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Europe’s startup ecosystem is no longer just an underdog story. Europe builds and it builds well. This is a podcast dedicated to diving deep into the real stories behind its startups. Each episode tackles, among others, topics like scaling challenges, funding disparities, diverse entrepreneurial culture, and the art of storytelling—through candid conversations with those who live these realities every day. Visionary founders across the continent.

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How Skroutz become and remains Greece’s biggest online marketplace

How Skroutz become and remains Greece’s biggest online marketplace - Bite-sized insights on failure and scaling with George HadjigeorgiouHow does a founder turn his hobby into Greece’s biggest e-commerce marketplace? And why is his key insight, after 20 years of successful entrepreneurship, that we should all embrace failure more?For our premiere of Season 2 of Europe Builds, live from the...

How Hack The Box grew from a passion project to a global leader, with Harris Pylarinos

What does it take to scale a start-up from garage mode to a global superpower, with clients ranging from the US Department of Defense to Toyota?This week we are joined by Haris Pylarinos, Founder and CEO of Hack The Box. Born initially as a passion project for Harris, Hack The Box has grown to become the world’s leading cybersecurity performance center, providing millions of users with a...

How Dott joined forces with TIER to become Europe’s largest micromobility operator, with Maxim Romain

How does one build the largest micromobility fleet in Europe? And how can partnerships, mergers and acquisitions help a company soar to new heights?This week we are joined by Maxim Romain, President and Co-founder of Dott, who is on a mission to change mobility for good. With over 250,000 vehicles after joining forces with TIER, the company today directly employs over 1,900 people and operates...

How Intelligencia AI revolutionizes drug development with AI, with Dimitris Skaltsas

What does it take to innovate at the crossroads of technology and life sciences? This week we are joined by Dimitris Skaltsas, Co-Founder and CEO of Intelligencia AI, an innovative company applying AI and machine learning to de-risk drug development. Intelligencia AI aims to bridge the gap between innovation and risk reduction with an interdisciplinary team of software engineers, AI...

How building healthy cultures can shift from art to science, with Andreas Konstantinou

Self-awareness, equanimity and adaptability are essential traits for founders - especially if they’re on a mission to redefine how companies around the world create healthy and fulfilling cultures. On this episode, we are joined by Andreas Konstantinou, Founder of Rethink Culture, a venture that is on a mission to help businesses audit their culture and build cultures people love to work for....

How Acumino builds the world's most dexterous robots, with Minas Liarokapis

How much passion and ambition does it take to build the intelligence of the robots of today and tomorrow? On this episode we are joined by Minas Liarokapis, Co-Founder and CTO of Acumino, a world leading Robotics and AI company working on next generation, foundation robot models for the execution of highly dexterous tasks. Acumino is headquartered in the US and has operations in New Zealand and...

How WeArisma helps the world's biggest brands with influencer marketing, with Jenny Tsai

How much vision and grit does it take to become a global pioneer in influencer marketing and insights? On our fourth episode, we are joined by Jenny Tsai, Founder and CEO of WeArisma, a leading earned influencer analytics company that works with companies like Marc Jacobs, Westfield and Polaroid to help them measure and grow their influencer marketing. Founded in 2015, way before the influencer...

How Deesup became Europe’s ethical marketplace for furniture resale, with Valentina Cerolini

How much motivation and focus does it take to innovate in the circular economy? On our third episode, we are joined by Valentina Cerolini, co-founder and CEO of Deesup.com, a curated marketplace for luxury second-hand furniture which launched in Milan in 2017. Staying true to its goal of making the furniture supply chain more ethical and sustainable, Deesup has expanded well beyond Italy,...

How Anton Derlyatka got over 150 million users on their feet through Sweatcoin

How much stubbornness does it take to build a user-base of 150 million users? In our second episode, Co-founder and CEO of Sweatcoin, Anton Derlyatka, walks us through the key ingredients of ultra-high consumer growth. Sweatcoin has inspired more than 150 million people worldwide to move more via behavioral nudges and real-time incentives, and was the most downloaded health and fitness app...