E 778 — Isar Aerospace, ESA & Europe's Sovereignty Stack

Podcast: Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & Growth · Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & Growth

Opublikowano: 2026-09-24

E 778 — Isar Aerospace, ESA & Europe's Sovereignty Stack Europe found the money and the customers in September: Isar Aerospace reached orbit, The Exploration Company raised $450M and signed ESA for up to €760M, and Mistral raised €3B. Ownership is the trade-off — according to KfW, more than 3 quarters of Q1 venture money in German startups came from abroad. Why this episode matters: Our startup podcast reads the startup scene in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland through one framework this month: capital, customers, ownership. For entrepreneurship and growth partnerships alike, the question is no longer only who funds a company...