EUVC
EUVC
The home of European tech. Connecting the people, capital, and companies building Europe. Conversations with the investors, founders, and operators shaping the continent.
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E278 | NEUVC | On going from working in startups to working in VC with Helery Pops, Investment manager at Practica Capital 09.02.2024 30:37
In this episode of our NEUVC series dedicated to those embarking on their VC journey, Freddie Macpherson , Assoicate at Isomer Capital , and Linda Võeras , Associate at Karma Ventures , are joined by Helery Pops , co-founder and Honey Pot Guardian at Honey Badger Capital . However, things move quickly in this world, so since the recording of the episode, Helery has joined Practica Capital as an In...
EUVC #277: On The Rise of Defence Tech with Nicholas Nelson, GP of MD One Ventures 06.02.2024 42:13
Today, we have Nicholas Nelson , who recently joined MD One Ventures as Partner. Nicholas is an important and active player in building Europe’s first defence and national security venture capital fund, supporting the growing portfolio of over a dozen defence and dual-use tech companies. Nicholas is an internationally recognised defence investor and thought leader, with over 17 years of experience...
Super Angel #276: Angel investing insights with Edwina Johnson, GM of MoneyGram Online, Head of Global at Alloy, and angel investor. 05.02.2024 33:36
Today, we're happy to be joined by Edwina Johnson, Head of Global at Alloy, leading company strategy to expand their product into key markets worldwide and launch a GTM team in the UK/EMEA. Previously Head of Global at Alloy , leading company strategy to expand our product into key markets worldwide and launch a GTM team in the UK/EMEA. Before that, COO at Alloy in NYC, taking the team from Seed t...
Announcing the European VC Awards! 🏆 01.02.2024 39:20
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we’ve partnered with our friends at Isomer Capital, HSBC Innovation Bankin g and SuperVenture to launch The European VC Awards on Day 1 of SuperVenture 🏆 When we set out to build eu.vc our mission was to connect and champion The European VC industry, so coming together with three good friends and partners to launch The European VC awards is nothing shor...
EUVC #274: Hemal Fraser-Rawal, GP of White Star Capital on Debt and Equity Investments 30.01.2024 56:11
Hemal Fraser-Rawal is the GP of White Star Capital , a global investment platform with 1.5B AUM housing venture capital, digital assets and now debt-led Hybrid growth financing for companies. White Star Capital backs exceptional entrepreneurs building ambitious, international businesses across multiple stages and operate out of London, New York, Paris, Montreal, Toronto, Guernsey, Tokyo, and Singa...
EUVC #273: George Henry, GP at LocalGlobe on Investing in the intersection of tech, culture, and politics. 25.01.2024 55:48
George is a General Partner at Phoenix Court Group , the group of funds home to LocalGlobe in Somers Town, London, building global businesses based on innovative science and technology to have the maximum positive impact on society. LocalGlobe is investing out of their fifth institutional fund, of approx. 150M pounds, with a total AUM of over 1b pounds. Local Globe has an established portfolio of...
EUVC #272: Doreen Huber, Partner at EQT Ventures on why sales is underrated in European VC 23.01.2024 50:27
Today, we have Doreen Huber . Doreen is a Partner at EQT Ventures, a €1.1 BN early-stage venture fund with offices all over Europe and the US to back European and US startups. At EQT Ventures, Doreen focuses on Software in Europe, leading the investment into Parloa this year, the AI for Customer Care Automation. EQT Ventures is investing out of Fund III with a total of €2.3 BN AUM and an establish...
E271 | NEUVC | The inside story behind Prayingforexits with Mr Exits, Managing Partner of Exits Cap 18.01.2024 38:43
Join us for another episode of the NEUVC series which is dedicated to those embarking on their journey in the VC. In this episode, Freddie Macpherson , Analyst at Isomer Capital , and Linda Võeras , Associate at Karma Ventures , are joined by the one and only Mr. Exits, who runs Exits Cap . Exits Cap is a Seed and Series - A fund launched in 2022 focused on investments in the SaaS, Consumer Intern...
E270 | ACT | On building good founder-investor relationships with Naza Metghalchi, Principal at EQT Ventures 16.01.2024 35:54
Welcome to a new episode of our special series At The Cap Table. Today Savitri Tan from Isomer Capital is joined by Naza Metghalchi, Principal at EQT Ventures to talk a lot about her career so far, transitioning from a platform role into investment, why surrounding yourselves with the best is integral and how to build relationships of trust with founders. Naza Metghalchi was born in Iran, raised i...
EUVC #269: Lucile Cornet, General Partner at Eight Roads on SME Vertical SaaS and Series B investing 11.01.2024 1:00:41
Today, we have Lucile Cornet with us. Lucile is a Partner at Eight Roads, a $11BN global venture fund with offices across the globe. Eight Roads invests in companies at the Series B stage and helps them scale up internationally. They have 450 portfolio companies globally, of which 60 are IPOs, and many are unicorns: Alibaba, Toast, Flywire, Chewy, Hibob, Neo4j, or Fever. Lucile is part of the Euro...
Super Angel #268: Angel investing insights with Paul Forster: Founder of Indeed.com and investor with +90 portfolio companies. 09.01.2024 37:11
Join us as Tom Wilson from Seedcamp and Anthony Danon from Cocoa talk to Paul Forster , co-founder & CEO of Indeed and currently an active angel investor. Paul Forster co-founded Indeed and was CEO until the company’s acquisition in late 2012. Today, Indeed is the leading job site globally, with over 100 million unique visitors in more than 50 countries and 26 languages. Paul previously co-fou...
E267 | NEUVC | Rebecka Löthman Rydå, Investment Director at Inventure on doing early-stage investing with empathy. 06.01.2024 45:20
Join us for another episode of the NEUVC series which is dedicated to those embarking on their journey in the VC. In this episode, Freddie Macpherson , analyst at Isomer Capital , and Linda Võeras , associate at Karma Ventures , are joined by Rebecka Löthman Rydå , Investment Director at Inventure . Inventure is a Nordic-Baltic a generalist venture capital fund focused on early-stage investing. Re...
EUVC #266: Tom McGinn, General Counsel at Northzone on building high-functioning startup boards 04.01.2024 49:48
Today we have Tom McGinn with us. Tom is the General Counsel of Northzone , a multi-stage venture fund with offices in London, Stockholm, NYC, Amsterdam and Berlin, that invests from seed to growth across Europe and the US. Northzone closed a EUR 1 billion fund last year and has backed over 100 companies, including Spotify, Personio & Spring Health. Tom joined Northzone in 2021 from Cooley whe...
EUVC #265: Simon Lohman on building the Cavalry Platform 02.01.2024 1:10:41
Today we have Simon Lohmann , Head of Platform & Investor Relations at Cavalry Ventures , an early-stage generalist venture fund in Germany to back European Software companies with a huge LP network and a sizeable platform team in place. Cavalry is investing out of Fund 3 with a total of 250m AUM and an established portfolio of 50+ companies and notable investments including Usercentrics (Cons...
EUVC #264: Bastian Larsen of BlackWood VC on building on the back of a strong angel community 30.12.2023 31:29
Today we are welcoming Bastian Larsen , Founding Partner of BlackWood Ventures , a pan-European early-stage VC fund focused on Fintech, Web 3.0 and Cleantech. Blackwood has a value-creating approach that leverages AI to minimize biases and a proprietary pan-European network of over 1200 angels. BlackWood had a $10m first closing in early April this year, with a $50m target. As of today, BlackWood...
E263 | EUVC | 2023 in Review with Chris Wade, Founding partner of Isomer Capital 28.12.2023 56:38
As we welcome 2024, let's reflect on the critical developments in scientific research and innovation shaped by geopolitical dynamics over the past year. This pod (and article on eu.vc) delve into the shifting landscape of international collaboration, emphasizing the roles of major global players and innovative breakthroughs in energy, space technologies, and generative AI. We'll explore how these...
EUVC #262: Winning with Non Dilutive Funding 27.12.2023 58:23
It was awesome hosting more than 600 European venture investors for our Roundtable on strategies for winning with non-dilutive funding in Europe 📺 In case you missed it, you can rewatch the session above, read the quick recap below or tune in on Spotify or Apple to get it right into your ears 🎧. You’re in for a treat with the magnificent panel consisting of: Gilles de Malbosc , Chief Investment...
EUVC #261: Wrapping up COP 28 with leading Climate VCs from Europe and MENA 26.12.2023 40:34
In this special feature, we're excited to share a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of venture capital and climate change as we wrapped up COP28 with some of the leading VCs attending COP this year: Lena Tiede from Planet A Peter Hirsch from 2150 Sonia Weymuller from VentureSouq Areije Al Shakar from Al Waha Fund of Funds In the episode, we dived into: The evolution of climate...
EUVC #260: On Raising Pale Blue Dot Fund II without traveling a single mile with Hampus Jakobsson 21.12.2023 47:14
Today we have Hampus Jakobsson , founding GP of Pale Blue Dot with us for a very special episode dedicated wholly to raising a fund virtually. It came about because Hampus casually mentioned that he hadn’t traveled a single mile in the raise of Fund 2, which of course had us thinking: "Wow, we need to share this story! So strap in!" Hampus is a GP at Pale Blue Dot, an early stage venture fund in S...
E259 | NEUVC | Paul Gillespie, MD of the Deep Tech Practice at Sheffield Haworth on talent, mentors and hiring 19.12.2023 53:57
Today, Freddie Macpherson , analyst at Isomer Capital , and Linda Võeras , associate at Karma Ventures , are joined by Paul Gillespie , Managing Director at Sheffield Haworth , a global executive search firm with a specialty in deep tech. With over 20 years in the industry, he co-founded Gilmore Stevens, focusing on building executive teams for venture-backed businesses. After merging with Sheffie...
Super Angel #258: Angel Investing with Harsh Sinha, CTO of Wise and angel in more than 50 startups and multiple VC funds. 14.12.2023 36:37
Join us as Tom Wilson from Seedcamp and Anthony Danon from Cocoa talk to Harsh Sinha , Wise -CTO about his angel investing journey, thesis and strategy and core learnings. Harsh is a seasoned technologist with a passion for creating innovative, scalable, and customer-centric digital experiences. With a strong foundation in team building and a knack for impactful business strategies, he's played a...
EUVC #257: Greg Dewerpe of A/O on building Europe's biggest solo GP with 250m€ AUM and the opportunity of the Built World 🧱 12.12.2023 1:01:32
Today we have Greg Dewerpe with us. Greg is a founder & CIO at A/O , a venture firm in London backing European founders that are building innovative technology companies that directly and indirectly solve mission critical problems in the Built World with a unique access to some of the largest B2B customers in the industry. A/O has a total of 250€ MN in AUM, an established portfolio of 23 compa...
The Super Angel Series Soars to New Heights with Seedcamp's Tom Wilson on Board ❤️🔥 08.12.2023 7:58
We’re kicking the Super Angel series into a whole new gear for 2024 by introducing Seedcamp -partner Tom Wilson as our new co-host 🥳 alongside the existing host team of the amazing Anthony Danon from Cocoa , David and Andreas 🎙️ But before celebrating Tom, let us just pause and extend a heartfelt shoutout to Anthony Danon , whose contributions as a co-host have been pivotal to the Super Angel Pod...
EUVC #255: Investing in Deep Tech & The need for a new playbook with Ted Persson of EQT & Klementina Österberg from GU Ventures 07.12.2023 54:28
Today we have Klementina Österberg from GU Ventures & Ted Persson from EQT Ventures with us🎙️. Ted is a Partner at EQT Ventures , a 1.1bn multi Stage venture fund with offices spread across Europe and the US. EQT Ventures are investing out of Fund 3 with a total €2.3bn AUM and an established portfolio of 120+ companies and notable investments including Wolt, Einride, Nothing, Anyfin and Candel...
EUVC #254: Staffan Helgesson, Founder of Creandum on building a Tier-1 firm & capturing the Climate Tech opportunity 05.12.2023 40:31
Today we have Staffan Helgesson with us. Staffan is the founder of Creandum , a European early stage venture firm with no appointed headquarter but offices (or hubs as they call them) in Sweden, London, Berlin and San Francisco. Creandum just turned 20 years and are investing out of their 6th fund which is a $500m fund to back founders and companies across Europe. In addition to Europe they invest...
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