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- 198How European BioTech is Changing Cancer Care22 Oct 2026 · 35 min▶Show page
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In this Women TechEU Roundtable episode, three founders building Deeptech cancer companies in France sit down together for a candid conversation about science, scaling, and what it really takes to move a breakthrough from the lab to the patients who need it. Muriel Bardor (Alga Biologics), Inna Menkova (Allogenica),…
- 197The Glasses Helping the Blind See15 Oct 2026 · 42 min▶Show page
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What if technology could give blind people the freedom of a guide dog - without the waitlists, the cost, or the care requirements? In this episode, we sit down with Cornel Amariei, CEO and founder of .lumen, the Romanian startup building smart glasses that help blind and visually impaired people navigate the world…
- 196Where Podcasting Meets Venture Capital8 Oct 2026 · 41 minBank of America Merrill LynchDST GlobalHarry Stebbings▶Show page
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In this episode, we sit down with Paul Bonnet, General Partner at 20VC, the London-based venture capital firm founded by Harry Stebbings that sprung from the extremely popular 20VC podcast. We start with Paul's path into venture - from equity capital markets and equity research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch,…
- 195Building a Defence Against Drones6 Oct 2026 · 15 min▶Show page
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This is a special two-part addition, building on the back of the A5X conference series we published last week. Since the EU-Startups team could only stay for part of the event, we missed the Singapore Defence Tech Hackathon (SDTH) in person - so we're bringing it to you in a slightly different format. Instead of our…
- 194Controlling Robots with Your Brain6 Oct 2026 · 14 minWayne Lin▶Show page
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This is a special two-part addition, building on the back of the A5X conference series we published last week. Since the EU-Startups team could only stay for part of the event, we missed the Singapore Defence Tech Hackathon in person - so we're bringing it to you in a slightly different format. Instead of our usual…
- 193Inside the New DefenceTech Race1 Oct 2026 · 22 minGary Ang▶Show page
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Filmed at the A5X Conference, Singapore - This interview forms part of a wider series we filmed in collaboration with NUSX, who invited us to Singapore to speak with founders, investors and academics from across the globe about shared challenges, the developing bridge between Europe and Asia, and the lessons we can…
- 192What Europe Can Learn from Asia1 Oct 2026 · 15 min▶Show page
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Filmed at the A5X Conference, Singapore - This interview forms part of a wider series we filmed in collaboration with NUSX, who invited us to Singapore to speak with founders, investors and academics from across the globe about shared challenges, the developing bridge between Europe and Asia, and the lessons we can…
- 191Turning Research Into Billion-Dollar Startups1 Oct 2026 · 27 min▶Show page
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Filmed at the A5X Conference, Singapore - This interview forms part of a wider series we filmed in collaboration with NUSX, who invited us to Singapore to speak with founders, investors and academics from across the globe about shared challenges, the developing bridge between Europe and Asia, and the lessons we can…
- 190From Google Glass to Dementia Care1 Oct 2026 · 21 minGoogleBabak Parviz▶Show page
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Filmed at the A5X Conference, Singapore - This interview forms part of a wider series we filmed in collaboration with NUSX, who invited us to Singapore to speak with founders, investors and academics from across the globe about shared challenges, the developing bridge between Europe and Asia, and the lessons we can…
- 189How to Win the Global AI Race1 Oct 2026 · 22 minGoogle▶Show page
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Filmed at the A5X Conference, Singapore - This interview forms part of a wider series we filmed in collaboration with NUSX, who invited us to Singapore to speak with founders, investors and academics from across the globe about shared challenges, the developing bridge between Europe and Asia, and the lessons we can…
- 188Can Singapore Build Global Tech Giants?1 Oct 2026 · 20 min▶Show page
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Filmed at the A5X Conference, Singapore - This interview forms part of a wider series we filmed in collaboration with NUSX, who invited us to Singapore to speak with founders, investors and academics from across the globe about shared challenges, the developing bridge between Europe and Asia, and the lessons we can…
- 187Why Ukraine is Europe's DefenceTech Lab23 Sept 2026 · 36 min▶Show page
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Join us for a conversation with Andreas Flodström, co-founder and chairman of Varangians, as we explore the journey that led him from building the Swedish-Ukrainian tech ecosystem Beetroot to investing in Ukraine’s DefenceTech sector. Varangians is a DefenceTech-focused investment fund backing Ukrainian technologies…
- 186The Shopify of Venture Capital17 Sept 2026 · 42 min▶Show page
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Join us for a conversation with Patrick Ryan, co-founder of Odin, as we explore the journey that led him from consumer goods and corporate venture capital to launching a platform that’s transforming how investment firms operate. Odin, often described as "Shopify for Venture Capital," enables anyone, anywhere, to…
- 185How Europe is Helping Startups Succeed9 Sept 2026 · 36 minEISMEA▶Show page
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Join us for an interview with Momchil Sabev, Director of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), as we explore the critical role of public institutions in shaping Europe’s startup and innovation landscape. With a career that bridges entrepreneurship, private sector consulting, and…
- 184Meet the World's Tallest Autonomous Robots3 Sept 2026 · 36 minGoogle▶Show page
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Join us for a conversation with Oana Jinga, co-founder and Chief Commercial & Product Officer at Dexory, an innovator in warehouse robotics and intelligence. In this interview, Oana shares her journey from leading strategic partnerships at Google and Telefónica to co-founding a company that bridges the gap between…
- 183Can Bacteria Solve Fashion's Pollution Problem?27 Aug 2026 · 43 min▶Show page
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Join us for a conversation with Karin Fleck, the CEO and Founder of Vienna Textile Lab, an innovator in sustainable textile dyeing through biotechnology. With a decade of experience in the oil and energy sector, Karin transitioned her expertise to address one of the fashion industry’s most pressing challenges: the…
- 182She Turned Plastic Waste Into Opportunity20 Aug 2026 · 40 min▶Show page
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Join us for an interview with Angela Ivanova, the co-founder and CEO of LAM’ON Compostable Films, a Bulgarian company at the forefront of sustainable packaging solutions. Angela shares her journey of addressing one of the most pressing environmental challenges: the 1.2 million metric tons of laminated paper wasted…
- 181Enabling People. Not Replacing Them13 Aug 2026 · 28 minNikita Miller▶Show page
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In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Nikita Miller, Chief Product Officer at Perk, formerly TravelPerk, to discuss the company’s evolution into an AI-native travel and spend management platform and its global ambitions. Nikita joined Perk in September 2025 as the Barcelona-founded scale-up was expanding…
- 180Spider Silk in BioTech6 Aug 2026 · 35 min▶Show page
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For today’s podcast, produced in association with the Women TechEU scheme, we sit down with Jekaterina Romanova, CEO and co-founder of Latvian biotech startup PrintyMed, to discuss biomimetic spider silk, its medical potential, and the challenges of scaling deep-tech innovation in Europe. The Women TechEU scheme is an…
- 179How Europe can Win in Tech29 Jul 2026 · 41 minAtomicoTom Wehmeier▶Show page
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For today's podcast we sit down with Tom Wehmeier, Partner and Head of Intelligence at Atomico, to discuss European technology, the firm’s investment philosophy, and the influential State of European Tech report. Tom reflects on his unconventional route into venture capital. Before joining Atomico, he worked in…
- 178The Future of European Payments23 Jul 2026 · 33 min▶Show page
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In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Lena Hackelöer, founder & CEO at Brite Payments, to explore the company’s growth, the future of European payments, and the challenges facing fintech founders. Lena shares how Brite has evolved from a Swedish startup founded in 2019 into a leading pay-by-bank provider…
- 177The Fund Selling Climate to Skeptics16 Jul 2026 · 35 minWorld FundTim Schumacher▶Show page
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In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Tim Schumacher, the visionary co-founder of saas.group and General Partner at World Fund, to explore the journey, philosophy, and future of his founder-friendly SaaS acquisition platform and his ClimateTech investments. Tim shares how saas.group evolved from its first…
- 176Is the Office Era Over?9 Jul 2026 · 29 min▶Show page
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Join us for a deep dive with Job van der Voort, CEO and co-founder of Remote, as he explores the evolution of work, the challenges of global employment, and the principles behind scaling remote-first teams. From his transition from neuroscientist to startup leader, to the lessons learned at GitLab and Remote, Job…
- 175From Dining Table to $700M Exit2 Jul 2026 · 38 minJos White▶Show page
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Join us for a conversation with Jos White, co-founder of Notion Capital and serial entrepreneur, as he reflects on his journey - from building pioneering companies like Star and MessageLabs to investing in the next generation of European B2B SaaS and cloud startups. Jos shares the lessons learned around his family…
- 174From Getting Scammed to Building a Unicorn25 Jun 2026 · 33 min▶Show page
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Join us for a conversation with Tarek Müller, co-founder and co-CEO of ABOUT YOU, a leading European fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform and Hamburg’s first unicorn. Tarek shares his journey from building websites at 13 to scaling one of Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies, and dives deep into the future of…
- 173The Startup Turning Swamps Into Fashion Gold18 Jun 2026 · 29 min▶Show page
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In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Julian Ellis-Brown, CEO and co-founder of Ponda, the innovative biomaterials company developing the world’s first wetland-regenerating material supply chain. Julian shares the story behind Ponda’s mission to transform how we think about materials - starting with BioPuff,…
- 172The Airship Startup NATO is Backing11 Jun 2026 · 35 min▶Show page
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In this exclusive interview, Janne Hietala, CEO of Kelluu, discusses how his company is pioneering the use of autonomous, hydrogen-powered airships to revolutionise aerial monitoring. Unlike traditional drones or satellites, Kelluu’s fleet delivers persistent, high-accuracy environmental data in extreme conditions -…
- 171The Christmas Trip that Built BlaBlaCar4 Jun 2026 · 40 min▶Show page
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Join us for a deep dive with Frédéric Mazzella, founder of BlaBlaCar, as he reflects on the origins of the world’s leading carpooling platform and shares insights on the future of shared mobility, sustainability, and entrepreneurship in Europe. From a personal Christmas trip that sparked a global movement to…
- 170The Startup Freezing Humans For Tomorrow28 May 2026 · 44 min▶Show page
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Join us for a deep-dive conversation with Dr Emil Kendziorra, CEO of Tomorrow.bio, as we explore the cutting edge of cryopreservation and medical biostasis. Dr Kendziorra, who began his career in cancer research with a summa cum laude degree from the University of Göttingen, shares his remarkable journey from…
- 169From MI6 to Startups20 May 2026 · 32 min▶Show page
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In this edition of the EU-Startups Podcast we had a cht with Tyler Edwards, the ex-MI6 founder who set out to secure AI Agents.
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