E628 | EUCVC Summit 2025: Tanja Lind Melskens, Head of Corporate Strategy; M&A, Terma & Andreas: Defense, Disruption & Dual-Use: Europe’s Next Frontier in Innovation

Summary

The post recaps the EUCVC Summit 2025 session with Tanja Lind Melskens on Europe’s defense, disruption and dual‑use innovation, and also highlights three recent podcast episodes – Kristaps Ronis discussing structured secondaries, Alper Oner and Enis Hulli on Turkey’s booming mobile‑gaming sector, and Seb Agertoft with Mike Reiner on founder coaching. Key takeaways include the strategic importance of defense‑tech for European VC, the growing appeal of structured secondary deals for liquidity, the rapid rise of Turkey as a gaming powerhouse, and the benefits of non‑directive, purpose‑driven coaching for founders. The author presents these insights in a concise, episode‑by‑episode format, emphasizing practical lessons for investors and entrepreneurs.