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TNW Podcast: Alexandra Balkova on the state of VC; AI compute for everyone

Can we please stop using the words “empower” and “democratise”?


TNW Podcast: Alexandra Balkova on the state of VC; AI compute for everyone

Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.

In today’s episode, Linnea and Andrii talk about the availability of AI compute, Getir’s imminent departure from Europe, quite some cash for German game developers, and a few things in between.

The guest of the show is Alexandra Balkova, general partner and head of portfolio at Startup Wise Guys. In the interview recorded at TechChill in Riga, Alexandra talked about the current state of the VC industry, Ukrainian startups, defence tech, and much more.

Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.

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