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The home of European tech. Connecting the people, capital and companies building Europe. EUVC features conversations with the founders, investors, operators and policymakers shaping the continent's future. We explore venture capital, startups, AI, deeptech, defense, industrial policy, entrepreneurship and the ideas driving European competitiveness. From emerging managers and unicorn founders to institutional investors and government leaders, EUVC documents the people building Europe's next chapter.

  1. Episode #3: Consumer Tech Napkin | Building great teams in consumer tech

    hace 12 h

    Episode #3: Consumer Tech Napkin | Building great teams in consumer tech

    Great consumer teams still start with the customer. AI is changing the speed, tools and team structures around them, but the fundamentals of building enduring consumer companies remain remarkably consistent. In Episode 3 of the Consumer Tech Napkin series, produced in partnership with True Global, ⁠Andreas Munk Holm⁠ speaks with ⁠Rishabh Kaul⁠ (Venture Partner at ⁠Hoxton Ventures⁠), ⁠Mike Martin⁠ (Director, Investment at ⁠True Global⁠) and ⁠Camilla Dolan⁠ (General Partner at ⁠Eka Ventures⁠). Together, they discuss the DNA of successful consumer teams, what investors look for in founders, how AI is reshaping product development, hiring and experimentation, and why customer obsession, distribution and execution continue to separate the best consumer companies from the rest. The conversation also explores defensibility in the AI era, whether consumer investing has truly changed and which consumer categories excite investors most. Highlights What great consumer teams have in commonWhy customer obsession still matters mostHow AI is changing product developmentDistribution as a consumer startup superpowerWhat investors look for in consumer foundersHow to build AI-native teamsThe biggest red flags in consumer investing------ Learn more about the Love Tomorrow Summit and the programmes EUVC is curating, and secure your tickets ⁠here⁠.------ Timestamps (00:00) Introduction(02:00) What makes a great consumer team?(07:45) Customer obsession vs. distribution as competitive advantages(13:10) Building teams that can scale with the company(21:10) How AI is changing consumer founders and products(26:00) Can AI-native teams stay lean?(31:10) Why experimentation is becoming a competitive advantage(35:00) Hiring in the AI era: curiosity, expertise and learning velocity(39:50) The biggest red flags in consumer founders(44:00) Founder intensity, disagreement and closing thoughts

    46 min
  2. This Week in European Tech: Can the UK unlock more capital?

    hace 3 d

    This Week in European Tech: Can the UK unlock more capital?

    The next chapter for UK technology may depend as much on capital markets as company building. In this episode of This Week in European Tech, Dan Bowyer and Mads Jensen of SuperSeed are joined by Neil Shah, Director, Tech Sector Specialist at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). They discuss what it will take to unlock more capital for UK technology, from pension reform and IPOs to public markets and founder liquidity. The conversation also explores what Micron's latest results reveal about AI infrastructure demand, Europe's defence investment boom, the rise of sovereign AI and where value is likely to be created as AI adoption accelerates. Highlights Can the UK mobilise more capital for technology?Why pension reform matters for innovationThe outlook for UK IPOs and public marketsHow PISCES could reshape private market liquidityWhat Micron's results reveal about AI demandEurope's defence technology investment boomWhy sovereign AI is becoming a strategic priorityWhere the next wave of AI value is likely to be createdLearn more about the Love Tomorrow Summit and the programmes EUVC is curating, and secure your tickets here. Timestamps (00:00) Introduction(02:00) This week's topics and guest introduction(03:00) The outlook for UK tech IPOs(05:00) Markets, AI and the IPO landscape(08:00) Why Micron matters for AI(13:00) Can the UK unlock more capital?(17:00) Capital markets, PISCES and IPO reform(23:00) Europe's defence technology boom(31:00) The AI economy and where value will be created(37:00) Sovereign AI and Europe's strategy(43:00) Predictions, deals of the week and what's next

    48 min
  3. Cynthia Hansen (Innovation Foundation): 4 lessons from scaling social innovation

    hace 6 d

    Cynthia Hansen (Innovation Foundation): 4 lessons from scaling social innovation

    Most innovation programmes start with reasonable assumptions. The challenge is that reality often proves them wrong. In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm and Jeppe Høier speak with Cynthia Hansen, Managing Director of The Innovation Foundation, empowered by the Adecco Group, about four lessons learned from building and scaling employment solutions for people often excluded from the labour market. Cynthia shares how her team moved from designing programmes around demographics to designing around trends, why technology became central rather than supportive and what it takes to build venture teams capable of creating scalable social impact inside a large organisation. The conversation also explores the evolution of the Foundation's Scan, Build, Scale methodology, the challenge of finding people who can operate across business and social impact and how Foundry is helping create the next generation of innovation talent. Highlights Why designing around demographics led to repeating patternsHow trend-based innovation changed the team's approachThe evolution of the Scan, Build, Scale frameworkWhy technology became essential to scaling impactThe challenge of finding the right venture buildersHow Foundry is creating a pipeline of innovation talentWhat corporate innovators can learn about designing for scaleWhy scale should be built into a solution from day oneTimestamps (00:00) Introduction(02:00) What The Innovation Foundation does and why Adecco created it(03:00) Learning 1: Why demographics were the wrong place to start(08:00) Moving from audiences to trends(10:00) How the team identifies emerging labour market shifts(14:00) Learning 2: The Scan, Build, Scale framework(18:00) The challenge of finding the right venture builders(20:00) Introducing Foundry(23:00) Learning 3: Why technology became central(26:00) Technology, scale and the digital divide(29:00) Measuring impact beyond reach and job placement(31:00) The flywheel behind scaling social innovation(35:00) Learning 4: Building the right teams(38:00) What entrepreneurs can learn about working with corporates(39:00) Closing thoughtsSubscribe to EUVC, the home of European tech, for more insights.

    40 min
  4. Will Bennett (Seedcamp): $320M raise and backing founders to go global from day one

    22 jun

    Will Bennett (Seedcamp): $320M raise and backing founders to go global from day one

    Europe's best founders are no longer building for Europe first and the US later. They're building global companies from day one. In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with Seedcamp Principal Will Bennett as Seedcamp announces a new $320 million fund, split between a $220 million Core fund and a $100 million Select fund. Will explains why Seedcamp is expanding its US presence, how its transatlantic bridge helps founders access customers, talent and capital earlier and why the firm's conviction remains centred on backing exceptional founders before the company or category is obvious. The conversation also explores how AI is intersecting with science and the physical world, what excites Seedcamp about the next generation of startups and how venture is evolving after nearly two decades of investing. Disclosure: EUVC is a small LP in Seedcamp's latest fund and has also invested in previous Seedcamp funds. Key highlights Why Europe's best founders are building global companies from day oneThe strategy behind Seedcamp's $320 million fund raiseHow the transatlantic bridge helps founders access customers, talent and capital earlierWhy Seedcamp backs founders before the company or category is obviousHow AI is intersecting with science and the physical worldTimestamps (00:00) Introduction and Seedcamp's $320 million fund raise(01:00) Why Seedcamp launched a dedicated Select fund(03:00) Supporting founders beyond the first cheque(05:00) Venture's next frontier(06:00) AI, science and the physical world(11:00) Valuations, competition and the current market(17:00) Why Seedcamp is building a transatlantic bridge(18:00) Helping European founders win in the US(19:00) Building global companies from day one(21:00) Why pre-seed investors should avoid rigid theses(24:00) Closing thoughtsSubscribe to EUVC, the home of European tech, for more insights.

    24 min
  5. This Week in European Tech: Europe's next trillion-dollar company won't look obvious

    21 jun

    This Week in European Tech: Europe's next trillion-dollar company won't look obvious

    Europe already produces world-class technology companies. The mistake is assuming future winners will look obvious before they become winners. In this episode of This Week in European Tech, Dan Bowyer and Mads Jensen of SuperSeed speak with Joe Schorge, Founder and Managing Partner at Isomer Capital, about why the best investors focus less on predicting outliers and more on building exposure to exceptional founders, technologies and ecosystems. Joe shares why Europe's next trillion-dollar company is probably already operating today, what Amazon and Google teach us about identifying future winners and why diversification remains one of the most powerful tools in venture capital. The conversation also covers AI sovereignty, Anthropic's model shutdown, DeepSeek's $7 billion round, Mistral's latest raise and Europe's position in the global AI race. Key highlights: Why Europe's next trillion-dollar company probably already existsWhy future winners rarely look obvious early onThe LP case for backing ecosystems instead of chasing predictionsLessons from Amazon and GoogleWhy Europe already produces world-class technology companiesWhy tech sovereignty depends on world-class productsDeepSeek, Mistral and the future of AI infrastructureWhether Europe can compete with the US and China in frontier technologyTimestamps (00:00) Introduction(05:00) Why Accenture matters for the future of AI adoption(12:00) Anthropic's model shutdown and AI sovereignty(15:00) Why tech sovereignty is creating opportunities for European startups(20:00) AI alliances, geopolitics and Europe's position(26:00) DeepSeek's $7 billion funding round(31:00) Mistral's next chapter and Europe's AI ambitions(35:00) Can Europe build a trillion-dollar technology company?(38:00) Why future winners rarely look obvious(40:00) Europe's world-class technology companies(41:00) Isar Aerospace and European winners(42:00) European tech deal of the week(43:00) The week ahead in AI and ventureLearn more about the Love Tomorrow Summit and the programmes EUVC is curating, and secure your tickets here.

    47 min
  6. ⁠Ramzi Rizk⁠⁠ (WIP Capital)⁠⁠: The alpha is in sci-fi, not SaaS

    19 jun

    ⁠Ramzi Rizk⁠⁠ (WIP Capital)⁠⁠: The alpha is in sci-fi, not SaaS

    The next generation of great founders will be scientists and engineers. That's the argument of ⁠Ramzi Rizk⁠, General Partner at ⁠WIP Capital⁠, a €10 million solo-GP fund backing scientists and engineers at the intersection of bio, neuro and foundational AI. In this episode, ⁠Andreas Munk Holm⁠ speaks with Ramzi about why the biggest opportunities in venture are moving beyond SaaS, how AI is accelerating scientific discovery and why founders with deep technical expertise may have an advantage in building the next generation of category-defining companies. The conversation explores Ramzi's recent visit to the Asilomar neurotechnology conference, Europe's opportunity in deep science, the idea that the natural world is becoming computable and the lessons he's learned from building companies, making more than 60 angel investments and launching WIP Capital. Topics covered Why the next generation of founders will be scientists and engineersWhy the alpha is in sci-fi, not SaaSLessons from the Asilomar neurotechnology conferenceEurope's opportunity in deep science and researchWhy the natural world is becoming computableHow AI is accelerating scientific discoveryWhat Ramzi looks for in technical foundersBuilding WIP Capital as a solo GPTimestamps (02:00) Introduction and Ramzi Rizk's background(04:00) Inside the Asilomar neurotechnology conference(09:00) Europe's opportunity in deep science(11:00) Why Ramzi backs scientists and engineers(16:00) What makes a great technical founder(19:00) Commercialising scientific research(23:00) Why the natural world is becoming computable(25:00) Bio, neuro and the next wave of AI innovation(27:00) Why the best investors follow patterns, not sectors(29:00) Building WIP Capital as a solo GP(31:00) Why deep tech may move faster than investors think(33:00) The future Ramzi wants to help buildLearn more about the Love Tomorrow Summit and the programmes EUVC is curating, and secure your tickets here.

    33 min
  7. Jaap Vriesendorp (Marktlink Capital): The playbook of one of Europe's most active VC LPs

    18 jun

    Jaap Vriesendorp (Marktlink Capital): The playbook of one of Europe's most active VC LPs

    Europe's challenge isn't a lack of entrepreneurs. It's making sure enough capital reaches them. In this episode, David Cruz e Silva speaks with Jaap Vriesendorp, Managing Partner at Marktlink Capital, one of Europe's most active LPs in venture capital, about why backing European innovation matters, how to build a resilient venture portfolio and what separates the best fund managers from the rest. Jaap shares the thinking behind Marktlink's venture strategy, from vintage diversification and secondaries to manager selection and portfolio construction. He also explains why scale matters in private markets, how the firm uses data science and AI in its investment process and why many LPs make the mistake of running out of capital for their best-performing managers. The conversation also covers emerging managers, long-term capital formation and why Europe deserves more credit as a venture ecosystem. Key highlights: Why European entrepreneurs should back European entrepreneursHow one of Europe's most active VC LPs approaches venture investingThe role of primaries, secondaries and vintage diversificationWhat Jaap looks for in emerging managersWhy scale matters in private marketsHow data science and AI support investment decisionsThe biggest mistakes fund-of-funds investors makeWhy long-term capital is critical to venture successTimestamps: (00:00) Why Europe needs more capital flowing into innovation(02:00) Introduction and Jaap Vriesendorp's background(05:00) From McKinsey to launching a venture fund-of-funds(08:00) The merger that created Marktlink Capital(10:00) Building a platform backed by entrepreneurs(14:00) Why scale matters in private markets(17:00) Product strategy across venture, private equity, co-investments and private credit(23:00) How Marktlink uses data science and AI in investing(29:00) Marktlink's venture investment strategy(30:00) Vintage diversification, primaries and secondaries(33:00) Why annual funds help secure long-term LP capital(37:00) What Marktlink looks for in emerging venture managers(40:00) Why Europe deserves more credit as a venture ecosystemFurther listening: ⁠⁠⁠E347: The $26B CIO Who Turned Superforecasting Into Alpha - How I Invest with David Weisburd⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about the Love Tomorrow Summit and the programmes EUVC is curating, and secure your tickets here.

    41 min
  8. This Week in European Tech: Quantum's ChatGPT moment is coming

    12 jun

    This Week in European Tech: Quantum's ChatGPT moment is coming

    Quantum computing has spent decades being "just around the corner". Now quantum companies are raising record rounds, heading to public markets and moving closer to commercial adoption. In the latest episode of This Week in European Tech, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed is joined by Andrew J. Scott, Managing Partner at 7percent Ventures, and Callum Stewart, Principal at BullhoundCapital, to discuss why quantum may finally be reaching an inflection point. The conversation explores BullhoundCapital's investment in Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), when quantum advantage could become commercially meaningful, why quantum sensing may arrive before large-scale quantum computing and what Europe's position could be in the next wave of deep tech. They also discuss sovereign AI, Anthropic's latest model release, AI infrastructure, Britain's technology strategy and the biggest stories shaping European tech this week. Topics covered Why quantum may be closer to commercial adoption than many investors thinkThe investment thesis behind OQCQuantum computing versus quantum sensingEurope's opportunity in quantum and deep techSovereign AI and frontier modelsAnthropic's latest release and the future of AI infrastructureThe UK's approach to AI chips, compute and technology sovereigntyTimestamps (00:00) Introduction and today's agenda(03:00) SpaceX's IPO and the impact on venture(08:00) OpenAI, Anthropic and the AI race(16:00) Why quantum is reaching an inflection point(18:00) The investment case for Oxford Quantum Circuits(20:00) When quantum computing becomes commercially useful(25:00) Quantum sensing and the next wave of applications(31:00) Anthropic's new model and AI safety(41:00) Europe's AI regulation dilemma(46:00) Britain's sovereign AI ambitions(54:00) The UK's AI infrastructure strategy(01:05:00) European tech deals of the week(01:08:00) The week ahead in European techLearn more about the Love Tomorrow Summit and the programmes EUVC is curating, and secure your tickets here.

    1 h 11 min
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The home of European tech. Connecting the people, capital and companies building Europe. EUVC features conversations with the founders, investors, operators and policymakers shaping the continent's future. We explore venture capital, startups, AI, deeptech, defense, industrial policy, entrepreneurship and the ideas driving European competitiveness. From emerging managers and unicorn founders to institutional investors and government leaders, EUVC documents the people building Europe's next chapter.

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  • Años en activo
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