Founder Stories

Founder Interview: Julian Liniger, Co-Founder & CEO of Relai

Bitcoin adoption doesn’t start with charts or trading desks — it starts with trust, simplicity, and education. Julian Liniger, Co-Founder and CEO of Relai, has been building exactly that since 2019: a Bitcoin-only app designed to make saving in Bitcoin accessible to everyday Europeans.

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Founder Interview: Julian Liniger, Co-Founder & CEO of Relai

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Aurimas Bakas — Helping companies navigate the storm of modern compliance

When you talk to Aurimas Bakas, one thing becomes clear quickly: he doesn’t chase trends — he builds on megatrends. Over the past two decades, he’s founded and scaled startups in fintech, sustainability, and IT infrastructure, leading multiple successful exits, including Paysolut’s acquisition by SumUp in 2021.

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Brian Chesky: The Designer Who Turned a Rent Problem Into a Global Movement

In 2007, Brian Chesky was a broke designer living in San Francisco, struggling to pay rent on an apartment he shared with his friend Joe Gebbia. A design conference was coming to town, hotels were fully booked, and the two friends saw an opening: what if they rented out a

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How Viktor von Essen is Revolutionizing Legal Work with Libra

In less than two years, Viktor von Essen has taken an idea from the courtroom to one of Europe’s fastest-growing LegalTech companies.

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Shopify: How Tobias Lütke Built the Digital Backbone for Global Entrepreneurship

The story of Shopify begins not in a boardroom, but on a snowboard. In 2004, Tobias Lütke, a German-born programmer living in Canada, wanted to launch an online store called Snowdevil to sell snowboarding gear.

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Interview with Markus Waghubinger | Co-Founder & CEO HalloSophia

Today, we're joined by Markus Waghubinger, a dynamic entrepreneur from Upper Austria who now divides his time between Linz, Vienna, and San Francisco. Markus began his career in banking but soon discovered a passion for innovation and entrepreneurship. This led him to co-found HalloSophia, a platform that integrates AI with

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Redefining Retail: Exclusive Interview with Jarosław Kaczmarczyk, CEO of ZeroQs

In today's world, consumers increasingly value convenience and comfort during their shopping activities, placing emphasis not only on store location and variety of products but, most importantly, on saving time and having positive shopping experiences. On the other hand, from the perspective of retail chains, the growing number of customers

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Measurlabs: From Two Guys with a Spreadsheet to a Venture-Backed, Fast-Growing Company

Finnish laboratory testing company Measurlabs started as a side hustle of two PhD students. Today, the company boasts customers in close to 50 countries and has recently raised a €2.5 million seed round. The two founders’ roles have transformed with the rapidly growing business, their focus shifting from hands-on customer

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The Silent Strategist: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Stefan Embacher and Foreus

Stefan Embacher, The Guiding Force Behind Foreus Intelligence GmbH. In the rapidly evolving domain of private intelligence, few figures have managed to make as indelible a mark as Stefan Embacher, the CEO of Foreus Intelligence GmbH.

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Sascha Schick redevelops service industry with a new digital platform

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Founder Interview: Julian Liniger, Co-Founder & CEO of Relai

Founder Interview: Julian Liniger, Co-Founder & CEO of Relai

Aurimas Bakas — Helping companies navigate the storm of modern compliance

Brian Chesky: The Designer Who Turned a Rent Problem Into a Global Movement

How Viktor von Essen is Revolutionizing Legal Work with Libra

Shopify: How Tobias Lütke Built the Digital Backbone for Global Entrepreneurship

Interview with Markus Waghubinger | Co-Founder & CEO HalloSophia

Redefining Retail: Exclusive Interview with Jarosław Kaczmarczyk, CEO of ZeroQs

Measurlabs: From Two Guys with a Spreadsheet to a Venture-Backed, Fast-Growing Company

The Silent Strategist: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Stefan Embacher and Foreus

Sascha Schick redevelops service industry with a new digital platform

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OSS Ventures launches €75M Fund to scale Industrial Software Startups across Europe and the US

Agaton bags nearly $10M Seed to scale AI Platform that doubles Sales Conversions

HappyHotel snaps €6.5M Series A to advance AI-Powered Hotel Revenue Management

Heron Power secures $140M to scale Solid-State Transformers for Data Centers and The Grid

Hybridity raises €2M to scale AI-Powered Compliance Platform

HeyCharge secures €2.5M EIC Grant to scale Infrastructure-Free EV Charging