Scaling Europe

00:23:59

Srdjan Kovacevic, CEO & Co-Founder of Orqa: Building...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/08/14

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

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00:20:55

Shahriar Tajbakhsh, Co-founder & CTO of Metaview:...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/08/11

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

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00:16:47

Ameera Patel, CEO at TidalSense: TidalSense diagnoses...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/08/07

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:

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00:22:37

Zaya Kadyrova, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/08/04

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

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00:51:13

Jan Oberhauser, Founder & CEO at n8n: Freeing...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/08/04

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:

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00:26:35

Patrick Murphy, Partner at Tapestry VC: Backing the...

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2026/07/30

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

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00:17:13

Dan Lifshits & Ilia Drozdov, Co-founders of Dwelly:...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/07/28

Dwelly just raised a $170m Series B led by EQT Growth and General Catalyst, five months after its last round, taking total funding to around $250m. Dwelly acquires traditional letting agencies across the UK and moves them onto a shared AI system. The AI handles compliance and admin work, so staff can focus on landlords and tenants instead.Dan Lifshits and Ilia Drozdov are Co-founders of Dwelly. The company has grown from around 10,000 lettings under management five months ago to more than 15,000

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00:21:37

Linus Eriksson Noren and Resat Ozutok, Co-founders of...

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2026/07/27

TechCredit Partners helps tech founders raise debt capital to fund growth without giving up more of their company. The firm has raised close to $1 billion for clients across more than 20 countries in the last three years.Linus Eriksson Noren and Resat Ozutok are Co-founders of TechCredit Partners. Most founders don't realize how much of their business, like contracts or equipment, can be used to raise debt instead of equity, which is exactly the gap the two are trying to close.The Scaling Europe

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00:21:31

Oana Jinga, Co-founder of Dexory: Dexory’s robots...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/07/24

Dexory builds robots that scan warehouses and track everything inside them in real time. Companies use that data to know exactly what stock they have and where, resulting in massive savings.Oana Jinga is Co-founder of Dexory. The company has scanned over 1.3 billion warehouse locations so far, using real data collected directly from customer sites. Dexory recently raised a $165m Series C to scale up its commercial team, now tripling its growth year after year.The Scaling Europe show is presented by

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00:18:00

Issie James, Co-founder at Onstage: BREAKING: Onstage...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/07/23

Onstage has just been acquired by Sifted. The company runs Demo Day, an early-stage pitch event that connects founders with VCs, backed by a network of 350 venture capital partners who select the finalists.Issie James is Co-founder at Onstage. Onstage's strategy has always been to build an audience its founders and VC partners can use to reach more customers, and joining Sifted was the natural next step for that.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here:

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00:21:50

Stanislaw Kastory and Mikolaj Firlej, Co-founders and...

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2026/07/22

Expeditions is one of Europe's only venture funds dedicated to defence and security startups. The firm recently closed its second fund at €197m.Stanislaw Kastory and Mikolaj Firlej are Co-founders and General Partners at Expeditions. The firm backs early-stage teams across defence, cybersecurity, quantum and space technology. The new fund plans to make around 40 early-stage investments, with half its capital reserved for follow-on rounds.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them

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00:24:03

Jacomo Corbo, CEO & Co-Founder at PhysicsX: Helping...

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2026/07/17

PhysicsX helps companies design and manufacture industrial products faster, using AI instead of traditional physics simulation.Jacomo Corbo is CEO and Co-Founder of PhysicsX. Its technology helps manufacturers cut defects and lower costs, from casting aerospace parts to smelting aluminum more efficiently. The company recently raised a $300m Series C at a $2.4bn valuation, more than doubling its Series B valuation in under a year.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here:

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00:24:06

Francesco Sciortino, Co-Founder & CEO of Proxima...

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2026/07/16

Proxima Fusion recently raised €411m at a €2.4bn valuation, the largest funding round in European fusion. The company is building a fusion reactor designed to produce clean, safe energy continuously, without the risk of a runaway reaction.Francesco Sciortino is Co-Founder and CEO of Proxima Fusion. The company has around 200 people working across Munich, Zurich and Oxford. Proxima's next milestone is a full-scale magnet that will prove the reactor design works, expected by the end of 2027.The

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00:21:56

Max Buchan, CEO of Valarian: BREAKING: Valarian...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/07/14

Valarian has raised a $50m Series A led by NEA, just over a year after a $20m Seed. The company built Acra, an infrastructure layer that lets organizations run sensitive AI systems securely on any cloud, from public cloud to on-prem or the edge.Max Buchan is Founder and CEO of Valarian. The company signed $43m in contracts in its first quarter alone and expects to do about $100m this year.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here:

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00:15:45

Jon Steinback, Co-Founder and CEO at Marker:...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/07/09

Marker just came out of stealth and raised a $13m Seed led by Index Ventures. Marker is an AI editor built to help writers develop their ideas and get feedback throughout the writing process. Jon Steinback is Co-Founder and CEO of Marker. He and co-founder Ryan Bowman built it to support the whole writing process, from thinking through drafting to editing. The result is a modern word processor made for people who believe in the craft of writing. The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check

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00:19:26

Laura McGinnis, Partner at Singular: Growing...

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2026/07/09

Singular is a European early-stage venture capital firm investing from Seed through Series B, with portfolio companies including Aikido, Vibe, Basecamp and Spore.Bio. Laura McGinnis is joining Singular as a Partner. She previously spent several years in venture at Balderton Capital. In London, she'll focus on building out the firm's presence and backing UK and Ireland founders earlier in their journey. The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here:

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00:24:09

Sai Shivareddy, Founder and CEO at Nyobolt: Building...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/07/08

Nyobolt is building fast energy storage systems for AI infrastructure, where data centres and robotics require far higher power density and faster charging than conventional technologies can provide.Sai Shivareddy is Founder and CEO at Nyobolt. The company spent years developing its technology before AI infrastructure created demand for it, and is now deploying its systems in robotics, with data centres as its next target market. The company recently raised a $60m Series C at a $1 billion valuation,

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00:19:05

Carla Gómez Cano, Co-founder at THEKER: Theker...

Scaling Europe ·

2026/07/07

THEKER Robotics builds robots that takes over the hardest physical labor inside heavy factories.Carla Gómez Cano is Co-founder at THEKER. Their robots that do manual, physical work, like moving packages, assembling parts and folding garments, and use smart software to handle any task or material on a single platform. The company recently raised an $85m Series A, one of the largest robotics rounds ever in Europe.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here:

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00:22:00

Toby Mather, Co-Founder of Rig: BREAKING: Rig raised...

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2026/07/01

Rig just raised $2.8 pre-Seed led by Emerge Capital to build infrastructure that helps companies use their internal data with AI. The platform connects existing data systems so teams can build AI apps, workflows and agents more easily.Toby Mather is Co-founder of Rig. He says the biggest challenge is no longer building AI applications, but giving them secure access to the right internal context. Rig is designed to solve that problem by connecting data from across a business without teams having to

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00:21:22

Jonathan Godwin, CEO at Orbital: Orbital raised $50m...

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2026/06/29

Orbital recently raised a $50m Series B led by Plural to scale its AI platform for developing advanced materials.Jonathan Godwin is Co-founder and CEO at Orbital Industries. The company is using AI to discover a new GPU cooling material for data centres, with plans to apply the same technology to hardware and manufacturing across sectors such as semiconductors, energy and aerospace.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Mishcon:

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