Best Notion Capital Podcasts (2025)

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E586 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Itxaso del Palacio, Notion Capital: Building European Cloud Challengers 17:37

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At EUVC Summit 2025, one of the most anticipated sessions broke down a powerful data set: 100 of Europe’s breakout startups. This wasn’t theory—it was company-by-company insight, straight from interviews and bottom-up analysis. Yes, there were rogue slides. Yes, the crowd wanted to skip to the AI part. And yes, it delivered. ~75% of these startups …

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Camille Ricketts on Lessons from Tesla, Scaling Community at Notion, and Life in Venture Capital 39:55

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In this episode of Clover, I’m joined by Camille Ricketts, now a partner at XYZ Venture Capital and formerly a marketing leader at Tesla, First Round Capital, and Notion. Camille’s career journey has been anything but linear—starting as a journalist at The Wall Street Journal, moving into communications at Tesla, where she worked directly with Elon…

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E597| EUCVC Summit 2025: Petr Mikovec, Inven Capital moderator: Andreas Munk Holm, eu.vc founder: Building a culture for innovation 10:00

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Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you the candid insights of Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors reshaping venture collaboration. In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with Petr Míkovec, Managing Director of Inven Capital, the CVC arm of ČEZ, one of Central Europe’s most conservative utilities. From …

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E596 | EUCVC Summit 2025: Peter Aksel Villadsen, GN Hearing & Helle Hee, PwC: Integrating acquired companies 9:01

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Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm sits down with Peter Aksel Villadsen (GN Hearing) and Helle Hee (PwC) to unpack the messy middle of post-merger integration: …

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Stop Spamming, Do This Instead (w/ JB Daguené, CEO of Evergrowth) 56:16

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Automation and cheap data turned outbound into spam and Google’s new rules are shutting the door on mass email. AI only made the noise louder. In this episode we break down how the predictable-revenue model collapsed, why reply rates keep falling, and why phone calls and research-driven outreach are proving more effective. JB Daguené, founder and C…

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How to Pivot Your Career and Thrive in Tech Leadership with Emily Gupton 33:23

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This week on Clover, I sit down with Emily Gupton—a technology leader, community builder, and soon-to-be President of Austin Women in Technology. Emily’s career path has been anything but linear: from studying neuroscience and working in radiology, to project management in commercial furniture, to building a SaaS platform from the ground up, and no…

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E595 |EUCVC Summit 2025: Kasper Hulthin & Heini Zachariassen: Getting Acquired by a Corporate 9:14

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Welcome back to the EUCVC Summit Talks, where we bring you candid conversations with Europe’s leading founders, corporate leaders, and investors shaping the future of venture collaboration. In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm sits down with Kasper Hulthin, serial founder now at Future Five (and co-founder of Peakon, Podio, and others), and Heini Zac…

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How WordPress Became a Web Giant | Automattic Founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg 1:10:16

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What kind of founder builds a billion-dollar company around something anyone can use for free? Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, joins Joubin Mirzadegan to reflect on two decades of building the platform that now powers over 43% of all websites through cycles of doubt, decline, and reinvention. He also shares how Automa…

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Dropout CEO Sam Reich on business, comedy, and keeping culture weird 1:06:00

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Guest host Hank Green talks with his friend Dropout CEO Sam Reich about keeping a business simple, trying to run a company the “right way,” and why the internet should be full of as many weird little projects as possible. Links: How CollegeHumor reinvented itself for the new internet age | People CollegeHumor shaped online comedy. What went wrong? …

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20VC: General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja on The Future of Venture Capital: Chanel vs Walmart | Lessons Scaling GC to $40BN in AUM | Investing $5BN+ Into Stripe Over 14 Rounds | Investing Hundreds of Millions ... 1:27:19

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Hemant Taneja is the CEO and leader of General Catalyst, the firm he has scaled over the last decade into one of the largest with over $40BN in AUM. He has been one of the most influential investors of the past two decades, leading early bets in Stripe, Snap, Gusto, Samsara, Grammarly, and Canva. He also played a pivotal role in Livongo’s $18.5B me…

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E594 | EUCVC Summit 2025: Hermann Haraldsson, Boozt: Scaling a Nordic E-commerce Powerhouse & Lessons for Corporate Venturing 9:17

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In this EUCVC Summit Talks episode, Andreas Munk Holm sits down with Hermann Haraldsson, CEO of Boozt, to unpack the journey of taking a Nordic e-commerce scale-up from scrappy beginnings to a billion-dollar listed company. They discuss Boozt’s playbook for customer trust, operational discipline, and balancing growth with profitability. Hermann ref…

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E593 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Fred Destin, Stride: Living a Meaningful Life in Tech 30:48

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At EUVC Summit 2025, Fred Destin, founder of Stride, didn’t give us a movie, or a polished pitch. He gave us something rarer—an unfiltered meditation on truth, technology, and the role of venture capital in shaping the next 50–100 years. Not Just Capital. Not Just Companies. Fred framed venture not simply as a financial craft, but as something prof…

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E592 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Lucille, Eight Roads & Marc, Altitude: Europe’s Path to Vertical SaaS Leadership 12:24

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In a high-energy session that sparked nods across the room, Lucille and Marc tackled the shifting paradigms in the SaaS market—and made a compelling case for why vertical SaaS is quickly outpacing horizontal models. Marc opened with a candid assessment of the current SaaS landscape. “What’s the flaw in the current market?” he asked. In his view, ho…

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E591 | EUVC Summit: Nicholas Sauvage, TDK Ventures: The Path to CVC Success 13:21

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Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) can be both a powerful ally and a cautionary tale for founders and financial VCs alike. At the EUVC Summit, Nicholas Sauvage of TDK Ventures took the stage to break down the CVC landscape — past, present, and future — and give practical advice for founders considering CVCs on their cap tables. Nicholas challenged the…

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E590 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Achievement of the Year Award: Tom Wehmeier, Atomico 9:10

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Tom Wehmeier of Atomico took the stage to present the Achievement of the Year Award, offering a touching reminder of the power of community, storytelling, and persistence in building Europe’s venture identity. Before diving into the award itself, Tom took a moment to pay tribute to the unsung heroes who make the EUVC Summit possible. Special thanks…

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E589 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Juliet Bailin, General Catalyst: European Resilience Through Applied AI 10:10

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“Europe Can Win in Applied AI — If We Play to Our Strengths” In one of the most focused and forward-looking sessions of the summit, Juliet Bailin of General Catalyst made a compelling case for why Europe is uniquely positioned to lead in applied AI—not by copying Silicon Valley, but by doubling down on what makes the continent distinct. Juliet open…

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E588 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Natalie Tydemann, Kinnevik: The Path to Large-Scale Climate Impact 13:59

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Europe’s tech playbook has evolved — from mastering consumer internet and telecoms to now confronting the most ambitious challenge yet: the green transition. In a compelling Summit address, Natalie Tydeman of Kinnevik framed climate tech not just as a hot trend, but as the defining commercial and industrial transformation of our time. Despite polit…

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E587 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Tapestry Venture: Emerging Manager of the Year 11:09

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At the EUVC Summit 2025, the award for Emerging Manager of the Year went to a team that has carved its place in Europe’s venture ecosystem with grit, heart, and vision: Tapestry Venture. Founding Partners Patrick Murphy, Audrey Miller, David Kelly, and Alex McKenzie were celebrated for their relentless effort to build something new—not just for the…

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E585 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Sebastian von Ribbentrop, Join Capital: The Path to European Resilience 14:31

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At the EUVC Summit 2025, the stage belonged to a voice shaped by geopolitics, defense, and the future of industrial innovation: Sebastian von Ribbentrop, Managing Partner at Join Capital. Sebastian took us on a journey—one that started in Berlin in 2017 with a cornerstone commitment from Eiser Capital, and has since expanded to NATO, Ukraine, and b…

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E584 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Andreas Klinger, Prototype Capital: The Path to EU Inc: A Unified Future for European Startups 13:27

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At the EUVC Summit 2025, Andreas Klinger didn’t mince words. Europe lacks something every other industry has had for decades: → Big spending → Big infrastructure → Big exits And without them, we can’t pretend we’re building a sovereign innovation ecosystem. “Europe needs tech innovation to work—because without it, we will never be fully sovereign.”…

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20VC: Why 90% of Founders Build Startups Wrong | Why AI Growth Rates are Sustainable & Remote Work is BS and the AI Talent War | Competing with Brett Taylor and Sierra: Who Wins the Customer Service War ... 59:59

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Jesse Zhang is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Decagon, the conversational AI platform for customer experience. As one of the fastest growing companies in the valley, they have raised over $230M at a last round price of $1.5BN. Prior to Decagon, Jesse founded Lowkey (acquired by Niantic), studied CS at Harvard, and worked at places like Google, HRT, Citad…

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How chatbots — and their makers — are enabling AI psychosis 50:11

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Verge senior AI reporter Hayden Field and New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill discuss the significant mental health impact AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, can have on users — both people in crisis, and also people who seemed stable. This episode contains non-detailed discussions of suicide and mental illness. If you or someone you know is in crisis,…

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E583 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Reece Chowdhry, Concept Ventures: The State of European Pre-Seed 10:56

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At EUVC Summit 2025, Reece Chowdhry from Concept Ventures made a bold claim: Pre-seed isn’t just a quirky corner of venture. It’s the layer that will define the future of European tech. “Pre-everything. Backing crazy people. No product. No traction. Just vision.” And if that makes your IC uncomfortable? Good. Reece laid it out clearly: No product O…

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20VC: Opendoor's CEO on The Greatest Turnaround in Tech | OpenAI and Oracle: How Can Either Afford to Do This | How Anthropic Could Lose 50% of Their Revenue Overnight | Replit Raises at $3BN | Figure ... 1:24:20

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AGENDA: 00:00 Opendoor's Potential and Market Valuation 03:32 Why Did Kaz Leave $300M on the Table to Join Opendoor 04:44 Why Does Kaz Believe OPEN Can Be a Good Business When the Market Doesn’t 06:34 How does Kaz Feel About OPEN Becoming a Meme Stock? 17:25 Kaz’s $0 Salary but $1BN Stock Based Compensation 23:41 Oracle and OpenAI Partnership: WTF …

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E582 | Alex Bakir, Norrsken Evolve: Resilience, Climate, and Building Europe’s Future 52:50

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Welcome back to another episode of the EUVC Podcast, where we gather Europe’s venture family to share the stories, insights, and lessons that drive our ecosystem forward. Today we welcome Alex Bakir, General Partner at Norrsken Evolve, the new €57M pre-seed fund spun out of the legendary Norrsken family of funds. Together with Johan Attby and Rebec…

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E581 | Olav Ostin, TempoCap: Europe’s Secondaries Boom 44:36

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Welcome back to another episode of the EUVC Podcast, where we gather Europe’s venture family to share the stories, insights, and lessons that drive our ecosystem forward. Today we welcome Olav Ostin, Founder & Managing Partner at TempoCap, one of Europe’s few dedicated secondary direct firms. With a nine-year track record, a 12-person team in Londo…

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Lead with Welcome: How FIESTA's Cherie Werner Connects Austin’s Startup Scene 50:29

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In this episode of Clover, I sit down with Cherie Werner, the force behind Fiesta, the largest community for founders and investors in Austin, and FoundHERs, a dedicated space for women entrepreneurs. Cherie shares her journey from startup life to building Fiesta almost by accident, and how “leading with welcome” has become her guiding principle. W…

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E580 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Marius Istrate, Romanian Tech Angels: The Need for Inspirational Leadership in Europe 14:14

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At EUVC Summit 2025, Marius Istrate didn’t come to pitch a fund or debate capital structures. He came to talk about something harder to define—but more urgent than ever: inspirational European leadership. And it wasn’t all comfortable. “It’s great to win together with others. But we should be capable of winning alone if needed.” Marius spoke as som…

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The Health Routine to fix your Pipeline 50:03

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Leaderrs rarely talk about their own health even though it drives every decision. Toni and Raul share their own experiences and what they learned from interviews with 17 founders and C-level leaders about mental and physical habits. They dig into how stress, sleeplessness and company performance feed into each other, how common burnout and anxiety …

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The Central Nervous System for Modern Business | Confluent CEO Jay Kreps 1:17:32

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The apps and websites we use every day depend on systems most of us never see. Jay Kreps joins Joubin Mirzadegan to share how Confluent became the ‘central nervous system’ for companies like Expedia and eBay, letting them respond to business operations instantly. They also break down why the myth of AI-driven efficiency falls short, and why buildin…

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How brands and creators are fighting for your attention — and your money 1:01:07

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This is Hank Green, the cofounder of Complexly. I’m back for my second guest hosting spot here on Decoder while Nilay is out on parental leave. Today, I’m talking with Digitas CEO Amy Lanzi, who runs a major marketing and ad agency. You might remember Amy; Nilay interviewed her for Decoder live at an event in New York City almost a year ago. But Ni…

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20VC: Mercor: From $1M to $500M in 17 Months: The Fastest Growing Company in the World | How to Think About Margins and Revenue Sustainability in AI | Why Evaluation Benchmarks in AI are BS Today with ... 1:01:16

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Brendan Foody is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Mercor, the fastest growing company in history. The company solves talent allocation in the AI economy and they have scaled from $1M to $500M in revenue in just 17 months. With a rumoured new funding round pricing the company at a whopping $10BN, the company has the likes of Benchmark, Felicis, Emergence, a…

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E579 | This Week in European Tech with Dan, Mads, Andrew, Lomax & Mike 1:05:18

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Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast, where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed, Andrew J Scott of 7percent Ventures, and Lomax unpack the forces shaping European venture capital. This week, veteran journalist Mike Butcher (ex-TechCrunch Europe, The Europas, TechFugees) joins the pod. From the creator economy eating media …

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E578 | EUVC Summit 2025 | David Clarke, (VenCap), Ertan Can (Multiple Capital) & Chloe Dagnell (Isomer Capital): The Path to Superior Venture Returns in Europe 14:44

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At EUVC Summit 2025, one of the most animated sessions wasn’t about regulation or returns—it was about size. Fund size. “You need to back small, early, and smart.” — Chloé While some claimed that fund size isn’t predictive of returns, this panel pushed back with a powerful rebuttal: in early-stage venture, size absolutely matters—and skin in the ga…

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E577 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Will Maunder-Taylor, OutboundVC: Sales Talent Over Experience 11:44

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At EUVC Summit 2025, one speaker opened with an unexpected challenge: “Let’s stop munching grass like a herd of sheep—and start looking toward the horizon.” What followed was a deeply tactical session on how VCs and founders can recruit, test, and develop top-tier talent, with lessons drawn from—of all places—English football and cybersecurity unic…

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E576 | Dom Hallas, Startup Coalition: Founder-Led Policy & The Startup Coalition's Fight for European Tech 57:05

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In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with Dom Hallas, Executive Director of the UK’s Startup Coalition, to explore how the organization is influencing policy at the intersection of startups, venture capital, and government. From immigration reform to capital access and regulatory red tape, Dom brings a candid view on what it takes to create re…

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20VC: Why AI SDRs are BS and Do Not Work | How to Use AI in Your Sales Team and Process to Win Today | What Skills Do All New Reps Need to Have in an AI First World with Amit Bendov, CEO @ Gong 1:06:20

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Amit Bendov is Co-Founder & CEO of Gong, the leading AI-sales platform. The company has raised over $600 million from some of the best in the world including Sequoia, Thrive, Salesforce and more. Gong has surpassed $300M in ARR, serves thousands of customers (including multiple Fortune 10s), and is valued at over $7BN. AGENDA: 00:00 – Why CRM Was A…

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Sierra CEO Bret Taylor on why the AI bubble feels like the dotcom boom 51:14

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This is Alex Heath. For my final episode as your Thursday episode guest host, I recently sat down with Bret Taylor, the CEO of AI startup Sierra and the chairman of OpenAI, for a live event in San Francisco hosted by Alix Partners. Bret has worked at Google, Facebook, and Salesforce in high-level, executive roles, and he led Twitter’s board during …

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20VC: Musk's $TRN Pay Package Broken Down | Ramp Hits $1BN ARR and Brex Hits $700M: Who Wins | OpenAI's $10BN Secondary Sale | Atlassian Buys The Browser Company for $610M | ASML Lead Roun into Mistral ... 1:27:56

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AGENDA: [00:05] Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package: The Breakdown? [00:15] Scale, Windsurf: Are Founders Just Mercenaries Chasing Cash Today? [00:21] Ramp at $1B ARR, Brex at $700M — Is AI Causing All Boats To Rise? [00:26] Sierra at $100M ARR Worth $10B — Bubble or Brilliant Bet? [00:30] Kleiner Perkins Invests $100M into Anthropic at $183BN… WTF? [00…

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E576 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Firm of the Year: Credo Ventures 8:48

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At the EUVC Summit 2025, the Firm of the Year award didn’t go to a household name—or a partner of the presenter. It went to a firm that’s quietly built one of the most impactful portfolios in European venture over the past decade: Credo Ventures – winner of this year’s Firm of the Year Award. And the irony? They didn’t see it coming. “I never reall…

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E575 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Tom Wilson, Seedcamp: Europe’s Flywheel Moment 14:33

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At the EUVC Summit 2025, Tom Wilson took the stage to highlight something we often overlook when talking about Europe’s breakout tech stories: “The real engine of growth isn’t just the unicorns. It’s what happens after.” Tom opened with a striking stat: “Over 2,000 startups have been founded by alumni of just 250 European unicorns.” This ripple eff…

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E574 | Paul Morgenthaler, CommerzVentures: Why CVC Works Best with a Single LP 43:08

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In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm and Jeppe Høier sit down with Paul Morgenthaler, Partner at CommerzVentures, to unpack the inner workings of a single-LP CVC and how strategic structure can drive long-term VC success. Paul shares insights from over a decade of fintech investing, offering a rare look into how one of Europe’s leading corporate vent…

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E573 | Enrique Hablutzel, Chi Impact Capital & Marvin Nusseck, Circle Economy: Financing the Circular Economy 30:51

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Welcome back to another episode of the EUVC Podcast, where we gather Europe’s venture family to share the stories, insights, and lessons that drive our ecosystem forward. Today we welcome Enrique Alvarado Hablutzel, Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Chi Impact Capital, and Marvin Nusseck, Finance Lead at Circle Economy. Together they’re be…

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The Practical Guide to Piss Off Your Best Reps (w/ Antoine Fort, Co-founder & CEO of Qobra) 1:05:00

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Want to lose your best sales reps fast? Screw up their comp plan. In this episode, we sit down with Antoine Fort, CEO of Qobra, to dig into the classic mistakes that drive top performers out the door. We talk about why overcomplicated plans kill motivation, how underpaying top reps quietly drains revenue, and why immediacy and trust are non-negotia…

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Airtable’s AI Reboot with CEO Howie Liu 1:07:17

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Can a no-code giant reinvent itself in the AI-native era? This week on Grit, Airtable CEO Howie Liu shares what it means to “refound” a company, how speed comes from tearing up old playbooks, and why conversational AI is reshaping his product—and his company. Guest: Howie Liu, Co-Founder & CEO of Airtable Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:04 First startup &…

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Sal Khan is hopeful that AI won't destroy education 1:03:33

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This is Hank Green, cofounder of Complexly. You might remember last year when I turned the tables on Nilay and interviewed him on his own show. That was a ton of fun, and it was so much fun that they’ve brought me back again. This time, I’m stepping in for Nilay to host the next few Decoder episodes while he’s out on parental leave. Today, I’m talk…

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20VC: ElevenLabs Hits $200M ARR: The Untold Story of Europe's Fastest Growing AI Startup | The Real Cost of AI from Talent to Data Centres | How US VCs are in a Different League to Europeans | The Future ... 1:14:06

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Mati Staniszewski is the Co-Founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, the world’s leading AI voice platform. Since launching in 2022, ElevenLabs has raised over $350M, most recently at a $3.3BN valuation, making it one of Europe’s fastest AI unicorns. The company counts Andreessen Horowitz, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and Sequoia Capital among its backers. To…

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E572 | This Week in European Tech with Dan, Mads & Lomax 47:50

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Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast, where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed, and Lomax unpack the forces shaping European venture capital. This week: Can Europe build a “VC Alliance” like the US and India? Why pensions remain the missing piece of Europe’s capital markets. Gold, bonds, and macro risk: what really matter…

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E571 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Bernard Dalle, Index Ventures & Thomas Kristensen, LGT Capital Partners: Lessons from Building Index 23:50

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At EUVC Summit 2025, few sessions packed as much history, humility, and hard-earned wisdom as the conversation with Bernard Dallé and Thomas Kristensen. What began as a one-man show in the early ’90s—when venture in Europe was barely a concept—has become one of the most respected platforms in the global industry. “I joined Index before it even exis…

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E570 | EUVC Summit 2025 | Hampus Jakobsson, Pale Blue Dot: Impact Leader of the Year 7:45

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At the EUVC Summit 2025, the “Impact Leader of the Year” award went to a voice that’s impossible to ignore—and equally impossible to copy. Hampus Jakobsson, General Partner at Pale Blue Dot, was honored for his relentless push to bring urgency, clarity, and conviction to climate investing. The award, presented by Google Cloud, recognized not just a…