European Startups
After Decades in Banking, Anne Boden Started Over and Built Starling
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Anne Boden’s Starling Bank journey: how an industry insider built a mobile bank, from its 2014 founding to early products and operating milestones.
Can a Specialist Beat the AI Giants? Inside Jarek Kutylowski’s DeepL
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Discover how Jarek Kutylowski built DeepL in Cologne, turning specialist AI translation research into language tools for global business workflows.
Bad Movie Dubbing Inspired ElevenLabs. Two Polish Friends Built the Fix
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How Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dąbkowski built ElevenLabs, connecting Polish roots, voice AI research, dubbing workflows, and responsible deployment.
No Studio, No Camera Crew: Victor Riparbelli’s Bet on Synthesia
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Explore Victor Riparbelli’s Synthesia journey: building AI video software for business training, collaboration, localization, and responsible use.
Three Researchers, One Big AI Bet: Arthur Mensch and the Rise of Mistral
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How Arthur Mensch and his co-founders built Mistral AI in France, connecting open models, efficient research, and enterprise AI deployment.
