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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 another EUVC Podcast, where we gather Europe’s venture family to share the stories, insights, and lessons that drive our ecosystem forward. Today we dive into the mainstreaming of stablecoin yield with David Sutter , CEO & Co-founder of OpenTrade , and Itxaso del Palacio , GP at Notion Capital . With $11M raised in just six months, transaction volumes already topping $200M, and...

Welcome to a new episode of the EUVC Podcast , where we bring you the people and perspectives shaping European venture. This week, Andreas sits down with Andy Budd , Venture Partner at Seedcamp , founder-turned-investor, and one of the earliest pioneers of UX design in Europe. Andy’s journey spans two decades of building and scaling—from creating one of the UK’s first CSS-based websites to foundin...

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 another episode of the EUVC Podcast, your trusted inside track on the people, deals, and dynamics shaping European venture. This week, Andreas is joined by Florian Schweitzer , Founding Partner at b2venture , one of Europe’s longest-running VC funds — and one of the only firms to scale a structured angel investing model alongside institutional capital. They unpack how Florian built...

Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you the candid insights of Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors reshaping venture collaboration. In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with Petr Míkovec , Managing Director of Inven Capital , the CVC arm of ČEZ, one of Central Europe’s most conservative utilities. From nuclear power plants to climate tech bets, Petr...

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 sits down with Peter Aksel Villadsen (GN Hearing) and Helle He (PwC) to unpack the messy middle of post-merger integration : aligning strategy and governance, protecting talent and cultur...

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,  Kasper Hulthin , serial founder now at Future Five (and co-founder of Peakon, Podio, and others) and  Heini Zachariassen , founder of Vivino , the world’s largest wine app and marketplace. Bot...

In this EUCVC Summit Talks episode, Hermann Haraldsson , CEO of  Boozt , unpacks the journey of taking a Nordic e-commerce scale-up from scrappy beginnings to a billion-dollar listed company. He discusses Boozt’s playbook for customer trust, operational discipline, and balancing growth with profitability. Hermann reflects on how corporate partnerships can (and can’t) accelerate scale, why governan...

In a high-energy session that sparked nods across the room,  Lucille  and  Marc  tackled the shifting paradigms in the SaaS market—and made a compelling case for why vertical SaaS is quickly outpacing horizontal models. Marc opened with a candid assessment of the current SaaS landscape. “What’s the flaw in the current market?” he asked. In his view, horizontal SaaS faces serious headwinds: AI is l...

Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) can be both a powerful ally and a cautionary tale for founders and financial VCs alike. At the EUVC Summit,  Nicholas Sauvage  of  TDK Ventures  took the stage to break down the CVC landscape — past, present, and future — and give practical advice for founders considering CVCs on their cap tables. Nicholas challenged the audience with a question: who’s had a good ex...

Tom Wehmeier  of  Atomico  took the stage to present the  Achievement of the Year Award , offering a touching reminder of the power of community, storytelling, and persistence in building Europe’s venture identity. Before diving into the award itself, Tom took a moment to pay tribute to the unsung heroes who make the EUVC Summit possible. Special thanks went to: Dan Taylor , Director of Content, w...

“Europe Can Win in Applied AI — If We Play to Our Strengths” In one of the most focused and forward-looking sessions of the summit,  Juliet Bailin  of  General Catalyst  made a compelling case for why Europe is uniquely positioned to lead in  applied AI —not by copying Silicon Valley, but by doubling down on what makes the continent distinct. Juliet opened with a reminder of Europe’s superpowers:...

Europe’s tech playbook has evolved — from mastering consumer internet and telecoms to now confronting the most ambitious challenge yet: the green transition. In a compelling Summit address,  Natalie Tydeman  of  Kinnevik  framed climate tech not just as a hot trend, but as the  defining commercial and industrial transformation of our time. Despite political headwinds and shifting corporate rhetori...

At the EUVC Summit 2025, the award for Emerging Manager of the Year went to a team that has carved its place in Europe’s venture ecosystem with grit, heart, and vision: Tapestry Venture . Founding Partners Patrick Murphy , Audrey Miller , David Kelly , and Alex McKenzie were celebrated for their relentless effort to build something new—not just for themselves, but for founders and LPs across the c...

At EUVC Summit 2025, one of the most anticipated sessions broke down a powerful data set: 100 of Europe’s breakout startups.  This wasn’t theory—it was  company-by-company insight , straight from interviews and bottom-up analysis. Yes, there were rogue slides. Yes, the crowd wanted to skip to the AI part. And yes, it delivered. ~75%  of these startups are based in  Germany, France, and the UK . De...

At the EUVC Summit 2025, the stage belonged to a voice shaped by geopolitics, defense, and the future of industrial innovation: Sebastian von Ribbentrop , Managing Partner at Join Capital . Sebastian took us on a journey—one that started in Berlin in 2017 with a cornerstone commitment from Eiser Capital , and has since expanded to NATO, Ukraine, and beyond. Not Just Startups. Not Just Capital. Joi...

At the EUVC Summit 2025, Andreas Klinger didn’t mince words. Europe lacks something every other industry has had for decades: →  Big spending →  Big infrastructure →  Big exits And without them, we can’t pretend we’re building a sovereign innovation ecosystem. “Europe needs tech innovation to work—because without it, we will never be fully sovereign.” Andreas opened by flipping a common narrative:...

At EUVC Summit 2025,  Reece Chowdhry  from  Concept Ventures  made a bold claim: Pre-seed isn’t just a quirky corner of venture. It’s the layer that will define the future of European tech. “Pre-everything. Backing crazy people. No product. No traction. Just vision.” And if that makes your IC uncomfortable?  Good. Reece laid it out clearly: No product Often no team Up to €3M raises Entry valuation...

Welcome back to another episode of the EUVC Podcast, where we gather Europe’s venture family to share the stories, insights, and lessons that drive our ecosystem forward. Today we welcome Alex Bakir , General Partner at Norrsken Evolve , the new €57M pre-seed fund spun out of the legendary Norrsken family of funds. Together with Johan Attby and Rebecka Löthman Rydå , Alex is doubling down on impac...

Welcome back to another episode of the EUVC Podcast, where we gather Europe’s venture family to share the stories, insights, and lessons that drive our ecosystem forward. Today we welcome Olav Ostin , Founder & Managing Partner at TempoCap , one of Europe’s few dedicated secondary direct firms. With a nine-year track record, a 12-person team in London and Berlin (soon Paris), and multiple $500...

At EUVC Summit 2025,  Marius Istrate  didn’t come to pitch a fund or debate capital structures. He came to talk about something harder to define—but more urgent than ever:  inspirational European leadership . And it wasn’t all comfortable. “It’s great to win together with others. But we should be capable of winning alone if needed.” Marius spoke as someone who’s helped shape ecosystems from the gr...

Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast , where Dan Bowyer , Mads Jensen of SuperSeed , Andrew J Scott of 7percent Ventures , and Lomax unpack the forces shaping European venture capital. This week, veteran journalist Mike Butcher (ex-TechCrunch Europe, The Europas , TechFugees) joins the pod. From the creator economy eating media brands , to Europe’s fragmented ecosystem and...

At EUVC Summit 2025, one speaker opened with an unexpected challenge: “Let’s stop munching grass like a herd of sheep—and start looking toward the horizon.” What followed was a deeply tactical session on  how VCs and founders can recruit, test, and develop top-tier talent , with lessons drawn from—of all places— English football and cybersecurity unicorns . Will Maunder-Taylor shared the story of ...