Negotiating a €40M deal with the EIB and reinventing yourself from a 1 man team to leading 100 people with Mattijs Slee from Battolyser Systems
With a Master in Hydraulic Engineering from Delft Technical University and an Executive MBA from INSEAD, he spent 15 years with Shell, where his latest roles included Investment Director for Shell ven...
28 Nov 202355min
The opportunities in a $1 trillion Augmented Reality market with Joris Biskop, founder and CEO of AddOptics
Joris Biskop is the former CTO of Luxexcel, 3d printing lens specialist, which was recently acquired by Meta for €400 million. Based on his insights there, he founded Addoptics, of which he is now the...
24 Nov 202346min
How to clean the ocean with oyster reefs, with Oyster Heaven CEO George Birch
With a background in biology and a passion for environmental conservation, George embarked on a unique journey that led him from asset management to the world of oyster reef restoration. After comple...
23 Nov 202357min
Philips Innovation Award Special: learn about nature inclusive development and how to make the most of a competition like PHIA.
In this episode I speak with Auke Bleij, Founder of Respyre - the fascinating startup that helps cities turn green through a special concrete that holds moss. Respyre is a spin-off from Delft Technica...
13 Nov 202341min
Philips Innovation Award Special: Diversity in tech and starting a startup with 7 co-founders, with Marsha Goei from Breeze.
Marsha started Breeze - the worlds first offline dating app, together with 6 co-founders from the Technical University in Delft. That was 2019 and today, they are the fastest growing dating app in the...
31 Okt 202330min
BAQME founder & CEO Souren Arakelian on the future of urban mobility.
Souren's career spans across esteemed institutions such as Merrill Lynch and Rabobank, where he excelled in investment banking and M&A. Today, Souren leads the charge at BAQME, the first company globa...
23 Okt 202353min
WEAR Co-founder Pim Roggeveen on the business of refurbished sneakers and pivoting from service to product
Pim and his co-founder Lorenzo van Galen, are challenging the fast fashion industry. With their company Wear, they are creating the largest platform for pre-loved sneakers. Their collaborations with e...
16 Okt 202350min
CEAD founder & CEO Lucas Janssen on product market fit in large scale 3D printing and landing a €1M EU Grant
In 2014, along with Maarten Logtenberg, Lucas set out on this journey from a garage, fueled by their dream of designing and building cutting-edge machines. Fast forward nine years, CEAD has become a g...
9 Okt 202345min
