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37. Lisa Eriksson (KTH Innovation) – Building Europe’s Deeptech Pipeline

37. Building Europe’s Deeptech Pipeline

Lisa Eriksson, Head of KTH Innovation and CEO of KTH Ventures, joins the Nordic Hardtech Podcast to discuss what it takes to turn world-class research into venture-backed companies.

KTH Innovation supports hundreds of founders, researchers and students every year, helping transform ideas into startups across fields such as AI, energy, semiconductors, life science and advanced engineering. In this conversation, Lisa shares lessons from nearly two decades of building Sweden’s innovation ecosystem, explains why teams matter more than technology, and discusses how Europe can become a stronger home for deeptech startups and scaleups.

In this episode:

✅ Turning research into venture-backed companies

✅ What separates successful deeptech teams

✅ Matching researchers with experienced entrepreneurs

✅ AI as a shortcut to faster commercialization

✅ Europe's search for the next generation of tech giants

✅ Breaking down regulatory fragmentation

✅ Building and scaling companies from Europe

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