Robin Dechant

i'm interested in technology, our physical world and running. partner @generalcatalyst, prev. founder @getkwest sold to @krakentech_ and @pointninecap

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

@federicowengi thx and yes, spoke with them

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

what's the craziest space company idea Europe should be building right now?

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

onwards

[ICEYE @iceye_global]

ICEYE and @Nokia announced today a partnership with The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine to develop sovereign satellite communications. ICEYE has supported Ukraine since 2022 and delivers sovereign space capability at speed. This builds on that.

Read more: https://t.co/RzzoynIfom

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

@blwiertz Fäääääächerstadt 🖐️ cc @andyhelbig

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

2027 will be interesting, perhaps a bit of both

[Rory O'Driscoll @rodriscoll]

There are only 130 US tech companies, public or private, valued at $10B or more (decacorns). That’s roughly 20 to 30 new companies per decade, for the last five decades. This year alone, with a quarter to go, there have been 42 decacorns minted privately. Either this is the most economically transformative event since the industrial revolution, or we’re getting a wee bit ahead of ourselves.

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

so much this.

and it also frees up talent.

[sarah guo @saranormous]

super important honest advice to founders. if you are working on a dead end, get out. you don’t owe that to anyone, including investors (who regularly forgive and experience failure, and ideally care more about you doing your life’s work than a subpar outcome)

[Bela Wiertz @blwiertz]

Munich & Zurich, watch out 👀

We are teaming up with Modal for 2 physical AI meetups in Europe's most important physical AI hubs ‼️

04.11 - Munich, hosted at Tacto and with talks/demo's from Rerun & SE3 Labs + support from our friends at roboTUM
05.11 - Zurich, hosted at J floor and with talks/demo's from Cerrion & Rerun

Expect deeply technical lightning talks & demos + good conversations with other engineers, founders & researchers.

We have 1 more demo slot per city; what's the coolest project to showcase?

Applications are now open!
Munich: https://t.co/j0eiYOHMeD
Zurich: https://t.co/aUYErxo1jx

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

@egg_ert @DominiqueCAPaul

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

@ayman__ali13 Warsaw

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

it's really energizing to spend more time with builders in eastern europe. will be back soon!

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

godspeed https://t.co/svcHdFdn6S

cc @generalcatalyst @jcfurstenberg

[ICEYE @iceye_global]

ICEYE will launch more SAR satellites aboard @SpaceX Bandwagon-5 from Cape Canaveral on October 19, 2026, at 10:30 UTC, integrated via @Exolaunch.

Our second launch this month.

Watch the livestream here: https://t.co/6JoY4sL5H7

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

godspeed https://t.co/svcHdFdn6S

cc @generalcatalyst @jcfurstenberg

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

career-defining opportunity at a gc-backed defence company in europe, looking for a business operations & strategy lead.

must have:
a) 5+ years in an analytical role in a high-growth environment, driving outcomes and not slide decks
b) a track record of owning initiatives end to end
c) the ability to get into the weeds with specialists in domains you’ve never touched

DM's open

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

career-defining opportunity at a gc-backed defence company in europe, looking for a business operations & strategy lead.

must have:
a) 5+ years in an analytical role in a high-growth environment, driving outcomes and not slide decks
b) a track record of owning initiatives end to end
c) the ability to get into the weeds with specialists in domains you’ve never touched

DM's open

[Julian Lehr @julianlehr]

Counter argument: Not only is taste subjective, it's a moving target. As soon as [tasteful thing] becomes easily replicable, it stops being tasteful.

Taste is a status game with a strong defensibility mechanism. That's why the term is so fuzzy and ill-defined. Vagueness is the whole point. It's meant to be hard to copy.

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

@pmoe @alex__mackenzie 👀

[ICEYE @iceye_global]

We had the honor of hosting an @esa delegation in Warsaw, led by ESA Director General Dr. Josef Aschbacher.

During the meeting, we presented our plans for expanding the constellation and the Satellite Technology Center in Warsaw, where we develop technologies for the next generations of our satellites.

Thank you for the visit, the open discussion and the interest in what we are building in Poland. We look forward to continuing our close cooperation with ESA to develop and strengthen the capabilities of the European space sector.

[Robin Dechant @robindchnt]

@blwiertz godspeed

[Sienna @sienna_rothery]

great + thoughtful analysis, from the venture team that (imo) has the most comprehensive vision for what it is to believe in Europe