Podcast · 251 episodes
Scaling Europe, page 8
by Sebastian Johnson · English
Every week Seb Johnson sits down with 5 of Europe's best builders and investors to talk about what's going on in European Tech. Prior guests include the founders of Lovable, Cleo, Voi an Zilch, as well as top VCs from 20VC, Index, Balderton and Creandum.
All episodes, page 8
An interview with Judith Dada: General Partner at Visionaries ClubJudith Dada, General Partner at Visionaries Club, discusses long-form writing and then focuses on Europe’s “performative optimism,” AI’s effects on society and capitalism, VC morality, and AI startup…18 Dec 2025 · 55 min · 23 chapters
Itxaso del Palacio: General Partner at Notion Capital on how founders avoid burnoutNotion Capital GP Itxaso del Palacio discusses her report “The Negative Split,” about how VC-backed founders avoid burnout through recovery routines, endurance-building, and scaling-related coping…18 Dec 2025 · 23 min · 10 chapters
Tamar Gomez and Wiem Gharbi: Cofounders at Ankar on raising $20m!Ankar AI’s $20m Series A raise and how the company is using AI to connect enterprise knowledge (papers/patents) with internal R&D/IP work to turn inventions into bankable assets.17 Dec 2025 · 21 min · 10 chapters
Sebastian Fallert: Co-founder and CEO of Ben announcing a $27m fundraise!Ben (benefits management) announces a $27m Series B and discusses how it manages global employee benefits across 140 countries using modular “Lego” configuration, payment cards, and AI to…17 Dec 2025 · 20 min · 13 chapters
Georgia Stevenson: Partner at Index Ventures on investing in Mirelo - a European foundation model inIndex Ventures partner Georgia Stevenson discusses Morello AI’s $41M seed round and why Index backed the company, focusing on founder/team selection, multimodal “sound + visual” foundation modeling,…15 Dec 2025 · 17 min · 7 chapters
CJ Simon-Gabriel: CEO and Co-founder of Mirelo AI announcing their $42m Seed from Index and a16z!Mirelo AI (CJ Simon-Gabriel) announces a ~$41–$42M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Index, to build foundational European audio models for generating synchronized sound for video and games.15 Dec 2025 · 24 min · 12 chapters
Omid Ekhlasi: Founder & CEO of Techarena - Scandinavia's Biggest Tech & Business EventOmid Ekhlasi, founder/CEO of Tech Arena, explains how Tech Arena (physical + digital) accelerates Nordic startups by connecting founders, investors, corporates, politicians, and experts through major…12 Dec 2025 · 21 min · 10 chapters
An interview with Alice Bentinck: CoFounder and CEO at Entrepreneurs FirstAlice Bentinck, cofounder/CEO of Entrepreneurs First (EF), discusses EF’s origin, biggest highs/lows, its “company-run” investing model, cofounder selection/coaching, and EF’s shift to sending…11 Dec 2025 · 42 min · 21 chapters
Paul Rippon, the cofounder of Monzo and Starling launches a $300m fundPaul Rippon (Monzo and Starling cofounder) launches Rippon Capital, a $300m fund designed to connect world-class entrepreneurs with “growth capital,” focusing mainly on near-profitability growth…10 Dec 2025 · 34 min · 13 chapters
An interview with Michiel Kotting: Early investor into Vinted, Fiverr and PersonioMichiel Kotting (Northzone) discusses the European venture tech landscape, how AI (GPT-3 onward) is shifting where innovation happens, and how VCs adapt their workflows, theses, and team structures.9 Dec 2025 · 21 min · 9 chapters
Nicolas Sharp: Founder and CEO at Attio on taking on Salesforce from EuropeNicolas Sharp, co-founder/CEO of Attio, explains Attio’s shift from product to platform, aiming to compete with Salesforce from Europe.2 Dec 2025 · 29 min · 11 chapters
Oliver Thomas: Managing Partner at Expedition Growth Capital as they announce a new €325m fund!Oliver “Oli” Thomas, Managing Partner at Expedition Growth Capital, announces the close of their third fund (€325m) to invest in Europe’s ambitious bootstrapped software companies.2 Dec 2025 · 26 min · 10 chapters
Nicolas and Jonas: Cofounders of Donna announcing their $4.8m Seed round!Scaling Europe interviews Donna’s cofounders, Nicolas and Jonas, about their $4.8m seed round led by Frontline Ventures and Donna’s AI “proactive assistant” for field sales reps.2 Dec 2025 · 24 min · 14 chapters
Mark Swan: CEO & Co-Founder at Nevis announcing their $35m Series A led by Sequoia!Nevis, an AI platform for wealth management, announces a $35m Series A led by Sequoia (with Iconic and Ribbit).2 Dec 2025 · 23 min · 11 chapters
Charles Maddock: CEO at Strawberry Browser on building the browser of the futureCharles Maddock, co-founder and CEO of Strawberry (Stockholm), explains why Strawberry is an “agentic” browser for non-technical users, how it uses browser context to automate repetitive web…28 Nov 2025 · 21 min · 8 chapters
Roman Chernin: Cofounder at Nebius AI on how they've built Europe's $25bn AI Infrastructure giantRoman Chernin, cofounder/CBO of Nebius, explains Nebius’s evolution from Yandex-era Russian assets into a Europe-focused AI infrastructure provider, and details its new “Nebula Stocking Factory”…27 Nov 2025 · 24 min · 10 chapters
Carles Reina: Solo GP at Baobab announcing his $15m fund!Carles Reina announces Baobab’s $15m solo GP pre-seed fund, explaining thesis, check size, geography, and how he’ll add value to help founders reach “momentum” via hands-on go-to-market support.26 Nov 2025 · 29 min · 9 chapters
Aidan Cramer: CEO of AIApply on seed-strapping to 1 million users and millions of revenueAidan Cramer, CEO/co-founder of AIApply, explains how the consumer job-seeker SaaS scaled to 1 million users and profitable growth while staying seed-funded and lean.25 Nov 2025 · 22 min · 10 chapters
Leonardo Ubbiali: Founder & CEO at Visum LabsLeonardo Ubbiali, founder/CEO of Visum Labs, explains why AI implementations fail without strong data foundations and how his AI+data consulting delivers end-to-end, P&L-impact projects (data…24 Nov 2025 · 19 min · 10 chapters
Joel hambly: Founding partner at Onstage announcing their £10m Fund to build the YC of Europe!Joel Hambly (Onstage) announces Onstage’s £10m fund to “build the YC of Europe” via its demo-day platform.24 Nov 2025 · 19 min · 9 chapters
Daniel and Felix: Co-Founders at Cellbyte on $2.75m raise!Cellbyte, an AI-native platform for pharma market access, raised $2.75M to accelerate drug launch timelines by reducing delays after clinical trials (aim: cut 1–2 years).18 Nov 2025 · 22 min · 9 chapters
Marius Meiners: Co-Founder & CEO at Peec AI announcing their $21m Series A!Marius Meiners (Peec AI) announces a $21m Series A after rapid growth, explains why they raised now, targets for ARR, and plans to expand to the US (New York).18 Nov 2025 · 21 min · 13 chapters
Paulo Guichard: Co-Founder & CEO at Condukt announcing their $10m round!Paolo Guichard, co-founder/CEO of Condukt, announces a $10m funding round and explains Condukt’s business identity platform for KYB/KYC workflows.18 Nov 2025 · 21 min · 12 chapters
Fabio Schmidberger: Co-Founder and CEO at voize announcing their $50m Series A led by Balderton!Fabio Schmidberger, co-founder/CEO of voize, discusses voize’s AI voice assistant that automates nursing documentation, their $50m Series A led by Balderton, adoption metrics, and plans to expand…17 Nov 2025 · 23 min · 12 chapters