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Dr Katie King left her scientific career to manufacture medicine in space, with one audacious goal: treat cancer from home. Breega co-led BioOrbit's £9.8m seed, the world's largest for in-space manufacturing. On May 15th, Baby BOX-E launched to the International Space Station.Why is right now the right moment for in-space manufacturing? What actually made Breega back something this ambitious? What makes a pitch instantly forgettable? Does the ecosystem reward charisma over competence? And what's the one investment every founder should make in themselves?

Season 2 is here with 70 brand new questions ! This time we're not just talking about founders, we're going inside the industries they're disrupting.Kicking it off: Paul de Préville, co-founder of Ensol, bringing solar energy to residential homes, in a sector that's been promising revolution for 30 years. Facing him, Sébastien Boucraut, Chief Scaling Officer, Partner at Breega and master coach.What's really broken in solar? Why is now the right time to market ? What's the one question founders should ask their investors but never do? And what do you need to stop doing to become a better leader?(In French)

This round, François Paulus, serial entrepreneur and Breega co-founder for 13 years faces off with Patrick Asdaghi, exited founder of Foodcheri and now building Carbon Maps, a sustainability platform taking on the Food & Beverage industry.Are investors the big bad wolves? What's the one mistake you keep seeing other founders make? And after 13 years with the same two co-founders, what's the secret?(In French)

Benjamin Deplus, double exited founder turned Partner at Breega, faces off with Charlotte Couallier, cofounder and CEO of Dattak, a French cyberinsurance company built from scratch in 2022 and already at €18M raised.Should a founder pay themselves a big salary? Is trust earned or given? What happens when you lose your biggest client? And why is one funding round too many the mistake nobody talks about?

This round, Ben Marrel faces off with Pascal Lorne, serial founder and CEO of Gojob, a French HRtech scaleup with €50M+ raised and a spot in the French Tech Next 40.Pascal and Ben go way back with 10 years of shared history. And in this episode, they tackle questions most VCs and founders avoid: the last time he really thought about quitting, the hardest firing, are investors big bad wolves, and whether he'd be happier if he'd never built this company at all.

Stanley Fourteau left Airbnb to build Ukio from scratch, redefining how a generation of flexible workers lives across Europe. Breega led their $9M seed round in 2021. Four years and $48M later, founder and investor sit down and nothing is off the table.In this first episode of Breega Jenga, they talk about: first clients, founder salary, what it costs your family, how to pick cofounders, and how to fight with them, their biggest stress, worst hire, worst investment, and the fear of one day no longer be the right person to lead their own company.