The Travel Startup that Beat Covid - Interview with Patrick Andrae, Co-Founder & CEO of HomeToGo
HomeToGo, founded in 2014 in Berlin, has become Europe’s leading vacation‑rental platform with more than 20 million listings and a recent IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. CEO Patrick Andrae explains how the company’s original aggregation model evolved into an AI‑enhanced marketplace that personalizes discovery, pricing and property management. The interview highlights post‑COVID shifts toward “soulcation” travel, wellness‑focused and nature‑based trips that now outpace traditional city breaks. Andrae also stresses the need for TravelTech firms to balance growth with community impact.
How Factorial Became Barcelona's HRTech Unicorn - Interview with Founder & CEO Jordi Romero
Factorial’s rise from a 2016 Barcelona startup to a 2022 unicorn is the focus of the EU Startups interview with co‑CEO Jordi Romero. The conversation explores how the company tackled the universal pain of manual HR processes, built a product that...
Why Female Founders Are Still Overlooked - Interview with Ropa Popat, Founder of Arāya Ventures
Rupa Popat, founder and managing partner of Arete Ventures, discusses how her London‑based firm blends a strong AI investment thesis with a mission to back diverse, especially female‑led, founders. Launched in 2022, Arete backs early‑stage companies across health‑tech, future‑of‑work, commerce...
Inside the Tech Hacking Brain Health - Interview with the CEO & Co-Founder of Neuroelectrics
The EU Startups podcast featured Anna Marquez, CEO and co‑founder of Neuroelectrics, a Barcelona‑origin deep‑tech firm that builds non‑invasive brain‑monitoring and stimulation devices. Founded in 2011 as a spin‑off from the Starlab research centre, the company now targets neurological disorders...
Interview with Refurbed Founder Kilian Kaminski - From E-Waste to Unicorn Valuations
The EU Startups podcast sits down with Kilian Kaminski, co‑founder of Refurbed, to discuss how the company turned refurbished electronics into a pan‑European marketplace valued at unicorn levels. Kaminski explains that his stint launching Amazon’s European refurbishment program gave him deep...
Will AI Replace Humans? #podcast #customerservice
The podcast examines whether artificial intelligence will replace human workers, zeroing in on the customer‑service arena. While AI is reshaping legal, software engineering, and marketing roles, the discussion highlights that call volumes have not fallen; they are actually climbing each...
How He Built a €1.1B Giant - Interview with Enrico Giacomelli, the Founder of Namirial
The EU Startups podcast features Enrico Giacomelli, founder of Italy’s digital‑trust specialist Namirial, which has grown into a €1.1 billion enterprise. Giacomelli walks through the company’s 30‑year journey from a modest paper‑selling venture in 1991 to a market‑leading platform for electronic...
Tackling Europe's Skills Crisis - Interview with the Founder and EC of Talent Garden
Talent Garden, founded by David Dati in 2011, has shifted from a Europe-spanning coworking model to an education-first EdTech and community platform after COVID, with education now generating about 80% of revenue. The company trains roughly 25,000 people annually across...
Food Waste Is Worse Than You Think - Interview with Olio CEO & Co-Founder Tessa Clarke
The EU Startups podcast featured Tessa Clarke, CEO and co‑founder of Olio, a food‑tech platform that connects neighbours to give away surplus food and household items. Launched in 2015, Olio now boasts over nine million users, has redistributed 135 million meals...