EUVC #257: Greg Dewerpe of A/O on building Europe's biggest solo GP with 250m€ AUM and the opportunity of the Built World 🧱

Today we have Greg Dewerpe with us. Greg is a founder & CIO at A/O, a venture firm in London backing European founders that are building innovative technology companies that directly and indirectly solve mission critical problems in the Built World with a unique access to some of the largest B2B customers in the industry.A/O has a total of 250€ MN in AUM, an established portfolio of 23 companies and notable investments including SPAN, Passivelogic, SatteliteVu, Plentific and Enter.At A/O, Greg focuses on building world technology and positive transformation (like decarbonisation, climate resiliency and digitalisation), in Europe & the US, late seed to series B.A/O is also the first VC to ever join as a Global Innovator at the WEF which the attentive listener will know we are big supporters of given our involvement with the UpLink Initiative.Watch the whole interview and our key take-aways on eu.vc 💖 Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to the European VC Podcast00:04:12 - Overcoming Challenges in Career Transition00:07:55 - The Power of Visualization and Positivity00:11:44 - The Challenges of the Industry00:15:34 - Building Europe’s biggest Solo GP00:19:25 - Keyman Risk vs. Team Risk00:22:54 - The Journey towards Growth and Improvement00:26:34 - On Bullying, Balancing Work and Parenthood00:33:59 - Being Present in Relationships00:38:02 - Confidence, Humility, and Growth in Entrepreneurship00:41:58 - The Challenges and Opportunities of VC in Real Estate 00:45:44 - The Impact of Technology Transformation on Asset Prices00:49:32 - Aligning Doing Good and Making Money00:53:35 - Risk Tolerance and Acceptance of Failure in Venture Capital00:57:14 - The Benefits of Being a Specialist in Venture Capital