Analysis | Mobility | 19 Feb What’s next in Europe’s scooter wars? City tenders, operational costs and funding fatigue could all kill European scooter startups this year. But will they?
Analysis | Startup Life | 19 Feb Europeans are obsessed with profits Beyond mega fundraising rounds and valuations, there’s an increasing number of European entrepreneurs putting profitability first to grow global champions.
Analysis | Corporate Innovation | 11 Feb Want to make your company more innovative? Teach your staff to code It is more cost-effective to retrain your staff than hire for new skills.
Analysis | Venture Capital | 11 Feb Europe’s top Series A investors These are Europe’s top 10 Series A investors, according to Dealroom. But what are they really like — and what do founders think of them?
Interview | Mobility | 7 Feb Cracking the code to European expansion, Virtuo’s way With 70% of its sales coming from returning clients, Paris-based startup Virtuo is looking to build on customer loyalty to expand into Germany and Italy next.
Interview | Startup Life | 3 Feb Inside Alan: the French healthtech startup with no meetings and transparent salaries Call it madness or genius — Alan’s distinctive company culture is one that few employees want to leave.
Interview | Payments | 31 Jan What Europe can learn from Africa’s mobile wallets France’s Famoco has deployed 250,000 of its secure payment terminals, most of which in Africa. Now with a €20m fundraise it wants to bring African innovation back to Europe.
Interview | Regulation | 29 Jan Hey regulators: just let go Can regulation spur innovation? France’s telecoms watchdog is pushing for a new regulatory style to spawn a wave of “regtech” startups.
Analysis | Hiring | 28 Jan Europe’s fastest growing startups with female founders Women to watch in 2020.
Interview | Corporate Innovation | 21 Jan Selling to businesses is hard, selling to the military is harder 1,200 startups come to defense giant Thales each year to tap otherwise inaccessible army contracts. In turn, their technology means faster, cheaper military innovation.
Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 20 Jan Why French employees don’t care about stocks Most French startups offer stock option packages but are doing a poor job at explaining them to employees. A few simple changes could make a difference.
Interview | Corporate accelerators | 14 Jan New head of Airbus BizLab: “We need to take better bets” Christian Lindener wants to spend a third of the budget on moonshots
Interview | Quantum | 9 Jan What Europe needs to survive the quantum wars Is quantum just another technological leap that will leave Europe on the side of the road?
News | Food | 7 Jan Karma battles food waste with smart fridges The Swedish food waste app is rolling out communal fridges to make it easier to distribute meals
Analysis | Internet of Things | 6 Jan IoT arms race is on: Sigfox promises 1bn connections in three years Embattled French pioneer says deals with DHL and Amadeus will put growth back on track
Opinion | Venture Capital | 2 Jan US VCs are coming, and it’s no friendly football match It’s now a tangible reality that US funds are coming to Europe. This wave of investments is a unique opportunity for the European VC community to up its game.
