EPISODE · Oct 21, 2025 · 45 MIN
E637 | Anders Kjær, PSV Hafnium: Building Denmark’s First Deep Tech Fund & the New Nordic Innovation Advantage
from EUVC · host EUVC
In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with Anders Kjær, General Partner at PSV Hafnium, Denmark’s first dedicated deep tech fund. Together, they explore the evolving role of technical founders, the Nordic research-industrial complex, and how early-stage deep tech capital needs to work differently to unlock tomorrow’s transformative companies.Here’s what’s covered:01:30 Why PSV Hafnium Was Built—and the Deep Tech Opportunity in the Nordics04:13 PSV Hafnium as a Symbol of Deep Tech: The Element & the Brand08:24 Turning Research into Portfolio Power: DTU's Role in Diligence & Support10:19 Can a Copenhagen-Based Fund Compete Across the New Nordics?14:26 Nordic Tech Clusters: Are There Regional Strengths or Pure Serendipity?19:43 Bio Solutions, Green Energy & Industrial Legacy: Why Deep Tech Thrives Here21:15 Sciencepreneurs Rising: Shifting Founder Mindsets in Deep Tech24:52 How PSV Hafnium Gauges Entrepreneurial Readiness in Deep Tech Teams27:44 What Generalist VCs Get Right—and Wrong—About Deep Tech30:18 What “European Resilience” Actually Means at the Early Stage36:18 The Common Thread in All Deep Tech Bets (Hint: It’s Not Sector)42:09 Bridge Rounds in Deep Tech: A True Test of Conviction45:53 Rapid Fire: Nordic Bets, Myths to Kill, & Advice to Scientist Founders
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In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with Anders Kjær, General Partner at PSV Hafnium, Denmark’s first dedicated deep tech fund. Together, they explore the evolving role of technical founders, the Nordic research-industrial complex, and how early-stage deep tech capital needs to work differently to unlock tomorrow’s transformative companies.Here’s what’s covered:01:30 Why PSV Hafnium Was Built—and the Deep Tech Opportunity in the Nordics04:13 PSV Hafnium as a Symbol of Deep Tech: The Element & the Brand08:24 Turning Research into Portfolio Power: DTU's Role in Diligence & Support10:19 Can a Copenhagen-Based Fund Compete Across the New Nordics?14:26 Nordic Tech Clusters: Are There Regional Strengths or Pure Serendipity?19:43 Bio Solutions, Green Energy & Industrial Legacy: Why Deep Tech Thrives Here21:15 Sciencepreneurs Rising: Shifting Founder Mindsets in Deep Tech24:52 How PSV Hafnium Gauges Entrepreneurial Readiness in Deep Tech Teams27:44 What Generalist VCs Get Right—and Wrong—About Deep Tech30:18 What “European Resilience” Actually Means at the Early Stage36:18 The Common Thread in All Deep Tech Bets (Hint: It’s Not Sector)42:09 Bridge Rounds in Deep Tech: A True Test of Conviction45:53 Rapid Fire: Nordic Bets, Myths to Kill, & Advice to Scientist Founders
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