Kitty Knowles

Coronavirus has changed dating apps “irreversibly”
Analysis
May 4, 2020
Coronavirus has changed dating apps “irreversibly”
Virtual dates are here to stay.
Kitty Knowles
Sextech startups boom in coronavirus pandemic
Analysis
April 28, 2020
Sextech startups boom in coronavirus pandemic
Europe’s $30bn ‘sextech’ industry — made up of sex toys, apps and services — is being boosted by those with idle hands and minds.
Kitty Knowles
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Analysis
March 24, 2020
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Europe’s founders on how coronavirus has shaken their plans.
Kitty Knowles
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Interview
March 9, 2020
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Blue Ocean Robotics finds success amid “the worst years of robotics history”.
Kitty Knowles
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Analysis
March 2, 2020
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Six founders talk about their cornavirus-fighting tech.
Kitty Knowles
Nine mental health startups smashing "taboo" in Europe
Analysis
February 12, 2020
Nine mental health startups smashing "taboo" in Europe
Global investment in mental health startups has surged to £500m.
Kitty Knowles
Europe’s fastest growing startups with female founders
Analysis
January 28, 2020
Europe’s fastest growing startups with female founders
Women to watch in 2020.
Kitty Knowles
Pexxi founder says venture capital funds are “painfully” clueless about birth control
News
December 18, 2019
Pexxi founder says venture capital funds are “painfully” clueless about birth control
Investors are “afraid" of women's health, says Pexxi's Shardi Nahavandi. The femtech founder is building the world's first algorithm for oral birth control.
Kitty Knowles
“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock
Analysis
December 10, 2019
“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock
The chief executive of Europe's 100-year-old unicorn tells founders to stop focusing on profit.
Kitty Knowles
With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe
Interview
December 10, 2019
With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe
“Leaving Iceland is something I should have done earlier,” says Kara Connect founder and chief executive Thorbjorg Helga.
Kitty Knowles
Seven exoskeleton startups rising up in Europe
Analysis
October 16, 2019
Seven exoskeleton startups rising up in Europe
The exoskeleton market generates well over $100m in revenue each year.
Kitty Knowles
Visionable is using 5G to build smart ambulances
News
October 14, 2019
Visionable is using 5G to build smart ambulances
Will the ‘Skype for doctors’ startup transform health?
Kitty Knowles
Britain’s $1bn robot surgeon startup is taking on "unloved" medtech
Interview
October 3, 2019
Britain’s $1bn robot surgeon startup is taking on "unloved" medtech
The man behind the machine: CMR Surgical's Martin Frost is rolling out robot surgeons into hundreds of hospitals.
Kitty Knowles
Fashion startup Lookiero bags $19m: “We’re not worried about Stitch Fix”
News
September 23, 2019
Fashion startup Lookiero bags $19m: “We’re not worried about Stitch Fix”
With £120m poured into fashion startups Outfittery, Thread and Lookiero, the battle of the AI fashion boxes is on.
Kitty Knowles
Hey, Elon Musk! Europe’s startups are biohacking the brain
Analysis
September 18, 2019
Hey, Elon Musk! Europe’s startups are biohacking the brain
Investors are pouring millions into “punk” biohacking startups.
Kitty Knowles
Theranos failed hard, but did it also prove the market?
Analysis
August 30, 2019
Theranos failed hard, but did it also prove the market?
Meet the founders building blood test startups in a post-Theranos world. "Theranos brought medical diagnostics to the forefront."
Kitty Knowles
Are microbiome gut health tests “bullshit”?
Analysis
August 28, 2019
Are microbiome gut health tests “bullshit”?
“We have yet only seen the tip of the iceberg."
Kitty Knowles
Europe’s killer nanobot startups are taking on cancer
Analysis
August 26, 2019
Europe’s killer nanobot startups are taking on cancer
“Our nanobots could be packaged in pills."
Kitty Knowles
Thriva founder Hamish Grierson tackles "the elephant in the room"
Interview
August 23, 2019
Thriva founder Hamish Grierson tackles "the elephant in the room"
"The elephant in the room is, of course, Theranos."
Kitty Knowles
From Baze to Vitl, personalised vitamin startups want your blood
Analysis
August 13, 2019
From Baze to Vitl, personalised vitamin startups want your blood
Would you take a blood test for personalised supplements and vitamins?
Kitty Knowles
The 'femtech' doctor on demand will see you now
Analysis
July 22, 2019
The 'femtech' doctor on demand will see you now
Do we need special doctor services just for women?
Kitty Knowles
Purplebricks $5m US retreat shows startups need to slow down
Opinion
July 5, 2019
Purplebricks $5m US retreat shows startups need to slow down
Is it time for startups to slow down?
Kitty Knowles
Working with kids: Europe’s coworking spaces with childcare
Analysis
July 2, 2019
Working with kids: Europe’s coworking spaces with childcare
Kids are ‘welcome’ at a just a quarter of coworking spaces and only 2% offer childcare. But times are changing.
Kitty Knowles
How to make a smart angel investment
Analysis
June 24, 2019
How to make a smart angel investment
The number of angel investors in Europe keeps growing year on year. Do you want in?
Kitty Knowles

Kitty Knowles

Coronavirus has changed dating apps “irreversibly”

Sextech startups boom in coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?

The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus

From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus

Nine mental health startups smashing "taboo" in Europe

Europe’s fastest growing startups with female founders

Pexxi founder says venture capital funds are “painfully” clueless about birth control

“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock

With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe

Seven exoskeleton startups rising up in Europe

Visionable is using 5G to build smart ambulances

Britain’s $1bn robot surgeon startup is taking on "unloved" medtech

Fashion startup Lookiero bags $19m: “We’re not worried about Stitch Fix”

Hey, Elon Musk! Europe’s startups are biohacking the brain

Theranos failed hard, but did it also prove the market?

Are microbiome gut health tests “bullshit”?

Europe’s killer nanobot startups are taking on cancer

Thriva founder Hamish Grierson tackles "the elephant in the room"

From Baze to Vitl, personalised vitamin startups want your blood

The 'femtech' doctor on demand will see you now

Purplebricks $5m US retreat shows startups need to slow down

Working with kids: Europe’s coworking spaces with childcare

How to make a smart angel investment