The European VC

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...

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 $500M+ e...

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.” Startups Aren’t Small. They’re Strategic. Andreas...

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 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 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.” From VC to Vision Marius spoke as someone who’s helped shape ecosyst...

In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with  Dom Hallas , Executive Director of the  UK’s Startup Coalition , to explore how the organization is influencing policy at the intersection of startups, venture capital, and government. From immigration reform to capital access and regulatory red tape, Dom brings a candid view on what it takes to create real impact for founders across Europe. They div...

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. Defining Pre-Seed: Where the Real Risk Lives Reece laid it out clearly: * No product * Of...

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 Enrique Alvarado Hablutzel , Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Chi Impact Capital , and Marvin Nusseck , Finance Lead at Circle Economy . Together they’re behind the landmark Circularity Gap Report , the...

Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast , where Dan Bowyer , Mads Jensen of SuperSeed , and Lomax unpack the forces shaping European venture capital. This week: Can Europe build a “VC Alliance” like the US and India? Why pensions remain the missing piece of Europe’s capital markets. Gold, bonds, and macro risk: what really matters for startups. Google’s antitrust reprieve, th...

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 . From Pub Pitches to Premier League: The L...

At the EUVC Summit 2025, the Firm of the Year award didn’t go to a household name—or a partner of the presenter. It went to a firm that’s quietly built one of the most impactful portfolios in European venture over the past decade: Credo Ventures – winner of this year’s Firm of the Year Award. And the irony? They didn’t see it coming. “I never really liked awards like this… but maybe I’m ready to r...

European VC Power Law Report: Why Revenue Beats Unicorn Status Dealroom's recently released 2025 Power Law Investors Ranking 2025 report offers a unique milestone for European venture capital: 700 companies across EMEA now generate over $100 million in annual revenue. These aren't just unicorns floating on paper valuations. These are businesses with real customers paying real money. The report int...

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’s conversation takes us on a global journey from Croatia to San Francisco to uncover how one founder caught lightning in a bottle and is now racing to harness it. Our guest: Ivan Burazin , founder of Daytona . With a caree...

At the EUVC Summit 2025, Tom Wilson took the stage to highlight something we often overlook when talking about Europe’s breakout tech stories: “The real engine of growth isn’t just the unicorns. It’s what happens after.” 2,000 Startups Later: The Alumni Effect Tom opened with a striking stat: “Over 2,000 startups have been founded by alumni of just 250 European unicorns.” This ripple effect—beauti...

Europe has just gained its first unapologetically defense-first venture fund. Archangel Ventures , led by Nicholas Nelson and Daniel Carew , is not here to hedge, not here to play dual-use semantics, but to put defense front and center. Nic brings the lived experience of government, strategy, and deployments, with the policy networks to match. Daniel comes from a deep tech/DARPA-inspired investing...

Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast , where Dan Bowyer , Mads Jensen of SuperSeed and this week’s guest Andreas from EUVC unpack what’s happening in European venture capital. This week: Nvidia’s meteoric rise (and first signs of slowdown), Apple’s clash with UK regulators, and why regulators may be fighting yesterday’s battles. Plus: Trump’s Intel equity grab, whether gov...

At EUVC Summit 2025, few sessions packed as much history, humility, and hard-earned wisdom as the conversation with Bernard Dallé and Thomas Kristensen . What began as a one-man show in the early ’90s—when venture in Europe was barely a concept—has become one of the most respected platforms in the global industry. “I joined Index before it even existed as a venture firm. It was still Index Securit...

Welcome to a new episode of the EUVC podcast, where Andreas Munk Holm explores the cutting edge of European venture capital. Today’s guest is Louis Dussart , Partner at RTP Global . Louis entered venture at just 20 years old with White Star Capital, built a startup bridging Europe and China, and now helps lead RTP Global’s European strategy. In this conversation, he shares why Europe faces a polit...

Welcome back to the Impact Highlight Series , powered by EUVC, Impact VC, and Impact Supporters . Over the past months, we’ve hosted ten conversations with some of the most thoughtful GPs, LPs, and unicorn founders shaping the impact investing landscape. In this special capstone episode, August Solliv ( Impact Supporters ) and Dougie Sloan ( Impact VC & Better Society Capital ) sit down to unpack...

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 David Vlerick , Founding Partner at Bluegrass Ventures , to discuss how LP capital can be mobilised with meaning, why a platform approach makes venture more accessible, and what it takes to shift mindsets in a co...

Welcome back to another episode of the EUVC Podcast, where we bring together Europe’s venture family to share the stories, insights, and lessons that drive our ecosystem forward. This week, we sit down with Will Wells , founder-turned-VC, and now Partner at Speedinvest , where he leads deep tech and supports the firm’s growth strategy. Will’s journey spans building Hummingbird Technologies , an AI...

Welcome to the Impact Highlight series, powered by EUVC, where we bring you the people and perspectives shaping European venture. Today, we sit down with Chloe Dagnell from Isomer Capital , one of Europe’s most active LPs, to unpack what institutional investors are looking for, how impact sits alongside returns, and what makes a GP truly stand out. With more than six years at Isomer Capital and a...

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’s guest is Omri Benayoun , General Partner at Partech , one of Europe’s premier investment platforms. Since 2014, Omri has co-led Partech’s growth equity strategy, raising more than €1B across two funds and backing some of...