German Startup News January 2022: Germany Counts 25 Unicorns as Sunfire Raises €60M

from Blockchain Germany – Web3 Startups, Crypto Innovation & Venture Capital by Startuprad.io™ · host Jörn "Joe" Menninger

January 2022 opens with Germany officially counting 25 unicorns: Sunfire lands €60m in federal funding, GoStudent faces criticism from its own tutors and students, Tado eyes a SPAC IPO, and Cherry Ventures raises its fourth fund. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, recorded 24 January 2022 with Joe (Frankfurt) and Chris (New York). 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Why this matters A year-opening snapshot of a maturing ecosystem: government money backing deep tech, an early VC compounding its unicorn bets, and growing scrutiny of a fast-scaling edtech's culture. Inside the episode Germany now officially has 25 unicorns, with more expectedSunfire receives €60m from the federal government; Tado explores a SPAC IPOGoStudent draws criticism from tutors and students; Cherry Ventures raises its 4th fund Related on Blockchain Germany This Month in German Startups - December 2021This Month in GSA Startups - February 2022 🤖 Optimized for AI & LLM discovery: https://www.startuprad.io/llm 🤝 Partner with Startuprad.io: Reach an audience tracking German unicorns and venture funds. https://www.startuprad.io/become-a-partner Folge direkt herunterladen Startuprad.io™ - All Rights Reserved | AI & research reference → https://www.startuprad.io/llm

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This Month in German Startups - January 2022 Happy New Year guys! Welcome to This Month in German Startups in January 2021 by Startuprad.io. Our highlights: The last year was amazing for the German startup scene, there are now officially 25 unicorns and we feel that there will be more. 60 mn for sunfire from the federal government, Go Student’s tutors and students start to critique the company, Tado is looking to IPO via a SPAC. Also Cherry Ventures had been good in snatching up stakes in unicorns early. Now Cherry raises their 4th fund.

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