Seedcamp’s Reshma Sohoni on portfolio headaches, VC churn and psychopathic founders

“I hated banking. But I’d do it again. It is like the army.”

Solo GP Finn Murphy raising $20m fund to help European startups make it in the US

The former Frontline partner joins the growing pack of solo GPs

Fear and loathing in venture capital — why no one blows the whistle on toxic culture

Should the institutions that invest in VCs improve their due diligence process to help more people speak out?

Was Hopin really such a failure?

Hopin has quickly become a fable for the greed and FOMO-fuelled excesses of the tech world in 2021. But is it entirely a failure? 

Johnny Boufarhat steps down as CEO of Hopin

The startup, which was once the fastest-growing in Europe, has also sold its flagship product

European VCs see exodus of women investors

The women are mostly at more junior investing levels such as principal and associate, although several partners have also stepped down this year

Prima Materia makes third startup investment — into longevity

Epiterna wants to help everyone (and their dogs) live longer, better

Pigment, Payfit and Owkin-backer Frst has closed €72m of third fund

Investors in Frst's new fund include the European Investment Fund, Bpifrance, Axa Venture Partners, Isomer and Mubadala, along with numerous founders

See the pitch memo that raised €105m for four-week-old startup Mistral

Andreessen Horowitz is finally opening an office in Europe

The famed US investor's first international office will be in London

Isomer Capital — backer of many of Europe’s top VCs — does first close of new €250m fund

The fund of funds thinks some great vintage years of VC are coming

Stride loses second investor this year

Ex-Uber and Spotahome exec Cleo Sham is departing the early-stage firm

HackCapital launches Odin, Bunch and Vauban competitor

The investment platform for small-ticket investors will also enable secondary transactions

Blossom partner Ophelia Brown: 'VC by nature is definitely a competitive sport'

Ophelia Brown, partner at Blossom Capital, joins the Sifted podcast to chat crypto, if the UK has had its day and hype deals

Blossom Capital loses its fourth partner in five years

Managing partner Alex Lim is set to leave at the end of the month — and won't be replaced

Starling CEO Anne Boden to step down this summer, amid record profits

The neobank recorded a £195m profit for the last financial year

All the new first-time European VC funds of 2023

2023 might not be as lucrative for VC funds as last year — but some new first-time funds are still raising the cash

Seedcamp doubles last fund with fresh $180m cash pot

The VC is among the most successful in Europe, with its third fund returning investors 6.4x their capital so far

Mobility giant Bolt likely to acquire rival Tier in weeks

If you can’t beat ‘em, get bought

Struggling scooter scaleup Tier raises convertible note from existing investors as it looks for a buyer

The fundraise comes as the company is still posting losses

Please stop investing in sexy startups

If you want to solve the big problems, it's time to back the unsexy startups instead

Climate-focused food startups had a record 2022

But investors are losing interest in vertical farming and plant-based meat

Investors say new UK listing rules might not be enough to entice tech companies

More growth capital and experienced advisors and analysts are also needed to make London an IPO hotspot, they say

Kindred raises $130m third fund, doubles down on pre-seed

Kindred will continue to give portfolio founders a big share of the new fund's investment profits too