Michelle Robson

Michelle Robson is the Founding Partner at Odyssey Ventures, a new early-stage venture capital firm backing Europe’s most ambitious founders. She brings 20 years of experience in deeptech and sustainable industries as an investor, advisor, and operator. Previously, Michelle was a Founder Investor at AP Ventures, where she spun out the fund and invested in 10 global industrial startups, achieving two exits. She also brings strong technical foundations, with deep domain expertise in chemical engineering.

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Operator-investors are the missing link in Europe’s VC ecosystem

Despite being home to some of the world’s most innovative startups, empowered by early-stage R&D, Europe’s startup ecosystem still trails behind its US counterpart in valuation and scale. Valued between 29% and 52% isn’t solely down to capital availability or investor appetite. European founders face critical barriers in the support they receive.