Slush-Report & Cambridge Event - A Normative Speed?

The old stereotype of Europe as strong on research and weak on execution is starting to break. Products now go from idea to international in a single cycle, and capital is starting to move at that speed too. At least that is what it feels like at Slush.

It is what Stockholm has been aiming at lately, and has done great. Making the claim, watching it happen. Becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Yesterday, I was listening to Camilla Komulainen (Head of IR at Slush) firing sharp questions at Staffan Helgesson (Creandum) on stage. The moment could be summarized in these simple terms: Europe needs “EU Inc” and must start treating itself as one market. From incubation to exit. The US already has a structural talent problem, and it will only grow more severe, driven by cost, competition, and immigration policy. That is Europe’s opening if we want to attract the best builders in the world instead of fearing a brain drain. For Europe, speed is what matters now.

Big respect to Camilla for curating that conversation, and to Creandum for pushing this agenda in such a clear way.

Full of energy and inspired by such talks, we surfed that wave, and in less than 24h, we decided to organize an event at the University of Cambridge, alongside Wave Ventures & Proximo. Happening in just five days.

So next week, we are hosting an event at Judge, connecting Europe’s Gen Z founders with global capital, together with Cambridge students, founders, and investors from across the ecosystem.

If you want to see where Europe’s execution speed is heading, watch what happens when a few conversations at Slush turn into a packed room in Cambridge a week later.

45 sign-ups already, 75 spots. Link here.

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