Christoph Klink, GP at Antler: Europe's funding gap is also its biggest opportunity

<p>Antler just released a new report recently on the state of European tech. It shows the biggest companies scaling faster and raising more money than ever, while funding for new companies at the earliest stages keeps shrinking.</p><p><br></p><p>Christoph Klink is General Partner at Antler, an early stage venture firm. To him, the funding gap is one of the best opportunities in venture right now. Plenty of good companies can&#39;t get funded, and that&#39;s exactly where new investors could step in.</p><p><br></p><p>The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: <a href="https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjk</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sponsors:</p><p><br></p><p>SurrealDB: <a href="https://surrealdb.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://surrealdb.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Airwallex: <a href="https://www.airwallex.com/uk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.airwallex.com/uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>Lovable: <a href="https://lovable.dev/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://lovable.dev/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Parloa: <a href="https://www.parloa.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.parloa.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Conveo: <a href="https://conveo.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://conveo.ai/</a></p><p><br></p><p>NatWest: <a href="https://www.natwest.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.natwest.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>WWT: <a href="https://www.wwt.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.wwt.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 - Introduction<br>0:42 - Two sides of European tech right now<br>1:54 - Europe&#39;s early stage funding gap<br>3:43 - Why new early stage investors have dropped<br>6:14 - Rocket ships reaching unicorn status in under 3 years<br>7:04 - Jets and juggernauts explained<br>9:54 - How juggernauts raise much bigger rounds<br>13:11 - Why investors are backing Europe&#39;s deep tech bets<br>15:00 - London&#39;s growing share of Europe&#39;s biggest companies<br>16:13 - Europe&#39;s startup hubs spreading beyond the biggest cities<br>18:03 - Why Europe&#39;s funding gap is also its biggest opportunity</p>