In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Ragnar Sass, co-founder of Pipedrive, a very active angel investor, and co-founder and CEO of Salto Network. The conversation with Robin Wauters took place in Lviv, at the IT Arena conference. Here are some things we’ve discussed: Angel investor activity Startup co-growing centres An ode to the startup ecosystem in Ukraine The next emerging underdog from CEE Challenges for Estonia Startup valuations are going nuts What makes a startup pitch work We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

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Inside the CEE startup ecosystem — with Ragnar Sass, Salto Network

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Robert Lacher, founding partner of Berlin-based VC firm Visionaries Club. The firm is backed by an impressive list of founders of successful European startups, including Flixbus, Getyourguide, HelloFresh, and many others. Here are some things we’ve discussed: The firm in a nutshell Angel investing → La Famiglia → Visionaries Club How to build “the best product for founders” Why do you need to disrupt the VC ecosystem? Is the unicorn race getting out of hand? Berlin ecosystem these days Anti-portfolio examples …and much more!We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

Unicorn bubble, VC disruption, and Berlin ecosystem — with Robert Lacher, Visionaries Club

In today's episode, listen to an interview with Christian Wiens, co-founder and CEO of the insurtech company Getsafe. This is a timely one — the company has just announced an extra $63 million in funding, expanding its Series B round to $93 million. So, we took this opportunity to talk about this new capital injection, as well as Getsafe as a company and the insurtech landscape across Europe.Here are some things we've discussed: Why a mechanical engineer founded an insurtech startup Millions of dollars to get an insurance license Who insures the insurer? What data can an insurer collect and use? How Wirecard scandal made it harder to get an insurance license in Germany Is your frontend connected to your backend? Insurtech comes in waves The insurtech landscape in Europe …and much more!We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

Not all insurance apps are created equal — with Christian Wiens, Getsafe

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Nichola Bates, Head of Global Accelerators and Innovation Programs at Boeing. She studied law, then spent a lot of time advocating for SMEs in the UK, and ended up joining Boeing to “fix things from the inside.”As promised in the episode, here’s a link to the call for applications for the Aerospace Xelerated programme: xelerated.aero.Here are some things we’ve discussed:? The move from ATI Boeing Accelerator to Aerospace Xelerated — what’s changed? ? Unfair access, but no unfair outcomes. ? How COVID-19 helped increase diversity in the programme. ? How autonomy and AI startups advance the future of airspace. ? Why an aerospace accelerator isn’t looking at startups that actually build aeroplanes?…and much more!We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

Where to look for the future of aerospace — with Nichola Bates, Boeing

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Heini Zachariassen, founder of Vivino. He launched Vivino in Denmark more than 10 years ago, and only recently left the CEO position (and started a great YouTube channel). In this conversation, which took place at TechBBQ in Copenhagen, we discussed how to collect 1.5 billion wine labels, what to spend $155 million on, how COVID-19 has impacted wine consumption, how to stay sane when stepping down as the CEO, and much more. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

Making sense of wine makes a good business — with Heini Zachariassen, Vivino

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Jennifer Dungs, thematic field leader energy for transport and mobility at EIT InnoEnergy. In this conversation, we talk about the European micromobility ecosystem, the value chain of new mobility, the increasing role of cities in this space, and why EIT InnoEnergy hasn’t invested in Europe’s largest e-scooter startups.We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

Investing in new mobility ecosystem in Europe — with Jennifer Dungs, EIT InnoEnergy

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Olivier Pailhes, CEO and co-founder at Aircall, the self-proclaimed “phone system for modern business”. ICYMI, Aircall has recently become a unicorn, raising $120 million in funding.We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

Who you gonna call — with Olivier Pailhes, Aircall

This episode of our show is sponsored by Zendesk for Startups, a company born in Europe that has expanded globally to become synonymous with multi-channel customer support. Are you an early-stage startup? Now is a great time to check Zendesk out! Claim your free six months of Zendesk today at zendesk.com/tech-eu.In today's episode, listen to an interview with Kristen Durham, VP, Startups at Zendesk. The topics of this conversation include the rapidly changing world of customer support, the role of social messaging, Zendesk's sales tools, the company's latest European acquisitions, and much more.We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

Who supports customer support — with Kristen Durham, VP, Startups at Zendesk

In today’s episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Boris Lokschin, co-founder and CEO of Spryker, an e-commerce platform founded in Germany. Listen to this one until the end to hear some very insightful and encouraging advice to today’s European founders.We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

What’s an e-commerce platform — with Boris Lokschin, Spryker

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Giovanni Seppia from the European Registry for Internet Domains, or EURid. We’ve talked about how many .eu domains there are, the effect of Brexit, the importance of having a bloc-wide domain zone, and much more.We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

Why we need the .eu domain, with EURid’s Giovanni Seppia

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Emil Eifrem, founder and CEO of Neo4j. The company has just been valued at over $2 billion and raised $325 million dollars. Listen to this one to learn more about the rise of graph databases, and the future plans of the Swedish-born unicorn. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu. 

The power of graphs, with Emil Eifrem of Neo4j

This episode of our show is sponsored by UiPath. One of Europe's most prominent success stories, the company is now valued at $35 billion — and it's actively giving back to the community. If you're a startup or scale-up from the CEE region or Turkey, apply today for the UiPath Automation Awards. In store for the winners are cash prizes, mentorship, substantial tech and marketing support, and much more. In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Vargha Moayed, chief strategy officer of UiPath, and Reshma Sohoni, founding partner at Seedcamp, one of the early investors in UiPath. Listen to this conversation to learn more about how UiPath started and raised its first money, and the advice Reshma and Vargha have for today's aspiring entrepreneurs. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu. 

Looking for future automation unicorns, with Vargha Moayed (UiPath) and Reshma Sohoni (Seedcamp)

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Robin Godenrath and Bastian Hasslinger of Picus Capital. The main topic of this interview is one big issue with VC valuations, which often results in numbers that don't quite reflect how much the company is actually worth. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu. 

A big problem with startup (over)valuations, with Robin Godenrath and Bastian Hasslinger of Picus Capital

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Arnd Benninghoff, EVP e-sports and games at Modern Times Group, also known as MTG. In this conversation, we talked about the impact of COVID-19 on the company and its portfolio, the role of Europe in the e-sports and gaming industry, and even our e-sports disciplines of choice. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu. 

Family approach in European gaming and e-sports industry — with Arnd Benninghoff, MTG

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Per Vegard Nerseth, CEO of CMR Surgical. The company has recently raised $600 million to further work on its robots, which can help surgeons perform keyhole surgeries.  We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu. 

Bringing robotic keyhole surgeries across the world — with Per Vegard Nerseth, CMR Surgical

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