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What's Next
Welcome to What's Next with Balderton Capital, where we take a closer look at emerging technologies, the people behind them and the potential impact on our lives.
We're interviewing the founders of companies behind breakthroughs in fields as diverse as self-driving vehicles, robotics, drones, biohacking and clean energy. If you're interested in hard tech companies, what drives the people behind them, and how they might shape our world, this is for you.
Episodes
16 episodes
Will the UK Lead the Next Energy Revolution? | Alan Chang, Fuse
From scaling Revolut to now reinventing the energy system with Fuse, Alan Chang is tackling one of the toughest challenges in climate and infrastructure. We sat down with Alan to talk about why the UK energy grid is fundamentally broken, how AI...
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Episode 6
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Can the UK Become a Global AI Leader? Meryem Arik | Doubleword
From optimising AI inference at Double Word to helping organisations deploy models securely and at scale, Meryem Arik is building the infrastructure powering the next era of artificial intelligence. We sat down with Meryem to discuss the rise o...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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40:31
What Comes After the AI Gold Rush | Marvin Purtorab, Convergence (Salesforce)
From building next-generation AI agents at Convergence to joining Salesforce in one of Europe’s fastest deeptech acquisitions, Marvin Purtorab represents the new wave of founders shaping the global AI frontier. We sat down with Marvin to explor...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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43:26
How ZOE Is Turning Science Into a Startup | Jonathan Wolf, ZOE
From adtech to healthtech, Jonathon Wolf has built ZOE into one of the world’s leading nutrition science companies, translating cutting-edge microbiome research into tools that help millions improve their health. We sat down with Jonathon to ex...
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Episode 3
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43:48
Building Europe’s Answer to SpaceX | Hélène Huby, The Exploration Company
From Airbus executive to space entrepreneur, Hélène Huby is leading Europe’s bid to build its own SpaceX with The Exploration Company. We sat down with Hélène to talk about reusable spacecraft, Europe’s growing space ambitions, an...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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46:48
Barney Hussey-Yeo | Building AI with an attitude | Cleo
From state-school beginnings in Sheffield to building one of Europe’s leading consumer AI companies, Cleo’s Barney Hussey-Yeo has spent the last decade redefining how people interact with money. We sat down with Barney to discuss his journey fr...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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43:38
Transforming business processes with generative AI with Writer's May Habib
The raw potential of generative AI has been made clear in recent years, but how can enterprises draw on the technology's full potential? And do so in a secure and compliant manner? Suranga Chandratillake sat down with Writer CEO and co-founder ...
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41:02
Government and deeptech with IQ Capital's Jonno Evans
From 10 Downing Street to deeptech investing, IQ Capital's Jonno Evans brings unique insight into the relationship between government and startups. We sat down with Jonno to explore the opportunity government has when faced with new technologie...
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44:48
The future of energy: small modular nuclear reactors with Blue Energy's Jake Jurewicz
There's clear untapped potential as the world looks to decarbonize the energy sector: nuclear power. Blue Energy's CEO and co-founder Jake Jurewicz joins James Wise to discuss how offshore nuclear power plants can play a key role in building a ...
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39:36
Robots that lay bricks with Monumental's Salar al Khafaji
The UK is facing an acute shortage of bricklayers. At the same time, the new UK government has pledged to build 1.5m new homes over the next five years. Can bricklaying robots be the solution? Salar al Khafaji, CEO and co-founder of Dutch robot...
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43:00
AI safety and responsibility with Baroness Joanna Shields
Drawing on her experience leading big social media platforms in their early days, we talk with Baroness Joanna Shields about what AI leaders need to get right when thinking about building their businesses, and how we’d accelerate the adoption o...
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39:16
Reinventing health monitoring with Sava's Renato Circi
Painless real-time health monitoring at an affordable price? Listen to our chat with SAVA’s Renato Circi to find out how their advanced biosensing technology will deliver on this. Find out more about SAVA
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41:50
Transforming logistics with Manna Drone Delivery's Bobby Healy
Coffee delivered to your doorstep via a drone? Manna Drone Delivery is already making it happen in the suburbs of Dublin and Texas. Tune into our conversation with founder and CEO Bobby Healy to learn more about how Manna are making deliveries ...
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43:57
Antibody discovery with LabGenius' James Field
What do synthetic biology, machine learning and robotics have in common? James Field, CEO and founder of LabGenius, explains how his company is integrating bleeding-edge technologies from across these fields to discover the next-generation ther...
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43:23
Cultivated Meat with Uncommon’s Benjamina Bollag
Uncommon is using ground-breaking RNA cell technology to tackle the most pressing challenges to our health, starting with cultivated pork. Co-founder and CEO Benjamina Bollag sat down with James Wise to break down how cultivated meat will help ...
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