Tom Wehmeier, Partner | Head of Intelligence at Atomico: Europe has a culture of lifting everyone up

Europe just added 1 trillion in tech value. Investment is rising, unicorn creation is strong, and ambition across the ecosystem is higher than ever.At Slush in Helsinki, I spoke with Tom Wehmeier, Partner at Atomico and author of the State of European Tech report, about what this moment really means.With 44 billion invested into European tech this year compared to 500 billion in the US over three years, Europe is growing fast, but the challenge now is scale.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/Europe just added 1 trillion in tech value. Investment is rising, unicorn creation is strong, and ambition across the ecosystem is higher than ever. At Slush in Helsinki, I spoke with Tom Wehmeier, Partner at Atomico and author of the State of European Tech report, about what this moment really means.With 44 billion invested into European tech this year compared to 500 billion in the US over three years, Europe is growing fast, but the challenge now is scale.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:0:00 - Introduction to Scaling Europe show1:06 - Key trends from the State of European Tech2:49 - Europe's crossroads moment in tech5:27 - Four missions for European tech growth6:41 - Urgency for European tech action7:36 - Building mission Europe together9:01 - Need for European nationalism10:50 - Celebrating European success and ambition12:58 - Discussing roles of policy makers and ecosystem14:14 - Importance of signing the open letter15:29 - Vision for the future of the ecosystem17:31 - Predictions for the European market in 2026