Upside Special - The Inside Track Of European Venture in 2025

The real stories behind the headlines affecting European Venture.This week Mads, Lomax, Andrew and I are all out and about at various conferences and events speaking with European LPs and GPs about our ecosystem - themes and trends for 2025 and beyond, how we grow, how we go toe-to-toe. The pitfalls, the breaks and beyond.Interviews with:Jone Vaituleviciute from First PickFrancesco Perticarari from siliconroundabout.ventures Charlotte Palmer from Integra Global AdvisorsMike Sigal from Sigal venturesDan Smith from Repeat VenturesAntonio Miguel from Maze ImpactOzge Oz from QNBEYOND VenturesPhilipp Herkelmann from EU IncAndreas Klinger from EU Inc and PrototypeTimestamps:00:00 Introducing Dragons with Andrew Scott07:40 Lomax goes toe-to-toe with Silicon Valley13:05 Jone from First Pick and her Lithuanian adventures15:15 Francesco from SiliconValley Ventures on 2025 deep tech opportunities16:36 Oz from QNB and his one big ask17:12 Charlotte from Integra - what to look for in emerging managers19:50 Mike Sigal breaks down the European capital challenge24:20 Dan from Repeat on renewed LP positivity25:22 Antonio from Maze on Trump crushing Impact - or is he?26:35 Mads with EU Inc founders Andreas and Philip - Why Europe why now