Upside
This week's happenings in startup and investing land. Getting underneath VC, and discussing how to better support the European startup eco-system.
Every week we share what's been on our mind and get under the skin of VC, investing, startups and founder psychology.
From the team behind SuperSeed who invest in technical teams solving difficult business problems.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 58
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Upside #37 – Q1 2025 in Review + Tariffs & European Venture + Heads Down & Build
🎙️ Featuring:
Dan (SuperSeed VC)
Lomax (Outsized)
Andrew (7%)
00:30 – Klarna’s IPO Pulled & BNPL Under Pressure
Lomax reflects on Klarna pulling its IPO, amid turbulent markets and declining peers lik…
Upside #36 - Tariffs - Liberating Europe - Pension Cha-Ching - “Peace” Tech
The shifting sands of geopolitics, defence tech, and AI — and what it all means for European startups, investors, and the broader ecosystem. From Germany’s defence splurge to Trump’s tariff theatrics…
Upside #35 - Spring Non-Statement, Project EurHope, Power of Brand
🎙️ Upside: The Real Stories Behind European Venture
🎧 In This Episode
Join Dan, Lomax, and Mads, with special guest Alex Macdonald (founder of Sequel and investor), for an opinion-packed episode explor…
Upside #34 - Filthy Food, AI Jesus, 7pm Bryan and Startup Spies.
Hosts: Dan, Lomax (Outsized), Andrew J Scott (7%), Mads (SuperSeed VC)
Runtime: ~48 minutes
Topic: Markets, M&A, AI mayhem, longevity hype, startup espionage — and a little bit of Bryan Johnson's bed…
Upside #33 - UK DOGE, Project Europe, Trump's Real Tariff Tactics
The UK’s Cost-Cutting Drive – DOGE'esque?
UK government’s plan to cut civil service costs using AI-driven efficiencies. Public sector pensions estimated between £2.5-5 trillion – is cost-cutting enoug…
Upside #32 - Tech to kill, tech to heal.
Upside Podcast: Defence, Health Tech & The Future of European Venture
This week on Upside, Dan Bowyer (SuperSeed VC) is joined by Lomax (Outsized) and Peter Ward (Humanity) to dive into two major them…
Upside #31 - The Grind is Back
Euro Grind, Google Grind, and Startup Hustle.
As normal we dig behind the headlines to discuss the real stories affecting European venture. With Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen, Andrew Scott and Karin Nielsen…
Upside #30 - Can Europe win AI, Fusion & Quantum?
In this episode of Upside, hosts Dan and Mads from SuperSeed are joined by Ben Prade, Partner at GP Bullhound. Topics covered:
State of European Venture Capital
Geopolitics & VC - the Munich Security …
Upside #29 - Le Summit, Le Chat, Le $100bn
Upside #29 - Le Summit, Le Chat, Le $100bn
LP Blind Spots
LP in Asia with 3000 managers but only 3 in Europe—why?
European VC viewed as a "blind spot" by many investors in Asia and the US.
The need for E…
Upside #28 - Inside no.10, Going Nuclear, UK merely a startup incubator? European (lack of) sovereign wealth?
In this episode, Dan, Lomax, and Mads dive into a packed agenda spanning tech earnings, European venture dynamics, government policies on AI and nuclear energy, and the debate over whether Europe—or …
Upside #27 - You say to NATO, EU defence up in arms, UK growth rhetoric vs reality, Deepseek deep dive.
Hosts: Dan, Andrew, Mads and Lomax
The Future of Defence in Europe - Show tRump the monnaayyyy
- NATO defence spending push: Lithuania and Estonia commit to Trump's 5% target.
- Europe's over-reliance o…
Upside #26 - Operator operates, AI workforces launch, More runways = what? Trumps first days and Stargate.
This week Dan, Lomax, and Ferdinand discuss European startup investing, focusing on the impact of AI, job cuts at Meta and what that really means, commercial changes at the head of the UK competition…
Upside #25 - UK IPOs Rise, AI Opportunities Action Plan, A Jurassic Lark & White Hydrogen
In this episode, we dive into the future of London's IPO pipeline, the UK's ambitious AI opportunities action plan, and Colossal Biosciences' fascinating mission to resurrect extinct species like the…
Upside #24 - Fact Check This, European Unicorns, Should Govt Invest in Startups? Digits For Who?
In this insightful episode, Dan, Mads, and Lomax tackle some of the most pressing topics in tech, venture capital, and global business, diving into issues like Europe's chip dependency, the evolving …
Upside #23 - Some not so obvious predictions for 2025
Overview: In this episode of Upside, hosts Dan Bowyer and Mads Jensen, along with guests Andrew Scott and Lomax Ward, delve into their 8 bold predictions for 2025.
Covering everything from AI and spa…
Upside #22 - The News Behind 2024's Biggest Tech Headlines
In this episode we review significant events of 2024, focusing on the rise of AI, the challenges Europe faces in building its own AI infrastructure, and the political and economic landscape shaped by…
Upside #21 - UK Govt to act like a startup? Why China's downturn matters here. The EU Brain drain - is it real? A quantum leap, and green steel.
Mads and I chatting this week about all things VC, investing, startup affecting Europe,
- Can the UK govt really think like a startup? Should it?
- The British DOGE.
- No one in the Labour govt has ever run a…
The Seed #20 - Euro-Autocrash, Euro-(no)Doom, Europe's 1st Trillion $tartup, Musk v Altman
We're in a studio this week, sounding joojie. Mads and I discussing this week's news, views and thoughts around Europe, startup, and investing. What's moving the needle, what's not, and why.
The Decli…
The Seed #19 - Body scans yay nay, ChatGPT is 2 - now what for LLMs, are psychedelics back?
1st Dec 2024 - This week in Euro VC.
Super happy to have Lomax from outsized.vc with us today bringing an extra edge of health tech.
Dan shares his experiences with nekohealth.com full body scanning.
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The Seed #18 - Slush worth it? Bitcoin and morality. Anthropic with $4bn. Peak AI?
Summary
Dan and Mads discuss key developments in European venture capital, focusing on the recent Slush event, the implications of Bitcoin hitting $100k, Anthropic raising $4bn, the volatility of Bitc…