongs to the Startuprad.io™ Podcast Network, home to Fintech Germany, Blockchain Germany, Deep Tech Germany, Security Startups Germany, and German Startup News. Together, these shows attract over one million annual streams and rank among the global top 0.5 % of podcasts, making Startuprad.io Europe’s leading voice on startups and venture capital.
🔹 Topics we explore: European startup ecosystems, venture capital, funding trends, innovation policy, DACH & EU tech hubs, cross-border entrepreneurship, and the future of Europe’s digital economy.
🔍 Explore more from the Startuprad.io Network:
• Fintech Germany Podcast
• Deep Tech Germany Podcast
• Blockchain Germany Podcast
• German Startup News
• Female Entrepreneurship Podcast
💌 Subscribe for insider updates: https://startupradio.substack.com/
🌐 Discover all links & platforms: https://linktr.ee/startupradio
📰 Read our blog & show notes: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/
Europe’s most attractive startup hubs? Berlin beats London
European Startup Pulse – The Voice of Europe’s Founders, VCs & Innovation Hubs
35 minutes 48 seconds
3 years ago
Europe’s most attractive startup hubs? Berlin beats London
This is the first podcast cooperation of DEEP Ecosystems (with their product Startup Heatmap Europe) and Startuprad.io, before we started our cooperation. The podcast was originally published on May 6th, 2021.
"When we started 5 years ago, London and Berlin were unreachable, getting 60% of the votes. Now they are between 30% and 40%." Thomas Köster, President Startup Heatmap Europe
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Find all options to subscribe to our newsletter, podcast, YouTube channel, or listen to our internet radio station here: https://linktr.ee/startupradioVienna has the highest share of female entrepreneurs in Europe with 34% of the hubs we are tracking. On average only 15,5% of startups in Europe are founded or co-founded by women. Thomas Köster, President Startup Heatmap Europe
The President/Co-Founder
In this interview, we talk to Thomas Köster (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-k%C3%B6sters-8602a247/) , President and Co-Founder of the Startup Heatmap Europe (https://www.startupheatmap.eu/). Their Annual Survey is out for the 5th time and we take the opportunity to talk to one of the authors about their findings. You can learn more here: Direct Link: https://startupsandplaces.com/release-startup-heatmap-europe-2021/
In our Heatmap Survey, we only publish the top 50, but we are tracking more than 200 cities in Europe. Thomas Köster, President Startup Heatmap Europe
27% of startup founders [in Europe] are starting their company in a country, they did not grow up in. … in the top hubs like Berlin and London you have a share of more than 65% Thomas Köster, President Startup Heatmap Europe
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European Startup Pulse – The Voice of Europe’s Founders, VCs & Innovation Hubs
European Startup Pulse™, powered by Startuprad.io, is your quarterly deep dive into Europe’s innovation heartbeat — connecting founders, investors, and policymakers shaping the continent’s startup future. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the show decodes the data, trends, and forces driving the European entrepreneurial landscape.
In collaboration with DEEP Ecosystem, a leading analytics and community platform for European tech, we translate cross-border insights into actionable intelligence. From London to Paris, Stockholm to Amsterdam, and Berlin to Munich, we spotlight the people and ecosystems that define the next generation of European entrepreneurship.
Each episode distills the most relevant startup policy developments, venture capital trends, and innovation metrics. Whether it’s funding patterns, regulatory shifts, or sector deep dives — from AI and fintech to climate tech, biotech, mobility, and frontier research — European Startup Pulse™ gives founders and investors the context they need to act confidently in a fast-evolving market.
The podcast features:
• Quarterly data reports and insights from DEEP Ecosystem analysts
• Conversations with leading European founders and VCs
• Market outlooks for DACH, Nordics, Benelux, Southern Europe, and CEE
• Deep dives into EU funding programs and innovation clusters
• Startup ecosystem rankings and policy impact briefings
Each edition functions as your strategic compass for European innovation — helping you understand where venture capital flows, how new hubs emerge, and why talent mobility and research commercialization are reshaping Europe’s economic future.
European Startup Pulse™ belongs to the Startuprad.io™ Podcast Network, home to Fintech Germany, Blockchain Germany, Deep Tech Germany, Security Startups Germany, and German Startup News. Together, these shows attract over one million annual streams and rank among the global top 0.5 % of podcasts, making Startuprad.io Europe’s leading voice on startups and venture capital.
🔹 Topics we explore: European startup ecosystems, venture capital, funding trends, innovation policy, DACH & EU tech hubs, cross-border entrepreneurship, and the future of Europe’s digital economy.
🔍 Explore more from the Startuprad.io Network:
• Fintech Germany Podcast
• Deep Tech Germany Podcast
• Blockchain Germany Podcast
• German Startup News
• Female Entrepreneurship Podcast
💌 Subscribe for insider updates: https://startupradio.substack.com/
🌐 Discover all links & platforms: https://linktr.ee/startupradio
📰 Read our blog & show notes: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/
