World Congress 2026 Europe

Beyond the Wrapper: Technical Bets That VCs Back

July 9, 2026 12:10 – 12:40 · 30 min Tech Leaders Stage

Christian Nagel

Partner and Co-Founder of Earlybird Venture Capital

Filip Dames

Founding Partner at Cherry Ventures

Justus Lumpe

Co-CEO of i5invest

Philipp Moehring

Founder and Managing Partner of tiny supercomputer investment company

What this session covers

Substance over hype. While the tech world chases shiny interfaces, the real value is being built deep in the stack. What separates a short-lived “wrapper” from sustainable, long-term tech infrastructure? This panel goes past the marketing noise to analyze the core technological bets capturing strategic venture capital right now.

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