Why European founders are successful (and it’s not about working much less)

Europe’s startup scene is having a second, with European unicorns multiplying and American VCs establishing store throughout the pond. However whereas European funding dominates the early levels, late-stage capital nonetheless flows primarily from the U.S. So what does this imply for European founders, and the way is the continent carving out its personal identification in an more and more AI-driven world?

Right this moment on Fairness, we have been joined by Shamillah Bankiya, newly appointed Accomplice at Daybreak Capital, to speak by way of all of it. She and Dominic-Madori Davis talk about AI’s impression on European startups, the regulatory panorama, and her journey from Uganda to enterprise capital.

Hearken to the complete episode to listen to about:

• Why European firms nonetheless IPO within the U.S. and what wants to alter
• Bankiya’s market startup and classes for founders
• Whether or not companies really want enterprise funding (spoiler: not all do)
• Why American traders are out of the blue flocking to Europe
• The EU AI Act and its actual impression on startups
• Expertise retention challenges and which founders are selecting to remain in Europe versus relocating to Silicon Valley

Fairness might be again Friday with our weekly information roundup, so keep tuned.

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