The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Andreas Flodström, co-founder of Varangians

In a recent interview, Andreas Flodström, co-founder and chairman of Varangians, discussed the journey that led him to become an investor in Ukraine's DefenceTech sector. Varangians is a fund that focuses on backing Ukrainian technologies developed and tested in challenging frontline conditions. Over the past decade, Andreas has built companies in Ukraine and gained valuable insights into resilience, engineering, and innovation.

The interview touched on the importance of Ukraine as a center for DefenceTech innovation, as well as the balance between pure DefenseTech and dual-use technologies. Andreas also discussed the responsibilities that come with investing in defense and whether the current surge in DefenseTech investment represents the beginning of a new European industrial era.