Khaled Helioui

In an era devoid of conviction & purpose, standing for your principles and your vision is an act of rebellion itself.

A Dutch startup is addressing labour shortages in construction by building a team of brick-laying robots. We visit Monumental on our “Boss Class” podcast econ.st/40uiVrL

The future of construction, emerging from Europe.

“There’s a vibe shift in Europe - people are incredibly energised, they’re realising the depth of talent we have here, and the scar tissue among the founder community." @CarinaNamih talks about Europe in the AI race with @BloombergTV's @TomMackenzieTV bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

1. Our mission at @pluralplatform is to back the most ambitious founders building companies that could change the future and have GDP-level impact. That’s why we’re investing $8.5m in @sunriserobots, as it emerges from stealth to transform European manufacturing.

1/ In less than 2 years since it was founded, @proximafusion has raised a $150M Series A - the largest private investment into fusion that Europe has ever seen. For first time founders to pull this off so quickly is unusual, so here's how they did it:

1/As an Estonian, from a country on NATO’s Eastern flank, you naturally think a lot about defence. It follows that I see a lot of defence companies. Today we’re announcing a $20m Series A into Labrys, to build defense and security coordination for the future. Here's why:

“I think the scar tissue we have from owning our companies and building them makes us better partners for the next generation. We’re showing time and time again that it’s not an American Dream. We have the same thing in Europe.”

1/ Isometric Certify makes monthly credit issuance a reality—suppliers get rapid verification and faster revenue, so you can scale your business faster.