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People
People on Europa Now: profiles of the founders and makers giving the European tech scene its accent.
Founders
Søren Laustrup's Sovereign Play: How Copenhagen's New MDR Startup Tackles Alert Fatigue
A three-time cybersecurity founder is betting that European enterprises will demand sovereign, AI-native security infrastructure. With Sovera, he's building the answer to fragmented tools and alert overload—without venture capital.
Founders
The Psychology of Founder Pressure: How PR Translates Stress Into Market Credibility
A communications strategist examines how founders respond to pressure and the role PR plays in converting internal stress responses into public authority. The key, she argues, lies in psychological agility.
Founders
How 20VC's Media-First Model Reshapes Venture Capital: A Conversation with Paul Bonnet
The General Partner at Harry Stebbings' London-based firm discusses why a podcast came before the fund, how a six-person team makes faster decisions, and what European founders get wrong about capital availability.
Makers
A 1970s Terminal Gets AI Smarts: Arduino UNO Q Brings Local LLM to Vintage Hardware
A maker connected a Texas Instruments paper terminal from the 1970s to an Arduino UNO Q running a local language model, proving that AI doesn't need the internet.
Makers
A maker's custom mouse droid brings Star Wars fandom to life with autonomous navigation and rave mode
Cass, a maker known for Chaos Theory, has reimagined the iconic MSE-6 droid from Star Wars as a personalized, music-blasting robot that captures how the droids might actually exist in the fictional universe.
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.
Makers
Nuvi: How a Maker Built an Expressive AI Companion on Arduino's Dual-Brain Board
Luca Di Lorenzo created a desktop robot that listens, talks back, and controls smart home devices—all running locally on Arduino UNO Q, inspired by a colleague's Shiba Inu.
Founders
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.