# ![@SebJohnsonUK Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1890362720664395778.png) @SebJohnsonUK Seb Johnson

Seb Johnson posts on X about ai, london, in the, $1bn the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  37.72% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  13.16% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  10.53% [vc firms](/list/vc-firms)  #121 [stocks](/list/stocks)  7.02% [countries](/list/countries)  5.26% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  1.75% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  1.75% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  1.75% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  1.75%

**Social topic influence**
[ai](/topic/ai) 14.91%, [london](/topic/london) #680, [in the](/topic/in-the) 7.89%, [$1bn](/topic/$1bn) 5.26%, [investment](/topic/investment) 5.26%, [ipo](/topic/ipo) #1053, [$11bn](/topic/$11bn) #2, [$googl](/topic/$googl) 4.39%, [$100m](/topic/$100m) 3.51%, [$4bn](/topic/$4bn) 3.51%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@harrystebbings](/creator/undefined) [@revolut](/creator/undefined) [@elevenlabsio](/creator/undefined) [@lovable](/creator/undefined) [@kirbyman01](/creator/undefined) [@balderton](/creator/undefined) [@indexventures](/creator/undefined) [@scalingeurope](/creator/undefined) [@wearelegora](/creator/undefined) [@sequoia](/creator/undefined) [@synthesiaio](/creator/undefined) [@a16z](/creator/undefined) [@matiii](/creator/undefined) [@antonosika](/creator/undefined) [@alexfmac](/creator/undefined) [@domhallas](/creator/undefined) [@evanticcapital](/creator/undefined) [@mattevantic](/creator/undefined) [@20vcfund](/creator/undefined) [@andreasklinger](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Atlassian Corporation PLC (TEAM)](/topic/$team)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"European Tech is off to a FLYING start and has already minted a WHOPPING four unicorns in [----] The four are: @AikidoSecurity founded by Willem Delbare Roeland Delrue and Felix Garriau raised $60m in a Series B led by DST Global at a $1bn valuation. @osapiens_ founded by Stefan Wawrzinek Alberto Zamora Matthias Jungblut and Jrg Bernauer raised a $100m Series C from Decarbonization Partners at a $1.1bn valuation. Harmattan AI founded by Mouad M. and Jean-Christophe Charlaix raised a $200m Series B led by Dassault Aviation at a $1.4bn valuation. @faculty_ai from Marc Warner got acquired by"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2011779547826377089)  2026-01-15T12:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"BLIMEY - there's been lots of rumours but now confirmed. @elonmusk is lining up the biggest IPO of all time. Likely to raise tens of billions. @SpaceX is currently conducting a sale of existing shares at a valuation of $800bn. Will the IPO surpass $1tn We will see. Who is buying shares Great stuff from @IvanLevingston and the @FT (link below) https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014381404386124147 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014381404386124147"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2014381404386124147)  2026-01-22T16:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is how Mark Cuban turned $1m into $1bn. [--] years ago @mcuban invested $1m into @synthesiaIO at a $5m valuation. Today the company is worth $4bn. That $1m cheque is now worth close to $1bn today. And it's still very early on in its journey. The company is aiming for a $100bn outcome at which point Mark's cheque could be worth upwards of $5bn. He invested after a cold email when no one else would. In Venture you have to go early and you have to be willing to back the companies that no one else will. That's where the mammoth returns are. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2015789069007995185"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2015789069007995185)  2026-01-26T14:09Z [----] followers, 12.9K engagements


"2026 is the year @Revolut will surpass a $100bn valuation. The demand for their shares is still crazy high and the growth is not slowing down at all. The company is aiming for $9bn of revenue and $3.5bn of profit in [----] and is on track to hit 100m users in early [----]. It's on track to be the greatest tech company Europe has produced and one of the few european companies to surpass $100bn in valuation or market cap. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016103902530134373 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016103902530134373"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2016103902530134373)  2026-01-27T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"How does @a16z have the geographical reach that it does Gabriel Vasquez (@GEVS94) a partner at @a16z has just invested in a $2m pre-seed in Stockholm (Dentio). It's founded by high school friends building AI in dentistry. The same fund that just raised $15bn is investing $2m into a tiny startup in Stockholm. The closest @a16z office to Stockholm is literally [----] miles away. They invested alongside local @OliverMolander and his @inceptionfundvc. But there are literally HUNDREDS of other closer VCs with stronger ties to the region. Would love to know the origination story behind this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2016273111600038029)  2026-01-27T22:12Z [----] followers, 15.9K engagements


"The founder of @Revolut has moved his residence from the UAE back to the UK. For the UK treasury this could result in billions of additional tax revenue. More importantly however it goes against the prevailing narrative that the ultra rich are fleeing the UK and that it is no longer a serious country. Now we just need to make sure the company gets the UK banking license. Great stuff from @LarsMucklejohn and @Justin_Cash_1 check out the article below https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017173999411716212 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017173999411716212"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2017173999411716212)  2026-01-30T09:52Z [----] followers, 525.3K engagements


"Three years ago this week @elevenlabsio raised a $2m pre-seed. Now it's in talks to raise at an $11bn valuation. Assuming it raised at a $10-12m valuation that's like 1000x in [--] years. Dilution is not likely to be huge given it's raised less than $300m but even assuming its only 500x thats in just THREE YEARS. A life-changing investment from the teams at @CredoVentures and @ConnectVentures. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017197096923750496 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017197096923750496"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2017197096923750496)  2026-01-30T11:24Z [----] followers, 11.3K engagements


"OpenAI's first employee in London has just come out stealth. Douglas Li (@dougli_) was a researcher and engineering manager before leaving to build his own startup in stealth. He's now brought @lightfern_ai out of stealth It's an email autocomplete extension which gives users an entire phrase / sentence and is fully contextual based on previous emails and writing. I'd seen @Carles_Reina post about it so wanted to try it myself. I started using it yesterday evening and although I've only used it for a few emails it seems strong. I'll report back after a week or so. It sounds like the plan is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2018610411839619076)  2026-02-03T09:00Z [----] followers, 23.5K engagements


"@lightfern_ai @CatGodSandHive @dougli_ So far its great"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2018635215380394340)  2026-02-03T10:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@lightfern_ai @CatGodSandHive @dougli_ My pleasure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2018635800330584314)  2026-02-03T10:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Europe has officially entered the AI race. In the past month the momentum and focus within European AI has shifted. Our builders are now building the next generation of AI models and tools: David Silver an early DeepMind researcher has just left Google to solve AI Superintelligence here in London. Ferenc Huszr (@fhuszar) the world leading AI expert just left his role at Cambridge University to start Reasonable Technology Limited - a post-LLM AI company. And of course Peter Steinberger (@steipete) the Austrian mastermind behind @openclaw which has taken the tech world by storm. Europe has"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2018979975987118264)  2026-02-04T09:28Z [----] followers, 27.6K engagements


"The @a16z team are insanely high-conviction investors. They've just QUADRUPLED-down into @elevenlabsio after backing them initially in their Series A. The company has 1200x'ed its valuation in [--] years and @a16z has invested more and more each round. The upside for them right now must be HUGE. Respect to the early investors who have consistently backed them again and again: @kirbyman01 @JenniferHli @venturetwins We need more investors in Europe like this who get in early and double down https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019060117639983233 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019060117639983233"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019060117639983233)  2026-02-04T14:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Elevenlabs raised their pre-seed [--] years ago at a $9m valuation. It's just raised $500m at a $11bn valuation. 1200x in three years for their early investors (before dilution). One of the greatest venture deals of all times. @elevenlabsio is one of europe's finest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019068175875481874)  2026-02-04T15:19Z [----] followers, 18.3K engagements


"Strike prices at early stage startups are absolutely criminal. And it only seems to be bad in Europe. I know so many amazing operators who worked at early stage companies in their 20s for years only to then not be able to afford to exercise their options. They joined early but were still expected to pay 20/30% of the share price. Friends in America literally had to pay pennies for their shares. @PeterJ_Walker have you got any data on this Whats normal for early stage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019705065624203466)  2026-02-06T09:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"It took @elevenlabsio [--] months to get to $100m. It then took it [--] months to go from $200m to $330m. It took @Lovable [--] months to get to $100m. It took it [--] months to go from $200m - $300m. It took @meetcleo [--] months to get to $100m. It's on track to go from $300m - $400m in [--] months. Looking at these figures I don't see how anyone can be pessimistic/bearish about European Tech. Revenue growth across all three is rapidly increasing and ElevenLabs and Cleo are also profitable. @matiii @antonosika and @Barney_H_Y are three of Europe's top founders."  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019739239433343459)  2026-02-06T11:45Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements


"European founders and investors while US tech tears itself apart arguing over who the bigger pedo is This is how I knew so long ago that Reid Hoffman went to Epsteins island. Epstein used Reid being there to try to get me to go not realizing that it would have the opposite effect 😂 https://t.co/zrOIq4gWaR This is how I knew so long ago that Reid Hoffman went to Epsteins island. Epstein used Reid being there to try to get me to go not realizing that it would have the opposite effect 😂 https://t.co/zrOIq4gWaR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019749555017846827)  2026-02-06T12:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@awxjack love to see it. Looks like Airwallex is betting big on Europe right now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019902113506095105)  2026-02-06T22:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Without a doubt @Revolut is Europe's best shot at a $1tn dollar company. In [--] years it's achieved: $75bn valuation $1bn profit 65m users It's backed by @balderton @IndexVentures @lakestarvc and many other great European firms. I made this video to celebrate the success the company has seen and its MONUMENTAL level of ambition. It's the first video I've made like this. Let me know what you think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1988982959915897214)  2025-11-13T14:51Z [----] followers, 322.8K engagements


"Europe has just minted ANOTHER unicorn - this time German Drone maker STARK The company is set to sign a contract with the German army in the coming weeks worth a WHOPPING 2.4bn. It was founded in [----] by@FlorianSeibelQS (also co-founder of Quantum Systems) but is now headed up by Uwe Horstmann. It has JUST been reported that the companysecured undisclosed funding that valued the company at $1.2bn. The shift to Deep Tech has been amazing for the German ecosystem. Amazing stuff 👏"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2022272195284668566)  2026-02-13T11:30Z [----] followers, 12.9K engagements


"Revolut has been announced as official back of shirt partner for Manchester City Football Club. This follows a long list of tech companies backing sports companies: @Revolut and @elevenlabsio are sponsoring the Audi F1 Team @deel is sponsoring Arsenal Football Club @airwallex is sponsoring the McLaren F1 team @ClearScore sponsor the FA cup @WeAreLegora is sponsoring a PGA golfer. Meta AI is sponsoring the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula [--] Team. @AnthropicAI announced a deal with Atlassian Williams as their "official thinking partner" It is very much the HOT thing to do right now. Revolut wants"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2022280219311169796)  2026-02-13T12:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Hummingbird is one of the greatest and most underrated VC firms in the world: 10x DPI [----] TVPI 46% IRR These are all stats from its second fund. It's headed up by @ileri and @akshay__mehra who have built a portfolio including: Lovable Kraken BillionToOne Aspora Deliveroo The partners look for founders that have undergone incredibly challenging experiences and as a result have built up a highly unusual level of resilience. This echoes something that @HarryStebbings has said - that great founders often have a broken relationship with one of their parents. The firm manages over $1 billion is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1999507931654410493)  2025-12-12T15:53Z [----] followers, 12.3K engagements


"Who are the big winners from @elevenlabsio's $11bn valuation From a $9m valuation to $11bn in three years here are the big winners: [----] $2m preseed was led by @CredoVentures and @ConceptVC_ at a $9m valuation. 1200x increase excl. dilution. @Carles_Reina and @alexfmac are two of the angels who also came in. [----] $19m Series A Round Led by @natfriedman @danielgross and @a16z (@kirbyman01 @JenniferHli @venturetwins). Roughly 120x excl dilution. [----] $80m Series B co-led by @a16z @natfriedman @danielgross and joined by @sequoia (@gradypb). 30x excl. dilution. [----] $180m Series C at a $3.3bn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019077081737371971)  2026-02-04T15:54Z [----] followers, 27.2K engagements


"A [--] year-old Thiel fellow from the UK has raised $220m to build AI chips that are faster and cheaper than NVIDIAs. This means Europe's newest unicorn is a CHIP COMPANY. @jamesdacombe is the founder of @CoMind_ and OLIX the chip company that has become Europe's latest unicorn after raising $220m from Hummingbird Ventures. It's taking a different approach to NVIDIA by designing a new class of accelerator designed for high performance that is free from the architectural and supply chain constraints. Other backers include Plural Vertex Ventures @localglobevc and @join_ef. It's absolutely AMAZING"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2021506447205421528)  2026-02-11T08:47Z [----] followers, 43.6K engagements


"Be a UK Founder: Reach out to a VC in June Hear back [--] months later in November VC is keen for a call - great Next available meeting is [--] months later in Jan Most startups would have died by then. When @kirbyman01 invested in the @elevenlabsio Series A he finished speaking to @matiii on the phone and jumped on a flight to London within an hour. They went for lunch and agreed the terms then and there. Europe needs to PICK UP THE SPEED"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2022319848378794108)  2026-02-13T14:39Z [----] followers, 40.9K engagements


"Can Europe actually build a rival to SpaceX Three European firms have merged their Space divisions to try and take on Starlink. Europe is miles off competing on rockets but maybe there's a chance we can build a suitable sovereign low orbit satellite network. Time will tell but GOD DAMN it's good to Europe waking up and taking a swing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1981631752046022833)  2025-10-24T08:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Lovable is now being valued at $5bn in screenshots shared by early Lovable investor @AlexBerriche Firms are trying to buy secondary shares from early investors. At a $5bn valuation this would result in a 100x return in less than [--] years. Alex isn't selling though - he's got conviction that the company will get much bigger. LETS GO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1985277593164058682)  2025-11-03T09:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Index Ventures a EUROPEAN firm is on track to overtake @sequoia as the greatest VC of all time. This year alone the firm has seen [--] insane exits: Figma IPO: Current market cap of $20bn and share price of $40 Index bought in at $0.09/share. 400x return and led by @dannyrimer Revolut secondaries: Co-led their Series A at $0.48 a share most recent share price of $1200 which included secondaries (although TBC whether Index participated). 2400x return led by @martinmignot Scale AI acquisition: Invested at Series B $0.16 a share. Meta bought in at $30 a share. 180x led by @mavolpi Wiz acquisition:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1999135564553969992)  2025-12-11T15:13Z [----] followers, 53.6K engagements


"Sequoia Capital is no longer the world's greatest VC firm. [----] will go down in history as the year that @IndexVentures took the crown. The firm netted [--] BILLION DOLLARS from its exits in 2025: Wiz acquisition to Google: $4.1 billion netted Dream Games buy out from CVC: $560 million Scale AI semi-acquisition by Meta: $1.8 billion Figma IPO: $2.1bn Another portfolio company Revolut hit a valuation of $75bn which could end up returning even more than Wiz. It is surely the greatest firm in the world right now. @mhbergen has written an amazing piece in @business about the firm's performance as"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2009233632783638690)  2026-01-08T12:00Z [----] followers, 81.4K engagements


"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-08/index-ventures-looks-to-next-generation-after-bumper-vc-year https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-08/index-ventures-looks-to-next-generation-after-bumper-vc-year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2009242096528707793)  2026-01-08T12:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Index Ventures netted [--] BILLION DOLLARS from its exits in [----]. The VC liquidity window is well and truly open What's interesting about this cycle is how little liquidity (proportionately) is being provided by IPOs. For @IndexVentures liquidity came from: Wiz acquisition to Google: $4.1 billion netted Dream Games buy out from CVC: $560 million Scale AI semi-acquisition by Meta: $1.8 billion Figma IPO: $2.1bn Another portfolio company @Revolut sold $2bn of secondaries at a $75bn valuation. We're seeing buyouts semi-acquisitions full acquisitions and secondaries and relatively few IPOs. Will"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2012547207669723289)  2026-01-17T15:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Marc Andreessen watching one portfolio company (@Revolut) pour money into another portfolio company (@elevenlabsio) Its a good time to be @pmarca ElevenLabs + Revolut. We're deploying ElevenLabs Agents across Revolut's customer support - a company that's reimagined what financial services can be and scaled to 70M+ customers globally with relentless focus on product and execution. Both our companies obsess over metrics - https://t.co/RgFKKvA8rK ElevenLabs + Revolut. We're deploying ElevenLabs Agents across Revolut's customer support - a company that's reimagined what financial services can be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2016967062686490973)  2026-01-29T20:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Why are tech companies sponsoring so many sports teams all of a sudden @Revolut and @elevenlabsio are sponsoring the Audi F1 Team @AnthropicAI just announced a deal with Atlassian Williams as their "official thinking partner" @WeAreLegora is sponsoring a PGA golfer. Meta AI is sponsoring the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula [--] Team. I'm sure this wasn't widely done a few years ago and I'm sure I'm missing some. What's the rationale / value here Is this one of those things we will look back on in a few years and see as a sign of bubble behaviour https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018781082192322622"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2018781082192322622)  2026-02-03T20:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] Hopin raised a 250k pre-seed at a $2.5m valuation. Two years later it was valued at $8bn. That's over 3000x in two years. It was Carmen's (@calfonsorico) first EVER angel investment BUT she never sold any shares. However without that learning she says: "I don't know whether @cocoadotvc would exist. I don't know if I would have the same hustle and hunger" The best VCs/founders/operators I know get better and better each time they have a setback or get knocked down. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019731043671232527 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019731043671232527"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019731043671232527)  2026-02-06T11:13Z [----] followers, 19.7K engagements


"A new 1bn fund has just launched in Europe to invest in Growth stage Deep Tech For too long European Deep Tech has been underfunded and sold off to foreign companies. Kembara is looking to change this and it's just raised 750m in its first close to do so. It will be deploying 40m cheques into [--] European Deep Tech companies at Series B and C. The founding team are CRACKED and have been building operating and investing in Deep Tech for over [---] years between them: Javier Santiso: Founder/CEO of Mundi Ventures Yann de Vries: Former Partner at Atomico and VP at Lilium Robert Trezona: Founder of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019741859262677248)  2026-02-06T11:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Being a repeat founder is the craziest hack for founders fundraising. Model ML raised a $75m Series A six months after its seed. The CEO (@chaz_eng) said that it helped that he had already founded and sold two businesses: Fat Llama to Hygglo for over $40m Fancy to Gopuff Now the team is building Model ML - the fast-growing AI firm helping financial giants like UBS HSBC and more automate their manual work. It raised a $12m Seed led by Y Combinator and LocalGlobe (Ziv Reichert) before raising a $75m Series led by Financial Technology Partners / FT Partners."  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2020913334481191374)  2026-02-09T17:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Swedish Legora is in talks to raise at a $4bn valuation just months after raising at a $1.8bn valuation. Harvey is raising at an $11bn valuation. Its still ahead in terms of revenue and valuation but @WeAreLegora is accelerating fast: Raised an $80m Series B at a $675m valuation in May last year Became a unicorn in October at a $1.8bn valuation Is the fastest YC company ever to become a unicorn It is now in talks to raise at a $4bn valuation just [--] months after its Series C. Legora is pushing into the US while Harvey is expanding into Europe. Who is going to win After listing to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2021163562173866131)  2026-02-10T10:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Another cool robotics company has raised a big round in Europe. This time it's the largest pre-seed every in Hungary. The company is re-designing robotic manufacturing. It's created a fully automated manufacturing system that weaves robotic bodies in one continuous process - a process it calls '3D Tissue Braiding'. The company has just announced a $7.3m pre-seed round was led by @VisionariesClub (@martonsn) with participation from Day One Capital @prototype_cap (@andreasklinger) SDAC Ventures and Tiny VC. The company is seeing STRONG interest from the humanoid robotics sector and large Big"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2021177575725465740)  2026-02-10T11:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"An early DeepMind researcher has just left Google to solve AI Superintelligence here in London. The UK and Europe have long been criticised for not having a leading LLM or frontier lab. Now one of Google DeepMind's earliest and most impressive researchers has left the company to build his own AI startup that is aiming to go way beyond what LLMs have achieved. David Silver was one of the earliest researchers at DeepMind and was responsible for "Reinforcement" - a way of training AI models from experience rather than historical data (i.e. they learn by trial and error as opposed to learning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2017259608826429441)  2026-01-30T15:32Z [----] followers, 229.4K engagements


"ElevenLabs has raised a $500m Series D at an $11B valuation after hitting $330m ARR It's become Europe's lastest decacorn and its first of [----]. @a16z are re-investing AGAIN as is @ICONIQCapital. @MattEvantic's @EvanticCapital is joining as a new investor as are @lightspeedvp and BOND. The company has been CRUSHING it recently: Recently surpassed $330m ARR Recorded over $100m of profit in the last [--] months Just signed $14m of ARR in a single day Andrew Reed (@andrew__reed) from @sequoia will be joining the board. Congrats @dabkowski_piotr and @matiii 👏"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019054311821459829)  2026-02-04T14:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If you are interested in Tech you need to be reading these three newsletters: Dadalogue from @DadaJudith of Visionaries Club. Judith is bringing back long form content. Her articles are some of the most thoughtful and well-written commentaries on tech out there. Starting up from Scratch from @Alicebentinck Bentinck - CEO of @join_ef. It's fairly new. I came across it yesterday and read the backlog. Very helpful for European founders looking to break into SF. Look Who I Found from @tarakeeney. Well known for her walking interviews Tara has recently started a newsletter breaking down her top"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019718426260844913)  2026-02-06T10:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"What in the name of over-regulation-nonsense is this I need to verify my age on @Substack to read messages on there Is there some OnlyFans part of Substack that I'm not aware of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2019747279649849369)  2026-02-06T12:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Legora doesn't have a single European VC on its cap table. That's CRAZY. It's the fastest ever YC company to become a unicorn and it's built by Europeans in Europe and yet largely owned by American investors. I was at a talk where @HarryStebbings said "European VCs are asleep at the wheel" This is asleep at the wheel. Benchmark YC Redpoint ICONIQ GC Bessemer etc. are on the cap table. I can't find a single mention of a European VC anywhere. @joelhellermark is literally the only European investor I can find in relation to the company. It's not enough for Europe to build great companies. To"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2020859983311540367)  2026-02-09T13:59Z [----] followers, 23.9K engagements


""Europe has exceptional talent equally as good as the US" But "The US is a much better place to build a business and that compounds every day" Every day the US is a better place to build the gap between our ecosystems will grow. We need to fix this ASAP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2020875572419706954)  2026-02-09T15:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Sounds like @HummingbirdVC invested but they are the only one of at least twelve"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2020909167473545287)  2026-02-09T17:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"https://www.ft.com/content/523ee7a9-489a-4f68-8aae-3f98c336b479 https://www.ft.com/content/523ee7a9-489a-4f68-8aae-3f98c336b479"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2021163800045531569)  2026-02-10T10:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Read more here from @tim here https://www.ft.com/content/cba54e86-2b2a-422c-861b-dc9280d6aa65 https://www.ft.com/content/cba54e86-2b2a-422c-861b-dc9280d6aa65"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2021578162518323315)  2026-02-11T13:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Yesterday I sat down with @MattEvantic for his FIRST interview since leaving Sequoia Capital and starting Evantic Capital. Episode is dropping tomorrow just in time for The Legends Gala - Matt's new flagship event where he's bringing the best of the best together for one night in London. Today I'm interviewing @nzennstrom @matiii @lukeharries and (hopefully) @kirbyman01. Stay tuned - Scaling Europe is SCALING. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021613195799232948 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021613195799232948"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2021613195799232948)  2026-02-11T15:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Carmen (@calfonsorico) had the chance to invest in ElevenLabs at pre-seed. She said no. Since then the company has gone from $9m to $11bn in valuation. This is what she learnt: "We investors get into this mindset of looking for reasons not to invest rather than reasons to invest" "That's a very dangerous game as you can afford to back the wrong company but you cannot afford to miss one" https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021852019485532544 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021852019485532544"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2021852019485532544)  2026-02-12T07:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"AI is giving insurtech a well-needed resurgence. The industry struggled in the post-ZIRP world as it typically had lower GMs which made it far less attractive when investors started looking for profitability. Today a great swedish entrepreneur (@HBO_Sweden_) has a raised a huge round for her Insurtech - Lassie. The company has been betting big on AI and its platform now processes 60% of claims in Germany end-to-end in around six minutes. It has just surpassed $100m ARR and hit $1m ARR per FTE last year. Today it raised $75m from @balderton @FelixCapital @passioncapital and others. It's cool"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2021878344661274733)  2026-02-12T09:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Matt Miller left @sequoia last year to start his own fund. Since then he's raised $400m and invested in some of the most exciting companies in the world including @synthesiaIO @elevenlabsio @Lovable @n8n_io @harvey and many more. He's built an entirely new model around his group of "Legends" - [---] of the top founders operators and investors from around the world. In Europe @matiii @vriparbelli and @LauraModiano are all members. I sat down with him at the @EvanticCapital offices for his FIRST INTERVIEW since leaving @sequoia where we discussed: (00:00) - Introduction (01:02) - The Evantic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2021910203470319976)  2026-02-12T11:32Z [----] followers, 25.2K engagements


"@MollySOShea @tarakeeney @MattEvantic @EvanticCapital @Lovable @antonosika @20vcFund @HarryStebbings @HelloFresh @airwallex @awxjack @HelloHamish @deel @Bouazizalex @Alicebentinck @join_ef @brenthoberman @kirbyman01 @Founders_Forum @carolyndawson_ welcome"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2022406889930457523)  2026-02-13T20:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@gatelevelanon @kirbyman01 @elevenlabsio the founder ended up raising money before this investor got back to them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2022409607855870040)  2026-02-13T20:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"AI Minister Kanishka Narayan on what UK needs to do more of: "We need to dream an order of magnitude or two higher. We shouldn't be happy saying we're the third best behind the US and China. I want to be shooting for the top" LETS GO - it's great to see the UK government being as bullish and optimistic as the rest of us on Tech. Great to chat @KanishkaNarayan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2021914179113013670)  2026-02-12T11:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Carmen Alfonso Rico solo GP at @cocoadotvc on how to break into VC: "Identify your superpower and build around it. build your own personal monopoly." "Identify what it is and just go hard on it" For her it was accepting that her superpower in VC was her EQ. Lots of people have IQ but EQ is rare. @calfonsorico is one of the GOATS https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022600451422572759 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022600451422572759"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2022600451422572759)  2026-02-14T09:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This thursday I will be live-streaming Europe's biggest demo day. Over [----] companies applied. Only [--] get to pitch. It's a room full of Europe's leading VCs and it's going to be FUN. Thrilled to have @harmonic_ai sponsoring the coverage. Sign up link here: https://luma.com/gh87dv13 https://luma.com/gh87dv13"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1980296571016073589)  2025-10-20T15:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The early @lovable investors are getting offers to sell their shares at a $4bn+ valuation. For those that sell its a 100x return in [--] months (accounting for dilution). Surely one of the best IRRs in venture ever. That being said selling Lovable shares after only [--] months makes you a paper handed chump with no conviction. Lovable to the MOON 🚀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1980565607968907331)  2025-10-21T09:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Crazy that @SlushHQ is now one of the biggest founder factories in Europe. It goes to show how important it is to: Inspire the younger generation with stories of great startups and enable them to get involved Have and host amazing ecosystem events 15% of Slush alumni go on to become founders including: - @EerikaSav of Clair - @NPirttijarvi of Inven - @AndreasSaari of Paebbl And most prominently @mikikuusi the former CEO of @woltapp This is all from a new report published by @dealroomco and @Accel which I'll link in the comments. The team at Slush move so fast and just get SHIT done. It's"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1980911078570680378)  2025-10-22T08:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I'm about to go live on the @ScalingEurope show with: - @AlexBerriche founder at @fleet_co scout at @sequoia and super angel - @jonnyplein cofounder at Yaso - Will Orde partner at @passioncapital - Callum Woodock founder at @winefihq TUNE IN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1980937104520806437)  2025-10-22T09:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Today @OpenAI and the UK government have announced that ChatGPT will be rolled out to UK civil servants. I spoke to @OpenAI to get all the details. [----] civil servants will be given enterprise access in a bid to boost efficiency. They also announced data residency in the UK a data sovereignty agreement to keep all data in the UK I interviewed @OpenAI's head of product @oliviergodement who leads all things Product. We chatted data sovereignty European vs US AI adoption and their product roadmap. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=wP7kMBLITxw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1981266019868967183)  2025-10-23T07:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In [----] @Prosus_Ventures purchased 47% of Tencent for $30m. That stake is now worth 200bn dollars. Over 8000x. And they're STILL HOLDING. This is SURELY one of the best investments ever. Also supports the view that the [--] year fund cycle for VC is broken. Companies are staying private for longer and most of the upside is being captured after year [--]. Because Prosus isn't operated like a fund it's been able to hold on to its Tencent shares for way longer than a fund could. An amazing outcome of a proper venture outcome outside the typical venture model"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1981323534312841372)  2025-10-23T11:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The Onstage demo day is kicking off this afternoon and it's going to be A BANGER. Here are the timelines: 3:00 - Livestream starts 3:10 - Onstage Intro 3:20 - Pitches begin 4:30 - [--] X founder interviews 5:00 - @HarryStebbings Fireside 5:45 - End of event Very grateful to have @VestdHQ and @harmonic_ai sponsoring the livestream. SUPER excited for this. It will be live on X Youtube and Linkedin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1981326739725820035)  2025-10-23T11:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A fancy pub chain near me used to do a free pint every time you signed up to their newsletter. You could use as many fake email addresses as you liked and the staff didnt care. Every weekend wed drink for free around fancy south London pubs. As [--] year olds we felt like wed won the lottery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1981330425835405560)  2025-10-23T12:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Onstage Demo Day - Livestream 🚀 3:00 - Livestream starts 🚀 3:10 - Onstage Intro 🚀 3:20 - Pitches begin 🚀 4:30 - [--] X founder interviews 🚀 5:00 - @HarryStebbings Fireside 🚀 5:45 - End of event https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwdRQNzrKB https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwdRQNzrKB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1981361176236699747)  2025-10-23T14:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"We're going live with @HarryStebbings in [--] mins SO TUNE IN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1981388842910331097)  2025-10-23T15:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"It's just been reported that @synthesiaIO rejected a $3bn takeover bid from @Adobe. This deal would have made the founders rich and their investors an amazing return but @vriparbelli wants to keep the company independent and go public. LETS GO This is how Europe wins. Europe succeeds when the scale of our founders ambition exceeds the size of Americas checkbook. One of my favourite tech stories is Yahoo's attempt to buy Facebook $1bn. Everyone wanted Zuck to take the deal - his investors his employees the management team. Zuck called a board meeting rejected the offer outright and then built"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1981616652753002595)  2025-10-24T07:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Last week @HarryStebbings did a post on LinkedIn for a company which directly led to $3.5m in ARR for them. That is WILD. I don't how other VCs can compete with that. And it doesn't seem that most VCs are even trying to. @a16z are building this level of media distribution with @eriktorenberg at the helm but most other Tier 1s are just relying on their brand to maintain their lead. I just don't see how that works out long term"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1981657898078941306)  2025-10-24T09:43Z [----] followers, 40.5K engagements


"Yesterday @HarryStebbings was for a change the one in the hot seat. @hectorfbmason another VC and podcast host sat down with him at the Onstage Demo day for an open and honest interview. I was live-streaming the whole event with @ScalingEurope and have re-watched it again today. Here are my top takeaways from the man who has raised $900m invested in a dozen unicorns and built an insanely successful media company split into the following sections: [--]. What makes a great VC [--]. Finding the founders that matter [--]. How 20VC adds value [--]. Entrepreneurship [--]. The future of content [--]. European Tech"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1981746400221147523)  2025-10-24T15:35Z [----] followers, 17.4K engagements


"9. Personal self-reflections For years he was scared to be himself because he thought people wouldnt like him. And then he was himself and he realised that he was right. He has come to terms with it and the customers you want align with you. If his talk of [---] obsession and unwavering commitment doesnt align with you thats okay youre not his customer. Hes gotten more comfortable with alienating people and being disliked. On success and what makes him happy: When he made his first million he sat on a balcony by himself with a bottle of tequila and felt disappointed. What really makes him happy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1981746418378248317)  2025-10-24T15:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Where are the European Super Angels These are high volume incredibly well connected angel investors that often go on to raise their own funds. The US is FULL of them (e.g. @JoshuaKushner @sacca) where Europe doesn't seem to have many. I know of: @danonanthony: Operator and now investor at rerail. Investments include @fuseenergy @TideBusiness and @TrueLayer @AlexBerriche: Founder scout at @sequoia and angel into @lovable @fyxerai and Tandem Health Who else is out there I interviewed Alex on the latest @ScalingEurope show which I'll link below"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1983141732616229154)  2025-10-28T12:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"10 minutes ago @vriparbelli stated that @synthesiaIO closed $2m of ARR in a single day last week. The company is FLYING. It just turned down a $3bn acquisition offer and is now growing faster than ever. On track to be one of the european greats for sure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1983186495377981850)  2025-10-28T14:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Scaling Europe Episode [--] https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1dRKZaRVeXVxB https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1dRKZaRVeXVxB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1983496547745861701)  2025-10-29T11:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The team at @GradientLabsAI are expanding to the US as it QUICKLY becomes one on Europe's most exciting AI companies. The company is building AI agents for enterprise businesses with a particular focus on Fintechs and Financial Services. It's already signed a bunch of major UK fintechs (such as @withplum and @yondercard). The founders (@neal_lathia @AntoniaDanai @dimitrimasin) are all ex-@monzo and managed to hit $1m ARR in record time. They're now expanding to the US after experiencing significant pull from big US fintechs over there. Over summer the company raised a $13m Series A led by"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1983529646890070372)  2025-10-29T13:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The Norwegian Company @1x_tech is set to release humanoid robots into people's homes in [----]. It will cost $20k up front +$500 a month subscription fee. All the reporting has labelled it a "US-Norwegian" company as it's now HQ'ed in California. For [--] years it built iterated and developed its tech in Norway. And now it's technically American. It's rumoured to be raising at a $10bn valuation at which point it will join the list of "US Decacorns". It's an amazing reminder that Europe has the technical depth and creativity to innovate. We just need to make Europe attractive enough to keep the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1983559511177593236)  2025-10-29T15:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Another Unicorn has come out of Sweden today @WeAreLegora has raised $150m at a $1.8bn valuation led by @BessemerVP. In May this year Legora was valued at $675m after its $80m Series B. Stockholm is having a CRAZY moment right now. Congrats to those involved @spdholakia @jcfurstenberg @slpierre @loganbartlett @jacobeffron @chetanp @gustaf @garrytan @yuris"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1983861723535642834)  2025-10-30T11:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Today has been a HUGE day for European Tech: @WeAreLegora raised a $150m Series C at a $1.8bn valuation @synthesiaIO raised $220m at a $4bn valuation @monzo Bank is eyeing up a $7bn London IPO @dealroomco revealed that London startups raised $9bn in Q3 - its highest in [--] years Europe continues to rise - LETS GO cc @yoramdw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1983881277376790745)  2025-10-30T12:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@HarryStebbings @compliantvc is going to have a field day with this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1983914786929655972)  2025-10-30T15:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In the last few month Europe has minted [--] Decacorns: Bending Spoons Oura checkout (reminted) A few months ago @jamespaulwise of @balderton was saying that it was once believed that Europe couldnt create $1bn dollar companies then it was believed it couldnt create $10bn companies. Now [--] have been minted in the last month. Revolut will surely be the continents next $100bn company and Europes first Trillion dollar company will come. European Tech is the strongest its ever been and its only getting stronger. Lets GO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1984307556769022326)  2025-10-31T17:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"LinkedIn Cringe update for October: - [---] posts - 8.2m impressions - +11.1k followers gained X: I went from [---] to [---] followers TikTok: [---] to [---] (very disappointing) YouTube: [---] to [---] subs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1984376667356479789)  2025-10-31T21:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Brb just making my [--] year-old my [--] year-old and my unborn child watch @matthewcliffords speech at @lfg_uk so when theyre older and someone asks theyll say: I want to be like Matt Clifford when I grow up and make the UK exceptional again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1984575534710317173)  2025-11-01T10:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Another LARGE AI seed round coming out of Europe today. This time it's octonomy (coming out of Germany). The company is building agentic systems for complex enterprise support and service workflows. Today the company has announced a huge $20m Seed led by Macquarie Capitalwith participation from @Capnamic and @NRWBANK This is ANOTHER large seed round for a cool AI company coming out of Europe this time in Germany"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1985306991284109619)  2025-11-03T11:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"My third child is due Jan 6th. I am currently running my business by myself. Anyone got any tips on balancing my business and my baby Please help"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1985377679919423700)  2025-11-03T16:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The @localglobevc portfolio/team is absolutely crushing it right now: $2.5bn exit for @MelioPayments which was backed by LocalGlobe Latitude and Solar @TideBusiness valued at $1.5bn @meetcleo surpassed $250m ARR and officially became a unicorn @nothing valued at $1.3bn @MistralAI valued at $12bn @monzo is eyeing a $10bn IPO @figma IPO (now at $24bn market cap) And to top it all off the firm was ranked as the BEST VC firm in EMEA by @dealroomco The firm has backed an INSANE [--] Unicorns at seed level across EMEA and [--] Thoroughbreds. What @robinklein and @cape have built is absolutely"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1985636888858739138)  2025-11-04T09:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Scaling Europe Episode [--] https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1YqJDNAdWAeKV https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1YqJDNAdWAeKV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1986035867530690679)  2025-11-05T11:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I'm about to go live on the @ScalingEurope show with: @aidancramer - Cofounder of @aiapplyco @romanchernin - Cofoudner of @nebiusai Tobias Bengtsdahl partner at @AntlerGlobal @charles_maddock - Cofounder at @strawberry LETS GO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1986035993821040720)  2025-11-05T11:40Z [----] followers, 13.4K engagements


"Today's guests include: @aidancramer - Cofounder of @aiapplyco @romanchernin - Cofoudner of @nebiusai and @nebiustf Tobias Bengtsdahl partner at @AntlerGlobal @charles_maddock - Cofounder at @strawberry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1986042103936188520)  2025-11-05T12:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The team at @peec_ai hit $1m ARR in [--] months. It then only took them [--] months to TRIPLE this. They're going to be one of Europe's fastest growing companies for sure. Earlier this year the team raised 7m across two rounds just four weeks apart. @HarryStebbings and @Kieranleehill from @20vcFund flew to meet the team and gave them a term sheet in under [--] hours. This is Europe wins - when Startups and VCs move at lighting speed. LETS GO - congrats @MariusMeiners"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1986459159764594868)  2025-11-06T15:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The team at @attio are having an insane year: On track to 4X ARR this year [----] customers including the likes of @lovable_dev @meetgranola @modal @replicate @railway raised $52m this year led by GV with participation from @Redpoint @Balderton @PointNineCap and @01Advisors The company has also just launched its Developer Platform meaning users can now build on top of it in TypeScript and React (and vibe-coding tools if they want) without having to set up external infrastructure. This is a big step as it makes Attio the first AI-native CRM that can be built on top of and one of the only serious"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1986465599464349792)  2025-11-06T16:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"VERY excited to have @SurrealDB come on board as a sponsor for the @ScalingEurope show. Theyve become the go to database for AI application and are FLYING right now. Thrilled to have them on board @tobiemh @jaimemh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1986817774593745371)  2025-11-07T15:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"It's amazing the way UK tech has rallied together to oppose the wealth tax: @HarryStebbings is in The Times this morning describing the move as the final nail in the coffin for UK entrepreneurs @Dom_Hallas organised the letter signed by [---] startup leaders opposing the move @AlexStephany previously one of the [---] business leaders to back Labour as the party of change has signed the letter highlighting the unity from across the political spectrum Others such as @Barney_H_Y @alexfmac and @hkanji have been very vocal on here. Founders VCs lobbyists - everyone has come together to try and stop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1987810277589500409)  2025-11-10T09:11Z [----] followers, 20.7K engagements


"@the_czar_ @HarryStebbings @Dom_Hallas Im optimistic it wont happen - all this agg for 2bn in tax"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1987842037668847936)  2025-11-10T11:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@HarryStebbings @Dom_Hallas Have your say via the @StartupCltn and @Dom_Hallas here: https://www.no-exit-tax.co.uk/ https://www.no-exit-tax.co.uk/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1987852269120069737)  2025-11-10T11:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"guys i made it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1987872207004209459)  2025-11-10T13:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The team at @parloa_ai are crushing it right now: $50M ARR 150% NRR Signed a $5m contract It became a unicorn earlier this year but its stats suggest its looking kind of CHEAP. It was one of the earliest voice ai companies and is now taking off and is quickly becoming one of Germany's most exciting AI companies. Founded by @o_stefan and @maltekosub. Backed by @AltimeterCap @generalcatalyst @eqtventures @senovoVC and @Mosaic_VC. Great stuff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1988193886037041249)  2025-11-11T10:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"It's not every day that a company comes out of stealth with [-----] paying customers and $4m of ARR But that's just what French AI startup @withbeside has done. As well as announcing $32m raised from @IndexVentures and @eqtventures. The company has built an AI receptionist for people and small businesses who cant afford a full-time assistant. It answers calls remembers customer details books appointments and handles follow-ups all through an app that connects directly to a customers existing phone number. Its's been building in stealth for [--] months and has already seen INSANE success: 20k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1988261297524240463)  2025-11-11T15:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"It's official - @Lovable is well and truly DEAD. It has ONLY grown from [---] million users in July to [--] millions users today. RIP to the fastest growing company of all time and Europe's greatest chance of a trillion dollar company. @antonosika - you a had a good run but it is time to accept defeat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1988289187292864770)  2025-11-11T16:54Z [----] followers, 312.8K engagements


"I'm shocked by how many people don't realise this is sarcasm. I'm a huge fan of @Lovable and in fact here's a picture of me interviewing @antonosika at the @ProjectEurope_ hackathon. If you want to stay up to date with European Tech check out my newsletter here: https://scaling-europe.beehiiv.com/ https://scaling-europe.beehiiv.com/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1988343920523100255)  2025-11-11T20:31Z [----] followers, 37.7K engagements


"@Jacobsklug @Lovable @antonosika I honestly thought that this was so obviously sarcastic. No rage bait intended"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1988348473163325919)  2025-11-11T20:49Z [----] followers, 10.6K engagements


"Not only is @Lovable the fastest growing company of all time it's also the second most efficient: It's averaging an INSANE $3.4m of ARR per employee. Crazy stuff and better than @OpenAI and @AnthropicAI Amazing data from @pbotteri and the @accel team. Report here: http://www.accel.com/globalscape http://www.accel.com/globalscape"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1988542786505777580)  2025-11-12T09:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Scaling Europe Episode [--] https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1YqKDNXqLlVJV https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1YqKDNXqLlVJV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1988574187909472701)  2025-11-12T11:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The team at @BackedVC have just raised their third and largest fund (of $100m) on the back of their GREAT track record: Invested in [--] unicorns 90% investment follow-on rate from seed [--] companies have reached an enterprise value of over $100 million It's already made a bunch of investments including into founders from previous funds now building new companies (such as @PimDeWitte @jamesdacombe @Jack_O_Meara) @andredehaes and @AlexBrunicki have built something special. I chatted to Cofounder and Partner @andredehaes on the @ScalingEurope show to get all the details about the fund. Check it out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1988896127345655896)  2025-11-13T09:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Apparently @HarryStebbings is "completely unhinged". That is according to himself. And that makes it easier to find other people (aka founders) who are also unhinged and "committed beyond belief". It takes one to know one I guess"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1988913227175194765)  2025-11-13T10:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Stockholm tech scene is WILD right now - and @TobiasBengtsdahl is right on the front lines for it One of Europe's ex-founder VCs Tobias invests at Day Zero across the Nordics at Antler. @AntlerGlobal is a global early-stage investor present in [--] cities worldwide and has made over [----] investments across a portfolio valued at $5.7bn including recent unicorns Lovable and Airalo. The firm has $100m to invest across the Nordics and Tobias is playing a large role in deploying it. I spoke to Tobias Bengtsdahl on the @ScalingEurope Europe show where we discussed: Why Stockholm has an amazing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1988971109006327952)  2025-11-13T14:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@sterespect @Revolut @balderton @IndexVentures @lakestarvc product is amazing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1989001226130747868)  2025-11-13T16:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The UK exit tax has been officially RULED OUT @Dom_Hallas and the team at @StartupCltn have confirmed that the UK exit tax will not be in the upcoming budget. This is the result of over 1500+ founders investors and builders who signed the letter to the government. The whole UK tech ecosystem mobilised to make this happen but none more that @Dom_Hallas himself who is a real force of nature in fighting for UK tech. Take a bow @Dom_Hallas Shoutout to those across the ecosystem who spoke out at against it: @HarryStebbings @AlexStephany @Barney_H_Y @alexfmac @hkanji"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1989090489597858270)  2025-11-13T21:58Z [----] followers, 39.6K engagements


"@Dom_Hallas @StartupCltn The UK is lucky to have you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1989104310207303934)  2025-11-13T22:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@andreasklinger Love it man - such a cool company"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1989280994206285873)  2025-11-14T10:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@NStoronsky fancy an interview to commemorate [--] years Without a doubt @Revolut is Europe's best shot at a $1tn dollar company. In [--] years it's achieved: $75bn valuation $1bn profit 65m users It's backed by @balderton @IndexVentures @lakestarvc and many other great European firms. I made this video to celebrate the https://t.co/mRnqWvDb01 Without a doubt @Revolut is Europe's best shot at a $1tn dollar company. In [--] years it's achieved: $75bn valuation $1bn profit 65m users It's backed by @balderton @IndexVentures @lakestarvc and many other great European firms. I made this video to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1989394746218062036)  2025-11-14T18:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This is so dumb. Theres literally a dozen American cities where youre more than FIVE TIMES more likely to get stabbed to death than London. just landed in london and im about to go out wish me luck https://t.co/I8QhaOTpNO just landed in london and im about to go out wish me luck https://t.co/I8QhaOTpNO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1990027836183204233)  2025-11-16T12:03Z [----] followers, 27.2K engagements


"@BroderickM_ Its obviously a joke but it relies on the dumb trope that London is a crazy stab fest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1990038673463636259)  2025-11-16T12:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Europe's got ANOTHER uncorn. This time it's Danish fintech @flatpay which: Surpassed 100m of ARR in October Growing by almost 1m a DAY It's just raised $170m at a $1.7bn valuation and is aiming for 100m of ARR by end of [----]. AI is all the rage at the moment. It's good to see a fintech thrive as well. LETS GO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1990392595638342040)  2025-11-17T12:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The team at @balderton are having an insane week: @fuseenergy is rumoured to be raising at a $5bn valuation just months after raising at a $1bn valuation @quantumdrones is raising at a $3bn valuations months after Balderton Capital led their Series C this summer @Revolut confirms its $75bn valuation (Balderton Capital led their pre-seed and apparently sold some shares as part of this secondary) AND partner @jamespaulwise was named Chair of a 500m sovereign AI initiative. The firm is on a generational run right now. Fuse and Quantum are rumours at the moment but when confirmed the Balderton"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1993329901705785491)  2025-11-25T14:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Europe is COOKED and its tech companies are PATHETIC. Ok. Why is the fastest growing company of all time European (@Lovable hit $200m ARR in [--] months) Why is the fastest YC company to become a unicorn European (@WeAreLegora did it in [--] months) Why are many of the leading AI models being built here (e.g. @elevenlabsio @BlackForestLabs) There are obviously A LOT of issues in European Tech (over regulation lack of capital fragmented markets) but the fact that our companies are still going toe-to-toe with US competitors DESPITE these issues shows the potential this continent has. There's also a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2006325047787499721)  2025-12-31T11:22Z [----] followers, 65.1K engagements


"@alf_capital @IndexVentures In VC youre only as good as your next deal. Sequoia invested in Apple [--] years ago. It invested in Google [--] years ago and Nvidia [--] years ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2009332373771669551)  2026-01-08T18:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Revolut sold 1.9m shares in the latest $75bn secondary round - worth $2.66bn It is crazy how in demand @Revolut shares are right now. Last year Revolut ran a secondary sale at a $75bn valuation. Analysis of Companies House documents by @ownsomeshares reveals that the company sold [-------] shares in the latest $75bn round. Given the price was $1381.06 a share this means the total round size was $2.66bn. That is a BONKERS amount of capital although it's not clear who it went to. Current employees were given the opportunity to participate in sale which is AMAZING. This is the FIFTH time employees"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/2009596264204091504)  2026-01-09T12:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

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