{"id":78105,"date":"2025-05-07T14:46:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/strictlyvc-download-why-eric-slesinger-a-former-cia-officer-is-now-funding-european-defense-tech\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T14:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:46:58","slug":"strictlyvc-download-why-eric-slesinger-a-former-cia-officer-is-now-funding-european-defense-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/strictlyvc-download-why-eric-slesinger-a-former-cia-officer-is-now-funding-european-defense-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"StrictlyVC Download: Why Eric Slesinger, a former CIA officer, is now funding European defense tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we&#8217;re bringing you an episode of our sister podcast, StrictlyVC Download (<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcast\/why-eric-slesinger-a-former-cia-officer-is-now-funding-european-defense-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcast\/why-eric-slesinger-a-former-cia-officer-is-now-funding-european-defense-tech\/<\/a>) . <\/p>\n<p>StrictlyVC&#8217;s Alex Gove <!--more--> caught up with Eric Slesinger from 201 Ventures (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.201.vc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.201.vc\/<\/a>) , a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage defense tech startups in Europe. They discuss Eric&#8217;s journey from CIA to investor and how he recognized the untapped potential in European defense tech while others were dismissive, and how he&#8217;s working to overcome the cultural taboo that once made defense investments &#8220;bad manners&#8221; in European VC circles.<\/p>\n<p>Equity will be back on Friday with our weekly news roundup, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>Equity is TechCrunch\u2019s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts (<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780<\/a>) , Overcast (<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity<\/a>) , Spotify (<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ)<\/a>  and all the casts. 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