I just had an insightful discussion with @twehmeier -Partner and Head of Insights at @atomico and @yoramdw - Founder and CEO of @dealroomco to explore the incredible journey of Tech Europe over the last decade and the shift towards tech optimism. Some insights 🧵

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However, they managed to regroup and reap the rewards, making 35M Eur in 2024 and projected 90M Eur in 2025

It was not all sunshine and rainbows though. By 2023 it was clear the full fledged legalization will never come but they did all that hiring.

In 2022, they raised Eur 15M from @SnoopDogg 's @casaverdecap 🎉

In 2017 they said: Let's do it! . He started working on the idea part-time together with his brother. One year later they had the first purchase!

Meet Jakob Sons - one of the cofounders of Cansativa. While he was at his lawyer desk, reading up on the upcoming cannabis regulation he had an idea.

🤯 Medical Cannabis in Germany went from 4 tons in volume in 2018 to 120 tons this year. Here is how this ex-lawyer, backed by @SnoopDogg's, @casaverdecap is capturing all this growth in a complex, regulated market reaching €90M in Revenue this year 🧵

8/. The mission stays the same:. 🔵 Support 10,000 European founders by 2030. 🔵 Make Europe a global entrepreneurial powerhouse. If you believe in this too — reach out. Let’s build it together. #VentureEurope #Startups #Entrepreneurship #valueadd.

7/.We built ValueAdd. ✅ Last month, we onboarded our first VC fund. ✅ More in the pipeline. We are just getting started.

6/. 🛠️ 3. ValueAdd Platform: One-to-Few.I spotted a shift:. Tight WhatsApp groups.Slack hives.Less value in endless LinkedIn connections 👀. And a huge gap:.Even with millions invested, VC portfolio support was still ad-hoc.

5/. Today, I coach 7 incredible CEOs backed by top investors. Lesson:.➡️ When your mission is bigger than you, doors open.

4/.👥 2. Coaching: One-to-One.While interviewing @maccaw (sold @clearbit to @HubSpot ), he shared his best decision:. Getting a coach. His coach?.👉 Coaches Sam Altman, Brian Armstrong, Pat Grady, Melanie Perkins. I reached out to them and got inspired to do the same.

3/.🎙️ 1. Podcast: One-to-Many.Venture Europe was already rolling — but I doubled down:. Secured sponsorships.Reached hundreds of thousands of listeners.Shared real stories of real founders. Because role models matter. --> Hearing someone like you make it changes everything.

2/.I had a half-baked plan, but I knew one thing:.✅ We need more entrepreneurs. ✅ We need more risk-takers. ✅ We need a louder megaphone for European founders. Here’s what happened:.

10,000 European Founders by 2030 🚀. Three years ago, I set a bold mission:.👉 Make Europe more competitive on the global stage. Big words. Hard work. Where do you even start?.1/🧵

I just had a chat with @twehmeier -Partner and Head of Insights at @atomico and @yoramdw -Founder and CEO of @dealroomco to explore the incredible journey of Tech Europe over the last decade and the shift towards tech optimism. I thought you might like it.

This episode is packed with data-driven insights and optimistic perspectives on the future of European. Link in bio and we just started on YouTube as well :D . Follow me if you wanna get more content like this ;)

📈 Capital markets and pension funds: The discussion tackles the significant difference in domestic capital allocation to growth-stage companies compared to the US and explores efforts to encourage more European pension fund investment.