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Startup Insider Podcast: German Venture Playbook

Startup Insider Podcast: German Venture Playbook

Outside SuperReturn in Berlin last week, there were protesters. Their worry: that money meant for pensions and public welfare might end up flowing into capital markets.

June 15, 2026
Why we invested in TUAL: Electrifying the fleets that keep society running

Why we invested in TUAL: Electrifying the fleets that keep society running

Every day, millions of commercial vehicles keep modern life functioning: police cars and ambulances, the vans of water utilities and grid operators, delivery trucks moving goods between warehouses and stores. These vehicles belong to what the industry calls fleets, groups of vehicles owned and operated by a single organisation.

June 12, 2026
Premium Sponsor of ZIA's 'Tag der Immobilienwirtschaft'

Premium Sponsor of ZIA's 'Tag der Immobilienwirtschaft'

PT1 Managing Partner Nikolas Samios played a central role at Germany’s “Tag der Immobilienwirtschaft” in Berlin, moderating the innovation panel, serving on the programme advisory board and sitting on the “Innovation of the Year” jury.

May 21, 2026
Startup Insider Podcast: Why Defence & Cloud Accounts for Only Half of Europe's Sovereignty Problem

Startup Insider Podcast: Why Defence & Cloud Accounts for Only Half of Europe's Sovereignty Problem

95% of Europe's sovereignty problem has nothing to do with defence tech, but it's about power grids, storage, and infrastructure.

May 18, 2026
Book Chapter Contribution in 'ESG and Real Estate'

Book Chapter Contribution in 'ESG and Real Estate'

ESG is no longer a side topic for the real estate industry. It is becoming a core question of capital allocation, operational resilience and long-term competitiveness.

May 13, 2026
PT1 Family Day IX

PT1 Family Day IX

For the ninth time, PT1 brought together more than 100 investors, founders and innovation leaders in Berlin for our annual Family Day. It started with the Founders Camp, where our portfolio founders discussed questions that are currently top of mind for entrepreneurs, and ended late into the evening with flying dinner, drinks, and the kind of conversations that only happen when the right people are in the same room.

May 11, 2026
Startup Insider Podcast: Iran crisis, energy prices, venture capital: Where to invest now?

Startup Insider Podcast: Iran crisis, energy prices, venture capital: Where to invest now?

The Strait of Hormuz is closed. Energy prices are spiking. Supply chains are under pressure again. And in the background, a geopolitical order that Europe spent decades taking for granted is quietly being dismantled.

April 3, 2026
Pathfounders Podcast with Mike Butcher: Will Infrastructure Be the Next Big Tech Category?

Pathfounders Podcast with Mike Butcher: Will Infrastructure Be the Next Big Tech Category?

Europe needs €6 trillion in infrastructure investment this decade. €4 trillion of that has no committed capital yet. That gap isn't a problem waiting to happen. It's a category being born. PT1 Managing Partner Nikolas Samios sat down with tech journalist legend Mike Butcher ✍️ for his new Pathfounders series to dig deeper into this topic.

March 26, 2026
Startup Insider Podcast: The SaaS apocalypse: From system of record to agentic AI

Startup Insider Podcast: The SaaS apocalypse: From system of record to agentic AI

Zero native SaaS investments in 18 months – and Salesforce loses 60% of its market capitalization. Is the SaaS era really over?On this Startup Insider episode with Jan Thomas, VCs Nikolas Samios (PT1) and Fabian Heilemann (AENU) speak frankly.

February 16, 2026