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E56: The Venture Capital Playbook – Inside Deep Tech & Startup Success with Gabriele Poteliunaite
What separates a great founder from a failing one? How do investors spot the next billion-dollar deep tech startup?
During the buzz of TechChill 2025, we sit down withGabriele Potelunaite, a venture capitalist specializing in deep tech investments. You can hear the buzz in the background, but that just makes it more real!
Gabriele shares her journey into VC, thebiggest mistakes early-stage founders make, and whyquick pivots can make or break a startup. We also dive into theEuropean venture capital scene, the challenges ofstate-funded investments, and theunderrated traits that set winning founders apart.
If you're a founder, investor, or just fascinated by how the tech industry moves, this episode is packed with insights you don’t want to miss.
About Gabriele:
Gabrielė is an investor at European deep-tech fund @Balnord, with a specific focus on Polish and Baltic founders based anywhere. Before that, she launched @tooearly - a platform trying to help first-time founders pick the right idea to build and navigate VC/angel fundraising. Over the past 4 years, she worked at Heartfelt_ (APX) in Berlin, where she served as Principal and led investments in 20+ companies as a first check investor across Europe. Previously, she was a Senior Associate at Change Ventures, one of the Baltic-focused venture capital funds. Over the past years, she has been based and invested out of Vilnius, Tallinn, Amsterdam, Berlin, and beyond.
Connect with Gabriele:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielepoteliunaite/
🎙️ Hosted by Zivile Einikyte:
https://www.perceptionparadox.com
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zivileeinikyte/
🎵 Music by Luca Nioi:
http://www.lucanioi.com/
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:29 Gabriele's Journey into Venture Capital
05:39 The Reality of Being an Investor
08:48 Challenges in the European Venture Industry
12:03 Identifying Red Flags in Early Stage Startups
13:59 The Ideal Startup for VC Funding
14:57 Gabriele's Experience as a Founder
19:52 Lessons Learned in Venture Capital
22:24 Underrated Traits in Founders
23:18 Future Aspirations and Closing Thoughts
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By Zivile EinikyteWhat separates a great founder from a failing one? How do investors spot the next billion-dollar deep tech startup?
During the buzz of TechChill 2025, we sit down withGabriele Potelunaite, a venture capitalist specializing in deep tech investments. You can hear the buzz in the background, but that just makes it more real!
Gabriele shares her journey into VC, thebiggest mistakes early-stage founders make, and whyquick pivots can make or break a startup. We also dive into theEuropean venture capital scene, the challenges ofstate-funded investments, and theunderrated traits that set winning founders apart.
If you're a founder, investor, or just fascinated by how the tech industry moves, this episode is packed with insights you don’t want to miss.
About Gabriele:
Gabrielė is an investor at European deep-tech fund @Balnord, with a specific focus on Polish and Baltic founders based anywhere. Before that, she launched @tooearly - a platform trying to help first-time founders pick the right idea to build and navigate VC/angel fundraising. Over the past 4 years, she worked at Heartfelt_ (APX) in Berlin, where she served as Principal and led investments in 20+ companies as a first check investor across Europe. Previously, she was a Senior Associate at Change Ventures, one of the Baltic-focused venture capital funds. Over the past years, she has been based and invested out of Vilnius, Tallinn, Amsterdam, Berlin, and beyond.
Connect with Gabriele:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielepoteliunaite/
🎙️ Hosted by Zivile Einikyte:
https://www.perceptionparadox.com
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zivileeinikyte/
🎵 Music by Luca Nioi:
http://www.lucanioi.com/
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:29 Gabriele's Journey into Venture Capital
05:39 The Reality of Being an Investor
08:48 Challenges in the European Venture Industry
12:03 Identifying Red Flags in Early Stage Startups
13:59 The Ideal Startup for VC Funding
14:57 Gabriele's Experience as a Founder
19:52 Lessons Learned in Venture Capital
22:24 Underrated Traits in Founders
23:18 Future Aspirations and Closing Thoughts