The Further, Faster Podcast

How do you take the playbook from one of the world's most successful digital banks and deploy it into a hyper-growth emerging market? In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Antler Elevate partner Fady Abdel-Nour sits down with Pavel Fedorov, the former CEO of pioneering digital bank Tinkoff and current co-founder of Salmon—the challenger bank rewriting the financial landscape in the P...

In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Jeff Becker sits down with prolific writer and venture capitalist Rex Woodbury, founder of Daybreak Ventures. Rex pulls back the curtain on the brutal reality of fundraising, how to spot "tourist founders" in market hype, why he chooses New York over San Francisco, and why the "SaaSpocalypse" is forcing AI startups to rethink thei...

In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Bede Moore sits down with Di Challenor, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Constantinople, to discuss one of the most ambitious undertakings in fintech: completely rebuilding the global banking stack. Di shares how her decades of experience in major financial institutions revealed a massive industry frustration—how legacy, monolithic infrastructure traps banks...

In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Antler Partner Tobias Bengtsdahl sits down with Des Traynor, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Fin (formerly Intercom) to unpack one of the most ruthless and fascinating pivots in modern tech history. From starting out in a Dublin cafe to reaching unicorn status and navigating the intense tech boom, Des breaks down what it actually takes to bu...

In this episode of The Further, Faster podcast, Antler Partner Ronald Jan Schuurs sits down in San Francisco with Thibaud Lecuyer, one of Latin America’s most prominent tech builders and investors. Thibaud shares his fascinating trajectory from a childhood croissant delivery hustle in the French countryside to a high-powered banking career at JP Morgan, eventually moving to Brazil to co-found the...

In this special episode, Christoph Klink sits down on the tarmac at Berlin's legendary Tegel Airport right in front of "Thor"—a magnificent, 3.5-ton autonomous electric vehicle built by Voltrac. Joining him is Voltrac's Founder and CTO, Fran Infante, who shares his incredible journey from building hypersonic planes to developing cutting-edge, dual-use hardware for both agricultur...

In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Christoph Klink sits down with Jan Goetz, CEO and Co-founder of IQM Quantum Computers. As one of Europe’s most ambitious deep-tech leaders, Jan explains why we shouldn’t fear technology and how quantum computing serves as an entirely new paradigm—moving beyond the physical limits of the silicon transistor. They also dive into the geopolitics of the q...

Methane leaks cost the energy industry an estimated $100 billion every year. Beyond the massive financial loss, methane is a primary contributor to global warming, yet detecting these leaks on the ground is slow, expensive, and often ineffective. In this episode of the Further, Faster Podcast, Christoph Klink sits down with Daria Stepanova, an aerospace engineer and Co-Founder and CEO of AIRMO. Da...

In this episode of The Further, Faster podcast, Bede Moore speaks with Andrew Barnes, Co-Founder of Go1 about his pivot into health-tech with OneMRI. The venture began when Andrew and co-founder Vu Tran "tinkered" by purchasing an MRI machine, only to face a surge of interest after a viral Kim Kardashian post. This revealed a massive gap in the medical system for proactive, radiation-fre...

What does it take to solve a global problem? For Shashwat Murarka the Founder and CEO of Doorstep, it meant sleeping on air mattresses, doing deliveries in the freezing New York winter, and entering a 14-month "monk mode" with no social media or TV to focus entirely on his mission. In this episode of the Further Faster podcast, Shashwat joins Jeff Becker to discuss the inception of Doors...

In this episode of The Further, Faster podcast, Jeff Becker sits down with Caspar Barnes, the founder of AminoChain. Caspar's journey began at age 12 when a diagnosis of malignant melanoma sparked a lifelong fascination with biology. After discovering that patients lose all "agency" over their bio-samples once they leave the operating room, Caspar set out to build a decentralized res...

In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Christoph Klink sits down with Daniel Khachab, the Co-founder and CEO of Choco, to discuss the high-stakes journey of building a global food-tech powerhouse. Daniel shares his "near-death experience" of checking his business dashboard before a flight from New York and landing in Berlin seven hours later to discover that 98% of Choco's r...

In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Bede Moore sits down with neuroscientist and cognitive performance strategist Dr. David Spindler, who works with some of the world’s highest-performing athletes — from Formula 1 drivers to world heavyweight boxing champions. From the neuroscience of decision-making to the role of cortisol, recovery, and cognitive fatigue, Dr. Spindler explains why wo...

On this week's episode of the Further, Faster podcast, Jeff Becker sits down with Arthur Leopold, the CEO and Co-Founder of Agentio—the infrastructure layer for the creator economy. Arthur is tackling the $800 billion gap between creator attention and traditional ad spend, sharing the "five-quarter" work ethic and marketplace strategies that have defined his journey from fundraising...

In this episode of the Further, Faster Podcast, Christoph Klink sits down with Sievert Weiss, co-founder of AMBOSS — the medical learning platform now used by over 1.5 million healthcare professionals worldwide. What started as frustration with outdated exam prep during med school became a mission to build a lifelong “medical companion” for doctors, students, and nurses. Sievert shares the early s...

In this episode of the Further Faster podcast, Allen Kramer, Co-Founder & COO of Crux, breaks down how he and his co-founder built a $77M-backed, profitable company in just three years. Backed by investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Lowercarbon Capital, Crux is transforming how billions of dollars flow into clean energy and critical infrastructure. Allen shares the real playbook behind secon...

In this episode of the Further Faster podcast, ProfitPeak Co-Founder and CEO Carla Penn-Kahn joins Bede Moore to challenge one of the biggest myths in modern e-commerce: that revenue growth matters more than profitability. Drawing on her experience building, scaling, and exiting multiple DTC brands, Carla breaks down why EBITDA, cash flow, inventory management, and true unit economics are the real...

In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Antler founder and CEO Magnus Grimeland, sits down with Peter Sarlin, the co-founder of Silo AI, which grew into Europe’s largest private AI lab before being acquired by AMD in one of the biggest AI exits Europe has ever seen. Peter highlights the immense opportunity at the intersection of AI, advanced computing, and innovation, leading a team of 100...

In this episode of the Further, Faster podcast, Antler partner Jeff Becker sits down with Zach Walsh, founder of HiFi, to unpack what it really takes to build stablecoin infrastructure through crypto winter and into scale. Just a year after going to market, HiFi has processed billions in transaction volume by focusing on one simple goal: faster, cheaper, more rational financial services. From doll...

In this week’s episode of The Further, Faster podcast, Antler partner Christoph Klink sits down with Marius Meiners, former top 100 esports gamer and co-founder of Peec AI, to explore the intense journey of building a startup from scratch. They dive into the extreme sacrifices, radical honesty in hiring, and the polarizing leadership required to scale a company to $5M in revenue. From living on €3...

In this episode, Bede Moore sits down with Mark Englund, founder of FiberSense, to explore how the physical world becomes machine-readable. Mark shares his 25-year journey which lead to him building FiberSense, a company turning existing optical fiber networks into a real-time auditory layer for cities. Together they unpack how “giving AI a nervous system” unlocks everything from safer roads to sm...

In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Antler partner Jeff Becker sits down for an in-depth conversation with David Politis, exploring the real truths behind building a startup from the ground up. David shares candid stories about early-stage focus, learning from failure, and the importance of deeply understanding your users. From navigating founding challenges to developing trust as a tr...

In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Antler’s General Partner for New York, Jeff Becker, joins host Bede Moore, to unpack what makes a great inception-stage investment. From how Antler defines its early-stage strategy to the role of rolling capital in supporting founders globally, Jeff shares his view on the state of venture capital, what’s changing for founders, and how great companies...

In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Antler Partner and CCO Bede Moore, sits down with Skye Theodorou and Anish Sinha, the founders of Upcover. Trusted by over 60,000 businesses with a 4.9-star rating, Upcover is reshaping one of the world’s least “sexy” industries by using tech to simplify, automate, and humanize insurance. They discuss how a deep understanding of risk, customer experi...

In this episode of the Further Faster podcast, Antler Partner Hannah Leach sits down with UK founder Guiam Wainwright, founder of Occam. Gui discusses his unconventional journey from counter-terrorism to telcos, logistics, and robotics, all leading to him building Occam, an autonomy platform bringing resilient, low-cost AI to any robotic system. He shares how the Ukraine conflict became the cataly...