DACH News Sept 2025: $2.3B AI Unicorn & N26 Crisis

A Berlin AI unicorn jumped from $350M to $2.3B in months, N26 faced its most severe governance crisis yet as its co-founder CEO stepped down, and Europe's climate-tech sector booked a record €825M hydrogen round — Jörn “Joe” Menninger and Chris Fahrenbach cover September 2025.

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Why this episode matters: When valuations soar and a leading neobank stumbles in the same month, the signal is about capital discipline and trust. This roundup maps both across DACH.

In this episode, we cover:

• Berlin's AI unicorn leaping from $350M to $2.3B
• N26's governance crisis and the CEO stepping down
• Europe's record €825M hydrogen allocation
• What the month says about capital discipline
• The other standout DACH moves

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