Episode 112: Yaron Valler: Founder & Partner at Target Global - How Immigration Can Save Europe

Episode 112: Yaron Valler: Founder & Partner at Target Global - How Immigration Can Save Europe

Author: Thomas Ohr April 3, 2025 Duration: 39:00
This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, Marcin Lewandowski sits down with Yaron Valler, Founder & Partner at Target Global. Yaron is responsible for Target Global's growth stage investment practice where he led the investments in well-known companies including Wefox, DocPlanner, Delivery Hero, Bird, and numerous others. In this episode, Marcin and Yaron discuss the current state and future of European defense technology. They explore the challenges Europe faces in building a competitive defense ecosystem, drawing lessons from Israel's approach to defense and technology. The conversation also touches on the importance of education, the role of immigration in revitalizing Europe, and the potential of AI and DeepTech startups. Yaron emphasizes the need for a fundamental shift in mindset and policy to harness Europe's strengths and address its challenges in the defense sector. 1.A fundamental shift in mindset is needed for success in Europe. 2.Success should be redefined beyond just work-life balance. 3.Education systems must adapt to support innovation and entrepreneurship. 4.Investors should focus on strategic industries like semiconductors and AI. 5.Immigration can drive economic growth and innovation in Europe. 6.Europe must leverage its manufacturing strengths to remain competitive. #startup #venturecapital #investing #founders #entrepreneurship Follow EU-Startups on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eu-startups-menlo-media/ Visit our Website: https://www.eu-startups.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.eu-startups.com/newsletter/ This podcast episode is brought to you by Scytale - making compliance super easy for startups, helping them get compliant and stay compliant with frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS and more, without breaking a sweat. Learn more at https://scytale.ai/eus

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