Interview | Deeptech | 20 Feb

German unicorn Celonis’ secret sauce: universities

Celonis is valued at over $2.5bn — but the deeptech company which started as a university project still relishes its research roots.

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Analysis | Finance | 19 Feb

What’s the best way to spend your company’s money?

If you find it difficult to decide how to spend your startup's money (once you've got over the hurdle of raising some) you're not alone.

Analysis | Mobility | 19 Feb

What’s next in Europe’s scooter wars?

City tenders, operational costs and funding fatigue could all kill European scooter startups this year. But will they?

Analysis | Startup Life | 19 Feb

Europeans are obsessed with profits

Beyond mega fundraising rounds and valuations, there’s an increasing number of European entrepreneurs putting profitability first to grow global champions.

News | Communities | 18 Feb

What you need to know about Tech Spirit Barcelona – MWC’s replacement event

Details have been published for the replacement event for Mobile World Congress.

News | Corporate Innovation | 18 Feb

Corporate innovation weekly: dark web watchers and why women on boards increase innovation

This is what Europe's largest companies got up to in corporate innovation, featuring Deutsche Bahn, NGP Ventures, ABN Amro, Schneider Electric and more.

Interview | Corporate Innovation | 18 Feb

The three things that kill corporate-startup partnerships

(And how to avoid them). Tanya Suarez reveals how she gets an 80% success rate at IoT Tribe.

Opinion | Education | 18 Feb

Why Europe is so far from its first edtech unicorn

European governments and investors need to step up to fund the digital innovation that is desperately needed in the classroom.

News | Venture Capital | 18 Feb

Atomico: Who’s who at Europe’s biggest VC firm?

As Atomico raises a new fund of $820m to back European founders, we find out what makes the partners tick.

Analysis | Fintech | 17 Feb

Inside Revolut and Monzo’s mammoth funding rounds

With a series of fintech mega-rounds on the horizon, investors and industry experts weigh in on the upcoming raises — and the dangers they reveal about the market for challenger banks.

Analysis | Artificial Intelligence | 17 Feb

“Bigger than DNA” — how AI is transforming the pharma industry

Artificial intelligence can get new drugs to clinical trials 5x faster and could bring down industry costs by 30%.

Analysis | Entertainment | 14 Feb

So you think you can make a dating app? Here’s why it’s not so easy.

Funding for dating apps is drying up, and there was never much of it anyway. But several new startups are trying to reignite the sector in the name of love.

Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 14 Feb

Needed: older female employees

Older (female) employees can have a real edge in startup workplaces. Here's why.

News | Events | 13 Feb

MWC might be off — but there’s a guerrilla event in the works

Mobile World Conference was cancelled last night due to coronavirus causing travel fears, but Barcelona's startup ecosystem won’t take no for an answer.

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News | Communities | 13 Feb

Meet the 10 Tech Nation Rising Star Winners

Tech Nation, the UK network for ambitious entrepreneurs, has awarded 10 startups the coveted prize at its annual awards.

News | Venture Capital | 13 Feb

SoftBank is involved in 6% of all VC flows in Europe

With the Vision Fund's sequel in trouble, Europe braces for a Softbank chill.

Analysis | Fintech | 13 Feb

Meet the fastest growing fintech startups in Germany

Germany is Europe's second largest fintech hub, after the UK. These are the startups which have hired the fastest in the last year.

Analysis | Hardware | 12 Feb

Nine mental health startups smashing “taboo” in Europe

Global investment in mental health startups has surged to £500m.

Opinion | Environment | 12 Feb

Why compostable plastics aren’t such a great idea

Don't jump on the compostable packaging bandwagon — it's not quite what it seems.

News | Fintech | 11 Feb

N26 pulls out of the UK, citing Brexit. But numbers suggest the German bank was struggling

The German digital bank has pulled the plug just a year into its play in the UK. Has Brexit claimed a major fintech victim, or is this a case of international expansion gone wrong?

News | Corporate Innovation | 11 Feb

Corporate innovation weekly: cheap rockets, compostable cling film and hot batteries

This is what Europe's largest corporations got up to in innovation this week, featuring Airbus, BASF, Deutsche Telekom, Novartis, Nestle and more.

Interview | Corporate Innovation | 11 Feb

frog: Human-centred design has limits

Ross Landles, Studio Head of frog London, on the next big tech shift and the limits of trendy methodologies.

Analysis | Corporate Innovation | 11 Feb

Want to make your company more innovative? Teach your staff to code

It is more cost-effective to retrain your staff than hire for new skills.

Analysis | Venture Capital | 11 Feb

Europe’s top Series A investors

These are Europe’s top 10 Series A investors, according to Dealroom. But what are they really like — and what do founders think of them?

Interview | Travel | 11 Feb

Travel tech startup Impala raises $20m just four months after raising $11m

Impala hopes to shake up hotel infrastructure — and become one of Europe’s leading remote-first workplaces.

News | Mobility | 10 Feb

Cooltra must move 1,200 of its mopeds out of Barcelona — and it’s not happy

Barcelona’s City Hall has become the first European city authority to limit the number of licences for shared e-mopeds.

News | Fintech | 10 Feb

Exclusive: Tandem bank nears much-awaited fundraise as CTO steps down

An imminent influx of cash coincides with a C-suite reshuffle at the UK bank. Now, chief executive Ricky Knox says he's confident the bank is on strong ground and ready to fight off "copycat" incumbents.

Analysis | Venture Capital | 10 Feb

The US VCs are coming to Europe

Legendary Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia is coming to Europe — and it’s not the only US fund showing increasing interest in the continent. But how will the Americans fare over here?

Interview | Mobility | 7 Feb

Cracking the code to European expansion, Virtuo’s way

With 70% of its sales coming from returning clients, Paris-based startup Virtuo is looking to build on customer loyalty to expand into Germany and Italy next. 

Analysis | Fintech | 6 Feb

UK trading apps up to 20x cheaper than incumbents

An independent review has shown that "wealthtechs" offer starkly cheaper trading than their older peers. A price war is now inevitable, but can the newcomers manage their costs?