Get every episode summarized
Each time EUVC publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
About this episode
The next generation of great founders will be scientists and engineers.
That's the argument of Ramzi Rizk, General Partner at WIP Capital, a €10 million solo-GP fund backing scientists and engineers at the intersection of bio, neuro and foundational AI.
In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm speaks with Ramzi about why the biggest opportunities in venture are moving beyond SaaS, how AI is accelerating scientific discovery and why founders with deep technical expertise may have an advantage in building the next generation of category-defining companies.
The conversation explores Ramzi's recent visit to the Asilomar neurotechnology conference, Europe's opportunity in deep science, the idea that the natural world is becoming computable and the lessons he's learned from building companies, making more than 60 angel investments and launching WIP Capital.
Topics covered
- Why the next generation of founders will be scientists and engineers
- Why the alpha is in sci-fi, not SaaS
- Lessons from the Asilomar neurotechnology conference
- Europe's opportunity in deep science and research
- Why the natural world is becoming computable
- How AI is accelerating scientific discovery
- What Ramzi looks for in technical founders
- Building WIP Capital as a solo GP
Timestamps
- (02:00) Introduction and Ramzi Rizk's background
- (04:00) Inside the Asilomar neurotechnology conference
- (09:00) Europe's opportunity in deep science
- (11:00) Why Ramzi backs scientists and engineers
- (16:00) What makes a great technical founder
- (19:00) Commercialising scientific research
- (23:00) Why the natural world is becoming computable
- (25:00) Bio, neuro and the next wave of AI innovation
- (27:00) Why the best investors follow patterns, not sectors
- (29:00) Building WIP Capital as a solo GP
- (31:00) Why deep tech may move faster than investors think
- (33:00) The future Ramzi wants to help build
Learn more about the Love Tomorrow Summit and the programmes EUVC is curating, and secure your tickets here.
Get every episode summarized
Each time EUVC publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from EUVC
Marc Thom (Henkel Ventures): Why resilience is a muscle for growth
EUVC
Hans Söhngen (KPN Ventures): Rebuilding a CVC that stopped serving the mothershi...
EUVC
Daniel Betts & Christian Hernandez Gallardo (Blue Frontier): How climate hardwar...
EUVC
This Week in European Tech: Europe’s venture market still leans on public capita...
EUVC