Selected - The Sesamers Podcast
1) Alex Brunicki
In this episode, Alex Brunicki, Co-founder and General Partner at Backed VC, shares how his team built one of Europe’s most distinctive frontier-tech funds, backing “obvious founders in non-obvious ma...Show More
2) Henrietta Hearth
Henrietta Hearth, VP of Global Acceleration at Big Idea Ventures, joins Ben to explore what it takes to invest in the future of food. From rethinking infant nutrition to building truly scalable alt-pr...Show More
3) Nicolas Morin-Forest
In this episode recorded live at VivaTech 2025, Ben sits down with Nicolas Morin-Forest, CEO and co-founder of Gourmey, to talk about the evolution of cultivated meat. They explore how the company sta...Show More
4) Marion Carré
In this episode recorded live at VivaTech 2025, Ben sits down with Marion Carré, entrepreneur, educator, artist, and co-founder of Ask Mona. Marion shares her unique journey into AI and culture, how h...Show More
5) Ilias Benjelloun
At VivaTech 2025, Ben sits down with Ilias Benjelloun - Canadian entrepreneur, corporate innovation leader, and ecosystem builder - to unpack his journey, lessons from bridging startups and corporates...Show More
6) Yannick Alléno
In this special episode of the Selected Podcast, recorded live at VivaTech 2025, world-renowned chef and modern gastronomy pioneer Yannick Alléno joins host Ben Costantini to share a deeply personal a...Show More
7) Ben Joffe
We chat with Ben Joffe, Senior Partner at SOSV, one of the world’s most prolific early-stage deep tech investors. Live from Hello Tomorrow 2025, the conversation explores the rise of deep tech funding...Show More
8) Andres Mitnik
In this episode of the Selected Podcast, Ben Costantini sits down with Andres Mitnik, co-founder and CEO of Strong by Form, recorded live at JEC World 2025—where the company was named one of the three...Show More
9) Linn Kretzschmar
In this episode, Linn Kretzschmar, Head of CERN Venture Connect, breaks down how one of the world’s leading scientific institutions is enabling deep tech startups to commercialize groundbreaking techn...Show More
10) François Jaubert
In this episode, we meet François Jaubert, founder of Airboard (formerly Trashboard), a startup creating high-performance composite materials from recycled cardboard. Recorded live at JEC World 2025, ...Show More