Podcast · 626 episodes
EUVC
by The European VC · English
The home of European tech. Connecting the people, capital and companies building Europe. EUVC features conversations with the founders, investors, operators and policymakers shaping the continent's future. We explore venture capital, startups, AI, deeptech, defense, industrial policy, entrepreneurship and the ideas driving European competitiveness. From emerging managers and unicorn founders to institutional investors and government leaders, EUVC documents the people building Europe's next chapter.
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Greg Lawton (Nodes & Links): Why product-market fit won’t get you through enterprise procurementHow VCs and startups can succeed in enterprise procurement for “change-resistant” industries by focusing on organization commercial fit (procurement/governance/security milestones), not just…30 Sep 2026 · 41 min
Itxaso del Palacio (Notion Capital): The founder health paradoxFounder health and burnout paradox in venture-backed startups, argued through an “athlete negative split” lens; investors should track intrinsic motivation and support systems, not just spreadsheets.29 Sep 2026 · 12 min
This Week in European Tech: Europe’s dependency problem runs from rare earths to AIEuropean tech and venture news, focusing on US-China tensions (rare earths), AI regulation/liability, and an AI model price war affecting enterprise costs and IPO sentiment.29 Sep 2026 · 1 h 5 min
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Greg Lawton (Nodes & Links): Why product-market fit won’t get you through enterprise procurementHow VCs and startups can succeed in enterprise procurement for “change-resistant” industries by focusing on organization commercial fit (procurement/governance/security milestones), not just…30 Sep 2026 · 41 min · 17 chapters
Itxaso del Palacio (Notion Capital): The founder health paradoxFounder health and burnout paradox in venture-backed startups, argued through an “athlete negative split” lens; investors should track intrinsic motivation and support systems, not just spreadsheets.29 Sep 2026 · 12 min · 6 chapters
This Week in European Tech: Europe’s dependency problem runs from rare earths to AIEuropean tech and venture news, focusing on US-China tensions (rare earths), AI regulation/liability, and an AI model price war affecting enterprise costs and IPO sentiment.29 Sep 2026 · 1 h 5 min · 30 chapters
Summit | Harrison Rose (Goodfit & Paddle): The future of AI in GTMHarrison Rose argues AI’s real GTM impact comes from decision-making (who to target, when, with what message/channel/order, and with what budget/spend), not just automating outbound emails.28 Sep 2026 · 15 min · 9 chapters
Marc Thom (Henkel Ventures): Why resilience is a muscle for growthResilience as a “muscle” for growth, arguing that uncertainty and black swans should be reframed as opportunities—especially for sustainability—rather than treated as mere survival.24 Sep 2026 · 8 min · 3 chapters
Hans Söhngen (KPN Ventures): Rebuilding a CVC that stopped serving the mothershipHans Söhngen explains how KPN Ventures was rebuilt after nearly being shut down in 2020, turning a scattered, CFO-driven early-stage CVC into a strategic fund tied to KPN business units and…23 Sep 2026 · 44 min · 21 chapters
Daniel Betts & Christian Hernandez Gallardo (Blue Frontier): How climate hardware earns trustBlue Frontier’s desiccant enhanced evaporative cooling replaces vapor-compression AC to cut energy use, add cooling energy storage, and shift cooling from peak grid load to time-of-use flexibility.22 Sep 2026 · 39 min · 17 chapters
This Week in European Tech: Europe’s venture market still leans on public capitalEuropean venture and AI news, arguing that Europe’s venture market still relies heavily on public/state capital; plus a debate on “AI doomerism” and AI safety oversight; and how higher interest rates…18 Sep 2026 · 1 h 1 min · 33 chapters
Summit | Krishna Visvanathan (Crane): From contrarian view to a consensus bet, twice and countingInvestor recounts meeting James Daycomb and how it shifted their venture approach toward higher-risk, outlier-seeking bets; discusses contrarian-to-consensus investing “twice and counting” across two…18 Sep 2026 · 13 min · 5 chapters
Alex Bakir (Norrsken Evolve): Europe’s AI ambitions need a new electricity systemEurope’s AI and electrification future depends on building a new, faster electricity system; current grid connection delays, high power prices, and fragmented policy prevent cheap, clean,…15 Sep 2026 · 10 min · 6 chapters
This Week in European Tech: Europe has the talent. Can it own the upside?Europe’s tech growth bottleneck is capital and sovereignty, not talent; the episode links EU company-regulation efforts, AI model access restrictions, and European space/AI infrastructure to explain…12 Sep 2026 · 55 min · 21 chapters
Summit | Chris Preston (ZEREN) & Rishabh Kaul (Hoxton Ventures): Building AI-native leadership teamsAI-native leadership hiring and how AI changes talent demand, recruiting processes, and leadership team composition.11 Sep 2026 · 14 min · 6 chapters
Rokas Peciulaitis (Contrarian Ventures): Why responsible innovation wins with better productsThe episode argues that climate change should be reframed as “climate worsening” (increasing volatility and extremes) and that progress won’t come mainly from Brussels/UN podiums; it will come from…8 Sep 2026 · 13 min · 4 chapters
This Week in European Tech: Apple rents AI. What should Europe build?European venture and tech news roundup focused on AI economics and infrastructure: Apple “rents” AI models (Siri on Google Gemini), rising AI chip demand (Broadcom/custom silicon), sovereign AI…7 Sep 2026 · 55 min · 27 chapters
Summit | Dave Bailey (Founder Coach): Creating simplicityHow to create simplicity in scaling tech businesses by “raising the bar” and using a two-step model: (1) make the simplifying goal bigger and (2) clean up thinking via subtraction to remove hidden…4 Sep 2026 · 12 min · 4 chapters
Michael Smith (Regeneration.VC): The future wins by being superior, not moralMichael Smith, founder of Regeneration.VC, argues the world’s biggest lever for environmental impact is corporate supply chains, not government or philanthropy.3 Sep 2026 · 9 min · 4 chapters
Award winner - Summit | CVC of the Year: Henkel Ventures (represented by Marc Thom)Henkel Ventures’ approach to corporate venture capital (CVC): what strategic investors uniquely provide, how to avoid overselling, and how to manage uncertainty from strategic shifts and fund…2 Sep 2026 · 9 min · 4 chapters
Julien-David Nitlech (IRIS): What Exotec taught IRIS about backing deep tech that lastsJulien-David Nitlech (JD) of IRIS Capital explains how IRIS stays relevant across multiple tech “lives” and how it backs deep tech that can scale in Europe.1 Sep 2026 · 51 min · 19 chapters
Award winner - Summit | Newcomer of the Year: Ruya Ventures (represented by Rick Hao)Ruya Ventures’ “Newcomer of the Year” win and Rick Hao’s deep-tech investing thesis for pre-seed/C-stage hardware and other deep-tech sectors.28 Aug 2026 · 8 min · 4 chapters
Hampus Jakobsson (Pale blue dot): How to stop doubt from stealing your dreamsHow to stop doubt from stealing your dreams by combining “cringe-tolerance” with a practical planning/action system (“swimming with sharks”): schedule a recurring “breaststroke meeting” to plan and…27 Aug 2026 · 10 min · 4 chapters
Franz Tschimben (ALLSIDES) & Michael Brehm & Ben Scheidt (Redstone): Why physical AI needs 3D dataThe shift from “best AI models” to vertical, physical-AI systems that require reality-grounded 3D data; the episode argues the bottleneck is “better reality-grade data,” not more parameters.26 Aug 2026 · 33 min · 16 chapters
Award winner - Summit | Exit of the Year: Balderton (represented by Rob Moffat)Balderton’s exit-of-the-year discussion with Rob Moffat (Award winner – Summit | Exit of the Year: Balderton).25 Aug 2026 · 8 min · 6 chapters
Award winner - Summit | Emerging Manager of the Year 2025: byFounders (represented by Eric Lagier)byFounders’ Emerging Manager of the Year 2025 discussion on “for founders by founders” investing—early, relationship-led seed support, readable terms, and community compounding in the “New Nordics”…21 Aug 2026 · 14 min · 7 chapters
Award winner | Firm of the Year 2025 (Sub-€200M): Point Nine (represented by Ricardo Sequerra Amram)Point Nine (Firm of the Year 2025, Sub-€200M) explains its anti-scaling, low-volume seed investing model, how it evolved from early B2B SaaS to AI and deep tech, and how it identifies “raw diamonds”…19 Aug 2026 · 19 min · 10 chapters