Zeren partners with EUVC to support Europe’s venture-backed leaders and investors
12th February 2026Zeren is joining the EUVC community in a new partnership focused on supporting investors, founders, and executive teams building Europe’s next generation of venture-backed companies.
This partnership brings together EU:VC’s network of leading European investors and operators with Zeren’s experience supporting leadership and executive hiring at critical moments of scale.
As the European venture market matures, leadership quality and talent decisions have become decisive factors in value creation. They are also among the hardest decisions for boards and founders to get right under pressure.
This partnership exists to address that directly.
What this partnership delivers for investors and portfolio leaders
Through this partnership, Zeren will work alongside EUVC to contribute evidence-led insight into how high-performing companies across Europe build leadership teams, design organisations, and scale with discipline.
For investors, founders, and C-suite leaders, this partnership will deliver clearer signals on what effective leadership looks like at each stage of growth, and a better understanding of how talent decisions directly affect execution, burn, and long-term outcomes.
The experts at Zeren will share practical guidance on building leadership teams and organisations, access to real market data and peer experience, and honest insight into where companies tend to lose momentum and what can be done earlier to avoid it.
Built around contribution and community
Zeren and EUVC will collaborate on a programme of content and events designed for investors and senior operators.
This includes data-led insight on leadership, remuneration reports, alongside co-hosted webinars, roundtables, and in-person events across Europe. These sessions are designed to address real questions facing boards and executive teams, not to produce abstract thought leadership.
Every conversation, event, and piece of content will be anchored in practical application and commercial relevance.
A shared commitment to the ecosystem
Chris Preston, CEO of Zeren and Renoir, commented on the partnership:
“Europe’s venture ecosystem has entered a more demanding phase. Leadership quality now determines how well companies convert investment into outcomes. Partnering with EU:VC allows us to contribute directly to the conversations that matter most to investors and founders who are focused on building durable, high-performing businesses.”
Looking ahead
EUVC brings together one of Europe’s most engaged venture capital communities. Zeren brings deep experience supporting leadership and executive search at pivotal moments of scale.
Together, the focus is clear. Support Europe’s venture-backed companies in building leadership teams that perform under pressure and compound value over time.
We look forward to developing this partnership throughout 2026 and to contributing meaningfully to the next phase of Europe’s venture ecosystem.
