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The Tech.eu Podcast is a show discussing the most interesting stories from the European technology scene.
Episodes
- “Very difficult" for US competitors in Europe, says boss of healthtech Tandem Health
Tandem Health CEO Lukas Sarri discusses Tandem's proposition and its plans across Europe
- We are where ChatGPT was five years ago,” says European 3D AI foundation model startup boss
In the Tech.eu podcast, Matthias Niessner talks about his startup, Spaitial, and the future of 3D AI models.
- "We are at the starting line" of pay by bank, says Stripe-backed TrueLayer CEO
In the Tech.eu podcast, Francesco Simoneschi talks open banking, Amazon deal, retail adoption of the tech, and the future.
- From 2025 to 2026: Listen to the startups and VCs behind the year’s biggest tech stories
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…
- Our strategy is to build and control as much as possible", says Nebius co-founder.
in the Tech.eu podcast, Roman Chernin talks through Nebius's deals with Microsoft and Meta and its data centre strategy.
- AI agents “lost” when patients ask medical questions, says healthtech boss
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.
- AI roll-ups: The upsides and challenges
In this Tech.eu podcast, three founders of AI roll-ups discuss the upsides and challenges of AI roll-ups.
- Investors don't understand AI, says founder of OpenAI safety adviser
In this Tech.eu podcast, Faculty AI founder Marc Warner talks AI and the work undertaken by Faculty AI.
- Europe has a "swarm" of global-scale AI firms, says VC
In the Tech.eu podcast, Ziv Riechert, partner at LocalGlobe, and Bobby Jackle, partner, Visionaries Club, talk AI.
- We're not looking to poach researchers from other labs," says Anthropic's European boss
In this Tech.eu podcast, Guillaume Princen talks about Anthropic's European ambitions.
- Some of the best AI solutions are coming from Europe”, says OpenAI's EMEA startup boss
In the Tech.eu podcast, Laura Modiano talks about how OpenAI is working with startups across Europe.
- Swedish AI legaltech founder: Most big law firms “not like to leverage Chinese models”
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.
- Europe in danger of being geopolitical “sitting duck” unless embraces defence tech, says Alpine Eagle founder
In this Tech.eu podcast, Alpine Eagle co-founder Jan-Hendrik Boelens talks defence tech and the opportunity it presents for Europe.
- We are sprinting towards implementation of our first chip”, says UK startup in AI inference race
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.
- “Lot of work to be done” to achieve open banking success, says Volt CEO
In this episode, the co-founder and interim CEO of Volt, talks about Volt and open banking.
- London’s fintech crown “under threat”, says Pockit CEO
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.
- “There is still a lack of investment opportunities in Slovakia,” says Slovak fintech founder
Two Slovakia-based startup executives discuss the pros and cons of being located in the country.
- Our future is predominantly American”, says founder of Nvidia-backed London startup PolyAI
Nikola Mrkšić talks PolyAI, the future of AI-powered voices, and the impact of AI on the workforce.
- We will [still] be a unicorn today”, says CEO of Bulgaria’s first-ever $1bn startup
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.
- AI grant applicants like "sizzle without the steak"
Speaking on the Tech.eu podcast, Payal Dalal, MasterCard, discusses the MasterCard Strive EU Innovation Fund.
- “We see the Pluto, Lunar dynamic like N26 and Trade Republic”, says Pluto boss
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.
- Banking-as-a-Service will provide plumbing for half of future banking activity, says NatWest boss
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.
- “Maybe some things got a little wobbly,” says Techstars CEO addressing criticism about its corporate culture
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…
- “Dead man’s shoes. Older VCs need to move to the side,” says top VC
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…
- University spinout numbers on the up after universities “drop” stakes
Doctor Peter Garraghan, co-founder and CEO, Mindgard and Kevin Berghoff, co-founder of Quantum Diamonds, discuss the virtues and challenges of university spinouts.
- Northvolt VC backer "optimistic" about its future, despite laying off 1,600 workers.
An interview with Agate Freimane, general partner, Norrsken VC and Pablo Pederjon, partner at Madrid-based impact VC fund Seaya about impact investing.
- Quantum computing will have its “ChatGPT moment” in the next 18 months, says UK boss
- No tech firm can say “software is never going to fail”, says ethical hacker, amid CrowdStrike fallout
An interview with two experts on the CrowdStrike fallout and how businesses can limit impact of outage or cyber attack.
- One-third of trading on Robinhood’s UK app outside market hours, says UK boss
A podcast interview with the president of Robinhood UK. In the podcast, we discuss how the UK app is performing, the growth of the UK team, and future plans.
- “This is the first of many of minority funds,” says Europe’s first black solo GP
Interview with Maria Rotilu, founder and general partner, Openseed, a fund which is raising $10m to invest in startups at the earliest stages in Europe and Africa. Rotilu discusses-The the birth of Openseed, The benefits of being a solo ge…
- An interview with Manuel Lemos from Enline
Enline is the winner of the EIT Venture Award for their vegetation and landslide predictive forecast programme. The company develops tech such as dynamic line rating and digital twins to help utilities get more out of their existing infras…
- An interview with Christer Bergquist from Altris AB
Altris AB is the winner of the EIT Innovation Team Award for their sodium-ion batteries. The batteries enable high performance batteries to accelerate the energy transition, without increasing the cost to the environment or to customers. h…
- An interview with the founders of HiQ-CARB and Woamy, winners of the recent EIT 2024 awards
We talked with Mohamed Elamir and Dr. Andreas Bittner. Mohammad is the winner of the EIT Changemaker Award and co-founder of Woamy, which develops biodegradable plastic-free biofoam for protective packaging to replace harmful plastic foams…
- 25 per cent of fintechs pitching top VC are AI-first startups
Around 25 per cent of fintechs pitching a top VC for funding are AI-first startups, according to a top VC. Asked what per cent of fintechs pitching Breega, a European VC which backs UK savings and investment app Moneybox and UK card-consol…
- “Never too late and never too early” to launch a startup, says founder of one of Finland’s biggest fintech
“It’s never too late and it’s never too early” to launch a startup, according to the co-founder and co-CEO of Enfuce, the payment startup and one of Finland’s biggest fintech. Monika Liikamaa, co-CEO & co-founder of Enfuce, was speaking al…
- BUX CEO says he wants to protect neobroker from “too much" ABN AMRO influence
The CEO of a European neobroker startup recently acquired by Dutch financial services giant ABN AMRO says it’s his job to keep BUX protected from “too much influence from the larger organisation”. In the Tech.eu podcast, Yorick Naeff, BUX…
- “There is no entrepreneurial gene”, says top VC and author of Start-up Century
“There is no entrepreneurial gene, I don’t think,” says James Wise, partner at VC firm Balderton Capital and author of Start-Up-Century. He adds: “I don’t think it is in your DNA. But certainly, your upbringing and the role models you have…
- Middle East conflict is “horrible” and could drive a new inflation scare, says Zopa boss
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is “horrible” and will “continue to create concerns” across the world, including the investment community, according to Jaidev Janardana, CEO of UK fintech lender Zopa. The CEO pointed out that the Middle E…
- London a fintech “behemoth”, says Plaid leader
Last month, Singapore-based Nium announced that it had chosen London as its European HQ while US fintech Plaid has dual European headquarters in London and Amsterdam. The two executives discuss the virtues of their international fintechs h…
- Ten years ago VC funds in Sand Hill Road wouldn’t “even fly to Los Angeles”
Lucas Timberlake, general partner at Fintech Ventures Fund, the US VC that has a focus on fintech and insurtech, and Ricardo Schäfer, early-stage investor and partner at Revolut backer Target Global, discuss the differences between Europea…
- Scandinavian tech giants like Spotify and Klarna "have fostered a new generation of entrepreneurs”
Scandinavia is home to some of the most celebrated tech companies in recent years: Skype, Spotify, and Klarna. Cities like Stockholm and Copenhagen are also home to a new generation of startups creating waves across Europe. In this podcast…
- “No one should be a denied a bank account”, says Politically Exposed Persons expert amid Farage bank account row
This week the seldom talked about world of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) came into the spotlight after Nigel Farage claimed the banks did not want him as a customer due to him being a PEP. The row between Farage and NatWest bank has a…
- A decade in, what's next for UK-born digital identity verification software scale-up Onfido? CEO Mike Tuchen spills the beans
Founded in London back in 2012, Onfido has become one of the global leaders in the digital identity verification and authentication services . We caught up with Mike Tuchen , who joined the company almost three years ago after stints as CE…
- Dronamics CEO Svilen Rangelov on building the first cargo drone airline in the world (out of Bulgaria)
Bulgarian cargo drone manufacturer Dronamics today extended its pre-Series A funding round to raise €2 million euro from private investors exclusively via SeedBlink, the Romania-based crowdfunding platform. A few months back, the company r…
- Big moves in AI, Getir exits Spain, how US companies fare in Europe, and Henry Philipson from ESG_VC
Up this week: The AI wars are heating up: During London Tech Week Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set the goal of establishing the UK as the global home of artificial intelligence. This week OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, announced that it wo…
- Bolt 🩷's Starship, a Code Red, an iron fist at the EIB, AI a-plenty, Tech City, and it's Pollen season
Shhhh. Can you hear it? Listen in. Very carefully. Yes, yes, that's the unmistakable sound of an ecosystem that's staring down a summer full of iced tea and days by the lake. Or, is that just me? Either way, due to popular demand stemming…
- Argentinian tech giant Globant plans to double down on Europe: A chat with Fernando Matzkin, who's leading the charge
Founded two decades ago, Argentinia-born Globant has become a technology partner for some of the world's leading organisations. Increasingly, it's looking at Europe to expand its business and grow its now 28,000-strong workforce. Globant m…
- 🎙️ The global startup ecosystem report, fun times for fintech, one big seed round, the EU votes to regulate AI, a16z opens up shop in The Big Smoke
In case you weren't paying attention, a whole boatload of activity happened across the European tech scene this week. So much so that we had trouble whittling down what to discuss and what to let slide. In discussion: - The Global Startup…
- From 'body leasing' to 'friendshoring': Romania's Accesa demonstrates the value-add in IT partnerships
Acquired by Germany-based Ratiodata in November 2020, Romania-born tech solutions giant Accesa is a perfect example of how 'IT outsourcing' has evolved in the last 20 years. Accesa CEO Andrea Marliere explains. Accesa is a leading technolo…
- 🎙️Generative AI is an “absolute game-changer” and will be as revolutionary as email, say experts, but they caution it will take time for firms to reap the benefits
The fintech industry- and the business world- is grappling with generative AI, which experts say has the potential to revolutionise financial services. Spearheaded by the rival of ChatGPT, fintechs are being wooed by generative AI’s potent…