E468 | Sebastian Pollok, Visionaries Tomorrow: Building Visionaries Tomorrow & Europe’s Deep Tech Renaissance
EUVC · EUVC
May 14, 202553m 25s
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Show Notes
In this episode,
talks with
to unpack the thesis behind
, a fund purpose-built to back industrial deep tech founders emerging from Europe’s labs and institutes.Sebastian explores why Europe's frontier innovation requires new LP-GP dynamics, portfolio construction models, and national ambition—and how family offices and sovereign industrial strategy can unlock a generational leap in European deep tech leadership.
Here’s what’s covered:
- 02:30 Why Industrial Deep Tech Needs Purpose-Built Capital
- 06:45 Founders from Labs, Not MBAs: Rethinking Team Archetypes
- 10:10 Case Study: Proxima Fusion & Max Planck’s World-Leading Design
- 13:55 Balancing Moonshots and Pick-and-Shovel Businesses
- 18:20 Family Offices & Mittelstand: Europe’s Strategic LP Base
- 22:40 What It Means to Truly Love Your LPs
- 26:30 The New Portfolio Construction for Deep Tech VC
- 36:10 Why Capital Efficiency Still Matters in Deep Tech
- 40:25 Strategic Sovereignty & the Role of the West in Frontier Tech