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Podcast: StrictlyVC Download
Episode: Why Eric Slesinger, a former CIA officer, is now funding European defense tech
Description: This week on StrictlyVC Download, Alex Gove speaks with Eric Slesinger from 201 Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage defense tech startups in Europe. They discuss Eric's journey from CIA to investor and how he recognized the untapped potential in European defense tech while others were dismissive, and how he's working to overcome the cultural taboo that once made defense investments "bad manners" in European VC circles.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction and Eric's CIA background
04:17 - Why Europe for defense tech investments
06:32 - Changing European attitudes toward defense technology
09:00 - Ukraine as a testing...