Hampus Jakobsson

General Partner at Pale blue dot

Hampus Jakobsson is a founding General Partner at Pale blue dot, a European venture fund with > € 200m AUM across multiple vehicles. He invests in pre-seed and seed companies that look to "upgrade the operative system of the planet" in areas such as energy systems, manufacturing, and logistics. Before venture capital, he co-founded and scaled technology companies, including building TAT, which was acquired by BlackBerry.

Sessions (3)

13:15–14:00

Thu 2 Jul

When technology hits society, we get both magic but also rising energy prices, labor uncertainty, and a loss of trust in institutions. Should we try to break or accelerate?

Part of DeepTech Ripples: Debating Europe’s Breakthrough Future

Social media set the conditions and AI is amplifying them: data centre energy demand outrunning grid capacity, learning and entry-level work hollowing out as models take over the tasks that used to build expertise, and a media environment where real and generated content are no l…

DeepTech Startups

18:00–18:50

Thu 2 Jul

VC Roundtable: Scaling Europe’s DeepTech Edge

In Europe, deeptech sits at the intersection of immense potential and persistent challenge. While the continent offers strong scientific research and industrial know-how, translating these strengths into scalable companies remains difficult. Fragmented markets, lengthy commercial…

DeepTech Startups

13:00–16:00

Thu 2 Jul

DeepTech Ripples: Debating Europe’s Breakthrough Future

DeepTech Ripples bring an interactive, discussion-driven format to the Festival der Zukunft, focused on the future of European deeptech. In small, curated conversation circles, up to 25 participants – from founders and investors to corporates, policymakers, and research instituti…

DeepTech Startups

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