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Dad, Humanist, (Add)Venture Capitalist.

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#upside | Dan Bowyer This week on #Upside we have Mike Butcher ✍️ from TechCrunch sharing his memories of the ecosystem and how he sees European tech now. We look at the ASML deal with Mistral, review the All In Summit, t...

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14.09.2025 08:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#upside | Dan Bowyer Latest #Upside is out now. We're constantly developing this podcast to deeper dive into the underbelly of European venture capital, startups and investing. Showcase, rah rah, better understand. Then a...

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31.08.2025 08:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What happened this week that will affect European venture? | Dan Bowyer | 11 comments What happened this week that will affect European venture? That's what we discuss on the podcast #Upside. This week chatting energy breakthroughs, booming M&A and what that means, plus is the US the o...

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17.08.2025 09:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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If interested in European tech, startups and investing, this podcast could be for you. | Dan Bowyer If interested in European tech, startups and investing, this podcast could be for you. #Upside - exploring the *real* stories behind the headlines. This week... The EU US deal - just nod and smile, Pr...

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03.08.2025 08:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#Upside Podcast - For the real stories that live behind the headlines affecting European Venture. | Dan Bowyer #Upside Podcast - For the real stories that live behind the headlines affecting European Venture. This week the UK vs US AI Plans - all good? OpenAI and the UK govt get into bed. And how crypto might ...

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27.07.2025 08:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Is defence now the *only* game in town? | Dan Bowyer Is defence now the *only* game in town? Are we at peak LLM? How are ze Germans doing so well so quickly? European cash inflows boom as the UK flails, how WFH is killing us softly, and the search engin...

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13.07.2025 08:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I'll never forget the founder who after I said 'no' to investing, made it impossible for me to ignore him. | Dan Bowyer I'll never forget the founder who after I said 'no' to investing, made it impossible for me to ignore him. He closed his round in 6 weeks. Instead of asking the usual "who else shoul...

Founders turning no to yes

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11.07.2025 09:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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UK BIG Tech - Bubble or Boom? | Dan Bowyer UK BIG Tech - Bubble or Boom? In this week's #Upside we're talking about sentiment - why it matters. We give the UK an economic health check, look at the govt's 8 industrial strategies, ta...

If European venture, startups and investing is your thing

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29.06.2025 08:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I’ve not written much lately. | Dan Bowyer I’ve not written much lately. Cup's not been full, I’ve felt like being quiet, reflective - so I’ve not wanted to share or give anything of myself. At the same time pondering what kind of content ...

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26.06.2025 18:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Upside #45 “Defence, Dirty Deals, and D D D Disruption” - The *real* stories behind the headlines affecting European Venture. | Dan Bowyer Upside #45 “Defence, Dirty Deals, and D D D Disruption” - The *real* stories behind the headlines affecting European Venture. Mads, Lomax and I talk about war, defence spend in Europe - will it save ...

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22.06.2025 08:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Do you subscribe to the notion that having more women with more money, therefore power, will make the world a better and more lucrative place? | Dan Bowyer Do you subscribe to the notion that having more women with more money, therefore power, will make the world a better and more lucrative place? I do. I’m at the Alma Summit this afternoon run by Alma...

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17.06.2025 13:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#Upside - The podcast exploring the *real* stories behind the headlines affecting European venture. | Dan Bowyer #Upside - The podcast exploring the *real* stories behind the headlines affecting European venture. This week Mads, Lomax and I discuss how and why cybercrime is up, where the UK govt is investing in ...

This week’s tech news affecting European venture.

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15.06.2025 08:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#venture #investing #startups | Dan Bowyer Upside - The podcast exploring the *real* news affecting European #venture. This week - ECB rate cuts, ok not a particularly sexy topic but really meaningful for #investing and #startups. Will capital...

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08.06.2025 08:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#investing #venturecapital #startups | Dan Bowyer Upside #42 - Yes we're talking EU US tariffs & trade. Stop groaning. I promise we pull it back to how and why it matters for us in the UK, Europe, #investing, #venturecapital and #startups. ...

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01.06.2025 08:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Upside Special - The European Venture Inside Track. This week Mads, Lomax,… | Dan Bowyer Upside Special - The European Venture Inside Track. This week Mads, Lomax, Andrew and I are all out and about (apologies for audio) at various conferences and events speaking with European LPs and GPs...

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26.05.2025 08:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#upside #founders #startup | Dan Bowyer | 17 comments #Upside Poker Special. In this podcast Jo Living and I discuss her journey from investment banking, to starting up, to using poker to teach key business and personal skills. We talk about: The &qu...

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18.05.2025 09:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Upside podcast - for the real stories behind the headlines that affect… | Dan Bowyer Upside podcast - for the real stories behind the headlines that affect European Venture. Every week we gather, twiddling moustaches to try and decipher what really means what for our startup ecosystem...

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11.05.2025 08:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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This week on Upside - Turkish Tech, Tough Love & Trends for '25. Plus any… | Dan Bowyer | 16 comments This week on Upside - Turkish Tech, Tough Love & Trends for '25. Plus any more alliTeration I can jam in. If you want the real stories behind the headlines affecting European venture this is t...

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20.04.2025 10:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Blimey, just watching US markets open. Eish. The world changed on… | Dan Bowyer | 11 comments Blimey, just watching US markets open. Eish. The world changed on Wednesday 2nd April. Forever. So I'm not sure why my feed isn't more full of this? Maybe yours is and I'm following a diff...

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07.04.2025 14:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Upside #36 - what will US tariffs mean for startups and investing in… | Dan Bowyer | 17 comments Upside #36 - what will US tariffs mean for startups and investing in Europe, will defence or "resilience tech" rejuvenate more than just the defence sector? Can we unlock some pension cash a...

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06.04.2025 13:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“A nation’s soft power rests upon its culture, its values and its policies when they are seen as legitimate by others.”

- Joseph Nye

10.03.2025 17:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Upside #32 - A time for tech to kill, and a time for it to heal. What will… | Dan Bowyer | 13 comments Upside #32 - A time for tech to kill, and a time for it to heal. What will you chose? This week the pod has gone full DID discussing both ends of the spectrum… | 13 comments on LinkedIn

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09.03.2025 10:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Dan Bowyer on LinkedIn: Upside #31 podcast out now. The *real* stories behind the headlines… | 11 comments Upside #31 podcast out now. The *real* stories behind the headlines affecting European venture. This week we dig into how to patronise female founders, the… | 11 comments on LinkedIn

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02.03.2025 09:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Such a prick. Toady little puppet.

I’m ashamed and I’m not American.

01.03.2025 16:43 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Upside #31 - The Grind is Back!
Upside #31 - The Grind is Back! YouTube video by Upside

Upside 31 - This week in European venture. The grind is back!
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01.03.2025 16:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Dan Bowyer on LinkedIn: Upside #29 podcast out now - this week in Euro VC: Le Summit, Le Chat, Le… | 20 comments Upside #29 podcast out now - this week in Euro VC: Le Summit, Le Chat, Le €100bn, LP blind spots, UK no growth, AI Corner and so so much more. Every week we… | 20 comments on LinkedIn

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16.02.2025 09:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Dan Bowyer on LinkedIn: Upside #28 - We Get Inside no.10, Going Nuclear, is the UK Merely a… | 20 comments Upside #28 - We Get Inside no.10, Going Nuclear, is the UK Merely a Startup Incubator for the US? European (lack of) Sovereign Wealth and More... This podcast… | 20 comments on LinkedIn

European startup and venture capital. This week’s news behind the news.

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09.02.2025 09:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 4
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Eisenberg: I don't want to think of being associated with Zuckerberg

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Upside #27 - You say toNATO, EU defence up in arms, UK growth rhetoric vs reality, Deepseek dive.
Upside #27 - You say toNATO, EU defence up in arms, UK growth rhetoric vs reality, Deepseek dive. YouTube video by Upside

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