Backing Europe’s AI Talent from Research Breakthrough to Global Business

Panel: CDP Venture Capital, Supernova Invest, Serena, IRIS, Scaleway A strong research team and a promising prototype do not automatically make an investable business. AI startups must also secure compute, find customers, and prove their economics while the technology keeps moving. Moderated by Doreen Pernel, Chief Sales Officer at Scaleway, this panel brings together Anaïs Monlong of IRIS, Stefano Pelagallo of CDP Venture Capital, Carole Cazassus of Supernova Invest, and Sébastien Le Roy of Serena. They discuss where Europe’s funding ecosystem can make the biggest difference: helping researchers become founders, connecting deep tech teams with industry, and financing the journey from technical advantage to commercial scale.