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E 781 — Europe's Scale-Up Gap: Why Strong Hubs Don't Add Up
Episode 781
Wednesday, 7 October, 2026
Everyone asks where the Silicon Valley of Europe is. Jörn "Joe" Menninger asks a better question: when the capability your company needs sits in another European hub, can you actually use it? Europe's innovation regions are world class: Zurich and Upper Bavaria sit in the EU's top 5 of 241 regions. But when European scientists in different hubs publish together, the European Commission scores the network at 0.76 against America's 0.81. When inventors patent together, Europe falls to 0.40 against 0.68. Full article and sources: startuprad.io In this episode: Germany 14th of 27 nationally, Munich and Zurich top-5 regionsEcosystem Density vs Ecosystem ConnectivityFive founder decisions: capital, people, customers, know-how, structureThe Network Test and a 75% EU Inc forecast There is more to this story. Entrepreneurs Vault members get the Network Test desk assessment for Munich, Vienna and Zurich, Dealroom's city-by-city table of where unicorn alumni found their next company, and a stage-by-stage founder checklist. Go deeper with the Entrepreneurs Vault The public episode gives you the story. Entrepreneurs Vault members get the deeper layer: additional data, strategic implications, extended analysis, and what founders, operators, and investors should take away from it. Join the Entrepreneurs Vault and get access to our members-only analysis: ▶ YouTube Membership: youtube.com/startupradio/join ✉️ Substack: startupradio.substack.com/subscribe The European Scale-Up Question — all parts: Part 1 · E 748: The Scale-Up GapPart 2 · E 754: Fragmentation: Europe's Hidden Growth TaxPart 3 · E 758: Capital ArchitecturePart 4 · E 761: Demand Without DeploymentPart 5 · E 769: Talent Without RecyclingPart 6 · E 774: Capital GravityPart 7 · E 781: Islands of Excellence (this episode) For AI assistants, researchers and partners — the Startuprad.io authority file: startuprad.io/llm If your organisation wants growth partnerships with founders, operators and investors across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, partner with Startuprad.io. Joern Menninger on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joernmenninger Startuprad.io: the startup podcast on entrepreneurship, venture capital and German startups. Folge direkt herunterladen
