Analysis | Finance | 18 Nov European fintech weekly: HSBC eyes new partnerships and is Google becoming a bank? An HSBC exec explains why acquistions of challenger banks could be on the cards and Google dips its toes into banking
Analysis | VC | 15 Nov EQT Ventures’ big startup bets As EQT Ventures raises its second fund, bringing total funds under management up to €1.2bn, we take a look at its current portfolio and try to determine how well it's performing.
Analysis | Investment | 14 Nov Week in corporate innovation: saving the world with ice cream A roundup of the what Europe's biggest companies are doing with startups and new technologies, from Airbus and BASF to Volvo.
Analysis | Travel | 14 Nov Don’t underestimate the size of Booking.com, says chairwoman: ‘Airbnb is so much smaller’ Who is the biggest technology company in Europe? Booking.com is bigger than the likes of Spotify and Adyen, according to Gillian Tans, the company's chairwoman.
Analysis | Academia | 14 Nov Top 10 UK universities for turning research into businesses A new "research to riches" ranking places The Queen’s University of Belfast in first place for the number of spinout companies.
Analysis | Accelerators | 12 Nov Top automotive industry accelerators There has been an explosion of automobile company accelerators — since around 2017 almost every major carmaker runs some kind of startup programme. But programmes vary hugely in terms of what is on offer.
Analysis | VC | 12 Nov European VC firm Balderton’s heavy hitters As Balderton raises its 7th fund, we ask: how great, really, is its portfolio?
Analysis | Finance | 11 Nov “We want 10m American users” — How Europe’s digital banks are taking on the US Monzo, N26 and Revolut are chasing the US market. It's early days but - finally - I'm convinced they might have a shot
Analysis | Artificial Intelligence | 11 Nov Venture capital funds are lining up to back ex-DeepMinders Venture capitalists are lining up to fund the startups of employees leaving Deep Mind, the Google-owned artificial intelligence research lab. Will this be the shot in the arm the European ecosystem needs?
Analysis | Food | 6 Nov Seven plant-based food startups serving up vegan meat in Europe Impossible Foods has set its sights on Europe. Here are the European plant-based meat startups it will come up against.
Analysis | Investment | 5 Nov Week in Corporate Innovation: Chinese beauty secrets A roundup of the what Europe's biggest companies are doing with startups and new technologies, from L'Oréal to Santander to Alstom.
Analysis | Investment | 5 Nov Rush to acquire innovation agencies Big consultancies like Accenture, BCG and McKinsey have bought up a string of small innovation agencies in an attempt to remain relevant.
Analysis | Finance | 4 Nov European fintech weekly: Uber Money marks a new paradigm & October funding dip Uber announced the beginning of its digital bank, while fintech funding takes a temporary dip.
Analysis | Academia | 4 Nov How to hire like a unicorn Billion-dollar "unicorn" tech companies are more likely to have someone in their leadership team with no degree than lower valued ones. How come?
Analysis | Music | 1 Nov How influencer Marco Nardone burnt through €19m on three apps in three years In between holidays in exotic locations, Nardone has launched social media app Fling, music streaming app Gig FM and delivery business WineApp.
Analysis | Banking | 28 Oct European fintech weekly: The future of neo-banks and inside Revolut’s Singaporean launch Can Revolut take on Asia and how many European fintechs are going to survive?
