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E719 | Europe Is Writing the Cheques. The System Still Doesn’t Work.

06 Apr 2026

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Europe wants to lead in AI, defence, and infrastructure. The question is whether it can actually execute.In this episode of Upside, Dan Bowyer (SuperSeed) and Lomax Ward (Outsized Ventures), joined by Andrew J Scott (7percent Ventures), unpack a week where ambition and reality are starting to diverge.Mistral raises $830M to build sovereign AI infrastructure. Poolside’s $2B round collapses after losing compute access. And UK defence tech founders are leaving—not for lack of ideas, but for lack of contracts.Across all of this, one pattern emerges:Europe isn’t short on capability. It’s short on systems that work.Key topics:Why Europe’s capital problem starts earlier than growthMistral’s infrastructure bet and what it signalsPoolside, CoreWeave, and the fragility of compute accessThe UK defence tech bottleneck: funding vs procurementPalantir, trust, and the case for sovereign softwareIf you’re building in AI, defence, or deep tech, this is where the constraints actually are.Timestamps00:00 Intro and the week’s themes03:00 News roundup: space, IPOs and market signals08:00 Mistral’s $830M raise and sovereign AI infrastructure15:00 Poolside, CoreWeave and compute dependency risk23:00 Palantir, the NHS and the trust gap31:00 UK defence tech and founder flight40:00 Procurement vs capital: where companies stall42:00 Predictions: local AI vs hyperscalers50:00 Deals of the week

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2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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E719 | Europe Is Writing the Cheques. The System Still Doesn’t Work.

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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