Scaling Europe

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  Gustav Bang, Co-founder & CEO of Complir: BREAKING: Complir raised $11m Seed 16.09.2026 16min

  Complir just raised an $11m Seed led by General Catalyst, with new and existing investors joining the round, just eight to nine months after its pre-seed round. They are growing rapidly and the revenue has grown 40% month over month for the last six months.Gustav Bang is Co-founder and CEO of Complir. It helps retailers and brands sell physical products anywhere in the world, handling the compliance work that would otherwise fall on the retailer itself.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/ukLovable: https://lovable.dev/Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:07 The $11m Seed round and what Complir does1:14 Building the product inside Flying Tiger's offices4:00 Quadrupling revenue at YC6:43 Lessons from Legora and picking bold bets8:53 Why General Catalyst led the round11:10 Becoming the compliance layer for global commerce12:37 Expanding into the UK and Germany14:14 The pivot to enterprise and the path to a Series A
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  Matt Wilson, Co-Founder and CEO of Jack & Jill: BREAKING: Jack and Jill raised $40m Series A 15.09.2026 21min

  Jack and Jill just raised a $40m Series A led by Air Street Capital with Madrona joining the round, and participation from existing investors. This brings total funding to $60m, just ten months after their $20m Seed. Revenue has grown 40x since the seed round.Matt Wilson is Co-Founder and CEO of Jack & Jill. They are two AI agents, where Jack works for the person looking for the next step in their career, while Jill works for the company hiring. When they agree it's a good match, the candidate is introduced directly to the decision maker instead of filling in an application. The new funding will go toward growing the business further across the US.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/ukLovable: https://lovable.dev/Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:13 What Jack and Jill actually do2:37 The new $40m Series A and who's backing it4:03 Expanding into San Francisco and New York7:24 A founder success story from Entrepreneurs First8:53 Why Nathan Benaich joined the cap table11:14 Raising engineer pay to £360,00014:14 Balancing high pay with mission-driven hires15:50 How US pay is reshaping London hiring18:13 What makes ex-founders great engineers20:12 What's next for Jack and Jill
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  Gianni Cuozzo, Founder & CEO at Exein: BREAKING: Exein raised $270M at a $1.7B valuation 15.09.2026 20min

  Exein just raised $270m at a $1.7bn valuation. The round was led by Headline, with participation from Sofina, Goldman Sachs, European Investment Bank Group ETCI, KfW Capital and T.Capital, with involvement from previous investors.Gianni Cuozzo is Founder and CEO of Exein. It builds on-device security software for connected systems, running on everything from coffee machines to satellites. The company has grown 400% year on year for the past three years, and it's now become one of Europe's most valuable private cyber security companies.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/ukLovable: https://lovable.dev/Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:37 Announcing the $270m round0:51 Why Exein is moving into physical AI3:57 Running on 2 billion devices5:27 The growth behind the new valuation5:53 The trends driving that growth8:56 Who backed the round11:49 Expanding into San Francisco14:14 Why physical AI is the next battlefield17:50 Building a global business from Rome
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  Lukas Saari, Co-Founder & CEO of Tandem Health: BREAKING: Tandem Health raised $100M Series B 14.09.2026 21min

  Tandem Health just raised a $100m Series B led by the Scale-up Europe Fund, managed by EQT. Its AI medical assistant handles clinical documentation and admin work for doctors, from transcribing patient visits and drafting medical notes to handling referrals, coding, and prescriptions.Lukas Saari is Co-founder and CEO of Tandem Health. The company has grown from three co-founders to about 230 people in three years, and now works with over 10,000 care organisations across 14 European countries. With the new funding, they'll deepen their work with care providers and build a full AI-native operating system for clinics.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/ukLovable: https://lovable.dev/Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 Intro and the new $100m Series B0:38 Where the round came from and what it unlocks2:04 Selling AI tools into Europe's biggest healthcare providers3:51 Why clinicians are actually pushing for this5:27 A day in the life with Tandem's AI7:32 The four levels of clinic automation9:59 Growing from 3 founders to 230 people in 3 years13:01 Why Europe's fragmented healthcare system is a strength16:34 Why no US competitor has come to Europe17:55 What the $100m will fund next18:47 Stockholm's founder community and momentum
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  Christoph Klink, GP at Antler: Europe's funding gap is also its biggest opportunity 10.09.2026 21min

  Antler just released a new report recently on the state of European tech. It shows the biggest companies scaling faster and raising more money than ever, while funding for new companies at the earliest stages keeps shrinking.Christoph Klink is General Partner at Antler, an early stage venture firm. To him, the funding gap is one of the best opportunities in venture right now. Plenty of good companies can't get funded, and that's exactly where new investors could step in.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/ukLovable: https://lovable.dev/Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:42 - Two sides of European tech right now1:54 - Europe's early stage funding gap3:43 - Why new early stage investors have dropped6:14 - Rocket ships reaching unicorn status in under 3 years7:04 - Jets and juggernauts explained9:54 - How juggernauts raise much bigger rounds13:11 - Why investors are backing Europe's deep tech bets15:00 - London's growing share of Europe's biggest companies16:13 - Europe's startup hubs spreading beyond the biggest cities18:03 - Why Europe's funding gap is also its biggest opportunity
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  Simon Schaefer, Co-initiator at EU-INC: EU INC unlocks the simplest way to fund and scale a company in Europe 10.09.2026 18min

  EU-INC is a grassroots initiative pushing to establish a unified corporate law framework across Europe. By creating a virtual "28th regime," the movement aims to eliminate fragmented national bureaucracy and simplify how tech startups are founded, scaled, and funded.Simon Schaefer is a co-initiator of EU-INC who has been driving the movement from the ground up. They just launched a new campaign to get its policy passed within the next 100 days. It's pushing for a single European legal structure that would let startups incorporate and scale across the EU without dealing with 27 different national systems.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/ukLovable: https://lovable.dev/Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:19 - Where EU Inc stands today0:57 - How the EU process for passing this works1:44 - Why the original proposal got watered down3:44 - What's still up for negotiation5:03 - Why EU Inc wants one shared company registry7:06 - Pushback from notaries and trade unions9:53 - Germany's resistance and the fight over insolvency rules13:28 - Working with EU officials and politicians16:16 - The moment EU Inc got its name from Brussels17:44 - How people can help in the next 100 days
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  Jack Miller and John Daley, Co-Founders of HelmGuard AI: BREAKING: Helmguard raised $7.3M Seed 09.09.2026 23min

  HelmGuard just raised a $7.3m Seed round led by Infinity Ventures and Frontline. Its AI agents handle a company's security and compliance work automatically, checking everything all the time instead of relying on manual paperwork and periodic reviews.John Daley and Jack Miller are HelmGuard's co-founders, John as CEO and Jack as CTO. It took them just nine months to hit a million dollars in run rate with a three-person team.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/ukLovable: https://lovable.dev/Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:20 - HelmGuard's $7.3m seed round0:45 - What HelmGuard's platform does1:15 - John's eight years at Palantir2:24 - Jack's background in AI research5:48 - How HelmGuard reacts to new model releases8:45 - HelmGuard's work with Callosum12:27 - HelmGuard's plans for the new funding14:12 - Why legacy security platforms can't keep up15:54 - What the OpenAI incident means for AI oversight20:57 - How the OpenAI incident changed HelmGuard's thinking
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  Zeynep Yavuz-Willson, Partner at General Catalyst: GC is an early stage investor and AI transformation firm 08.09.2026 34min

  General Catalyst has built one of the most active investment theses in Europe around artificial intelligence transforming massive service industries like law, property management, accounting, and insurance. Their portfolio features companies tackling this shift from different angles, including Legora selling software directly to law firms and Dwelly scaling through hands-on growth in real estate.Zeynep Yavuz-Willson is a Partner at General Catalyst, where she focuses on early-stage investing across Europe. Before venture she worked in private equity and operating roles, and she says learning from founders is still her favourite part of the job.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/ukLovable: https://lovable.dev/Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction1:06 - Why General Catalyst is betting on AI transforming services4:04 - Why Dwelly was worth the risk despite being burned before8:39 - Which other service industries General Catalyst is watching11:08 - Why customer trust is becoming the real advantage in AI13:50 - The rest of the AI stack, open source and data20:35 - Why concentrated industries adopt AI faster than fragmented ones26:31 - How General Catalyst's capital model is changing28:51 - Is General Catalyst still a venture firm30:46 - How the venture industry has changed since 2020
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  Quddus Pativada and Dominic Raab, Founder and Founding advisor of Index Law: BREAKING: Dominic Raab joins Index Law 04.09.2026 19min

  Dominic Raab, the former UK Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, has just joined IndexLaw as a founding advisor.IndexLaw helps businesses and individuals handle legal work, review contracts, and build legal strategies using artificial intelligence. The platform automates routine tasks while connecting users with real lawyers for final review.Quddus Pativada is founder and CEO , and Dominic Raab is a founding advisor at IndexLaw. They believe AI can make legal help simple and put people directly in control of their own legal matters.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:21 - What IndexLaw is building1:06 - Dominic Raab's new role at IndexLaw3:18 - The personal story behind IndexLaw's founding6:00 - How IndexLaw differs from Harvey and Legora9:14 - Why the legal industry is ripe for disruption11:54 - The UK's unusually open rules for legal AI14:17 - Dominic's day-to-day role as advisor15:18 - How Quddus and Dominic's partnership began17:56 - IndexLaw's goals for the next 18 months
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  Gabriel Le Roux, Co-founder & CEO at Primer: Primer gives companies more control over how they accept customer payments 03.09.2026 21min

  Primer gives merchants one place to manage and optimise every part of their payments. Through a single integration, businesses can connect payment providers, payment methods, and fraud tools, then control how payments are routed and processed. By bringing payment data and AI-powered intelligence together, Primer helps businesses reduce failed payments, lower costs, and expand into new markets.Gabriel Le Roux is Co-founder and CEO at Primer. He believes that as payments get more automated and complex, merchants need one connected system with full data behind it.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:13 - What Primer does1:15 - Primer's new $100m round3:38 - Why Primer built its AI agent, Companion6:52 - How customer research shaped Companion9:45 - Companion's surprising adoption11:59 - How culture shapes Primer's approach to selling16:16 - Primer's plans to double down on the US18:02 - Why Primer has been data-driven from day one
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  Erik Bernhardsson, CEO of Modal: Modal powers cloud infrastructure for AI 02.09.2026 34min

  Modal gives AI startups the computing power they need to run their products, and a safe way to run code their AI writes on its own. Its revenue has grown 5x this year and is now closing in on $1bn annually, backed by a recent $355m raise to keep up with demand.Erik Bernhardsson is CEO at Modal. He's certain AI startups will keep needing more computing power than anyone expects, and that demand is contributing to Modal's growth.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: ⁠https://surrealdb.com/⁠Airwallex: ⁠https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeurope⁠Lovable: ⁠https://lovable.dev/⁠Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:21 - What Modal does0:57 - Modal's $355m round and revenue growth1:51 - How Modal forecasts and buys computing power ahead of demand3:40 - Why most of Modal's growth comes from AI-native startups7:04 - Modal's biggest use cases: inference, sandboxes and coding models9:07 - The shift toward cheaper Chinese and open-source AI models12:21 - Modal's expansion into London and Stockholm19:44 - What Erik learned building Spotify that he's applied at Modal23:14 - The one part of the job Erik still can't delegate27:19 - Why Erik expects capital efficiency to matter again33:32 - Modal's path to $1bn in annual revenue
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  Hendrik Van Hove, Co-founder of Conveo: BREAKING: Conveo raised $50M Series A 02.09.2026 25min

  Conveo just raised a $50m Series A from DST Global, Balderton Capital, Visionaries, 6 Degrees Capital and Y Combinator, bringing its total funding to $55.8m.Conveo helps large companies understand what their customers want, using AI to run the research and get the findings to the teams that need them. The company has grown from 12 to 80 people in less than a year.Hendrik Van Hove is Co-founder of Conveo. He believes the real value of AI for big companies comes from pairing it with people, and that's the part most competitors miss.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: ⁠https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026⁠SurrealDB: ⁠https://surrealdb.com/⁠Airwallex: ⁠https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeurope⁠Lovable: ⁠https://lovable.dev/⁠Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/Conveo: https://conveo.ai/NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/WWT: https://www.wwt.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:13 - Conveo's new $50m Series A0:24 - The investors behind Conveo's round1:53 - What Conveo builds4:03 - Customers like Google and Unilever5:06 - Why investors backed Conveo over rivals6:52 - Conveo's case for pairing AI with people12:04 - What Conveo got wrong early on15:34 - How Conveo won its first major clients18:16 - Conveo's plans for the new funding19:14 - Why Conveo is building a new category
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  Danyal Akarca, Co-founder at Callosum: BREAKING: Callosum raised $100m Seed 20.08.2026 36min

  Callosum just raised $100m led by Atomico, Plural and DCVC. It's one of the largest seed-stage rounds in UK history, coming just five months after Callosum came out of stealth. Callosum builds software that lets AI run across many different types of chips at the same time, making it faster, cheaper and more capable.Danyal Akarca is Co-founder at Callosum. He believes AI can only have a real economic impact once it becomes cheaper and faster to run, and that's exactly what Callosum is built to do.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction1:09 - Callosum's approach to AI infrastructure5:56 - How Callosum's technology works for customers8:48 - Callosum's new $100m round12:33 - How Callosum built partnerships with chip companies like Cerebras17:14 - Why Callosum wasn't built just to make chips work together20:03 - What the $100m will fund next24:54 - Why cost is becoming as important as speed for AI buyers28:03 - Who Danyal thinks will win the AI stack over the next three years33:03 - Why London has become a serious AI hub
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  Thomas Bigagli, EMEA Partner at Plug and Play Ventures: Europe needs bigger and faster capital to keep startups home 18.08.2026 20min

  Plug and Play Ventures invests in startups across Europe and runs a platform connecting them with large corporate partners. It has grown from a family office into an institutional investor with nine funds, and now runs 65 offices with more than 700 people worldwide.Thomas Bigagli is EMEA Partner at Plug and Play Ventures. He believes Europe already has the talent and ideas, and just needs investors willing to move faster and write bigger checks to keep its best startups from leaving.Sponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:28 - What Plug and Play's EMEA role involves2:29 - How Europe's startup landscape has changed3:20 - Why deep tech is such an exciting opportunity right now5:05 - Where Europe's hardware and deep tech hubs are emerging6:07 - Plug and Play's early bets in Lithuania and Italy9:56 - The one question every founder gets asked12:32 - Why more European founders are thinking globally15:52 - US investors' growing presence in Europe17:15 - Why European VCs still move slower than American ones18:41 - The European firms closing the gap
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  Srdjan Kovacevic, CEO & Co-Founder of Orqa: Building leading drone hardware in Europe 14.08.2026 23min

  Orqa is a Croatian company that designs and manufactures drones, components and ground stations entirely in Europe, a rare setup in an industry that mostly relies on China. Orqa now builds primarily for defence customers across NATO and the West, and shipped 250,000 products last year, a number it's on track to double in 2026.Srdjan Kovacevic is CEO and Co-Founder of Orqa. He believes most Western militaries aren't ready for drone warfare yet, and that needs to change fast.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:15 - What Orqa builds1:07 - Why Orqa set out to build Europe's answer to Chinese drone brands2:36 - Why Orqa builds everything in Europe5:03 - Orqa's current production scale6:41 - How the war in Ukraine pulled Orqa into defence8:05 - Why Orqa builds for NATO's future needs, not Ukraine's immediate ones10:19 - Orqa's production numbers: 250,000 products shipped last year13:16 - Orqa's biggest supply chain bottleneck15:40 - Why the AI boom is causing a new chip shortage for Orqa19:10 - Ukraine's drone warfare numbers20:36 - How drone warfare has transformed the battlefield
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  Shahriar Tajbakhsh, Co-founder & CTO of Metaview: BREAKING: Metaview acquired Reval 11.08.2026 20min

  Metaview just acquired Reval, a recruiting agency built to run entirely on AI. The deal brings more talent and technology into Fillmore, Metaview's AI recruiting co-worker. Metaview's platform is already used by more than 5,000 companies, and Fillmore works by researching, sourcing and reaching out to candidates without any human involvement.Shahriar Tajbakhsh is Co-founder and CTO of Metaview. He expects Metaview to become the single platform for end-to-end hiring within a year, handling everything from a company opening a role to someone being hired.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:12 - Metaview's AI-first approach to recruiting1:07 - Metaview's traction across more than 5,000 companies2:10 - What Fillmore is and how it works6:22 - Why Metaview built Fillmore as a co-worker, not an agent8:08 - Fillmore's early results since its soft launch12:24 - Why Metaview acquired Reval14:14 - How the Reval and Metaview teams came together15:39 - How mission-aligned teams speed up Metaview's hiring20:02 - What success looks like for the Reval acquisition
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  Ameera Patel, CEO at TidalSense: TidalSense diagnoses lung disease in under 4 minutes 07.08.2026 16min

  TidalSense has built a handheld device that diagnoses COPD, a common lung disease, in under four minutes. It's already used across the NHS and has drawn interest from more than 60 countries since launching last year. The Cambridge-based company just raised $19m to expand into new markets.Ameera Patel is CEO of TidalSense. She believes what matters most to healthcare providers is a better patient experience and more efficient care.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:19 - TidalSense's $19m round and what problem it solves1:08 - Why the standard diagnostic test hasn't changed since the 1800s2:44 - What TidalSense has built3:35 - TidalSense's rollout across the NHS4:21 - The demand TidalSense has seen since launching5:16 - Ameera's personal journey to founding TidalSense9:48 - Inside TidalSense's $19m round and its lead investor12:02 - TidalSense's plans to expand into the US and China14:47 - TidalSense's biggest bottleneck right now15:59 - What's needed for TidalSense's next raise
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  Jan Oberhauser, Founder & CEO at n8n: Freeing employees from repetitive boring tasks 04.08.2026 51min

  n8n is a workflow automation platform that frees employees from repetitive, boring tasks. SAP recently made a strategic investment in the company, valuing it at €5.2bn, more than double what it was worth seven months ago.Jan Oberhauser is Founder and CEO of n8n. He believes the real value isn't the time saved, but the chance to give employees more meaningful work instead of repetitive tasks.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Timestamps:0:00 – Introduction0:41 – n8n's €5.2bn strategic investment from SAP2:41 – How valuable the SAP partnership could be4:04 – What drove the valuation jump in seven months5:03 – The real value customers get from n8n11:38 – Balancing community users with enterprise customers14:23 – How n8n's community has evolved18:19 – How Jan's role has changed as CEO22:44 – What Jan is seeing across the AI ecosystem28:20 – What n8n looks for when hiring29:11 – Why n8n rejects hustle culture29:54 – Flexible hours and company values31:49 – Balancing being CEO and a father33:43 – Staying European35:47 – US vs. European investors37:33 – Quickfire round
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  Zaya Kadyrova, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Aspire11: Unlocking Europe's pension money for tech growth 04.08.2026 22min

  Aspire11 invests European pension money into some of the world's biggest private tech companies, unlocking capital that's historically stayed on the sidelines. Its first fund raised €500m, and backs both early-stage VC funds and late-stage tech companies such as Revolut, Databricks, ElevenLabs and Vinted.Zaya Kadyrova is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Aspire11. She believes much of the value created by Europe's biggest tech companies currently goes to US pension funds, and is trying to change that by putting pension money directly into companies at that scale.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:20 - What Aspire11 does1:31 - Why pension funds matter for venture4:37 - Why Europe's pensions have stayed on the sidelines8:51 - Tribes: backing the next generation of fund managers12:07 - Why Aspire11 backed Revolut, Vinted and Eleven Labs15:14 - The case for investing in Databricks18:22 - How the fund is driving demand from young savers19:35 - How Aspire11 wins access to the best deals
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  Patrick Murphy, Partner at Tapestry VC: Backing the repeat founders behind Europe's unicorns 30.07.2026 26min

  Tapestry VC backs repeat founders who are already building their second or third company. Around 60% of Europe's new unicorns in the past couple of years have come from exactly that group, and Tapestry just closed an $80m third fund to keep backing them.Patrick Murphy is a Partner at Tapestry VC. Seven of the roughly 70 investments he's made in his career have grown into $100m+ revenue companies, a track record few investors can match.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:04 - Tapestry VC's new $80m third fund0:24 - Why Tapestry backs repeat founders2:01 - Inside Tapestry's portfolio6:44 - Patrick's move back to London9:02 - The psychology of investing in repeat founders12:45 - What Patrick's most successful investments have in common15:38 - British Business Bank as Tapestry's anchor investor17:48 - Competition among European VCs20:44 - Why US LPs are reshaping European venture23:07 - Europe's growing exit market