E468 | Sebastian Pollok, Visionaries Tomorrow: Building Visionaries Tomorrow & Europe’s Deep Tech Renaissance

In this episode, talks with to unpack the thesis behind , a fund purpose-built to back industrial deep tech founders emerging from Europe’s labs and institutes.Sebastian explores why Europe's frontier innovation requires new LP-GP dynamics, portfolio construction models, and national ambition—and how family offices and sovereign industrial strategy can unlock a generational leap in European deep tech leadership.Here’s what’s covered:02:30 Why Industrial Deep Tech Needs Purpose-Built Capital06:45 Founders from Labs, Not MBAs: Rethinking Team Archetypes10:10 Case Study: Proxima Fusion & Max Planck’s World-Leading Design13:55 Balancing Moonshots and Pick-and-Shovel Businesses18:20 Family Offices & Mittelstand: Europe’s Strategic LP Base22:40 What It Means to Truly Love Your LPs26:30 The New Portfolio Construction for Deep Tech VC36:10 Why Capital Efficiency Still Matters in Deep Tech40:25 Strategic Sovereignty & the Role of the West in Frontier Tech

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