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Susanne Najafi
3 min

Susanne Najafi

This week’s interview explores Susanne Najafi’s approach to embracing diversity in the VC sector. She highlights the importance of active investment discovery, unconventional networking, and data-driven decisions. Najafi’s firm, BackingMinds…

Ben Costantini · 11 Jan 2024
Top Startup Events & Conferences in 2024
22 min

Top Startup Events & Conferences in 2024

Our list of the most exciting startup events and conferences to have on your radar in 2024. Whether you’re looking for GenAI or DeepTech, we’ve got you covered. We’ll be…

Amber Yu · 10 Jan 2024
Jenny Gyllander
3 min

Jenny Gyllander

In this week’s episode of the Selected podcast, Ben dives into an enriching conversation with Jenny Gyllander, founder & CEO of Thingtesting. Recorded live during Slush 2023 in Helsinki, their…

Ben Costantini · 15 Dec 2023
Josefiina Kotilainen
3 min

Josefiina Kotilainen

This week’s episode features Josefiina Kotilainen, CEO of Finland’s Startup Foundation. Recorded live during Slush 2023, Josefiina’s shares insights behind her incredible career path & her belief that by 2050,…

Ben Costantini · 6 Dec 2023
Eerika Savolainen
2 min

Eerika Savolainen

We catch up with Eerika Savolainen, CEO of Slush, a nonprofit aimed at helping founders change the world. We chat about behind-the-scenes operations at Slush, a focus on deep tech,…

Ben Costantini · 9 Nov 2023
Miro LaFlaga
4 min

Miro LaFlaga

We sat down with Miro Laflaga, co-founder and brand strategist at Six Cinquième, for an intriguing conversation recorded live at TechBBQ 2023.

Ben Costantini · 2 Nov 2023
Liam Boogar-Azoulay
4 min

Liam Boogar-Azoulay

We caught up with Scaleway’s Chief Revenue Officer, Liam Boogar during B2B Rocks 2023 in Paris to hear about his journey from bus driver to tech enthusiast, picking up his…

Ben Costantini · 26 Oct 2023
Regulating AI Startups @ #SummitAFS
5 min

Regulating AI Startups @ #SummitAFS

While the startup ecosystem agrees that great ideas can come from anywhere, realizing those great ideas into great startups from just anywhere is not as straightforward.

Emer Butler · 20 Oct 2023
Cindy Gallop
5 min

Cindy Gallop

This week’s episode with Cindy Gallop, founder & CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn was recorded during TechBBQ 2023. A force to be reckoned with, Cindy shares her remarkable journey through and vision…

Ben Costantini · 19 Oct 2023
The CreAtIve Revolution
4 min

The CreAtIve Revolution

As AI continues to dominate the tech world, we’re thrilled to delve into how it’s transforming the creative landscape. Check out these intriguing AI and creativity encounters.

Pin-han Chang · 13 Oct 2023
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