Inside seedcamp Playbook for Finding Billion Dollar Startups | Carlos Eduardo Espinal

Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3

Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3
Inside seedcamp Playbook for Finding Billion Dollar Startups | Carlos Eduardo Espinal
Feb 10, 2026 Season 2 Episode 19
Work in Fintech

Today’s guest on the show is Carlos Espinal, Managing Partner at Seedcamp, one of Europe’s leading seed-stage venture capital funds, with early investments in companies like Wise, Revolut, and UiPath.

In this episode, host Matthew Chung, founder of Work in Fintech, sits down with Carlos Espinal to unpack:

✅ Carlos early career & how he got into venture capital
✅ How Seedcamp spots billion-dollar founders before anyone else
✅ The key traits that separate exceptional founders from everyone else
✅ How the venture capital landscape has evolved
✅ The biggest opportunities in tech right now
✅ Practical advice for young entrepreneurs

Whether you’re an aspiring founder, investor, or someone looking to break into venture capital, this episode offers a candid look at how careers evolve, how great companies are built, and what it really takes to succeed in the startup ecosystem.

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