What's Next
Episodes
Is There A Future For Data Scientists? Frank Hutter | Prior Labs
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From pioneering AutoML research to building Prior Labs, Frank Hutter is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with models on tabular data — th...
He Accidentally Created Viagra — Now He’s Reinventing Drug Discovery with AI | David Brown, Healx
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From accidentally creating Viagra to pioneering AI-first drug discovery at Healx, David Brown has spent his career pushing the boundaries of pharmaceu...
Can European Tech Hold the Line in Ukraine? | Florian Seibel, Quantum Systems
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From supplying autonomous drones to Ukraine’s frontline to redefining how Europe thinks about defence, Florian Seibel, founder and CEO of Quantum Sy...
Will the UK Lead the Next Energy Revolution? | Alan Chang, Fuse
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From scaling Revolut to now reinventing the energy system with Fuse, Alan Chang is tackling one of the toughest challenges in climate and infrastructu...
Can the UK Become a Global AI Leader? Meryem Arik | Doubleword
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From optimising AI inference at Double Word to helping organisations deploy models securely and at scale, Meryem Arik is building the infrastructure p...
What Comes After the AI Gold Rush | Marvin Purtorab, Convergence (Salesforce)
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From building next-generation AI agents at Convergence to joining Salesforce in one of Europe’s fastest deeptech acquisitions, Marvin Purtorab repre...
How ZOE Is Turning Science Into a Startup | Jonathan Wolf, ZOE
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From adtech to healthtech, Jonathon Wolf has built ZOE into one of the world’s leading nutrition science companies, translating cutting-edge microbi...
Building Europe’s Answer to SpaceX | Hélène Huby, The Exploration Company
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Airbus executive to space entrepreneur, Hélène Huby is leading Europe’s bid to build its own SpaceX with The Exploration Company. We sat down...
Barney Hussey-Yeo | Building AI with an attitude | Cleo
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From state-school beginnings in Sheffield to building one of Europe’s leading consumer AI companies, Cleo’s Barney Hussey-Yeo has spent the last d...
Transforming business processes with generative AI with Writer's May Habib
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The raw potential of generative AI has been made clear in recent years, but how can enterprises draw on the technology's full potential? And do s...
Government and deeptech with IQ Capital's Jonno Evans
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From 10 Downing Street to deeptech investing, IQ Capital's Jonno Evans brings unique insight into the relationship between government and startup...
The future of energy: small modular nuclear reactors with Blue Energy's Jake Jurewicz
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's clear untapped potential as the world looks to decarbonize the energy sector: nuclear power. Blue Energy's CEO and co-founder Jake J...
Robots that lay bricks with Monumental's Salar al Khafaji
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The UK is facing an acute shortage of bricklayers. At the same time, the new UK government has pledged to build 1.5m new homes over the next five year...
AI safety and responsibility with Baroness Joanna Shields
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing on her experience leading big social media platforms in their early days, we talk with Baroness Joanna Shields about what AI leaders need to g...
Reinventing health monitoring with Sava's Renato Circi
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Painless real-time health monitoring at an affordable price? Listen to our chat with SAVA’s Renato Circi to find out how their advanced biosensing t...
Transforming logistics with Manna Drone Delivery's Bobby Healy
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee delivered to your doorstep via a drone? Manna Drone Delivery is already making it happen in the suburbs of Dublin and Texas. Tune into our conv...
Antibody discovery with LabGenius' James Field
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do synthetic biology, machine learning and robotics have in common? James Field, CEO and founder of LabGenius, explains how his company is integr...
Cultivated Meat with Uncommon’s Benjamina Bollag
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Uncommon is using ground-breaking RNA cell technology to tackle the most pressing challenges to our health, starting with cultivated pork. Co-founder ...
Embodied AI with Wayve's Alex Kendall
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to What's Next with Balderton Capital, where we take a closer look at emerging technologies, the people behind them and the potential imp...