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Thomas Viguier hosts Innovation and Private Capital x aulium, a business show with 53 episodes published.
European venture capital has matured from simple investment managers into true fund managers who understand that producing returns means more than waiting ten years for an exit. Chris Wade of Isomer Capital explains why
Quantum computing is no longer a lab curiosity—it's approaching commercial reality, and enterprises unprepared for the shift risk being left behind. Simon Fried from Classiq explains why 2026 is emerging as quantum's inf
The European data center market faces a critical talent shortage: fewer than 40 people on the continent possess the deep operational experience needed to deliver at scale. While speculators chase headlines about AI infra
Most roboticists think people love robots — because roboticists love robots. That fundamental misunderstanding, according to this conversation, is holding back the entire industry from mainstream adoption. The discussion
When Claude is 10x better, is your business model still defensible? That's the question Hillel Zidel says every growth investor must answer before writing a check — because frontier models will get there faster than most
Industrial heat decarbonization represents nearly 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet alternatives like hydrogen and electrification repeatedly fail feasibility studies. Mark Verhagen and his co-founders at RIFT
95% of tenders in North America now include AI requirements, while France lags far behind. The gap isn't about innovation—France produces world-class startups—but about adoption speed, regulatory complexity, and a reluct
Ten years ago, telling investors you were doing secondaries in venture-backed tech companies meant explaining what secondaries even were. Today, everyone wants to talk — because everyone has liquidity needs or is conside
Impact investing has been criticized as superficial—labeling without real change—but what happens when a fund puts 50% of its carry at risk unless it triples measurable impact? Rémi Said explains how Partech Impact built
Thomas Goergen spent 30 years in Luxembourg's fund industry, exited his AIFM business for a low nine-figure sum, and started a family office — only to discover that digital health offered something his fintech and real e
Europe's venture ecosystem needs more than capital — it needs scale, unified industrial policy, and the willingness to let go of narrow national interests. Drawing on nearly three decades in venture, the conversation unp
Bringing a drug to market in Europe costs as much as a typical pre-seed round just to comply with AI regulations — before a single line of code is written or a patient enrolled. That bottleneck is slowing innovation at t
Can a business survive if its economics depend on anticipated regulation? Mahir Sahin, General Partner of Cloudberry Ventures, argues it cannot — a lesson that shapes every deep-tech investment decision his firm makes, f
Not every good business is a good investment — and for venture capital, the gap between the two can cost billions. Alexey Bulygin of Verb Ventures explains why intellectual honesty from founders matters more than polishe
Can AI truly replace the weeks lawyers spend grinding through due diligence documents — or will it just reshape how legal value is delivered? As M&A dealmaking grows more complex, the manual work of reviewing thousands o
Healthcare remains one of the least digitalized industries — still largely operating in the "dinosaur phase" with paper records and fragmented systems. Yet the sector is expected to grow at over 20% annually for the next
Athletes writing cheques into European startups was once considered a red flag by VCs. Today, it's a legitimate asset class—but only if founders and investors understand what's actually on offer beyond the Instagram foll
Early-stage venture capital is often romanticized as spotting the next unicorn, but the real edge lies in understanding when to hold and when to exit. Nicolas Debock, partner leading Eurazeo's early-stage fund, explains
Why does Jean Schmitt feel physically ill every time someone mentions a unicorn? Because, as he puts it, no serious entrepreneur should want their company named after "a fake animal from fairy tales for girls." This isn'
Deep tech ventures require years of patient capital, yet most of them reach Series B without any revenue at all. Matthias Winter explains why traditional metrics like monthly recurring revenue and churn rates simply don'
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