# Analysis

Can you be left-wing and an 'elite founder'?
Analysis
December 3, 2025
Can you be left-wing and an 'elite founder'?
Grindset memes and LinkedIn discourse are fuelling a new aversion to lefty ideals among some European founders
Martin Coulter
Mistral pushes into robotics, open-sources flagship models
Analysis
December 2, 2025
Mistral pushes into robotics, open-sources flagship models
The Paris-based AI startup revealed a host of new open-source models and a new robotics-focused business unit
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
European nations are investing billions in space. How much will go to startups?
Analysis
December 1, 2025
European nations are investing billions in space. How much will go to startups?
Space has become a key component of European defence strategies — and startups will be key to achieving the region’s sovereignty
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Anne Sraders
Quantum Systems vs Helsing: Where is the talent coming from?
Analysis
December 1, 2025
Quantum Systems vs Helsing: Where is the talent coming from?
A new analysis from executive recruitment firm The Big Search shows more ex-military talent going into startups
Martin Coulter
The startups jazzing up funding announcements with robots and synth-pop: ‘Just be yourself’
Analysis
November 28, 2025
The startups jazzing up funding announcements with robots and synth-pop: ‘Just be yourself’
A crop of new startups are rethinking how they unveil their raises to the world — including satirical videos, music and robots
Éanna Kelly
Building femtech with customer buy-in: Inside Daya's contrarian playbook
Analysis
November 27, 2025
Building femtech with customer buy-in: Inside Daya's contrarian playbook
Founded two years ago, this venture studio aims to build femtech startups that solve real issues in women’s health
Mimi Billing
UK Budget: Startups and VCs divided over Reeves’ policy blitz
Analysis
November 26, 2025
UK Budget: Startups and VCs divided over Reeves’ policy blitz
UK finance minister unveils raft of measures aimed at improving conditions for British scaleups
Martin Coulter and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
‘A trillion-dollar industry’: Startups are tackling Europe’s critical materials problem
Analysis
November 24, 2025
‘A trillion-dollar industry’: Startups are tackling Europe’s critical materials problem
From mining reserves at home to using AI to create substitute materials, European startups are trying to reduce Europe’s dependence on imported critical materials
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The sector with 5 quarters of deal growth and a 52% rise in funding (spoiler: it’s not AI)
Analysis
November 21, 2025
The sector with 5 quarters of deal growth and a 52% rise in funding (spoiler: it’s not AI)
Four investors take us inside the new cybersecurity ‘arms race’
Éanna Kelly and Hessa Alabbas
Is Spain Europe's AI dark horse?
Analysis
November 21, 2025
Is Spain Europe's AI dark horse?
Spanish AI-native startups have raised €442m across 39 equity deals so far this year, compared with €56m across 11 deals in 2024
Tom Nugent and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Data says hiring is getting easier — recruiters disagree
Analysis
November 20, 2025
Data says hiring is getting easier — recruiters disagree
AI companies may be having an easier time snatching up top profiles, but startups in less sexy areas still struggle
Miriam Partington
European edtechs enjoy funding revival, promising to disrupt — not destroy — education
Analysis
November 17, 2025
European edtechs enjoy funding revival, promising to disrupt — not destroy — education
A slew of AI tools have received VC backing this year, boosting a quiet corner of the tech world
Éanna Kelly
What’s keeping chief compliance officers up at night
Analysis
November 14, 2025
What’s keeping chief compliance officers up at night
Four compliance leaders share their biggest challenges in 2025
Tom Matsuda
Who is Monzo’s new CEO, Diana Layfield?
Analysis
November 13, 2025
Who is Monzo’s new CEO, Diana Layfield?
Former colleagues describe Layfield as a “decisive” and “highly intelligent” polymath with a “Monty Python-esque” sense of humour
Tom Matsuda
‘Enraging self-sabotage’: French tech up in arms over budget proposals
Analysis
November 13, 2025
‘Enraging self-sabotage’: French tech up in arms over budget proposals
Left-wing parliamentarians push for more tax, stoking debate in French ecosystem
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Startups are hitting $10bn valuations faster — is that a problem?
Analysis
November 10, 2025
Startups are hitting $10bn valuations faster — is that a problem?
Half of Europe’s decacorns were minted this year, with some hitting the milestone quicker than ever
Tom Nugent, Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
This startup is using bat-like sensors to make robots safe
Analysis
November 10, 2025
This startup is using bat-like sensors to make robots safe
The Norwegian startup Sonair already has 40 paying robotics companies testing the technology
Mimi Billing
Defence unicorns Helsing and Quantum Systems eye Taiwan
Analysis
November 7, 2025
Defence unicorns Helsing and Quantum Systems eye Taiwan
Some warn European defence techs’ moves could stoke geopolitical tensions
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Strike drone startup Stark’s military test failures could have ‘damaging’ effect on industry
Analysis
November 6, 2025
Strike drone startup Stark’s military test failures could have ‘damaging’ effect on industry
Reaction to the buzzy German strike drone startup’s recent military test failures may be overblown — but could damage wider industry
Anne Sraders
What AI agents suck at right now, according to 4 founders
Analysis
November 6, 2025
What AI agents suck at right now, according to 4 founders
These souped-up bots still have a lot of failure points, say the people working with them daily
Éanna Kelly
What we can learn from European tech’s funniest company
Analysis
November 5, 2025
What we can learn from European tech’s funniest company
The secret behind Tl;dv’s viral content? Three people who don’t think much about selling — and one very game CEO
Éanna Kelly
Sweden’s AI-native startups more than triple funding to €454m so far this year
Analysis
November 5, 2025
Sweden’s AI-native startups more than triple funding to €454m so far this year
Multiple raises from industry leaders Lovable and Legora boost funding total
Martin Coulter
What’s keeping chief finance officers up at night
Analysis
November 4, 2025
What’s keeping chief finance officers up at night
Six chief finance officers share their biggest challenges in 2025
Tom Matsuda
Fintechs dabble in defence deals: ‘Things have changed since Ukraine’
Analysis
November 3, 2025
Fintechs dabble in defence deals: ‘Things have changed since Ukraine’
Pressure to finance underserved defence startups is rising, but ethical questions remain when mixing money with munitions
Tom Matsuda

# Analysis

Can you be left-wing and an 'elite founder'?

Mistral pushes into robotics, open-sources flagship models

European nations are investing billions in space. How much will go to startups?

Quantum Systems vs Helsing: Where is the talent coming from?

The startups jazzing up funding announcements with robots and synth-pop: ‘Just be yourself’

Building femtech with customer buy-in: Inside Daya's contrarian playbook

UK Budget: Startups and VCs divided over Reeves’ policy blitz

‘A trillion-dollar industry’: Startups are tackling Europe’s critical materials problem

The sector with 5 quarters of deal growth and a 52% rise in funding (spoiler: it’s not AI)

Is Spain Europe's AI dark horse?

Data says hiring is getting easier — recruiters disagree

European edtechs enjoy funding revival, promising to disrupt — not destroy — education

What’s keeping chief compliance officers up at night

Who is Monzo’s new CEO, Diana Layfield?

‘Enraging self-sabotage’: French tech up in arms over budget proposals

Startups are hitting $10bn valuations faster — is that a problem?

This startup is using bat-like sensors to make robots safe

Defence unicorns Helsing and Quantum Systems eye Taiwan

Strike drone startup Stark’s military test failures could have ‘damaging’ effect on industry

What AI agents suck at right now, according to 4 founders

What we can learn from European tech’s funniest company

Sweden’s AI-native startups more than triple funding to €454m so far this year

What’s keeping chief finance officers up at night

Fintechs dabble in defence deals: ‘Things have changed since Ukraine’