Welcome to What's Next with Balderton Capital, where we take a closer look at emerging technologies, the people behind them and the potential impact on our lives. We're interviewing the founders of companies behind breakthroughs in fields as diverse as self-driving vehicles, robotics, drones, biohacking and clean energy. If you're interested in hard tech companies, what drives the people behind them, and how they might shape our world, this is for you.
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Balderton Capital are one of Europe's largest tech VCs, investing the best breakthrough technology companies in the continent. This podcast will share weekly insights for those at the forefront of the European technology scene: our partners, investment team, portfolio companies, and other selected experts and contributors. The 'cast will be a worthwhile listen for anyone who is looking to raise venture capital investment, building a technology company from the ground up, or is enthusiastic a ...
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This is a podcast about brand marketing at SaaS startups. Across the three major functions of SaaS marketing -- product marketing, demand generation, and brand -- brand is consistently the least understood. There are a lot of marketing podcasts out there, but this is where marketers show up to discuss how to think about, and invest in, brand marketing at each stage of your startup's growth.
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Riding Unicorns is the podcast about venture capital and growth startups. The show is co-hosted by two Venture Capitalists, James Pringle and Hector Mason. The show delves into the operational aspects of building successful tech unicorns, featuring interviews with top-notch founders and investors in the venture space. Whether you are a founder, VC, angel investor or just curious about the space, each episode is unique and goes into different topics related to tech and venture so we hope you ...
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This Much I Know is the podcast from Seedcamp, Europe’s seed fund. Tune into hear the inside story from startup founders, investors and leading tech voices: the people who’ve built businesses, scaled globally, failed fantastically and learnt massively. Seedcamp invests early in world-class founders attacking large, global markets and solving real problems using technology. Seedcamp provides the infrastructure to fast-track a founder’s vision and create value through immediate access to smart ...
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The Ideas in Motion podcast will feature interviews with founders, VCs, and startup enthusiasts all connected by a common thread – INSEAD. These interviews will span a wide range of topics such as fundraising, sector trends, and the startup ecosystem.
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The podcast for all things B2B SaaS marketing is brought to you by marketing agency Advance B2B. The Growth Hub Podcast is for SaaS marketers, CEOs, and founders who want to increase their knowledge, skills, and wisdom about building a high-growth SaaS business. With a mix of strategic frameworks, actionable insights, and inspiring tales, we catch up with some of the top minds in SaaS from across the world to gain their insight and advice on all things growth.
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Government and deeptech with IQ Capital's Jonno Evans
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From 10 Downing Street to deeptech investing, IQ Capital's Jonno Evans brings unique insight into the relationship between government and startups. We sat down with Jonno to explore the opportunity government has when faced with new technologies, how to encourage collaboration, and how to understand and bridge the culture around risk-taking. Find o…
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The future of energy: small modular nuclear reactors with Blue Energy's Jake Jurewicz
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There's clear untapped potential as the world looks to decarbonize the energy sector: nuclear power. Blue Energy's CEO and co-founder Jake Jurewicz joins James Wise to discuss how offshore nuclear power plants can play a key role in building a sustainable and resilient energy grid of tomorrow. Find out more about Blue Energy here Find Balderton Cap…
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In this last episode of Season 2, Janessa and Amrita take a look back at key themes from this past season. They cover: - How CMOs build brand teams - Memorable brand campaigns - The intersection of brand and demand And much more. Thanks for listening! Thanks for listening!By Amrita Gurney and Janessa Lantz
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Tim Creswick is the CEO and Founder of Vorboss. Vorboss is a dedicated fibre network and internet service purpose-built for the needs of London’s most demanding businesses. They are the only internet service provider that offers 10Gbps as a minimum—meaning that their network can cope with the demands of the most data-hungry businesses for the next …
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Robots that lay bricks with Monumental's Salar al Khafaji
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The UK is facing an acute shortage of bricklayers. At the same time, the new UK government has pledged to build 1.5m new homes over the next five years. Can bricklaying robots be the solution? Salar al Khafaji, CEO and co-founder of Dutch robotics startup Monumental, sat down with Suranga Chandratillake to why autonomous construction robots are the…
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AI Governance and Compliance: Navigating the Future with Ryan Donnelly of Enzai
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In a new episode of Startups in Focus, our Managing Partner Carlos Espinal is joined by Ryan Donnelly, co-founder and CEO of Enzai, an AI governance platform that allows organisations to adopt best-in-class AI governance policies and measure against them.They discuss:- the impact of AI as a technological revolution similar to the mobile shift, dotc…
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AI safety and responsibility with Baroness Joanna Shields
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Drawing on her experience leading big social media platforms in their early days, we talk with Baroness Joanna Shields about what AI leaders need to get right when thinking about building their businesses, and how we’d accelerate the adoption of these new technologies in a safe and responsible way. Find out more about Precognition here and follow B…
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Oana Andreea Jinga is a CCO and Co-founder of Dexory. They develop robotics and AI logistics solutions to drive better business decisions. Through their DexoryView platform, they automate data collection and build real-time fed digital twin technology that unlocks insights across all levels of warehouse operations. Oana joins James Pringle and Hect…
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Join Janessa Lantz as she interviews Shafqat Islam, the CMO of Optimizely. Shafqat discusses his unique marketing approach focused on speed, creativity, and risk-taking and shares details of Optimizely's bold campaign at the Adobe Summit. Shafqat also shares his journey from founding Welcome to leading marketing at Optimizely, offering insights int…
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Reinventing health monitoring with Sava's Renato Circi
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Painless real-time health monitoring at an affordable price? Listen to our chat with SAVA’s Renato Circi to find out how their advanced biosensing technology will deliver on this. Find out more about SAVA here and follow them on LinkedIn Find Balderton Capital here and follow us on LinkedInBy Balderton Capital
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Transforming logistics with Manna Drone Delivery's Bobby Healy
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Coffee delivered to your doorstep via a drone? Manna Drone Delivery is already making it happen in the suburbs of Dublin and Texas. Tune into our conversation with founder and CEO Bobby Healy to learn more about how Manna are making deliveries more accessible in suburbs, the regulatory journey, and whether there’s a case for drones in space. Find o…
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S7E10 - Gareth Jefferies, Partner @ RTP Global
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Gareth Jefferies is a Partner at RTP Global, a global, early-stage venture capital firm, backing ambitious founders who are reshaping the world with technology. Their track record speaks for itself; over 110 investments worldwide, with one in 10 becoming multi-billion dollar companies including Datadog, DeliveryHero, and Cred. Gareth joins James Pr…
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Dave Kellogg is well-known in B2B marketing circles thanks to his popular and sometimes contrarian blog Kellblog. In this episode, Dave emphasizes the importance of building trust and maintaining professional consistency in brand presentation. He discusses the significance of "hygiene" in branding, stressing the need for professional-looking materi…
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Antibody discovery with LabGenius' James Field
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What do synthetic biology, machine learning and robotics have in common? James Field, CEO and founder of LabGenius, explains how his company is integrating bleeding-edge technologies from across these fields to discover the next-generation therapeutic antibodies. And change the way we approach drug discovery. Find out more about Labgenius here and …
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Akshat Goenka is a Partner at Moonfire. Enabling European entrepreneurs to dream big and execute fully on their bold ideas at the very earliest stages of their journeys is Moonfire’s passion and cause. Moonfire can help entrepreneurs at the very start of their journeys to create the right foundations to drive growth exponentially. Moonfire lights a…
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In this insightful episode, we sit down with Roger, the CMO at #paid, to delve into the intricacies of influencer marketing, brand reputation, and creating memorable customer experiences. Roger, a prominent figure in the greater Toronto tech community, shares his journey and strategies for building and maintaining a strong brand from the ground up.…
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Angela Singhal Whiteford - CMO, Corvus Insurance
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Angela Whiteford, a repeat CMO with multiple exits, discusses her approach to brand and communications in Series C or D stage startups. Angela highlights the importance of having a strong point of view and leveraging partnerships to build a brand. She shares examples from her career, such as working with Intel to validate technology claims, which b…
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Cultivated Meat with Uncommon’s Benjamina Bollag
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Uncommon is using ground-breaking RNA cell technology to tackle the most pressing challenges to our health, starting with cultivated pork. Co-founder and CEO Benjamina Bollag sat down with James Wise to break down how cultivated meat will help tackle not only climate challenges, but also help improve global public health. Find out more about Uncomm…
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S7E8 - Sam Ettelaie, Co-Founder & CIO @ Thema
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Sam Ettelaie is the Co-Founder and CIO at Thema, Europe's strategic LP for emerging fund managers. They act as a strategic cornerstone limited partner, writing first tickets of up to £5m, offering operational and regulatory support. Sam joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss building long-term defensibility, knowledge vs operational edge, …
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Meagen Eisenberg is the CMO at Lacework, former CMO at TripActions and MongoDB, and advisor to multiple successful startups. Her career spans 19 successful exits since 2011 as an operator and advisor, including 3 IPOs and 16 mergers and acquisitions. In today's episode, Meagen shares how the brand leader's job is to get everyone aligned and consist…
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Jerry Colonna on What Makes the Best CEOs and How to Foster More Empathetic & Effective Leadership
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The latest episode of This Much I Know is an in-depth exploration of leadership, personal growth, and the transformative power of understanding one's own history and motivations. Carlos's guest, Jerry Colonna, Co-founder and CEO of Reboot, shares his journey from being a venture capitalist to becoming an executive coach, emphasizing the importance …
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Jamie Barnett - Advisor and board member to high-tech startups
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As an advisor and board member to high-technology startups, Jamie Barnett has taken on leadership roles in marketing, product, and customer success across top startups in cybersecurity, AI, DevOps, and IoT sectors. In this interview Jamie shares Which roles that are important in brand work The evolution of the role of visual identity in the last 10…
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Welcome to What's Next with Balderton Capital, where we take a closer look at emerging technologies, the people behind them and the potential impact on our lives. Wayve has just raised a landmark $1.05 billion Series C round to launch their first Embodied AI solutions for autonomous vehicles. James Wise sat down with co-founder and CEO Alex Kendall…
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Meghan Keaney Anderson, Head of Marketing at Jasper
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This conversation with veteran marketing leader Meghan Keaney Anderson explores the importance of brand in marketing and the challenges of integrating brand and performance marketing. It highlights the role of values in shaping a company's brand and the need for goal alignment within marketing teams. Finally, Meghan shares her observations on the s…
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S7E7 - Callum Taylor, Head of ITV AdVentures Ignite @ ITV
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Callum Taylor is the Head of ITV AdVentures Ignite, they are here to help startup and scaleup brands begin an ongoing journey into the exciting world of TV - not as simply a media owner, but as a business partner. Hosting some of the nation’s favorite shows and offering unrivaled reach, advertising on ITV will supercharge your brand's growth - unlo…
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The Evolution and Future of Access Control Management
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In the newly launched "Startups in Focus" series, our Managing Partner Carlos Espinal chats with Johannes Keienburg, co-founder and CEO of Cakewalk.Their conversation revolves around the importance of access control, visibility, and security in organizations. Johannes shares insights on the need for access management processes from the early days o…
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In this episode, we interview Tom Wentworth, CMO of Recorded Future and former CMO at high growth startups including Acquia and Optimizely. Tom shares his thoughts on everything from building internal brand teams to building brand as a strategic asset to why standout brands go beyond marketing teams to bring together a truly integrated approach to …
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Maya Spivak - Brand Builder ex Segment, Gretel and Mux
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Maya Spivak is a seasoned marketer who has built multiple beloved developer brands, most recently as the VP of Marketing at Gretel, as well as Mux, the video infrastructure platform, and Segment, joining when the company was only 60 people and leaving shortly after its 10x growth in size and ARR, when it was acquired by Twilio for $3.2B. In this ep…
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S7E6 - Johannes Weber, Founding Partner @ Ananda Impact Ventures
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Johannes Weber is the Founding Partner at Ananda Impact Ventures, the leading impact venture capital fund with a pan-European investment remit, managing ca. €200 million in four Core Impact Funds, with backing from notable institutional and private investors. They back technology businesses committed to having a positive impact that answers the mos…
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S7E5 - Meri Beckwith, Co-Founder @ Lindus Health
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Meri Beckwith is a Co-Founder at Lindus Health. Their mission is to accelerate clinical trials, so patients can benefit from new treatments sooner. They are an anti-CRO running radically faster, more reliable clinical trials for life science pioneers. They do this thanks to a commercial model that aligns incentives (fixed-priced quotes per study, w…
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On today’s episode we are interviewing Jess Iandiorio, a repeat startup CMO currently at StarTree, and previously at unicorns including Starburst, Mirakl and Acquia. She covers how to budget for brand, why brand design matters, and how brand fuels demand. You can learn more by following us on LinkedIn using the links below: Jess Iandiorio StarTree.…
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Notion VC's Chris Tottman on company building, strategic pricing, and understanding customer needs
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In a new episode of This Much I Know, Carlos's guest is Chris Tottman, General Partner at Notion VC, one of Europe's top-tier VC firms. Chris shares insights on: - his journey as an entrepreneur and Venture Capital investor - the evolution of venture capital in Europe - how founders can become successful in company building. - the role of mentorshi…
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[Seedcamp Firsts] How to A/B Test Product Changes and Set up Good Data Science Practices
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In a follow-up to their Seedcamp Firsts conversation on data, our Venture Partner Devin Hunt and Candice Ren, Founder of analytics agency 173Tech and a member of the Seedcamp Expert Collective, dive deep into A/B testing and good data science practices. With new and exciting AI technology emerging around recommendation engines, how can product lead…
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S7E4 - Leila Zegna & Chrys Chrysanthou @ Kindred Capital
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Chrys Chrysanthou and Leila Zegna are General Partners at Kindred Capital. At Kindred, they align their ambitions and achievements with their portfolio - in structure and in spirit. Every entrepreneur they invest in becomes a co-owner of the fund and they call it ‘equitable venture’. They invest early and work with their community of founders and a…
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Di Cooke on the Societal and Security Implications of Artificial Intelligence
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In a new Seedcamp Deep Dive, Carlos's guest is Di Cook, AI Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), research affiliate at the Center of the Study for Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge, and a doctoral candidate in war studies at King's College in London. Her research interests lie at the intersection of defe…
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S7E3 - Suranga Chandratillake, General Partner @ Balderton Capital
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Suranga Chandratillake is a General Partner at Balderton Capital; a multistage venture firm with more than two decades of experience supporting Europe’s best founders from Seed to IPO. They have both early and growth funds and invest across the technology sector. Suranga joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to share strategies for creating new proc…
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S7E2 - Dinika Mahtani, Partner @ Cherry Ventures
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Dinika Mahtani is a Partner at Cherry Ventures; an early-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's boldest founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and …
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The Power of Communities in Early Stage Startups
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In the latest Seedcamp Deep Dive, Carlos is joined by Kyran Schmidt, co-founder of Outverse, a community-first solutions platform; Jonathan Reimer, co-founder of crowd.dev, a developer data platform; and our Partner Sia Houchangnia. They discuss:- the importance of community-building for tech startups;- why intentionality and fostering a sense of b…
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S7E1 - Amon Ghaiumy, Co-Founder & CEO @ Ophelos
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Amon Ghaiumy is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ophelos; a fintech startup with unique technology that uses machine learning and behavioural science to get people debt-free and organisations paid back. Amon joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss how he started Ophelos, the existing debt collection industry situation, the founder experience in th…
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How data relates to building a great product at your startup. Lessons from Bumble and 173Tech
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In a new episode of Seedcamp Firsts, Candice Ren, Founder of 173Tech and a member of the Seedcamp Expert Collective, talks with our Venture Partner Devin Hunt about how data relates to building a great product at your startup. Candice, who contributed to building Bumble's data analytics function and team, explains the importance of understanding an…
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S6E29 - James Evans, Founder & CEO @ CommandBar
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James Evans is the Co-Founder and CEO of CommandBar; an AI-powered user assistance platform that makes your product easier to use. Activate and retain more users to grow faster. James joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss how to determine product-market fit, CommandBar’s hiring philosophy, their fundraising strategy, & so much more. Don't…
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Balderton’s James Wise on AI, Entrepreneurship and the ‘Start-up Century’
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In the latest episode of 'This Much I Know,' Carlos's guest is James Wise, Partner at Balderton and author of the newly published book "Start-up Century." They discuss:- the global movement of entrepreneurship and its role in today's world and the decades to come- the evolving nature of work and how AI is accelerating its transformationthe Five C's…
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