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News | Marketing | 24 Jan

UK startups: 33 rising stars (and just three from London)

Tech Nation, the UK network for ambitious entrepreneurs, unveils the 33 startups it thinks are set for success.

Interview | Accelerators | 22 Jan

Antler: tapping into Europe’s talent

It’s company builder Antler’s first London demo day. But how is it different from its main competitor, Entrepreneur First?

Interview | Venture Capital | 22 Jan

Inside Blossom, the venture capital fund all European founders should get to know

As venture capital fund Blossom Capital raises $185m (its second fund in just two years), we find out how it works behind the scenes.

Opinion | Venture Capital | 22 Jan

The fragmentation of venture capital

Venture capital has never been more powerful. But it's also fragmenting.

How To | Startup Life | 21 Jan

The beginners guide to startup bootstrapping

Here's what you need to know before you embark on your bootstrapping journey.

News | Corporate Innovation | 21 Jan

Corporate innovation weekly: Slingshots to space, fingerprinting objects and how to ask better questions

This is what Europe's biggest corporations got up to this week in innovation.

News | Hospitality | 21 Jan

Hotel room-by-the-hour startup ByHours raises €8m: Just don’t mention “love hotels”

Travel startup ByHours is disrupting the hotel industry by allowing weary travellers to book rooms in 3, 6 and 12 hour blocks.

Interview | Corporate Innovation | 21 Jan

Forget thinking “outside the box”. This is why the box is useful

Todd Rovak, chief executive of Fahrenheit 212 (part of Capgemini Invent) tells it straight: most corporate innovation labs are failing and pretending there are "no bad ideas" is naive.

Opinion | Healthtech | 21 Jan

The best healthtech startups are founded by clinicians

Healthtech startups need a clinician at the helm, argues Pando cofounder and NHS paediatrician Lydia Yarlott.

Interview | Corporate Innovation | 21 Jan

Selling to businesses is hard, selling to the military is harder

1,200 startups come to defense giant Thales each year to tap otherwise inaccessible army contracts. In turn, their technology means faster, cheaper military innovation.

Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 20 Jan

Why French employees don’t care about stocks

Most French startups offer stock option packages but are doing a poor job at explaining them to employees. A few simple changes could make a difference.

Analysis | Venture Capital | 20 Jan

25 UK venture capital funds founders should know

Our take on the UK's top VCs: who they are, what they're looking for and why they're worth getting to know.

News | Hiring and workforce | 20 Jan

Europe loosens rules on stock options, but employees are still sceptical

France joins the wave of countries loosening rules on stock options, but employees still prefer hard cash.

Analysis | 20 Jan

After Visa’s $5bn acquisition of Plaid, will a European fintech be next?

Plaid's lucrative sale is a key vote of confidence for payment fintechs. Similar players in Europe will now be eyeing their own exit hopes.

News | 19 Jan

Meet the startup that just snagged the first investment from Europe’s biggest impact fund

Elsa Science is the "perfect example" of the kind of startup the fund is looking to back.

Interview | Future of Work | 17 Jan

How Framery conquered the world’s tech workplaces — and grew 100x in five years

With its soundproof booths, Framery killed noise in open-plan offices. Here’s how bootstrapping and grit equalled 100x growth.

Opinion | Finance | 17 Jan

How to keep cash in the bank: Advice from Robin Klein

How and why companies fail — and what founders and boards can do to keep cash in the bank.

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Analysis | Funding | 16 Jan

Dough stories: how to raise and spend venture capital money

Dough Stories is Soldo’s brand-new online video series centred around an informal chat between founders over pizza.

Analysis | Food | 16 Jan

Europe’s answer to Impossible Foods is selling itself as a cleaner, lighter alternative

The Meatless Farm is Europe’s answer to Impossible Foods. But how can it compete with the US’s billion-dollar plant-based burger companies?

Opinion | Government | 16 Jan

“Regulation is not a means to all ends,” EU tech companies tell Brussels

An open letter from the European Tech Alliance (EUTA), which represents some of Europe’s largest technology companies, to the new EU Commission.

News | Fintech | 15 Jan

Goldman-Sachs backed fintech Raisin eyes US launch after acquisition

Raisin has just made its fourth acquisition in a year, and its first for its upcoming US mission. It's a long road ahead in the US, but it could become the wealth manager's biggest market.

Analysis | Healthtech | 15 Jan

Tackling the $1tn diabetes care market — with an app

As Swiss startup Oviva raises $21m for its diabetes management app, we take a look at the wider digital therapeutics sector. Is this where healthcare is heading?

News | Venture Capital | 15 Jan

Felix Capital’s new $300m fund: Is thematic investing the way forward for European VCs?

Digital lifestyle-focused venture capital firm Felix Capital raises $300m for its third fund. Is this a model others should follow?

Analysis | Venture Capital | 15 Jan

Will 2020 be the year that Spanish venture capital lifts off?

The vast majority of funding for Spanish startups still comes from international funds, but investment experts believe that may be about to change

News | Venture Capital | 15 Jan

Britain’s tech industry shrugs off Brexit fears with record £10bn startup investment

Asian and US investors now account for 45% of all funding for UK startups.

News | Corporate Innovation | 14 Jan

Corporate innovation weekly: CES, AI drug discovery and customised creams

This is what Europe's biggest corporations got up to this week in innovation.

Analysis | Food | 14 Jan

3D-printed steaks are starting to actually look like meat

Thanks to these European 3D printing startups, vegetarian meat is moving up from burger patties to actual steaks.

Interview | Corporate accelerators | 14 Jan

New head of Airbus BizLab: “We need to take better bets”

Christian Lindener wants to spend a third of the budget on moonshots

Interview | Corporate Innovation | 14 Jan

Half of all corporate innovation providers will fail in five years

Philippe De Ridder, founder of Board of Innovation, says companies are still indulging in too much innovation theatre. A big cull is coming.

Opinion | Deeptech | 14 Jan

The five tech breakthroughs set to define the 2020s

Oxford professor Thomas Hellmann makes his predictions.