# EU-Startups Podcast: the investor podcast, by episode > EU-Startups Podcast: European founders and investors, from the EU-Startups newsroom. 198 episodes, each linked to the investors in it. Source: https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/eu-startups (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) The week's news · new episode 22 Oct 2026 # EU-Startups Podcast Hosted by **Thomas Ohr** European founders and investors, from the EU-Startups newsroom. Follow on Apple PodcastsBrowse the episodes **198** episodes **53** investors heard as guests **31 min** an average episode 57 in the last 12 months ## The regulars Investors named as guests in the most episode titles on EU-Startups Podcast. [DN *2* **David Nothacker** 2 episodes](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-nothacker)[AR *1* **Andre Retterath** Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/person/andre-retterath)[AS *1* **Anton Soulier** 1 episode](https://millionrounds.com/person/anton-soulier)[CR *1* **Carles Reina** Concept Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/person/carles-reina)[CN *1* **Christian Noske** NGP Capital](https://millionrounds.com/person/christian-noske)[CF *1* **Cristina Fonseca** Indico Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/person/cristina-fonseca)[DG *1* **Daniel Gebler** 1 episode](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-gebler)[DN *1* **Deepali Nangia** Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/person/deepali-nangia)[EK *1* **Emmet King** J12 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/person/emmet-king)[FP *1* **Fiona Pathiraja** Crista Galli Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/person/fiona-pathiraja)[FG *1* **Florian Gschwandtner** 1 episode](https://millionrounds.com/person/florian-gschwandtner)[GM *1* **Gesa Miczaika** 1 episode](https://millionrounds.com/person/gesa-miczaika) ## Every episode 198 · page 1 of 7 - 198 **How European BioTech is Changing Cancer Care** 22 Oct 2026 · 35 min About this episode 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),… ▶Show page - 197 **The Glasses Helping the Blind See** 15 Oct 2026 · 42 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 196 **Where Podcasting Meets Venture Capital** 8 Oct 2026 · 41 min [Bank of America Merrill Lynch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bank-of-america-merrill-lynch)[DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global)[Harry Stebbings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harry-stebbings) About this episode 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,… ▶Show page - 195 **Building a Defence Against Drones** 6 Oct 2026 · 15 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 194 **Controlling Robots with Your Brain** 6 Oct 2026 · 14 min [Wayne Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/wayne-lin-upside) About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 193 **Inside the New DefenceTech Race** 1 Oct 2026 · 22 min [Gary Ang](https://millionrounds.com/person/gary-ang) About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 192 **What Europe Can Learn from Asia** 1 Oct 2026 · 15 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 191 **Turning Research Into Billion-Dollar Startups** 1 Oct 2026 · 27 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 190 **From Google Glass to Dementia Care** 1 Oct 2026 · 21 min [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Babak Parviz](https://millionrounds.com/person/babak-parviz) About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 189 **How to Win the Global AI Race** 1 Oct 2026 · 22 min [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 188 **Can Singapore Build Global Tech Giants?** 1 Oct 2026 · 20 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 187 **Why Ukraine is Europe's DefenceTech Lab** 23 Sept 2026 · 36 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 186 **The Shopify of Venture Capital** 17 Sept 2026 · 42 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 185 **How Europe is Helping Startups Succeed** 9 Sept 2026 · 36 min [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 184 **Meet the World's Tallest Autonomous Robots** 3 Sept 2026 · 36 min [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 183 **Can Bacteria Solve Fashion's Pollution Problem?** 27 Aug 2026 · 43 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 182 **She Turned Plastic Waste Into Opportunity** 20 Aug 2026 · 40 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 181 **Enabling People. Not Replacing Them** 13 Aug 2026 · 28 min [Nikita Miller](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikita-miller) About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 180 **Spider Silk in BioTech** 6 Aug 2026 · 35 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 179 **How Europe can Win in Tech** 29 Jul 2026 · 41 min [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico)[Tom Wehmeier](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-wehmeier) About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 178 **The Future of European Payments** 23 Jul 2026 · 33 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 177 **The Fund Selling Climate to Skeptics** 16 Jul 2026 · 35 min [World Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/world-fund)[Tim Schumacher](https://millionrounds.com/person/tim-schumacher) About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 176 **Is the Office Era Over?** 9 Jul 2026 · 29 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 175 **From Dining Table to $700M Exit** 2 Jul 2026 · 38 min [Jos White](https://millionrounds.com/person/jos-white) About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 174 **From Getting Scammed to Building a Unicorn** 25 Jun 2026 · 33 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 173 **The Startup Turning Swamps Into Fashion Gold** 18 Jun 2026 · 29 min About this episode 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,… ▶Show page - 172 **The Airship Startup NATO is Backing** 11 Jun 2026 · 35 min About this episode 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 -… ▶Show page - 171 **The Christmas Trip that Built BlaBlaCar** 4 Jun 2026 · 40 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 170 **The Startup Freezing Humans For Tomorrow** 28 May 2026 · 44 min About this episode 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… ▶Show page - 169 **From MI6 to Startups** 20 May 2026 · 32 min About this episode 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. ▶Show page ## Who the show talks about Firms named in its episodes, and people named in descriptions: talked about, rather than on the show. [**Google** *6*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[**Creandum** *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum)[**Speedinvest** *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest)[**Antler** *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)[**Atomico** *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico)[**Delivery Hero** *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delivery-hero)[**Founders Fund** *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[H **Harry Stebbings** *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harry-stebbings)[**Khosla Ventures** *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**LocalGlobe** *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe)[P **Philipp Heltewig** *2*](https://millionrounds.com/person/philipp-heltewig)[R **Ryan Reynolds** *2*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-reynolds) ## More shows like this - [**This Week in Startups** Jason Calacanis 1,493 episodes](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) - [**All-In** Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks and David Friedberg 440 episodes](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) - [**Startup 360** Startup Daily 81 episodes](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startup-360) - [**Equity** TechCrunch 802 episodes](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity)