In today’s episode Mark & KJ jump into the guests’ seats, making room for Greg, chairperson of 2bX’ Investment Committee to act as host. Listen to the GPs reflecting on the past months at 2bX on the Pod. Sit back and enjoy a fun conversation between the two co-founders and get to know 2bX‘ pure dynamic. In this episode you’ll learn:The importance of trust and mutual respect in building successful partnershipsEmbracing change and growth by adding new team membersBalancing different...

Today we are happy to welcome Christos, DesignDirector at Zaha Hadid Architects. He has worked with the firm since 1998 and has been a lead numerous projects and winning competitions, including most notably the Sterling Prize nominee with the Phaeno Science Center Wolfsburg, nominated by the Guardian Newspaper as one of the 50 best buildings of the 20th century. He has directed more than 250 design projects for the practice, exploring all scales from Large Scale Masterplans to...

Today, we are happy to welcome Anna, a successful venture capital investor from Future Energy Ventures. Anna believes addressing climate change and energy transition is the biggest challenge and most exciting investment opportunity over the next decade. She looks forward to the massive impact and great financial returns being generated at FEV. In this episode you’ll learn:Lifelong learning and cultivating a supportive network are crucial ingredients for success.A clear vision serves as a...

Today we are happy to welcome Elena Kirova, a distinguished leader in the sustainability field. With an impressive track record, Elena has played a pivotal role in developing values and community principles that drive business success and cultural growth in Germany. We're excited to hear about her journey, her insights on urban technology, and the wisdom she's gained along the way. Let's dive in! In this episode you’ll learn: Conscious acceptance of personal responsibility and emotional...

In today's episode Martijn Balder, Investment Team Lead 2bX, joins Katharina Lind in hosting UTVC, that welcomes Joni Baboci, founder of Layer, an urban orchestration platform that enables cities to plan, design, manage and govern urban environments. At Layer, Joni empowers leaders in delivering cross-disciplinary change to the urban fabric. In this episode you’ll learn: Building a city for children can solve many problems in urban areas.Success should be considered a journey, not just the...

Today we are happy to welcome Prof. Dr. Harry Wagner, distinguished mobility researcher and expert in smart, sustainable mobility concepts with a focus on intermodal transportation chains. Prof. Wagner emphasizes the need to prioritize human-centric mobility solutions over product-centric approaches. From innovative teaching methods, such as conducting lectures on spinning bikes, to entrepreneurial ventures like founding the Future Mobility Solutions GmbH, he explores diverse avenues to...

In today’s episode Mark Harré & Katharina Lind jump on the guests’ seats, making room for Gregory Brenninkmeyer, chairperson of 2bX’ Investment Committee to act as host. Listen to the GPs reflecting on the fifth season of the UrbanTech VC Podcast, including learnings about their past five guests. Enjoy being part of a fun conversation between the two co-founders and get to know 2bX‘ pure dynamic. In this episode you’ll learn:The importance of aligning your pitch with your vision for...

Today we are happy to welcome Ole Poppinga, Senior Venture Architect of Berlin-based company builder XPRESS Ventures, affiliated with the global contract logistics company FIEGE. Responsible for the deal flow, Ole has been involved in recent investments in HomeRide, Logistikbude, and Apothera. In addition to logistics-related verticals, sustainability and energy are current focus areas. In this episode you’ll learn:The influence of energy volatility is underappreciated, but it plays a...

Today we are happy to welcome Celeste, leader of EIT Community programs for startups in EIT Urban Mobility. She manages the Supernovas initiative, empowering women in entrepreneurship and investment, the New European Bauhaus Catalyser, an accelerator to promote companies that champion on sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion, and the Jumpstarter, a competition that propels innovative ideas into validated businesses while fostering innovation in Central-Eastern and Southern-European...

Today we are happy to welcome Jens Thumm, Co-Founder and CEO of Predium. Together with his Co-founders Mohamed Ali Razouane and Maximilian Korner, he has developed an intelligent operating system for decarbonizing real estate. It enables a simple and fast overview of the ESG performance of buildings, action plans for CO2 reduction, and automated reporting, offering a holistic solution for sustainable and profitable real estate companies. In this episode you’ll learn: Regulation has the...

Today we are happy to welcome Ewa Lenart, CEO and Co-founder of Howie Systems, emerging startup located in Vienna that specializes in developing an AI-Copilot for the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) sector. The company aims to assist architects and engineers in efficiently navigating their past and present data, enabling them to reuse their past drawings and make more informed decisions for future projects. In this episode you’ll learn: Architects heavily prioritise...

Today we are happy to welcome Sebastian Klingberg, Affordable Housing Professional and Surveyor at Savills UK in London. Sebastian undertakes valuations of housing stock in England and consults a wide range of stakeholders such as housing associations, charities, local councils and banks. He is passionate about all matters concerning the affordability and sustainability of housing and emphasises the need to think across sectors, disciplines, borders and indeed ideologies to solve the ongoing...

Today, we're happy to welcome you to the hosts themselves as guests! Listen to 2bX‘s two GPs reflecting on the forth season of the Urban Tech Podcast, including learnings about their past guests, urban challenges and possible solutions. Enjoy being part of a very honest, personal and fun conversation between two co-founders and get to know their awesome dynamic. In this episode you’ll learn:It's crucial to proactively decide on unique funding paths, rather than defaulting to the traditional...

Today we are happy to welcome Andreas Schweinar from Dorsch Groupe, a global engineering firm with 9000 employees. Throughout his career, Andreas has focused on high-volume international infrastructure projects, emphasizing business development, structural creation, unit integration, process standardization, and innovative business models In this episode you’ll learn: Applying cost to elements can speed up the transition to a more sustainable infrastructure.More trials are necessary in...

Dieter Kondek, a tech enthusiast turned entrepreneur, has left indelible marks in the high-tech industry. Dieter is Founder at Transatlantic Capital Partners, an Atlantic Family Office Investment Alliance, connecting Family Offices & UHNWI on both sides of the Atlantic. Dieter is Co-Founder @ Global Blockchain Ventures, a $50m Venture Fund invested in 43 blockchain companies including Inveniam Capital, Kraken, Coinbase, Google Quantum. He was executive with some of the most well-known...

Today we are happy to welcome Alice Haugh, Built Environment Programme Manager at the Laudes Foundation in Amsterdam. Alice drives system-wide stakeholder collaboration that coordinates European policy makers, industry, finance, and communities to tackle the immense emission levels of the built environment and the direct social consequences. Additionally, she leads strategic design studios within several Architecture Master's courses throughout the Netherlands, passing on her philosophy that...

Today we have Angelos Chronis as our guest. Angelos is the CEO and Co-Founder of Infrared City GmbH as well as Senior Research Engineer at the Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna and Senior Faculty at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. His work focuses on performative design, simulation, AI and data-driven design and optimization as well as interactive interfaces and AR/VR. He has developed various design and integrated simulation systems, such as InFraReD, a...

Lieke is the founder of Telling - the design studio for mobility. As experts in usability, Telling helps teams build products that last. Telling understands user motivations and category rules. Services include UX research, design, design operations and strategy development - for digital and physical products and infrastructure. Telling starts with people. Always. Because human motivation endures while technology evolves. In addition to running Telling, Lieke teaches design and urban...

Today, we're happy to welcome you to the hosts themselves as guests! Listen to 2bX's two GPs reflecting on the third season of the UrbanTech VC Podcast, including learnings about their past five guests. In this episode on air for the first time: Martijn Balder, another 2bX and UrbanTech enthusiast - he is guiding through this episode today. Enjoy being part of a fun conversation between the two co-founders and Martijn and get to know 2bX's pure dynamic. In this episode you will...

Today we are happy to welcome Jonathan Müller, architect and managing director of Helix Plant Systems. He is passionate about green architecture and thinks vegetation on buildings will be an essential component of sustainable construction projects to cool urban centers and make them more resilient to the effects of climate change. At HELIX, Jonathan supports the conception, planning, implementation and maintenance of greening facades in order to allow plants to grow in a holistic...

Today we are happy to welcome Elisabeth Oswald, partner at StadtLABOR, an innovation laboratory for sustainable and cooperative urban development. StadtLABOR looks for ways in which climate protection, resource conservation and innovation can be given greater consideration in construction projects and in the development of neighborhoods and districts. As an architect, Elisabeth knows the scene in Graz, Vienna and belongs to the rare breed of rebels who achieve a lot while keeping her...

Today we are happy to welcome Daniel Hanemann, CEO and Founder at wundertax, the tech startup he co-founded in 2016 and returned to as CEO in 2022. Daniel is a growth-oriented entrepreneur who has founded and built high-growth companies in six countries. He has ten years of international experience scaling businesses with a focus on technology, marketing, finance and venture capital. Daniel is passionate about sustainability, fitness and problem solving, be it relocation or access to...

Today we are happy to welcome Nathalie des Isnards, founder of madamePee, the first mobile urinal designed by women. Nathalie's entrepreneurial project on societal innovation aims at bringing alternative and efficient sanitary solutions for women. Today she joins us to talk about inclusivity on European cities. In this episode you’ll learn:What ultramarathons and entrepreneurship have in common Ratio of toilets in public spaces compared to the inhabitants of different EU countries How to...

Today we are happy to welcome Richard, a business angel that have been investing in young companies and entrepreneurs in real estate-specific, commercial, organizational, and corporate law issues. Richard is focused in both classic real estate companies that build up existing portfolios, as well as innovative approaches and proptechs. In this episode you’ll learn: - Business Angel see upside of this current market investment → even more investing - Majority of investment opportunities get...