Jan Miczaika is a partner at HV Capital who co-founded two startups including Hitmeister (sold to Real) and served as COO of mobile games developer Wooga before becoming a VC, giving him hands-on experience scaling consumer tech and gaming businesses. He combines this consumer-tech and gaming background with investments in deep tech, defense, and ESG companies like Again that turns CO₂ into chemicals, while also serving as a public explainer of European venture trends and hosting HV Capital's Fund, Build, Operate podcast.

• Focuses heavily on climate tech and environmental sustainability by highlighting carbon footprint awareness, tracking rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, and praising the launch of new climate-focused mobile apps
• Observes macroeconomics and public market trends to understand the broader financial picture, pointing out anomalies such as massive stock inflows over a short period outpacing the previous twelve years and questioning economic policies regarding struggling businesses
• Prioritizes founder wellbeing and team management by sharing practical advice for entrepreneurs, specifically warning them to watch out for unseen employee burnout during remote work periods and reflecting on the cultural impact of physical office environments
• Analyzes workplace productivity and operational efficiency by questioning whether frictionless scheduling tools actually negate efficiency gains by simply leading to more meetings, while also sharing personal routines like running weekend software updates to prepare for the work week
• Engages with cryptocurrency and the digital asset space with a lighthearted approach, comparing community slang to local German dialects and joking about moving funds into meme tokens during major international financial events