July 7th was a special First Monday session featuring Jakob Stein, Vice President at Creandum, one of Europe’s most iconic VC firms.

​Jakob was joined by Richard Keuntje, Creandum’s VP focused on AI, for an in-depth fireside on emerging AI trends, the potential of the CEE startup landscape, and exploring what it takes to build the next breakout company from Europe.

​Creandum has been at the forefront of European tech for two decades, backing category-defining companies like Spotify, Klarna, Pleo, Trade Republic, or most recently, Europe’s fastest-growing AI startup, Lovable. Creandum is also the most active international investor in Hungary, backing local champions like Shapr3D, SEON, and Craft Docs.

​Topics covered:

• ​How AI is reshaping industries and venture
• ​What Creandum looks for in emerging markets like CEE
• ​New wave of companies in European tech
• ​Fundraising trends in the AI era
  

Project no. STARTUP-2024-RENDEZVENY-0043 was implemented with the support provided by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation of Hungary from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, financed under the 2022-1.1.2-STARTUP-2022-00001 funding scheme.

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