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Sven Degener

Sven Degener

Founding Partner at bosoniq; VC investor and angel investor focused on European deep tech in energy, materials, manufacturing, and robotics.

Jul 7, 2026

16:47
[upbeat music] So what advice do you have for startups going to Hello Tomorrow?
16:56
Focus on the problem that you're solving and why you as a team are the best ones to solve it, and then ultimately give the solution.
17:08
But really make sure that you're not building technology and then search for a market or a problem for it, but you're really solving a problem in the first place.
17:20
[laughs]
17:20
That should be the story.
17:22
Should be a sizable story.
17:23
Should be a big problem.
17:25
Um, investors, if you're talking about venture capital investors, they're looking for big markets, big problems, and ultimately b- big returns if you solve those problems.

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