E70 [AI-Translated] - MassChallenge | Europes Chance | Upscaler | Competition | DeepJudge | Mimic | Tethys | CUE | Art

08/11/2025 35 min
E70 [AI-Translated] - MassChallenge | Europes Chance | Upscaler | Competition | DeepJudge | Mimic | Tethys | CUE | Art

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, Max Meister and Guy Giuffredi discuss the most exciting developments in the European venture capital ecosystem:
MYNERVA wins the Diamond Award at the 10th MassChallenge Switzerland Awards, McKinsey highlights a historic $1 trillion deep-tech opportunity for Europe, and ENSOY announces the shutdown of its production at the end of November.

In the main segment, Max and Guy wrap up their four-part mini-series on the Upscaler Program. This final episode focuses on the typical growth brakes that slow down scale-ups between 10 and 50 employees — from structures and processes to leadership challenges and external bottlenecks.

They also answer a listener question: What does a truly convincing competitive slide in a pitch deck look like?

Finally, they dive into the most interesting transactions of the week, including deals from DeepJudge, Mimic Robotics, Tethys Robotics, CUE Labs and Art Recognition.

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