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AI is impressive, but not yet world-changing. The real shift comes next with quantum computing. In this EUVC episode, ⁠Andreas Munk Holm⁠ speaks with ⁠Andy Leaver⁠ , CEO of ⁠ Arqit⁠ and Operating Partner at ⁠Notion Capital⁠ . They discuss why many European startups struggle to scale beyond €10 million to €30 million, why enterprise AI adoption remains experimental rather than immediate, and how qu...

Models are converging. Chinese open source models are catching up. Applications are becoming the moat. In this episode of This Week in European Tech , Dan Bowyer and Mads Jensen of SuperSeed examine the shifts shaping AI, markets and Europe’s role. From DeepSeek’s progress to the EU AI Act, the focus is on where the real competitive edge is forming, alongside cyber incidents, the race between fron...

In climate hardware, the capital stack shapes everything. This is according to Jarna Hyvönen , Co-Founder and CEO of Volare . She joins Andreas Munk Holm and co-host Carmel Rafaeli , Founding Partner at The Table , in this episode of Leaders Shaping a Resilient Planet to break down what it takes to finance and scale industrial climate companies. Volare is building a circular platform using black s...

Anthropic is moving beyond models and into building full products. In this episode of This Week in European Tech, Dan Bowyer and Mads Jensen from SuperSeed cover the key forces shaping European tech right now, from political shifts and capital flows to AI competition, small high-output teams and rising compute demand. Key Highlights Hungary’s leadership change and potential EU funding unlocks Anth...

Deep tech is not about complexity. It is about compounding R&D that builds defensibility and demands a different approach to investing. This is the lens Sasha Vidiborskiy , Partner at Atomico , applies to backing frontier technologies. In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with Sasha, a quantum physicist turned VC investing in complex products and deep tech. They explore what defines deep...

Why do most corporate venture arms fail within four years, and what are the three principles that make them last? In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm and Jeppe Høier speak with Oliver Schmäschke , Managing Partner at T.Capital , the €2.3 billion investment arm of Deutsche Telekom. Oliver shares practical insights on what actually works in corporate venture capital, built around three core principle...

Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI in revenue and Europe is emerging as a key AI battleground. In this episode of This Week in European Tech, Dan Bowyer ( SuperSeed ) and Lomax Ward ( Outsized Ventures ) break down a week shaped by AI momentum, capital concentration and macro uncertainty. They cover Anthropic’s rise, its enterprise focus and latest model, and whether current growth can justify the sca...

Has crypto quietly crossed the line from hype to real financial infrastructure? Tune into this episode of the EUVC podcast, hosted by Andreas Munk Holm , as he is joined by Simone Maini , CEO of Elliptic , and Jay Wilson , Partner at AlbionVC , to unpack crypto’s next phase. They break down the shift from uncertainty to quantifiable risk, how institutions assess on-chain transactions and why suppo...

We can’t reach 1.5°C with emissions cuts alone. Carbon removal must scale alongside decarbonisation. In this episode, Andreas and co-host Carmel Rafaeli , Founding Partner at The Table , sit down with Henrietta Moon , Founder & CEO of Carboculture to unpack what it actually takes to build carbon removal infrastructure. Carbo Culture is scaling biochar into industrial systems that lock carbon a...

Europe wants to lead in AI, defence, and infrastructure. The question is whether it can actually execute. In this episode of Upside, Dan Bowyer ( SuperSeed ) and Lomax Ward ( Outsized Ventures ), joined by Andrew J Scott ( 7percent Ventures ), unpack a week where ambition and reality are starting to diverge. Mistral raises $830M to build sovereign AI infrastructure. Poolside’s $2B round collapses...

For decades, Europe built around efficiency — global supply chains, outsourced infrastructure, and distributed value creation. That model is now breaking down. In this episode, Cameron McLain (Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Giant Ventures ) argues that the next era isn’t about startups — it’s about control. Who owns the infrastructure determines who captures the value. We discuss why venture...

Most corporate venture capital models were built for a world that no longer exists. They were designed for software cycles and optional innovation. Today, venture is shaped by deep tech, supply chains and industrial scale. In this EU CVC episode , Jessica Persson ( Scania ) joins our hosts Jeppe Høier and Andreas Munk Holm ( EUVC Corporate ) to explain why corporate venture must evolve from a side...

Welcome back to Upside, where Dan Bowyer of SuperSeed and Lomax Ward of Outsized Ventures , joined by Harry Destecroix, MBE, of SCVC unpack the forces shaping European venture, deep tech and capital. This week’s conversation reflects a system shifting: Europe is writing bigger checks, physical AI is moving into focus, and the economics of AI are starting to change. The question is no longer where...

Comms isn’t PR anymore. It’s becoming infrastructure and most founders haven’t caught up. In this episode, Cathy White (Founder, CEW Communications ) joins our co-founder David Cruz e Silva to break down how the media landscape is changing—and what founders are still getting wrong. From the collapse of traditional gatekeepers to the rise of creators, newsletters, and AI-driven discovery, credibili...

Most people think their options are simple: climb the corporate ladder or start something from scratch. But there’s a third way. Together with Will Maunder-Taylor , we’re excited to bring Unsung to life — a podcast exploring one of the most important (and overlooked) opportunities in Europe today: entrepreneurship through acquisition. Instead of starting from zero, what if you could buy and grow a...

Europe’s industrial future will be defined not by ambition, but by execution. In this episode, Marta Sjögren (Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Paebbl) joins Carmel Rafaeli (Founding Partner, The Table) and Andreas Munk Holm to explore what it really takes to build and scale deep tech companies in Europe. Paebbl is turning captured CO₂ into permanent mineral form—replacing emissions-intensive materials lik...

This week on Upside , Dan Bowyer and Mads Jensen of SuperSeed and Lomax Ward of Outsized Ventures unpack a moment where AI infrastructure, enterprise adoption and market risk are all moving at once. Nvidia is laying out a path toward a $1 trillion AI market , driven by major advances in inference performance. At the same time, hyperscalers are investing at unprecedented levels — with AI capex incr...

In this episode of Upside , Dan Bowyer , Mads Jensen of SuperSeed and Lomax Ward of Outsized Ventures unpack a week where geopolitics, AI arms races and Europe’s tech momentum took over the headlines. A new oil shock triggered by tensions around the Strait of Hormuz threatens global energy flows and raises the spectre of another inflation cycle with direct consequences for venture capital and star...

Healthcare startups rarely fail because of bad technology. They fail because the system won’t let them in. In this episode, Andreas speaks with Helen McShane , who leads the Innovation Lab at Young Lives vs Cancer , and Zoe Peden , Partner at impact venture firm Ananda , about a new experiment in healthcare innovation: a charity investing directly in startups. After more than 60 years supporting c...

Europe’s climate transition is no longer only about emissions. It is increasingly about sovereignty: control over industrial capacity, critical materials, and resilient supply chains. In this episode of Leaders Shaping a Resilient Planet , Carmel Rafaeli ⁠ , Founding Partner at ⁠ The Table ⁠ and our very own ⁠ Andreas Munk Holm ⁠ , are joined by ⁠ Dr Lilian Schwich ⁠ , Co-Founder & Co-CEO ⁠ cy...

This week on Upside , Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen (SuperSeed) and Lomax Ward (Outsized Ventures) unpack a moment where energy, AI and geopolitics collide. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is threatening one of the world’s most important energy routes. AI companies are discovering that governments may ultimately control frontier models. And hyperscalers are committing hundreds of billions to AI...

This special episode is an inside look at AI music from three very different vantage points: the builder, the investor, and the industry insider. Andreas is joined by Sundar Arvind , CEO & Co-Founder at Mozart AI , building a collaborative generative audio workstation; Daniel Waterhouse , General Partner at Balderton Capital ; and Ash Pournouri , Co-Founder of Belong , entrepreneur, producer,...

Industrial systems are responsible for 75% of global emissions , yet only a quarter of climate-focused VC money flows into them. Not because investors don’t care — but because these systems are hard. They’re interconnected. Capital-intensive. Slow-moving. Technically dense. And deeply under-innovated. Almanac Ventures is built to change that. In this episode of the EUVC Podcast, Andreas Munk Holm...

Europe does not have a deep tech problem. It has a commercialisation problem . The last European companies to reach €100B+ market caps were SAP and ASML, both founded 40–50 years ago. If Europe wants a new generation of deep tech champions, venture capital alone won’t get us there. Customers have to step in. In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm is joined by Martin Schilling , former operator, invest...

Welcome back to another episode of Upside where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed, and Lomax Ward of Outsized Ventures go behind the headlines shaping European tech, capital, and power. This week felt less like a market update and more like a structural reset. Nvidia posts another blowout quarter — and the market barely reacts. Ukraine, four years into war, is quietly becoming Europe’s most imp...