EP 0122 May 202640 minCONVERSATION
AI in Europe: The Funding Gap, EU AI Act and the Vertical AI Opportunity
Why Europe funds AI differently, what the EU AI Act changes for builders, and where the vertical opportunity is.
EP 01: AI in Europe: The Funding Gap, EU AI Act and the Vertical AI Opportunity
Insights
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Why European AI startups raise a fraction of what US companies pull in.
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How the EU AI Act, GDPR and investor risk aversion hold back AI adoption across Europe.
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Why European unicorns still choose New York for their IPOs.
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Why the continent that builds the world's most advanced chip machines, ASML's, still struggles to commercialise AI.
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Where the vertical AI opportunities sit for founders building in Europe.
About this episode
Why do European AI startups raise a fraction of what US companies pull in? Tomas and Mian break down the real barriers holding back AI adoption across Europe, from the EU AI Act and GDPR to a deep-rooted culture of risk aversion among European investors.
They explore why European unicorns still choose New York for their IPOs, why the continent that builds the world's most advanced chip machines (ASML) still struggles to commercialise AI, and where the real vertical AI opportunities sit for founders building in this market.
Disclosure: Codedevza AI built MapperStudio, the product Tomas founded. The host and guest already work together.
The guest
Tomas Langara
Founder and Managing Director, Obelus GmbH
Tomas Langara is the founder and managing director of Obelus GmbH, the founder of MapperStudio, a no-code data integration platform, and the co-founder of ProcessCoach, a no-code mobile workflow platform.
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