In this episode, Jurgen, Director of Unknown University, talks with Arnesh Jaikaran, the 19-year-old founder of Inta — a compliance software company for land-based casinos that uses facial recognition technology to simplify and secure identity verification.Arnesh shares how he discovered the problem that sparked Inta, how he and his team turned an ambitious idea into a working product, and what it really takes to build momentum as a young founder. From navigating the early startup grind to staying resilient through setbacks, Arnesh’s story is a testament to perseverance, curiosity, and execution.If you’re a young entrepreneur, builder, or just love stories of people who start before they’re ready, this episode will leave you inspired.If you want to learn more about Unknown University Bachelor Program in Entrepreneurship, you can check it out here: https://www.unknown-universityas.com/bachelor

In this episode, Jurgen, Director of Unknown University, sits down with Oliver Christodoulou, one of the university’s early student founders who started building his business from day one on campus. Originally from South Africa, Oliver shares his inspiring journey — from launching his first venture as a student to now leading Staunch Ventures, a venture studio focused on empowering and scaling businesses across Africa.They dive deep into what it takes to build in Africa, exploring the realities of entrepreneurship on the continent, the importance of iteration, self-development, and learning through failure. Oliver reflects on how each setback shaped his growth and why starting over is often the most powerful move an entrepreneur can make.If you want to learn more about Unknown University Bachelor Program in Entrepreneurship, you can check it out here: https://www.unknown-universityas.com/bachelor

In this episode, Jurgen sits down with Connor Burdett, a 20-year-old visionary from Zimbabwe and founder of Seed, a startup on a mission to give every African household access to clean energy.Connor is tackling one of the world’s most overlooked crises: 2.3 billion people still cook over wood fires, leading to millions of deaths each year, massive deforestation, and countless hours lost—mostly by women and children collecting firewood.His solution? A simple yet powerful innovation that turns manure into biogas for cooking and fertilizer for farming—transforming waste into life-changing energy.💡 Want to build your own business while earning a fully accredited entrepreneurship degree? Start from day one as a founder, join Connor and other student entrepreneurs at Unknown University, and turn your ideas into impact.You can understand more about our Bachelor here: https://www.unknown-universityas.com/bachelor

Join us for a groundbreaking episode featuring Chief Researcher Gabriel Mora at Real Deal Milk, where innovation meets dairy-free transformation! 🌱

Discover how Real Deal Milk is revolutionizing the dairy industry, producing your favorite dairy products without a single cow involved! Their animal-free cheese fights climate change and preserves food culture using precision fermentation.

Plus, get the scoop on the Desafía food tech program, landing innovative Spanish startups in the Netherlands and gaining recognition from industry giants like Rabobank and StartLife. 🌟

Tune in to explore the future of dairy, sustainability, and innovative food solutions! 🎧👇

From melon seeds to innovation in ingredients, we delve into Väcka’s journey of creating planet-conscious plant-based cheeses. 

Väcka is a Barcelona-based FoodTech startup that produces plant-based cheese alternatives. Founded in 2021 by Luz Sanz and Maxime Boniface, who were inspired to create vegan cheese alternatives after changing their diet to a vegan one. Väcka's cheese alternatives are made with fermented melon seed milk and extra virgin olive oil, and are available in more than 400 points of sale, including retail and foodservice outlets. 

In this episode we sit down with Luz Sanz, CEO and co-founder of Väcka, to discuss their journey, which has been all about experimentation, connection, and learning. 

Tune in to learn more about their story and aspirations on

Despite its lengthy decomposition time and difficulty to be recycled, over 300 million tones of plastic is produced each year. Would we ever be able to deal with the ever-growing amount of discarded plastic? Well, first believe that it is possible, and then you'll see🎙️

Hailing from Israeli, founder Tal Cohen developed a unique solution. Through PlasticBack, Tal Cohen and his team work alongside waste handlers and petrochemical companies to turn plastic back into its original form. Commercial plants with 20.000 - 30.000 tons per year capacity to tackle plastic waste — at a remarkable CapEx and OpEx — coming soon in 2025.

Hop on Tal's journey to making an impact via unknowngroup.com/podcasts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

Through virtual reality, you are immersed into a different world. Through the use of SenseGlove, you can also touch it. 🎙️

Today, our host Jurgen Nieuwenhuijsen is joined by Gijs den Butter, Co-Founder of SenseGlove.

SenseGlove is the mouse and the keyboard of the future. Their haptic glove technology is enabling you to feel the touch and sensation of holding objects while being in VR. What started as a student company is now bringing VR in the hands of employees from companies such as Volkswagen, Netherlands Army, and Honda.

The combined use of VR and haptic technologies allows people to virtually experience the training areas and interact with objects by receiving direct feedback on shape, weight, and motion. Could their solution be the next step towards the success of the Metaverse?

Tune into the seventh episode of this season’s stories to learn more about their solution and the future of digital reality.

Did you know that the average edible insects have far higher protein content than the average protein source? To Daniela Arias, our next guest on the Unknown Stories podcast, this is no secret.   

Discover a truly unconventional solution that stores energy in liquid air. Meet Phelas, our guest on the Unknown Stories podcast.

In the fifth episode of this season, Leon, one of the co-founders of Phelas, joined us from Germany to explain how their solution is crucial for the energy transition. Phelas created a battery which uses the liquification of air to store energy and release it via expansion in a highly efficient manner.

After emerging as the Rising Star during the Global Meetup 2022, Leon and Phelas are joining us to share their vision of a world powered entirely by renewable energy.

Learn more about his solution and how it is fixing the future by tuning into the podcast on unknowngroup.com/podcast, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts!

Warp VR's vision for the future of work is where workforces leverage VR to ensure they are trained for high pressure situations. Story-based, immersive VR modules to onboard and upskill will be the way to go!

In the latest episode of the Unknown Stories podcast, we are joined by Thijs de Vries, CEO at Warp VR, who explains how cutting-edge VR training modules are making onboarding handbooks obsolete in field-based roles. Check out this episode of the Unknown Stories podcast on Spotify, Apple Music or wherever you get your podcasts.