Robin Dechant

something is shifting in Europe. you can feel it in the conversations, in the quality of teams forming, in the ambition of what's being built. for the first time in a long time, the momentum feels real. in London, Zurich, Munich, and beyond - robotics engineers, applied AI scientists, second-time entrepreneurs returning from the US they're not waiting for perfect conditions. they're building in defense, industrial AI, and energy infrastructure. the domains that matter most. last week Hypersonica and Onodrim Industries made major announcements. it’s a proof that the ecosystem is moving. what's more encouraging is the pattern beneath it: founders who understand both software and industrial reality, who can navigate complex procurement, who are building platforms rather than point solutions. these founders are what make me genuinely hopeful about europe's future. meeting them, hearing their conviction, watching them solve problems others won't touch. at General Catalyst, we're sparring partners from day zero. testing ideas, shaping missions, navigating regulatory or procurement friction, connecting founders directly to the institutions that shape adoption. beyond capital - the long-term commitment that building in hard industries requires. europe's challenge lies in turning breakthrough research into scaled industrial outcomes. that gap is precisely what we're working to close, alongside the continent's most ambitious founders. grateful to have developed this thinking with JeannetteFürstenberg and Gosia Majczak. the thesis is simple: resilience as an operating system. defense, industrial production, energy infrastructure as a connected stack. AI and software-defined hardware as the layer where advantage compounds. the moment is now. the founders are here. the work is already underway. you can find the post here:

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