Julien Fredonie, Honda Xcelerator Ventures: Europe isn’t fragmented. It’s a deep tech circuit board.

Europe isn’t a collection of isolated hubs. It’s an interconnected system where talent, capital and industry come together to build deep tech.That's the perspective Julien Fredonie⁠, Program Lead for Europe and Africa at ⁠Honda Xcelerator Ventures⁠, shared on our latest episode hosted by Andreas Munk Holm and Jeppe Høier. They spoke about why Europe’s deep tech moment is real, how the pipeline of founders is improving and why corporates are key to scaling hardware innovation.They also explore the rise of specialised investors and where CVCs still get team evaluation wrong.Key highlightsEurope’s deep tech moment is structural, not hypeGlobal investors have shifted from doubt to active allocationFounder quality is rising through education and support systemsCVCs are critical to scaling deep tech companiesCVCs miss critical signals when evaluating deep tech teamsTimestamps(00:00) Europe as a deep tech “mesh”, not fragmented(04:00) Julien’s role and investment scope at Honda Xcelerator Ventures(08:00) Why Europe’s deep tech moment is happening now(12:00) Education strength and rise of deep tech founders(16:00) Team composition: diversity and complementarity(20:00) New generation of deep tech GPs and hardware expertise(26:00) The role of CVCs in scaling deep tech(34:00) Team blind spots and founder evolution over 10+ yearsSubscribe to EUVC, the home of European tech, for more insights: https://www.eu.vc/subscribe