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Anna Heim

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Where European founders struggle, Slush is listening
May 7, 2025·Events

Where European founders struggle, Slush is listening

Concerns around revenue growth skyrocketed among European founders this year, the Slush’s annual Startup Struggle Survey found out.

4 min read
Tech for Resilience: Launching VDS Startup Competition’s 2025 call for entries
April 7, 2025·Events

Tech for Resilience: Launching VDS Startup Competition’s 2025 call for entries

The VDS Startup Competition, part of the international tech event organized by Startup Valencia, has officially opened its 2025 call, in collaboration with Sesamers.

4 min read
Paper: “Switching data centers to green power sources will not be enough to decarbonize AI”
April 7, 2025·Events

Paper: “Switching data centers to green power sources will not be enough to decarbonize AI”

Dealroom’s recent Green Computing White Paper argues that Europe is well positioned to combine DeepTech with climate impact.

4 min read
Materials World: The VC Firms Betting on Composites for Circularity
March 4, 2025·Uncategorized

Materials World: The VC Firms Betting on Composites for Circularity

As its name suggests, the JEC Investor Day that Sesamers is co-organizing only lasts one day, during JEC World, a must-attend event for all…

5 min read
What’s driving investment in new materials? Five investors weigh in
March 2, 2025·Startups

What’s driving investment in new materials? Five investors weigh in

With the inaugural JEC Investor Day around the corner, we caught up with five investors who will be attending this special event.

7 min read
Building a New Materials World: JEC World Pushes the Limits for 60th Anniversary
February 25, 2025·Events

Building a New Materials World: JEC World Pushes the Limits for 60th Anniversary

JEC’s head of events programs, Benjamin Debusschère, talked to Sesamers ahead of JEC World 2025.

6 min read
JEC Startup Booster 2025: Meet the finalists
January 15, 2025·Startups

JEC Startup Booster 2025: Meet the finalists

These 20 finalists will pitch on stage during JEC World 2025 as part of the JEC Composites Startup Booster.

3 min read
Much more than consumer tech, CES means business
January 7, 2025·Events

Much more than consumer tech, CES means business

About 75% of CES attendees say their business is primarily B2B, or both B2B and B2C.

3 min read
As La Belle Vie turns 10, co-founder Paul Lê tells a tale of perseverance
January 7, 2025·Startups

As La Belle Vie turns 10, co-founder Paul Lê tells a tale of perseverance

In an interview on the Selected podcast, La Belle Vie CEO and Frichti co-CEO Paul Lê shared the journey of his company from its…

2 min read
4 trends we took back from Slush 2024
December 17, 2024·Events

4 trends we took back from Slush 2024

With more than 200 talks on four stages, not to mention the side events, Slush 2024 had so much content to offer that you…

4 min read
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