Fundraising Europe vs USA: what actually works in 2025
Petter talks about his experience raising capital in the USA vs. Europe.
What are the key differences? Where is it easier to raise money? How can I convince a European vs. a US investor to give me money?
Petter will answer all of these questions and more while drawing on his experience in getting SumUp to unicorn status, Drooms to 9 figures in revenue and as a partner of EWOR where he helps our fellows raise millions of dollars from investors all around the world.
At the end, there will be time for a Q&A where he will answer your personal questions about funding and entrepreneurship.
What to expect
Fundraising across continents is full of myths and bad advice. In this 90-minute session, we’ll cut through the noise:
30 minutes of clear, actionable input from Petter Made (Partner at EWOR, co-founder of SumUp)
45–60 minutes of moderated Q&A where you can get direct answers to your fundraising challenges
Who should attend
Seed to Series B founders, operators, and aspiring founders who are planning, or considering, to raise in either Europe or the US.
Agenda
17:30 - Welcome by EuroTech Federation
17:35 - Talk: Fundraising Europe vs USA in 2025 (Petter Made)
18:05 - Extended Q&A
18:55 - Closing remarks
About the Speaker: Petter Made
Petter is the co-founder of SumUp, a payment service provider valued at over 8 billion euros. After co-founding SumUp, he became CPTO at Drooms and helped scale the company to over one billion in annual revenue. He is now a full-time partner at EWOR and mentors its fellows to build their own unicorns.
About EuroTech Federation
EuroTech is Europe’s first deep-tech community bridging elite researchers and top-tier builders to launch the continent’s next generation of unicorns.
About EWOR
EWOR is a fellowship for outlier founders building transformative tech. We back the top 0.1% founders globally with up to €500,000 and battle-proven support, incl. weekly sparring with unicorn-founders (SumUp, Felyx, Adjust) who are committed full-time to EWOR. Among peers, our fellows break records: from a €13M pre-seed round to achieving a $3B valuation.
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