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Meet the winners of the The European Prize for Women Innovators21 Aug 2026 · 46 min
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The European Prize for Women Innovators is jointly awarded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the European Innovation Council (EIC). Through this collaboration, the EIT and EIC are showcasing a large pool of women innovators, offering more opportunities for trailblazers, and providing…
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Seraphim Space CEO: “Europe is catching up”25 Jun 2026 · 32 minSeraphim Space Mark Boggett
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Mark Boggett, co-founder and CEO of Seraphim Space, discusses the recent SpaceX IPO, its impact on the European spacetech sector, as well as the investment landscape, and European sovereignty.
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What it makes to build ambitious companies in Europe today: A podcast with Kitty Mayo and Jade Yarrow from Project Europe.4 Jun 2026 · 1 min
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Hosted at Latitude59, the podcast dives into Project Europe, an initiative built to support the next generation of European founders through funding, advice, and access to a wide network of backers and operators. Together, the conversation promises a perspective on what it takes to build ambitious companies in…
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"Speed" reason Coreweave leasing data centre space in UK, says European boss29 May 2026 · 30 min
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In the Tech.eu podcast, Coreweave executive Ben Richardson discusses Coreweave's strategy in the UK and Europe.
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“Very difficult" for US competitors in Europe, says boss of healthtech Tandem Health11 May 2026 · 26 min
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Tandem Health CEO Lukas Sarri discusses Tandem's proposition and its plans across Europe
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We are where ChatGPT was five years ago,” says European 3D AI foundation model startup boss15 Apr 2026 · 26 min
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In the Tech.eu podcast, Matthias Niessner talks about his startup, Spaitial, and the future of 3D AI models.
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"We are at the starting line" of pay by bank, says Stripe-backed TrueLayer CEO5 Mar 2026 · 43 minFrancesco Simoneschi
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In the Tech.eu podcast, Francesco Simoneschi talks open banking, Amazon deal, retail adoption of the tech, and the future.
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From 2025 to 2026: Listen to the startups and VCs behind the year’s biggest tech stories13 Jan 2026 · 1h 40m
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In this special year-end episode, we look back at the stories that defined European tech in 2025, and ahead to what 2026 may hold. Instead of Tech.eu journalists alone unpacking the biggest developments of the year, we turned to what you read most in 2025, and invited the founders and investors behind those headlines…
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Our strategy is to build and control as much as possible", says Nebius co-founder.9 Dec 2025 · 33 min
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in the Tech.eu podcast, Roman Chernin talks through Nebius's deals with Microsoft and Meta and its data centre strategy.
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AI agents “lost” when patients ask medical questions, says healthtech boss19 Nov 2025 · 35 minAli Parsa
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in the Tech.eu podcast, Ali Parsa, the founder of healthtech Quadrivia, and Vlad Lupenko, the co-founder of orthodontic healthtec Impress, discuss AI in the healthtech sector.
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AI roll-ups: The upsides and challenges15 Oct 2025 · 36 min
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In this Tech.eu podcast, three founders of AI roll-ups discuss the upsides and challenges of AI roll-ups.
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Investors don't understand AI, says founder of OpenAI safety adviser30 Sept 2025 · 37 minMarc Warner
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In this Tech.eu podcast, Faculty AI founder Marc Warner talks AI and the work undertaken by Faculty AI.
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Europe has a "swarm" of global-scale AI firms, says VC26 Aug 2025 · 39 minLocalGlobe Visionaries Club
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In the Tech.eu podcast, Ziv Riechert, partner at LocalGlobe, and Bobby Jackle, partner, Visionaries Club, talk AI.
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We're not looking to poach researchers from other labs," says Anthropic's European boss9 Jul 2025 · 28 minGuillaume Princen
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In this Tech.eu podcast, Guillaume Princen talks about Anthropic's European ambitions.
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Some of the best AI solutions are coming from Europe”, says OpenAI's EMEA startup boss25 Jun 2025 · 28 min
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In the Tech.eu podcast, Laura Modiano talks about how OpenAI is working with startups across Europe.
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Swedish AI legaltech founder: Most big law firms “not like to leverage Chinese models”17 Jun 2025 · 25 min
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In the Tech.eu podcast, Legora CEO Max Junestrand talks about which LLMs the startup is leveraging and how widespread AI has become within the startup.
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Europe in danger of being geopolitical “sitting duck” unless embraces defence tech, says Alpine Eagle founder4 Jun 2025 · 25 min
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In this Tech.eu podcast, Alpine Eagle co-founder Jan-Hendrik Boelens talks defence tech and the opportunity it presents for Europe.
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We are sprinting towards implementation of our first chip”, says UK startup in AI inference race5 May 2025 · 34 min
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In the Tech.eu podcast, Fractile founder Walter Goodwin discusses Fractile's AI inference chips which he claims can run LLMs faster and more energy efficient than Nvidia's GPUs.
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“Lot of work to be done” to achieve open banking success, says Volt CEO4 Apr 2025 · 27 min
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In this episode, the co-founder and interim CEO of Volt, talks about Volt and open banking.
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London’s fintech crown “under threat”, says Pockit CEO28 Mar 2025 · 32 min
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The co-founder of Pockit talks about the fintech's future plans, the acquisition of Monese, and why he thinks the fintech sector is ripe for consolidation.
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“There is still a lack of investment opportunities in Slovakia,” says Slovak fintech founder7 Mar 2025 · 25 min
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Two Slovakia-based startup executives discuss the pros and cons of being located in the country.
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Our future is predominantly American”, says founder of Nvidia-backed London startup PolyAI19 Feb 2025 · 40 min
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Nikola Mrkšić talks PolyAI, the future of AI-powered voices, and the impact of AI on the workforce.
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We will [still] be a unicorn today”, says CEO of Bulgaria’s first-ever $1bn startup14 Jan 2025 · 38 minHristo Borisov
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Hristo Borisov, CEO and co-founder of Payhawk, was speaking on the Tech.eu podcast, talking about the history of Payhawk and the challenges and opportunities it faces today.
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AI grant applicants like "sizzle without the steak"30 Dec 2024 · 25 minInnovation Fund
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Speaking on the Tech.eu podcast, Payal Dalal, MasterCard, discusses the MasterCard Strive EU Innovation Fund.
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“We see the Pluto, Lunar dynamic like N26 and Trade Republic”, says Pluto boss18 Dec 2024 · 25 minRepublic Ken Villum Klausen
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Joakim Bruchmann, CEO & co-founder, Pluto.markets, and Ken Villum Klausen, the founder and CEO of Danish challenger bank Lunar, discuss Denmark as a tech hub.
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Banking-as-a-Service will provide plumbing for half of future banking activity, says NatWest boss19 Nov 2024 · 26 min
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Speaking on the Tech.eu podcast, George Toumbev, chief commercial officer, NatWest Boxed, talks about NatWest’s BaaS offering and some of the challenges and opportunities in the market.
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“Maybe some things got a little wobbly,” says Techstars CEO addressing criticism about its corporate culture7 Nov 2024 · 30 minTechstars David Cohen
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A podcast interview with David Cohen, the co-founder and CEO of Techstars, the startup accelerator, which has backed thousands of startups. In the episode, Cohen addresses recent criticism about its corporate culture and discusses startup trends in Europe and beyond in 2024.
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“Dead man’s shoes. Older VCs need to move to the side,” says top VC5 Nov 2024 · 31 minAnanda Impact Ventures Zoe Peden
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Zoe Peden, partner, Ananda Impact Ventures, an impact VC fund and Eleanor Kaye, managing director, Newton Venture Progam, an education scheme for overlooked and under-represented VCs, discussed the VC diversity issue in this week's Tech.eu podcast.
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University spinout numbers on the up after universities “drop” stakes21 Oct 2024 · 30 min
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Doctor Peter Garraghan, co-founder and CEO, Mindgard and Kevin Berghoff, co-founder of Quantum Diamonds, discuss the virtues and challenges of university spinouts.
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Northvolt VC backer "optimistic" about its future, despite laying off 1,600 workers.1 Oct 2024 · 33 minNorrsken VC Agate Freimane
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An interview with Agate Freimane, general partner, Norrsken VC and Pablo Pederjon, partner at Madrid-based impact VC fund Seaya about impact investing.
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