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Founders
Founder profiles on Europa Now: the people signing the risky side of the term sheet.
Founders
From Beetroot to Varangians: How Ukraine's DefenceTech Scene Is Reshaping European Investment
Andreas Flodström, co-founder of the DefenceTech fund Varangians, discusses his decade-long journey building in Ukraine and why the country has become a crucible for defence innovation.
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Sisi Ncube on FibreTempo: Why Health Apps Should Nurture Habits, Not Metrics
The West Midlands founder discusses her approach to sustainable behaviour change, why fibre has been overlooked in wellness culture, and how her app ditches traditional dashboards for a living ecosystem that grows with users.
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From Reverse Mortgages to AI Lending: How Pavan Agarwal Built AngelAi on Years of Mortgage Tech
Before creating AngelAi, Pavan Agarwal developed ReverseSoft, a backend platform for reverse mortgage operations that gained adoption across the lending industry. His early career in mortgage technology laid the groundwork for an AI lending platform now operating globally.
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Oliver Yonchev on Why Founders Must Embrace Self-Promotion in the AI Era
As artificial intelligence commoditizes content, a brand expert argues that a founder's reputation has become their most valuable asset—and that means getting comfortable with unapologetic self-promotion.
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Paula Petcu on Teaching AI to Read the Room: The Interhuman AI Story
The CEO of Copenhagen-based Interhuman AI explains why machines that only process words miss most of human communication, and how her company is building AI that understands hesitation, stress and confusion in voices and faces.
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From Oil to Biotech: How Vienna Textile Lab's CEO Is Reimagining Sustainable Dyes
Karin Fleck, founder of Vienna Textile Lab, discusses her pivot from the energy sector to developing microorganism-based textile dyes that offer an environmentally responsible alternative to synthetic colorants.
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Building Compostable Packaging in Bulgaria: Angela Ivanova on LAM'ON's Mission
The co-founder and CEO of LAM'ON Compostable Films discusses how her Bulgarian startup is tackling the 1.2 million metric tons of laminated paper waste generated annually through bio-based, compostable solutions.
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Perk's Chief Product Officer on AI, Automation, and Building a Century-Old Company
Nikita Miller, who joined Perk as Chief Product Officer in September 2025, discusses how the rebranded travel platform is using AI to eliminate administrative burden and expand globally beyond its European roots.