Azeem Azhar's Exponential View

Building Unicorns in Europe

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Seedcamp has backed close to 400 European startups at the seed stage. The fund’s co-founder and managing partner Reshma Sohoni joins Azeem Azhar to discuss what it takes to build a thriving startup ecosystem outside Silicon Valley, and how some of Europe’s most successful startups were created.

In this episode, they also discuss:

  • The “next big thing” from an investor’s perspective.
  • How regulators use “sandboxes” to help entrepreneurs innovate.
  • How the cultural diversity of Europe benefits both investors and founders.

    • Further reading:

    • “2020 Vision: predictions from 28 big-hitters in Europe’s startup scene” (Sifted, Dec. 16, 2019)
    • “Why Silicon Valley Investors Are Bonkers For European Startups” (Forbes, Dec. 2, 2019)

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