Startups, Venture Capital & Innovation in Europe: Expert Panel on Growth and the Future [Video]

🔥 Join this expert panel to explore how startups, venture capital, and innovation can boost Europe’s global competitiveness!

Hear from founders, accelerators, university leaders, and corporates as they discuss:

1️⃣ Why Startup + VC = Growth — and its impact on Europe’s tech & economic landscape
2️⃣ The pivotal role of universities in fostering entrepreneurship & academic spin-offs
3️⃣ Strategies for corporate–startup collaboration (including ISS & ToolSense’s success story)
4️⃣ The concept of Venturecake — a co-owned accelerator model for equity-sharing & collaboration

🎙️ Panel Speakers
Moderator: Clemens Böhmer, Co-CEO at weXelerate
Rudolf Dömötör: Managing Director, WU Gründungszentrum
Philipp Draxler: Partner & Investor, Venturecake
Alexander Manafi: CEO & Co-Founder, ToolSense GmbH
David Hiersche: Director Aviation & Transport, ISS Austria

✨ Key Takeaways
🌍 Understand Europe’s position vs. the US & Asia in market capitalization & tech leadership
💡 Learn why increasing the T-Rate (entrepreneurial activity) is crucial for innovation & growth
🚀 Gain insights into building a scale-up culture with “fail-fast” & risk acceptance
🤝 Discover how co-owned accelerators like Venturecake empower startups through shared equity & collaboration

❓ Who Should Watch?
Founders or early-stage startups looking for funding, growth strategies & partnership insights
Innovation managers eager to collaborate with agile tech startups
Students & researchers wanting to turn academic ideas into market-ready ventures
Anyone curious about Europe’s path to tech leadership and risk capital strategies

🔗 Useful Links & Resources
🍰 Venturecake (venturecake.eu) – Discover the co-owned accelerator model
💼 weXelerate (wexelerate.com) – Europe’s leading innovation & startup hub

Chapters
0:00 Keynote “Back to Growth”
8:15 Venturecake, the Co-Owned Startup Accelerator
14:10 Podium Discussion
40:20 Wrap-Up