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World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 9, 2026 • Session details

Beyond the Wrapper: Technical Bets That VCs Back

Christian Nagel , Filip Dames , Justus Lumpe , Philipp Moehring

The era of shallow AI wrappers is over. Discover why venture capitalists are now backing contrarian founders who use AI to solve historically insurmountable physical and technical challenges.

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