Swiss Deep Tech vs Silicon Valley. Can They Compete? | Building a VC Ep. 18

Ten of Switzerland's top deep tech startups flew to Silicon Valley to pitch real VCs in Palo Alto, and I was there to watch it happen. In this video I talk to two of the founders about what it actually feels like to pitch in the heart of the ecosystem, what feedback the investors gave them, and why thinking bigger might be the most important thing a Swiss founder can do. 00:00 Intro 1:02 Inside the Swisscom outpost 2:27 Intro to Venturelab Venture Leaders 3:29 Founder interview: Fede, TALPA (drone-based corrosion detection) 6:42 Founder interview: Marie, MATIS (multispectral imaging) 10:21 Key takeaways for European founders I'm Johannes Gemmingen. I'm a co-founder and managing partner at Auctora Partners, where we invest in relentless founders building category defining businesses. It's not a fund, we invest deal-by-deal. Subscribe to the newsletter and become part of the inner circle → https://deal-by-deal.beehiiv.com/