86 episodes

To inspire technology entrepreneurs in Europe with stories and practical strategies from other successful entrepreneurs.

If you are a CEO, founder, or work in sales or marketing, and your company is based in Europe or is looking to expand into Europe, then this podcast is for you.

The European Startup Show Anita Moorthy

    • Business
    • 4.9 • 19 Ratings

To inspire technology entrepreneurs in Europe with stories and practical strategies from other successful entrepreneurs.

If you are a CEO, founder, or work in sales or marketing, and your company is based in Europe or is looking to expand into Europe, then this podcast is for you.

    Building a Unicorn in Bulgaria with Hristo Borisov, Cofounder of Payhawk

    Building a Unicorn in Bulgaria with Hristo Borisov, Cofounder of Payhawk

    [2:00] - How the SVB crisis unfolded at Payhawk
    [6:23] - The 3 most important ingredients for building a successful unicorn
    [16:19] - Validating your company idea
    [18:19] - 60 rejections. How Payhawk overcame the biggest objection from VCs
    [28:35] - Leading through crisis
    [31:54] - Competition - Use data not marketing to assess competition
    [36:18] - Trends in Fintech: the payment gap

    Company link:
    Payhawk

    Book recommendation:
    Proving Ground: The Inside Story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Boat Race

    • 41 min
    Why Investing in Emerging Markets Makes Sense Now - Alisee de Tonnac, co-founder of Seedstars

    Why Investing in Emerging Markets Makes Sense Now - Alisee de Tonnac, co-founder of Seedstars

    [2:24] - Journey to starting Seedstars
    [5:31] - Investing and not being local
    [10:27] - Seedstars programs
    [13:28] - Investor returns from emerging markets
    [19:06] - Challenges
    [25:12] - Advice for entrepreneurs 
    [27:16] - Advice for investors

    Links
    Seedstars

    Book: Where the crawdads sing

    • 32 min
    When *Not* To Go for VC Funding with Alex Axentiev, Co-Founder of HedgeFlows

    When *Not* To Go for VC Funding with Alex Axentiev, Co-Founder of HedgeFlows

    HedgeFlows almost closed on their first VC funding and decided to not do it. Why and was it the right decision?

    • 24 min
    Is It Finally Solar’s Time? Svea Solar’s Hyper Growth Story Proves It Is

    Is It Finally Solar’s Time? Svea Solar’s Hyper Growth Story Proves It Is

    Erik Martinson, CEO, and co-founder of Svea Solar – one of the fastest-growing cleantech companies in Europe – talks about the economics of solar energy, why the time is ripe for solar and some of the lessons learned building the company.

    • 43 min
    How to Fundraise the Creandum Way with Peter Specht

    How to Fundraise the Creandum Way with Peter Specht

    The 3 steps Creandum advises its portfolio company to go through for every fundraising: planning, preparation and active process. And advice for startups on current market conditions and Peter’s views on FTX blowup.

    • 38 min
    Bootstrapped to $14M Seed Round with Nurasyl Serik, Co-founder of Remofirst

    Bootstrapped to $14M Seed Round with Nurasyl Serik, Co-founder of Remofirst

    Nurasyl bootstrapped the company to 7-digit revenues with five employees and then went on to close a $14M seed round, one of the largest in the UK. How did he do it?

    • 31 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
19 Ratings

19 Ratings

ddwchen ,

Love this show!

Love hearing the founder stories Anita features on her podcast and especially love how she gives newer startups a voice to share their (equally as) inspirational and powerful stories!

DaveCDN ,

Excellent

This is a great source of information on venture capital and the startup sector in Europe. Something totally new each week!

willhardy00 ,

Great listen!

I am passionate about the fintech industry, and this podcast allows me to dive deeper into challenges the industry is experiencing. I am really enjoying the show and the variety of guests.

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