EU CVC

Welcome to another episode of the EUVC Podcast! Today, we’re diving into How Corporates Might just be able Beat VCs in the AI Race. Or maybe more importantly, how we can collaborate. Our guest is Alex Dang , co-author of the bestselling book The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth . Alex is a seasoned technology executive and innovation advisor with over two...

Welcome back to the EUVC Corporate Podcast. This week, Jeppe sits down with Axel Deniz, CEO of Bosch Business Innovations and Head of Venture Building at Bosch. Axel is building Bosch’s venture-building engine with a clear mandate: get Bosch technology out into the world, through founder-led spinouts, joint ventures, and seed rounds that can stand on their own with external investors. With ~80,000...

Welcome back to another episode of the EUVC Podcast. Today, Jeppe sits down with Emil Eifrem , founder & CEO of Neo4j , the world’s leading graph database and a core infrastructure layer for AI applications used by all 20 of the top US banks, 9 of 10 global pharma giants, and every major automotive OEM. Emil recently announced a $100M global startup program to back founders building the next g...

Corporate venture capital isn’t just having “a bit of VC on the side.” Done well, it’s a strategic lens on the future. Done badly, it’s a short-lived pet project with a half-life of 3.7 years and a trail of confused founders and annoyed co-investors. In this episode, we sit down with Martin Scherrer, Partner & Head of Managed Funds at Redstone, alongside our own CVC lead Jeppe Høier, to unpack...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this session, Christian Tang-Jespersen , Partner at San Francisco–based ACME , and Claus Gregersen , CEO of the 275-year-old evergreen investor Augustinus Fabrikker , explore what global ambition really mean...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we spotlight Europe’s corporate venture leaders, founders, and academics shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this episode, Francesco Di Lorenzo , Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School , takes the stage to share fresh research on the state of corporate venture capital (CVC) in the Nordics. From Sweden to Denmark, Francesco explor...

Corporate venture capital has become a $100B+ force in tech. Charlie Hayward from Global Corporate Venturing unpacks what’s really driving the trend: which sectors are heating up, where CVCs make a difference, and how Europe stacks up under capital constraints and geopolitical pressure. Here’s what’s covered: 00:10 – Setting the stage: CVC as a $100B+ global force 01:00 – Why corporate venture mat...

Anne C. Fleischer (Global VP of Consumer Engagement & New Business Models at Novo Nordisk) and Henrijette Richter (Managing Partner at Sofinnova Partners) join Jeppe Høier on stage at the EUCVC Summit 2025 to explore how corporates and VCs are shaping the next wave of health innovation. From personalized treatments powered by AI, to the crucial role of data rights and trust in scaling digital...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this episode, Samuli Sirén , Managing Partner at Redstone , joins Andreas Munk Holm to explore how data-driven deal sourcing is reshaping venture capital. Redstone has spent nearly a decade building Sophia ,...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this session, Marcus Behrendt , Managing Director at BMW i Ventures , and Nicole LeBlanc , Partner at Woven Capital (Toyota’s global growth fund), join Andreas Munk Holm to explore the shifting landscape of...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit talks, where we bring you the voices shaping Europe’s venture and corporate collaboration landscape. In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with Tanja Lind Melskens , Head of Corporate Strategy and M&A at Terma , Denmark’s tier-one defense technology group. As Europe re-arms and defense spending surges, Tanja shares how startups, corporates, and investors mu...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you ground-level conversations with the founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping Europe’s innovation future. In this episode, Jeppe Høier sits down with Nadia Carlsten , VP at DCAI , and Bjarke Ruse Sejersen , CEO of Go Autonomous , to explore how Europe is putting AI hype into practice. From Denmark’s launch of the Gefion supercompu...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this session, Jeppe Høier is joined by Crispin Leick , Managing Director of   EnBW New Ventures and Georg Reifferscheid , Head of Sustainability Ventures at REWE Group . Together, they explore how corporates...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this session, Sead Bajrovic of Water Impact Partners and Gijs de Bruin of PureTerra Ventures take the stage to unpack one of the most overlooked challenges in climate investing: water . From scarcity and pol...

In this session, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with Bodil Sidén, Founding Partner at Kost Capital, and Marika King, Head of PINC, the venture arm of Paulig. Together, they explore how Europe can reinvent food systems to feed 10 billion people by 2050—without destroying the planet. From test kitchens and Michelin chefs in VC funds, to evergreen corporate models and the hunt for plastic-free packaging, B...

This week, Andreas Munk Holm and Jeppe Høier sit down with Matti Rönkkö , Managing Director of Kiilto Ventures , the venture arm of Finnish family-owned Kiilto . From Rocket Internet to running a corporate-backed, family-owned venture arm, Matti shares how Kiilto Ventures blends family capital, industry know-how, and VC pace to back startups in the sustainable built environment . They dive into po...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this episode, Jeppe Høier sits down with Simon Boas Hoffmeyer , Global Head of Sustainability & ESG at Carlsberg , and Kasper Hulthin , serial entrepreneur and investor at Future Five (co-founder of Kost...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm sits down with Hampus Jakobsson , General Partner at Pale Blue Dot , one of Europe’s leading climate-focused funds. With shifting U.S. politics, renewed uncertainty around cli...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this session, Mette Hoberg Tønnesen , CEO of The Link , joins Jeppe Høier , EUVC Corporates, for a conversation moderated by Andreas Munk Holm . Together, they explore how corporate venture networks can outl...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with Gina Domanig , Managing Partner at Emerald Technology Ventures , and Nicolas Sauvage , President of TDK Ventures , on what it really takes to design, launch, and e...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this session, Jeppe Høier sits down with Mike Smeed , Managing Director of InMotion Ventures (the venture arm of Jaguar Land Rover), and Ida Christine Brun , Partner at Maersk Growth . Together, they dive into how...

From governance models to internal alignment, they share the blueprint for how corporate venture arms can thrive beyond the 3.7-year industry average lifespan. The discussion ranges from financial vs. strategic returns, to the “King of the Hill” philosophy, to why equal-win partnerships are essential if corporates want to play the long game. This is essential listening for corporate leaders, found...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this episode, Florian Noell , Partner at PwC , and Gina Domanig , Managing Partner at Emerald Technology Ventures , join Jeppe Høier to explore why limited partner (LP) investing is emerging as the smartest...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this session, Linn Clabburn , Head of CVC at Inter IKEA Group , and Destana Herring , Partner at Regeneration. VC , explore how corporates and VCs can partner with founders without overshadowing them. From a...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this episode, Thijs Povel , CEO of dealflow.eu talks with Ekke Van Vliet , Investment Coordinator at the European Innovation Council (EIC) to discuss one of the biggest challenges in Europe’s venture ecosyst...