Nick de la Forge, Co-Founder / GP at Planet A Ventures: Angel money is coming back to European tech

Planet A Ventures is an early-stage fund investing in companies building within planetary boundaries, using internal scientists and lifecycle assessments to analyse the real impact of each investment.Nick de la Forge, Co-founder and General Partner at Planet A Ventures, highlights that angel money is returning to European startups and that companies are getting better at monetising.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:0:33 - Planet A overview2:10 - Using science in investment decisions3:26 - Lifecycle assessments explained5:50 - When Planet A passes on investments7:35 - Rebound effects11:14 - Overlap of climate, energy and AI15:16 - AI vs traditional venture17:55 - European ecosystem outlook19:43 - Key trends: robotics, space, AI