0TO9 wants to build 1,000 profitable fintech companies: Jessica Holzbach, Partner and CEO at Germany 0TO9

0TO9 is aiming to build 1,000 profitable fintech companies, based on the idea that founders should not have to rebuild licensing and compliance from scratch.Jessica Holzbach, Partner at 0TO9 and former Co-founder of Penta, says fintech has become harder to start at the earliest stage, even as build times have dropped from years to weeks with AI.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel - check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: The multi-model database for AI agents. Check them out here: https://surrealdb.com/Omni: The AI analytics platform trusted by fast-growing companies like Perplexity, Synthesia, and dbt Labs. Check them out here: https://omni.co/Venture Comet: The platform that gives startups and scale-ups real-time equity tracking, daily business insights and automated management information. Check them out here: https://venturecomet.com/Timestamps:00:00: Introduction and Guest Background02:00: Transition to Venture Building and Role at 0TO905:10: 0TO9’s Mission, Expansion and Fintech Challenges10:40: European Fintech Ecosystem and AI Impact15:15: From Founder to Investor and Lessons Learned18:40: Future Fintech Opportunities and Market Differences