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EU-Startups Podcast
The official Podcast of EU-Startups.com - the leading online magazine about startups in Europe.
Episodes
EU-Startups PodcastWhy Europe is Ahead on Impact
Jack Mardack, co-founder of Oyster Key points: Why impact should be treated as a design problem built into a business model from day one, rather than a values…
EU-Startups PodcastHow European BioTech is Changing Cancer Care
Roundtable episode Key points: Bridging the gap between scientific breakthroughs and real-world cancer care remains one of Europe's biggest challenges…
EU-Startups PodcastThe Glasses Helping the Blind See
Cornel Amariei, CEO and founder of .lumen Key Points: How the .lumen glasses actually work: 3D environment perception, human-centered path planning, and…
EU-Startups PodcastWhere Podcasting Meets Venture Capital
Paul Bonnet, General Partner at 20VC Key Points The media-first model of 20VC is a real advantage for deal sourcing and building founder relationships. Keeping…
EU-Startups PodcastBuilding a Defence Against Drones
SDTH Winner (3 Month Challenge) Vaikesh Manimaran, Maelstrom Key Points: Real-time defensive systems force hard trade-offs between speed, accuracy, cost, and…
EU-Startups PodcastControlling Robots with Your Brain
Singapore Defence Tech Hackathon Winner (48hr Challenge) Wayne Lin, NeuroMech Key Points: Hands-free control of unmanned ground vehicles could change how…
EU-Startups PodcastInside the New DefenceTech Race
Gary Ang, Professor of Practice, Defence Innovation & Applications Key points: Defence technology often struggles to move from R&D into real-world use for…
EU-Startups PodcastWhat Europe Can Learn from Asia
Helmut Schönenberger, co-founder & CEO, UnternehmerTUM Key points: Turning strong academic research into companies that actually scale requires more than…
EU-Startups PodcastTurning Research Into Billion-Dollar Startups
Prof. Benjamin Tee, Vice President at NUSX Key points: Entrepreneurship teaches lessons that academia can't - insights that only come from trying to turn ideas…
EU-Startups PodcastFrom Google Glass to Dementia Care
Dr. Babak Parviz, CEO and founder of NewDays.ai Key points: After building everything from Google Glass to healthcare businesses at Amazon, dementia…
EU-Startups PodcastHow to Win the Global AI Race
Dr. Orna Berry, Technical Director, Google Cloud Key points: Working across government, venture capital, large technology companies and national research…
EU-Startups PodcastCan Singapore Build Global Tech Giants?
Dr. Tan Sian Wee, Senior Vice President (Innovation & Enterprise) at NUS Key points: Success for NUS's innovation and enterprise ambitions goes far beyond the…
EU-Startups PodcastWhy Ukraine is Europe's DefenceTech Lab
Andreas Flodström, co-founder, Varangians Key Points: • The story behind the Varangians name and its connection between Sweden and Ukraine.. • How building…
EU-Startups PodcastThe Shopify of Venture Capital
Patrick Ryan, co-founder of Odin Key Points: • The moment of realisation that traditional investment systems are unnecessarily complex and ripe for disruption…
EU-Startups PodcastHow Europe is Helping Startups Succeed
Momchil Sabev, Director of the EIC and EISMEA Key Points: EISMEA’s role in fostering a cohesive and inclusive startup ecosystem across Europe Addressing the…
EU-Startups PodcastMeet the World's Tallest Autonomous Robots
Oana Jinga, co-founder at Dexory Key Points Insights from Oana’s career at Telefónica and Google that continue to shape Dexory’s growth and commercial…
EU-Startups PodcastCan Bacteria Solve Fashion's Pollution Problem?
Karin Fleck, CEO and founder of Vienna Textile Lab Key Points The motivation behind transitioning from oil and energy to sustainable textile innovation. The…
EU-Startups PodcastShe Turned Plastic Waste Into Opportunity
Angela Ivanova, co-founder and CEO of LAM’ON 🔑 Key Points The current state of women in entrepreneurship and where the gender gap remains most pronounced. The…
EU-Startups PodcastEnabling People. Not Replacing Them
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…
EU-Startups PodcastSpider Silk in BioTech
Interview with Jekaterina Romanova, founder & CEO of PrintyMed For today’s podcast, produced in association with the Women TechEU scheme, we sit down with…
EU-Startups PodcastHow Europe can Win in Tech
Interview with Tom Wehmeier, Partner and Head of Intelligence at Atomico For today's podcast we sit down with Tom Wehmeier, Partner and Head of Intelligence at…
EU-Startups PodcastThe Future of European Payments
Interview with Lena Hackelöer, founder & CEO at Brite Payments In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Lena Hackelöer, founder & CEO at Brite Payments…
EU-Startups PodcastThe Fund Selling Climate to Skeptics
Tim Schumacher, Managing Partner at World Fund Key Points The evolution of saas.group from its first acquisition to a global platform of independent SaaS…
EU-Startups PodcastIs the Office Era Over?
Job van der Voort, CEO and co-founder of Remote Key Points How scientific training influences decision-making and problem-solving at Remote The mindset shift…
EU-Startups PodcastFrom Dining Table to $700M Exit
Jos White, co-founder of Notion Capital Key Points Early entrepreneurial conversations and their lasting impact on mindset and ambition Recognising the pivotal…
EU-Startups PodcastFrom Getting Scammed to Building a Unicorn
Tarek Müller, co-founder & co-CEO, ABOUT YOU 📌 Key Points The early motivations and pivotal moments that shaped Tarek’s entrepreneurial path. How ABOUT YOU’s…
EU-Startups PodcastThe Startup Turning Swamps Into Fashion Gold
Interview with Julian Ellis Brown, CEO & co-founder of Ponda **Key Points Ponda’s mission was sparked by a bold idea: materials should restore, not deplete…
EU-Startups PodcastThe Airship Startup NATO is Backing
Interview with Janne Hietala, CEO of Kelluu Key Points Janne’s journey into airships, autonomy, and aerial data Why Kelluu chose airships over drones and…
EU-Startups PodcastThe Christmas Trip that Built BlaBlaCar
Interview with Frédéric Mazzella, founder of BlaBlaCar Key Points The origin of BlaBlaCar stemmed from a personal travel challenge, but it quickly evolved into…
EU-Startups PodcastThe Startup Freezing Humans For Tomorrow
Interview with Dr Emil Kendziorra, CEO of Tomorrow.bio Key Points The pivotal moment when Emil decided to dedicate his life to cryopreservation and biostasis…
EU-Startups PodcastFrom MI6 to Startups
Interview with Tyler Edwards, Founder & CEO of Overmind In this edition of the EU-Startups Podcast we had a cht with Tyler Edwards, the ex-MI6 founder who set…
EU-Startups PodcastFrom 0 to $100M ARR
Interview with Pieterjan Bouten, Founding and Managing Partner at Entourage 🔑 Key Points The motivations and early influences that drove Pieterjan to start…
EU-Startups PodcastFrom Skype to Delivery Robots
Interview with co-founder of Starship Technologies Athi Heinla Key Points Ahti’s early start in programming and how it influenced his long-term approach to…
EU-Startups PodcastThe Travel Startup that Beat Covid
Interview with Patrick Andrae, co-founder & CEO of HomeToGo Key Points The original bet behind HomeToGo: aggregating fragmented vacation rental supply into a…
EU-Startups PodcastHow Factorial Became Barcelona's HRTech Unicorn
Interview with Founder & CEO Jordi Romero This interview features Jordi Romero, Founder and CEO of Factorial, offering an in-depth look at the evolution of one…
EU-Startups PodcastWhy Female Founders Are Still Overlooked
Interview with Ropa Popat, Founder & Managing Partner at Arāya Ventures In this episode, Rupa Popat, founder of Arāya Ventures, shares her vision for…
EU-Startups PodcastEurope's Journey to Tech Autonomy
Interview with Founder and CEO of n8n, Jan Oberhauser In this interview, Jan Oberhauser, Founder and CEO of n8n, talks about how a personal frustration with…
EU-Startups PodcastInside the Tech Hacking Brain Health
Interview with the CEO & co-founder of Neuroelectrics, Ana Maiques This episode features Ana Maiques, CEO and co-founder of Neuroelectrics, a Barcelona-based…
EU-Startups PodcastMeet the startup turning e-waste into Millions
Interview with Refurbed founder Kilian Kaminski In this interview, we speak with Philipp Heltewig, Refurbed founder Kilian Kaminski. The Austrian scale-up is…
EU-Startups PodcastAI and the Moral Question of our Time
Interview with GM of NiCE Cognigy Philipp Heltewig In this interview, we speak with Philipp Heltewig, Chief AI Officer at NiCE and General Manager of NiCE…
EU-Startups PodcastHow He Built a €1.1B Giant
Interview with Enrico Giacomelli, the Founder of Namirial In this interview, Enrico Giacomelli, Founder and Chairman of Namirial, reflects on building one of…
EU-Startups PodcastTackling Europe's Skills Crisis
Interview with the Founder and EC of Talent Garden, Davide Dattoli In this episode, we speak with Davide Dattoli, Founder and Executive Chairman of Talent…
EU-Startups PodcastThe Unicorn Formula Behind 1,800 Startups
Interview with Antler co-founder and CBO Fridtjof Berge In this episode, we sit down with Fridtjof Berge, co-founder and Chief Business Officer at Antler, one…
EU-Startups PodcastFood Waste is Worse Than You Think - Interview with Olio CEO & co-founder Tessa Clarke
In this interview, we sit down with Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of Olio, a community-powered platform built to redistribute surplus food and household…
EU-Startups PodcastCan Europe Scale with Values? - Interview with Personio co-founder & CEO Hanno Renner
In this episode, we sit down with Hanno Renner, co-founder and CEO of Personio, Europe’s leading all-in-one HR software platform, to reflect on a decade-long…
EU-Startups PodcastWhen Communication Saves Lives: Interview with CEO & Founder of SiteAssist | Leonard Series
In this episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, recorded during Leonard’s 2026 Launch Day in Paris, we speak with Dag Wirdenius, CEO & Founder of SiteAssist, one…
EU-Startups PodcastRepairs Without Drilling or Welding: Interview with Cold Pad CEO | Leonard Series
In this special episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, we continue our five-part interview series in partnership with Leonard, the innovation and foresight…
EU-Startups PodcastThe Hidden Risks That Kill Construction Projects - Interview with Enlaye CEO | Leonard Series
In this special episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, we continue our five-part interview series recorded during Leonard Launch Day in Paris, in partnership with…
EU-Startups PodcastInterview with Ryan Luke Johns, co-founder & CEO of Gravis Robotics | E151 | Leonard Series
In this special episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, we kick off a five-part interview series recorded during Leonard Launch Day in Paris, in partnership with…
EU-Startups PodcastInterview with Statista founder and Chairman Friedrich Schwandt | E150
In this episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, host David Cendon Garcia sits down with Friedrich Schwandt - founder of Statista and CEO of ECDB - to unpack nearly…
EU-Startups PodcastEpisode 149: Marcin Lewandowski: My Last EU-Startups Podcast Episode – We Flipped the Script… Live on a Padel Court
After 100+ episodes over two years, this is Marcin Lewandowski’s final episode as host of the EU-Startups Podcast. We flipped the script: this time Marcin is…
EU-Startups PodcastEpisode 148: Karim Saleh: Co-Founder & CEO of Cerrion – Real-Time AI for Manufacturers
Most people talk about AI in the cloud. Karim Saleh is putting it on the factory floor. This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, Marcin Lewandowski sits down with…
EU-Startups PodcastEpisode 147: Emmet King: Founding Partner at J12 Ventures – AI Bubble: Hype vs. Reality
Is Europe really at an AI crossroads — or are we already picking a lane? This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, Marcin Lewandowski sits down with Emmet King…
EU-Startups PodcastEpisode 146: Zuzanna Stamirowska: Co-Founder & CEO of Pathway – The Post-Transformer Revolution
This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, Marcin Lewandowski sits down with Zuzanna Stamirowska, CEO & Co-Founder of Pathway — the company building the world’s…
EU-Startups PodcastEpisode 145: Matilde Giglio: Co-Founder of Even – Redesigning Healthcare for 1.3 Billion People in India
Most healthcare only really starts when something goes wrong. Even is trying to flip that. Recorded live during Italian Tech Week in Turin, this episode of the…
EU-Startups PodcastEpisode 144: Andreas Idl: Co-Founder and CEO of Cropster – The Software Behind Your Favorite Coffee
If your coffee tastes the same delicious every morning, there’s a good chance Cropster is involved. In this episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, Marcin…
EU-Startups PodcastEpisode 143: Rebecka Löthman Rydå: General Partner at Norrsken Evolve – Building Resilient And Sustainable Europe
This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, Marcin Lewandowski sits down with Rebecka Löthman Rydå, General Partner at Norrsken Evolve. Rebecka calls herself a nerd…
EU-Startups PodcastEpisode 142: Julio Martinez: Co-Founder and CEO of Abacum on Modern FP&A – Excel Is Fine… Until It Isn’t
Abacum is the all-in-one FP&A platform helping CFOs forecast revenue, plan headcount, and model financial scenarios—so finance can drive efficient growth in…
EU-Startups PodcastEpisode 141: Vidya Peters: CEO of DataSnipper – How Traceable AI Is Automating Audit & Finance
This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, Marcin Lewandowski sits down with Vidya Peters, CEO of DataSnipper—the Dutch unicorn automating document-heavy audit and…
EU-Startups PodcastEpisode 140: Start Building Now: OpenAI’s Laura Modiano on Apps in ChatGPT, AgentKit, Sora 2 & GPT-5-pro
This is the best time to build a startup ever. To young people thinking whether to build something: Start Now. This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, Marcin…