Welcome to Funded in Europe - a new podcast featuring fast-growing European startups that have raised funding. Before the episodes start rolling, we wanted to take this opportunity to quickly introduce the show.

Mainstream technology media is understandably pointed towards North America and in particular, Silicon Valley. However, there is something exciting happening in Europe. Venture capital volume in the continent has more than doubled in the space of 4 years, rising from almost €15Bn in 2015, to over €30Bn in 2019.

This podcast is about those European technology startups that have raised money and have big ambitions. We want to create a platform for the founders of fast-growing European companies to tell us their stories, the challenges they've faced, their thoughts on the European ecosystem and the lessons they've learned along the way.

Episodes will mostly feature individual companies, but from time to time we will also be joined by European VCs to get their thoughts on topics like raising a fund in Europe, picking winning investments, helping to scale those investments and more.

If you're a founder or a VC based in Europe, and you would like to join us on the show,  please get in touch via our website www.fundedineurope.com or via the Twitter handle @fundedineurope.