Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is Sifted’s deputy editor and cohost of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast. Find her on X and LinkedIn

To protect Europe, decarbonise, says 1KOMMA5°’s Philipp Schröder ahead of potential 2025 NASDAQ listing
News
December 8, 2023
To protect Europe, decarbonise, says 1KOMMA5°’s Philipp Schröder ahead of potential 2025 NASDAQ listing
The entrepreneur says he wants his customers to be shareholders of the business
Eleanor Warnock
Where do Europe’s tech startups sit on the ‘Silicon Valley clock’?
Analysis
November 6, 2023
Where do Europe’s tech startups sit on the ‘Silicon Valley clock’?
If you’re not the worst company in the world yet, it will happen to you one day
Eleanor Warnock
Here’s how these founders set up a family office after a nine-figure exit
Analysis
November 3, 2023
Here’s how these founders set up a family office after a nine-figure exit
Janosch Kühn and Jan Voss of BLN Capital talk about setting up a family office and tech investing
Eleanor Warnock
German fund of funds Equation buys VC fundraising platform Betterfront
News
October 27, 2023
German fund of funds Equation buys VC fundraising platform Betterfront
Equation says it is also interested in access to Betterfront's secondary marketplace for stakes in VC firms
Eleanor Warnock
German fund La Famiglia merges with General Catalyst
News
October 16, 2023
German fund La Famiglia merges with General Catalyst
Jeannette zu Fürstenberg will become the equivalent of general partner at the US VC
Eleanor Warnock
Lawsuit claims VC firm Target Global ‘concealed’ company’s links to Russia
News
October 10, 2023
Lawsuit claims VC firm Target Global ‘concealed’ company’s links to Russia
The firm also confirmed to Sifted that sanctioned oligarch Alexander Abramov was previously an LP
Freya Pratty and Eleanor Warnock
The era of lean unicorns
Analysis
October 2, 2023
The era of lean unicorns
Startups are building more with less
Eleanor Warnock
What do European funds of funds want from VC managers?
Analysis
September 25, 2023
What do European funds of funds want from VC managers?
Mountside Ventures surveyed over 100 fund of funds in Europe investing in VC, representing over £35bn in assets under management
Eleanor Warnock
Three European VCs fundraising right now
Analysis
September 22, 2023
Three European VCs fundraising right now
Here are the firms that have made filings indicating a fundraise
Eleanor Warnock
Software for pests and tractors: These rollups want to buy it
Analysis
September 18, 2023
Software for pests and tractors: These rollups want to buy it
The software rollup wave is coming to Europe
Eleanor Warnock
The list: All the software rollups in Europe
Analysis
September 18, 2023
The list: All the software rollups in Europe
More and more software rollups are emerging in Europe
Eleanor Warnock
Why this AI founder calls himself chief wizard instead of CEO
Podcast
September 11, 2023
Why this AI founder calls himself chief wizard instead of CEO
Chief wizard Sachin Dev Duggal joined the Sifted podcast
Eleanor Warnock
I was stuck on a boat for 48 hours with dozens of VCs and founders. Here’s what happened.
Analysis
September 1, 2023
I was stuck on a boat for 48 hours with dozens of VCs and founders. Here’s what happened.
Is setting sails and pulling giant ropes together the most extreme form of networking ever?
Eleanor Warnock
As generalist VCs slow their B2C bets, where is European consumer tech headed?
Analysis
August 11, 2023
As generalist VCs slow their B2C bets, where is European consumer tech headed?
Some consumer VCs are broadening their remit, while others are doubling down as the competition lets up
Eleanor Warnock
How much RingCentral paid for those Hopin assets
News
August 9, 2023
How much RingCentral paid for those Hopin assets
RingCentral’s earnings specify the terms of the deal
Eleanor Warnock
Where deals are made: Europe’s top VC hangouts
Analysis
August 8, 2023
Where deals are made: Europe’s top VC hangouts
From Berlin to Stockholm, these places will get you a good flat white… and maybe a term sheet
Eleanor Warnock, Mimi Billing, Miriam Partington and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Babylon on the brink of bankruptcy after merger falls through
News
August 7, 2023
Babylon on the brink of bankruptcy after merger falls through
The healthtech is looking to sell its UK operations, according to a company statement
Kai Nicol-Schwarz, Eleanor Warnock and Mimi Billing
Was Hopin really such a failure?
Analysis
August 7, 2023
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?
Freya Pratty, Eleanor Warnock, Tim Smith and Amy Lewin
European VCs see exodus of women investors
Analysis
August 2, 2023
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
Eleanor Warnock, Amy Lewin and Miriam Partington
Founders and investors say the price still isn't right for most European VC secondaries
Analysis
July 28, 2023
Founders and investors say the price still isn't right for most European VC secondaries
With everyone scared of downrounds, it's still hard to snap up secondary stakes — but growth investors are pushing for deals
Eleanor Warnock
World’s most active Web3 investor lays off 'roughly 20%' of staff
News
July 27, 2023
World’s most active Web3 investor lays off 'roughly 20%' of staff
Outlier Ventures’s layoffs come as Web3 funding has dropped significantly
Eleanor Warnock
Secondaries firm Giano Capital has raised €20m of a new fund
News
July 17, 2023
Secondaries firm Giano Capital has raised €20m of a new fund
The team is buying stakes in venture-backed companies from early investors, employees and founders
Eleanor Warnock
Europe’s CVC wave dips as corporates feel the pinch
Analysis
July 17, 2023
Europe’s CVC wave dips as corporates feel the pinch
CVC investment into European startups has fallen sharply in 2023
Freya Pratty and Eleanor Warnock
Meet the early Sorare backer that paid back half its first fund in 12 months
Analysis
July 5, 2023
Meet the early Sorare backer that paid back half its first fund in 12 months
Possible Ventures is a pre-seed frontier tech fund currently raising its third fund
Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock

To protect Europe, decarbonise, says 1KOMMA5°’s Philipp Schröder ahead of potential 2025 NASDAQ listing

Where do Europe’s tech startups sit on the ‘Silicon Valley clock’?

Here’s how these founders set up a family office after a nine-figure exit

German fund of funds Equation buys VC fundraising platform Betterfront

German fund La Famiglia merges with General Catalyst

Lawsuit claims VC firm Target Global ‘concealed’ company’s links to Russia

The era of lean unicorns

What do European funds of funds want from VC managers?

Three European VCs fundraising right now

Software for pests and tractors: These rollups want to buy it

The list: All the software rollups in Europe

Why this AI founder calls himself chief wizard instead of CEO

I was stuck on a boat for 48 hours with dozens of VCs and founders. Here’s what happened.

As generalist VCs slow their B2C bets, where is European consumer tech headed?

How much RingCentral paid for those Hopin assets

Where deals are made: Europe’s top VC hangouts

Babylon on the brink of bankruptcy after merger falls through

Was Hopin really such a failure?

European VCs see exodus of women investors

Founders and investors say the price still isn't right for most European VC secondaries

World’s most active Web3 investor lays off 'roughly 20%' of staff

Secondaries firm Giano Capital has raised €20m of a new fund

Europe’s CVC wave dips as corporates feel the pinch

Meet the early Sorare backer that paid back half its first fund in 12 months