Startups

Explore the journey of Ben Bowler, a musician turned tech innovator, who founded Aux to bridge the gap between music and technology. From launching ChewTV, a pioneering DJ live streaming platform, to creating Aux's Direct.app for artist revenue growth, Ben has consistently pushed the boundaries. Discover his latest venture, LoopGen, a groundbreaking AI-powered tool set to transform music production.

Delve into the world of Allen Bargfrede, a visionary in the music and technology space. From pioneering transparency in the industry with Rethink Music to tackling metadata challenges, Allen's journey is a blend of law, technology, and strategic innovation. Discover his insights on the rising trend of investing in music assets and his efforts in fostering a music-tech community, leading up to his latest endeavor, Music 2030.

Recorded live at MIDEM 2024, Paul Pacifico, CEO of the Music Commission of Saudi Arabia, discusses his unique career from banking to music and its impact on leading Saudi Arabia's music evolution under Vision 2030.

In this episode, Tom Miskin of Oslo Innovation Week discusses nurturing Norway's startup scene. He covers Oslo's ecosystem evolution, pandemic-era digital shifts, and the role of international VC. Learn how their community-driven format supports entrepreneurs and investors.

This week’s interview explores Susanne Najafi's approach to embracing diversity in the VC sector. She highlights the importance of active investment discovery, unconventional networking, and data-driven decisions. Najafi's firm, BackingMinds VC, focuses on overlooked areas and diverse teams, leading to higher returns and a broader entrepreneurial talent pool.

Our list of the most exciting startup events and conferences to have on your radar in 2024. Whether you're looking for GenAI or DeepTech, we've got you covered. We'll be updating this list with new info so make sure to bookmark it & check back often!

In this week's episode of the Selected podcast, Ben dives into an enriching conversation with Jenny Gyllander, founder & CEO of Thingtesting. Recorded live during Slush 2023 in Helsinki, their discussion spans a range of topics including entrepreneurship, investment culture, e-commerce, and the dynamics of the Tech event scene.

This week's episode features Josefiina Kotilainen, CEO of Finland's Startup Foundation. Recorded live during Slush 2023, Josefiina's shares insights behind her incredible career path & her belief that by 2050, 100 Finnish startups will be earning (at least) €100M in annually recurring revenue!

We catch up with Eerika Savolainen, CEO of Slush, a nonprofit aimed at helping founders change the world. We chat about behind-the-scenes operations at Slush, a focus on deep tech, sustainabilty in events, maintaining diversity and inclusivity, and what the future of Slush holds.

We sat down with Miro Laflaga, co-founder and brand strategist at Six Cinquième, for an intriguing conversation recorded live at TechBBQ 2023.

We caught up with Scaleway's Chief Revenue Officer, Liam Boogar during B2B Rocks 2023 in Paris to hear about his journey from bus driver to tech enthusiast, picking up his insights into the ever-evolving tech landscape along the way.

While the startup ecosystem agrees that great ideas can come from anywhere, realizing those great ideas into great startups from just anywhere is not as straightforward.