How Community and Communications Are Reshaping Venture Capital — with Hege Tollerud of BrightEye Ventures In this episode of The Runway, we sit down with Hege Tollerud, Head of Community and Events at Brighteye Ventures — Europe’s leading edtech VC fund. With a rich background in journalism, media, and ecosystem building from Oslo to China to London, Hege shares how VC is evolving beyond just capital to include real human connection, community, and strategic support. We dive into: Heg...
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How Community and Communications Are Reshaping Venture Capital — with Hege Tollerud of BrightEye Ventures In this episode of The Runway, we sit down with Hege Tollerud, Head of Community and Events at Brighteye Ventures — Europe’s leading edtech VC fund. With a rich background in journalism, media, and ecosystem building from Oslo to China to London, Hege shares how VC is evolving beyond just capital to include real human connection, community, and strategic support. We dive into: Heg...
#23 - David Johnson, Country Manager at Maddyness UK: From Books to Media, The State of UK Startups and SMEs, The French Connection and PR/Media Advice
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6 months ago
#23 - David Johnson, Country Manager at Maddyness UK: From Books to Media, The State of UK Startups and SMEs, The French Connection and PR/Media Advice
David Johnson, Country Manager and Editor at Maddyness UK (part of Maddyness, of French origin), joins the show to share his winding journey from running a bookshop to shaping one of the UK’s most influential startup media platforms. We talk about: How David’s background in literature, architecture publishing, and Libya (!) led him to startupsThe real state of the UK tech ecosystem in 2025, and how it compares to FranceComparing France and the UK when it comes to startupsWhat founders and PR ...
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How Community and Communications Are Reshaping Venture Capital — with Hege Tollerud of BrightEye Ventures In this episode of The Runway, we sit down with Hege Tollerud, Head of Community and Events at Brighteye Ventures — Europe’s leading edtech VC fund. With a rich background in journalism, media, and ecosystem building from Oslo to China to London, Hege shares how VC is evolving beyond just capital to include real human connection, community, and strategic support. We dive into: Heg...
