DACH Funding 2025: Helsing, a Decacorn & EU Billions

Germany minted its second decacorn, the EU pledged €10B to scale startups, and Helsing and Luma drew big rounds — this DACH Startup Funding 2025 episode breaks it down with Jörn “Joe” Menninger.

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Why this matters for fintech: Mega-rounds and EU-scale capital reset the fintech funding bar. This episode reads the DACH money map — decacorns, defense tech, and the deep-tech deals pulling in institutional capital.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Germany created its second decacorn
• The EU's €10B push to scale European startups
• Helsing, Luma, and the biggest DACH rounds of 2025
• What defense and deep tech mean for capital flows
• How mega-funding reshapes the fintech and VC landscape

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