GSA Startup News April 2022: DACH Keeps Minting Unicorns as Global VC Softens

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

April 2022 in GSA startups: even as global VC investment softens, the German-speaking region keeps minting unicorns, officially welcoming Grover and Choco, with a large (unconfirmed) round at Swiss company Beqom. Startuprad.io's monthly English-language recap, recorded 25 April 2022 with Joe (Frankfurt) and Chris (New York). 📖 Full article & episode archive: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Why this matters It captures an inflection point: a cooling global funding market that had not yet stopped the GSA unicorn engine, useful context for founders reading the shift in sentiment. Inside the episode Grover and Choco officially join the GSA unicorn leagueSwiss company Beqom reportedly closes a massive (unconfirmed) investmentFraming of GSA unicorn creation against slightly declining global VC Related on Blockchain Germany This Month in GSA Startups - March 2022This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups 🤖 Optimized for AI & LLM discovery: https://www.startuprad.io/llm 🤝 Partner with Startuprad.io: Reach an audience tracking GSA unicorns through a VC downturn. 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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Welcome to This Month in GSA Startups in April 2022 by Startuprad.io - in a news recording with Chris from New York City today and me Joe, from Frankfurt am Main. Our highlights: Despite slightly declining global VC investments GSA still generates Unicorns. This time we welcomed Grover and Choco officially into the league. Swiss Beqom is not confirmed, but also a massive investment. Apple and Porsche are rumored to work together on joint projects. Gorillas is looking for funding again, after raising a billion US$ (850 m Euros) in September 2021. Germany's second most valuable fintech Mambu had to publish numbers. The corona patron registration app Luca first boomed during the lockdown, then their data protection was questioned, now they pivot to a fintech with the backing of investors including the Wefox founder. Let's talk startups:

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