Organizations spend months defining high-level business strategies, yet once execution begins, those plans rarely stay connected. Strategy lives in static PowerPoints, architecture sits in Visio, and execution is scattered across Jira boards. Shengo is disrupting this landscape with an AI-powered workspace. Boasting deep industry expertise from founders who have led transformations at Microsoft and built...

By turning silent data into actionable sales insights, Qymatix stops companies from bleeding 5% to 10% of their margins to hidden churn and unoptimized pricing. They boast 150% YoY growth, a six-figure ARR foundation, and a major endorsement from the German Technical Wholesalers Association (VTH). We sat down with the founder, Lucas, to discuss how...

Six out of ten children who need early behavioral support never receive it in time, largely due to a strained healthcare infrastructure that forces families into year-long waiting lines. GameAnalyze is looking to disrupt this landscape with Tweexy—a gamified, AI-powered wellbeing app that delivers immediate behavioral reports to parents based on peer-reviewed science. Boasting early...

We are always on the lookout for innovators who are genuinely shifting the paradigm in the startup ecosystem. This week, we sat down with Meeran Malik, CEO of Kuanta, an advanced agentic platform transforming how VCs, corporate innovation teams, and accelerators scout and evaluate early-stage companies. In the interview, Meeran shares his journey from the...

Dash Markova is a seasoned founder and the visionary behind Klimatic Group. Her journey is a masterclass in professional evolution – transitioning from the corporate world to being among the first to shape the coworking movement with Space Shack, and now focusing on the industrial deployment of climate technologies. In this conversation, we explore her...

Angel investing is a social activity. The best investment decisions are usually made by investors who work together, exchange ideas, and share the load of managing their portfolio. So syndicated deals amongst groups of Angels make a lot of sense. From the startup’s perspective, it is also generally advisable to have the backing of a...

We sat down with Astghik Zakharyan, a powerhouse in the startup world who transitioned from a high-speed entrepreneurial career to becoming a master architect of investment ecosystems. As the Co-founder of the SIA – (Startup Investor Accelerator), Astghik is redefining how new investors enter angel investing, guiding them from curiosity to confident participation through real...

Sufeng Li is the strategic mind behind Steppe Ventures and a dedicated solo angel investor. Sufeng’s journey into the startup world began with a pivot from theory to practice, moving quickly from attending webinars to making his first hands-on investment. Today, he is a specialist in identifying high-potential “misfits” in the early-revenue stage, specifically within...

The conversation around European competitiveness often centers on a single, pressing question: Why does a continent with world-class talent struggle to fund its own breakthroughs? As the “innovation deficit” becomes a central theme for policy-makers and investors alike, the shift from public markets toward high-growth private equity has never been more critical. Heiko de Boer,...

Lars Lindgren is a cornerstone of the Swedish investment landscape. With a career spanning over 40 years, he has witnessed the birth and maturation of the Nordic startup ecosystem. From founding the Swedish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (SVCA) to publishing his experiences in his book, Mitt liv som affärsängel, Lars has seen it...