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If capital is a commodity, what are founders paying for?
Early-stage capital has become a commodity, and it’s no longer what sets a fund apart. Founders should expect…
Europe can’t win the AI spending race. It should fund what comes next
In summer 2026, the European Commission set out a renewed push for tech sovereignty to build AI capacity…
Why being European doesn’t make an AI company sovereign
When I co-founded Whitespace in 2015, “sovereign AI” was not the familiar phrase it is now. We had a more practical ambition: building technology…
5 mistakes agtech founders make when raising money
Between 2023 and early 2026, at least 113 well-documented agrifood and climate tech companies failed or fell into severe distress,…
The rogue AI debate is looking in the wrong place
The riskiest AI in your company may not be the most powerful model in a lab. It may…
Physical AI’s next test is Europe’s equipment yards
SoftBank's $200 million investment in Gravis Robotics points to where construction autonomy's immediate scaling opportunity lies: the machinery contractors…
Why European founders are ditching venture capital
Across the second quarter of 2026, European deal value reached €44 billion, up from a sharp drop-off in…
How to build a Tinder-like matchmaking engine for deal flow
In the spring of 2024, I sat across from a founder I will call Ana. She was building…
Why Europe’s startups raise less, build slower, and call it a strength
Europe has found a comforting answer to its funding gap: perhaps it does not need to close it.…
