Julia Delin: SSE Ventures

The Investor With Joel Palathinkal

In this episode, Joel Palathinkal chats with Julia Delin from SSE Ventures about her educational and entrepreneurial journey. They compare US and European educational systems and discuss Julia's shift to incubator management, covering incubator and accelerator stages. The episode highlights Stockholm startups, university roles in the ecosystem, and Swedish policies affecting entrepreneurship. Julia contrasts New York's emerging manager scene with Sweden's VC landscape, exploring business models, AI investments, and the post-COVID emerging manager movement. They wrap up with resources for emerging managers and closing thoughts. (0:00) Introduction to The Investor with Joel Palathinkal (1:45) Introduction of Julia Dellen and her role at SSE Ventures (5:18) Julia Dellen's educational background and entrepreneurial journey (11:16) Educational systems: US vs. Europe (14:20) Julia's transition to incubator management (18:38) Stages of incubator and accelerator programs (22:55) Notable startups and success factors in Stockholm (25:01) Role of universities in startup ecosystems (26:04) Impact of Swedish policies on entrepreneurship (29:40) Fund structure and investment strategy in Sweden (32:56) New York's emerging manager ecosystem vs. Sweden's VC ecosystem (41:55) Current attractive business models and industries in Sweden (43:19) Investing trends influenced by AI and new technologies (47:51) AI investment strategies and generative AI opportunities (50:52) Investor ecosystems: Sweden vs. London comparison (52:32) The emerging manager movement post-COVID-19 (53:55) Resources for emerging managers (54:23) Closing remarks and shout-outs