Built in Europe
Europe's technology ecosystem is thriving. Founders are building world changing businesses in everything from AI to energy to space — right here, right now. There has never been a better time to build or join a tech startup in Europe.
The Founders
Hedda Baverud Olsson
Co-Founder & CEO
Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve
Co-Founder & CEO
Victor Riparbelli
Co-Founder & CEO
Marcia Kilgore
Founder
Alex Kendall
Co-Founder & CEO
Helene Huby
Founder & CEO
Francesco Sciortino
Co-Founder & CEO
Nik Storonsky
Co-Founder & CEO
Sven Kruck
Co-Founder & CEO
Mati Staniszewski
Co-Founder & CEO
Fredrik Hjelm
Co-Founder & CEO
Arthur Mensch
Co-Founder & CEO
Murvah Iqbal
Co-Founder & CEO
Anton Osika
Co-Founder & CEO
For years, the conversation has been about Europe's potential. What we could be. What we might become - once a long list of things finally change.
But that misses what's already happening. Right now, across the continent, founders have built and are building some of the most important companies in the world.
Not waiting for permission. Not looking somewhere else for the blueprint. Just building.
They're rethinking how we move, how we create, how we generate energy, how we look after our health.
They're competing globally - and winning - from Amsterdam, Paris, London, Stockholm, Warsaw, Berlin and cities in between.
Yes, there is more to do. There always is. But the gap between Europe's potential and Europe's reality is closing - faster than the headlines suggest.
It’s time to say that clearly, and loudly. To celebrate the founders doing the hard work, and to inspire the next wave to join them.
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"If you think about what’s going to matter in the next 100 years, it’s the really hard, deep technology, and startups are where that’s built. It’s the most adventurous, exciting thing you could do - build or join a startup in Europe."
Alex Kendall
Co-Founder & CEO
"There has never been a better time to build from Europe than now. The talent is here, the capital is here, the ecosystem is here. And we have the ambition to match."
Anton Osika
Co-Founder & CEO
"The environment that we need is coming together in Europe - private companies, public institutions, venture capital, and most importantly, founders and teams that want to be in this building mindset. There's a real spark of optimism for scaleups in Europe."
Francesco Sciortino
Co-Founder & CEO
"To anyone thinking about starting a business in Europe, I would say - just go for it. We have the talent, the capital, and we’re starting to have the support from our politicians and governments."
Fredrik Hjelm
Co-Founder & CEO
“Europe is full of underestimated founders ready to take on industries no one has touched in decades. The opportunity now is to keep that talent here and back it ambitiously enough to win globally. There has never been a better moment to build in Europe."
Hedda Baverud Olsson
Co-Founder & CEO
"For anyone thinking about starting a company in Europe, I would say: do it now. This is a crucial moment to come together and defend European values of collaboration, peace, and diversity. It’s a time for ambition—and for big ideas."
Helene Huby
Founder & CEO
“Europe’s advantage isn’t uniformity, it’s the collision of radically different ways of thinking - the best ideas here don’t come from consensus, but contrast.”
Marcia Kilgore
Founder
"There are tons of great founders in Europe right now trying to build things that are truly special. And we’re surrounded by people who are keen to get involved and work with us on frontier technologies. This blend of people, talent and ambition has never been more real."
Mati Staniszewski
Co-Founder & CEO
"The best part about building in Europe is the diversity of the talent that this region attracts, from all over the world. The ecosystem is robust, there is energy and momentum - I would say there’s never been a better time to start a company in Europe than right now."
Murvah Iqbal
Co-Founder & CEO
"When we founded the company nine years ago, few European AI startups could compete on the global stage. Today, the situation is very different: we have great companies winning in their categories, not just in Europe but worldwide."
Victor Riparbelli
Co-Founder & CEO
