Podcast · 251 episodes
Scaling Europe, page 9
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 9
Tobias Bengtsdahl: Partner at Antler on the state of Nordic TechTobias Bengtsdahl (Antler) discusses why Nordic tech—especially Stockholm—is booming, how Antler’s “day zero” investing has changed with AI, and what makes early startups investable.13 Nov 2025 · 21 min · 10 chapters
Vidya Peters: CEO of DataSnipper - the fastest growing company in the NetherlandsVidya Peters, CEO of Amsterdam-based DataSnipper, explains how the company automates audit and finance work (transaction verification, document matching, anomaly detection) using algorithms, GenAI,…13 Nov 2025 · 20 min · 10 chapters
Andre de Haes: Co-Founder and Partner at Backed VC announcing their new $100m fundAndre de Haes (co-founder/partner at Backed VC) announces Backed’s new $100m fund (Fund III) at the legal hard cap, alongside Backed’s 100th deal, timed before Slush.13 Nov 2025 · 23 min · 9 chapters
Milos Rusic: CEO & Co-founder at deepsetMilos Rusic, CEO/co-founder of deepset, explains how deepset built the open-source Haystack orchestration framework for enterprise AI, shares real-world deployments, and argues for “sovereign AI” via…12 Nov 2025 · 21 min · 8 chapters
Boaz Falkin: Cofounder and CEO at Falkin on raising $2m to prevent AI ScamsBoaz Falkin (Falcon) announces a $2m pre-seed to prevent AI-enabled scams by adding “pre-transaction” digital safety checks inside financial institution journeys.11 Nov 2025 · 26 min · 11 chapters
Will Orde: Partner at Passion CapitalWill Orde, partner at Passion Capital, explains Passion’s early-stage fintech/risk/AI thesis, why they prefer “day zero” network-driven deal sourcing over automated inbound, and how VC cycles and…6 Nov 2025 · 23 min · 10 chapters
Jonny Plein: Cofounder of YASOYasso (Jonny Plein, cofounder) explains how its full-stack e-commerce platform helps Western brands sell directly to Chinese consumers, emphasizing social commerce/live streaming and end-to-end…31 Oct 2025 · 23 min · 7 chapters
Callum Woodcock: Founder and CEO at WineFiCallum Woodcock (Wineify founder/CEO) explains how Wineify makes fine-wine investing more accessible and data-driven, using syndicates, secondary-market sourcing, and quantitative models to target…31 Oct 2025 · 25 min · 9 chapters
Mark Fairless: CEO at ClearBank on hitting profitability and surpassing £100m of revenueMark Fairless, CEO of ClearBank, discusses ClearBank’s role as cloud/API-native financial infrastructure (payments, clearing, embedded banking), hitting profitability, and surpassing £100m of…30 Oct 2025 · 23 min · 12 chapters
Tom Pope: Co-founder & CEO at AdfinTom Pope, co-founder & CEO of Adfin, discusses building payments infrastructure for accountants, lessons from multiple fintech acquisitions, fundraising, and early traction.30 Oct 2025 · 22 min · 9 chapters
Taos Edmondson: Partner at dmg ventures, Founder at OnstageTaos Edmondson (partner at DMG Ventures; co-founder of OnStage) explains OnStage’s upcoming Europe-focused startup demo day and related events.29 Oct 2025 · 22 min · 9 chapters
Rory O'Neill: CMO at Checkout.comCheckout.com’s digital payments strategy, focusing on improving online payment acceptance rates with AI/ML, scaling globally (especially the US), and future-facing ideas like agentic commerce and…28 Oct 2025 · 20 min · 11 chapters
Vesence raises $9m from Emergence, Anton Osika and Paul Graham | Henrik and Ludvig, the CofoundersVesence cofounders Henrik and Ludvig (Henrik and Ludvig, “the Cofounders”) discuss raising a $9m seed round led by Emergence (with Paul Graham and Anton Osika among early investors) to build AI…28 Oct 2025 · 16 min · 5 chapters
Alexandre Berriche: Founder at Fleet, Scout at Sequoia and Super AngelAlexandre Berriche discusses scaling Europe through his bootstrapped company Fleet and his role as a “super angel” investor, including his investing strategy, deal access, and advice for new angels.28 Oct 2025 · 22 min · 10 chapters
Harry Stebbings being interviewed at the Onstage Demo DayHarry Stebbings (20VC) discusses how venture should be done, what signals matter in founders, how 20VC differentiates via media distribution, and why Europe needs a “Project Europe” ecosystem push.24 Oct 2025 · 1 h 54 min · 24 chapters
Xavier Collins: Co-founder & CEO of Wonder StudiosXavier Collins, co-founder/CEO of Wonder Studios, discusses an AI-native entertainment studio raising a $12M seed round (Atomico-led) and its strategy to bridge AI tools with storytelling craft.23 Oct 2025 · 29 min · 12 chapters
Olivier Godement: Head of Product, Platform at OpenAIOlivier Godement (OpenAI) discusses Dev Day Exchange in Europe, how OpenAI’s B2B “platform” products are built, enterprise AI adoption strategies, data residency/sovereignty for governments, and the…23 Oct 2025 · 25 min · 11 chapters
Interviews with the Onstage Hacknight judges: Episode 1, Chapter One, Antler and the Winners!Onstage Hack Night Episode 1, Chapter One—judges’ interviews and what it takes to win a one-night hackathon building a startup/company valued at £1M in three hours, plus how Onstage and Antler find…22 Oct 2025 · 34 min · 16 chapters
Amal Jolly: Founder and CEO at Saturn on raising a $15m Series A in just 10 daysAmal Jolly, co-founder/CEO of Saturn, discusses raising a $15m Series A in ~9–10 days and how Saturn uses AI to rebuild wealth-management/financial-advice infrastructure, reducing compliance/admin…22 Oct 2025 · 16 min · 4 chapters
Arnau Ayerbe: Cofounder at Throxy on going through YC and hitting 7 figures of ARRArnau Ayerbe, CEO/founder of Throxy, discusses company culture (high accountability, in-office deep work, wellness/rest), building through YC, fundraising, and “building in public” on LinkedIn.21 Oct 2025 · 17 min · 8 chapters
Tom Wehmeier - Partner, Head of Intelligence @ AtomicoTom Wehmeier (Atomico) discusses Atomico’s role in European tech, why Atomico produces its “State of European Tech” report, and how narrative should be grounded in data.21 Oct 2025 · 21 min · 8 chapters
Nikola Mrkšić, Cofounder and CEO @ PolyAIPolyAI’s voice and AI customer-service agents for large enterprises—how PolyAI sells into traditional industries, improves customer experience (not just reduces costs), and what the future contact…17 Oct 2025 · 21 min · 11 chapters
Gauthier Van Malderen - Founder and CEO of PerlegoGauthier Van Malderen, founder/CEO of Perlego, explains how the “Netflix/Spotify for textbooks” works, how Perlego built publisher supply, and how AI features like semantic search and “talk to books”…16 Oct 2025 · 17 min · 9 chapters
Matthew Wilson, Co-founder & CEO @ Jack and Jill, on raising $20m to fix recruitmentJack and Jill, an AI recruitment startup, announces a $20m seed round (led by Creandum) to scale its “two-agent” hiring system across Europe and the US.16 Oct 2025 · 22 min · 15 chapters