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Selected · Episode 22 · May 18, 2021

Volker Hirsch - deeptech VC, SPACs and Europe’s funding gap

Volker Hirsch on Amadeus Capital Partners and part-time VC life, deeptech and quantum bets, the SPAC boom, and what holds Europe back at growth stage.

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