Analysis | Hardware | 12 Feb Nine mental health startups smashing “taboo” in Europe Global investment in mental health startups has surged to £500m.
Interview | Accelerators | 22 Jan Antler: tapping into Europe’s talent It’s company builder Antler’s first London demo day. But how is it different from its main competitor, Entrepreneur First?
Analysis | Intrapreneurship | 17 Dec “More like an assault course than a marathon” — how to spin out from a big corporation Tankey, the fuel loyalty points startup, was the first corporate spin-out for the Dutch utility, testing its willingness to support intrapreneurs.
News | Venture Capital | 13 Dec Atomico launches second angel programme The European venture capital fund has given 15 new angels across Europe $100,000 each to invest in early-stage startups — and is honing in on female founders and sustainability.
News | Startup Life | 6 Dec What’s Europe done this month for diversity in tech? A €21m Dutch fund to invest solely in female founders, female venture capital partners call for more female venture capital partners and a pan-European VC internship programme begins.
News | Travel | 18 Nov Cities like Venice should consider tourist caps, says Booking.com chairwoman Gillian Tans, former chief executive of Booking.com, thinks tourist quotas should be enforced in overcrowded cities.
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 | 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.
Interview | Hospitality | 7 Nov The Czech startup bringing hotels out of the 1980s With big hotel chains still using antiquated operating systems, Czech entrepreneur Richard Valtr has set out to bring new tech to the hospitality sector.
Interview | Advertising | 30 Oct “Throwing rocks at the Google bus” — Bookclub with WeTransfer’s Damian Bradfield Damian Bradfield, co-founder and chief creative officer of WeTransfer shares his top book recommendations about social isolation, the trust deficit in tech and philanthropy.
News | Mobility | 23 Oct European mobility weekly: Uber muscles in on Citymapper’s territory Lilium and Volocopter's flying taxis take off and increased funding in cybersecurity for connected cars.
Analysis | Health | 16 Oct Seven exoskeleton startups rising up in Europe The exoskeleton market generates well over $100m in revenue each year.
News | Finance | 1 Oct Another challenger bank is trying its luck in the UK. This is how it hopes to sweep the market Holland’s Bunq is launching in Britain this week. Will its “life-hack” features, ethical investing, and credit-card offering be enough to lure a more mature market?
Analysis | Advertising | 25 Sep Why Oatly’s latest ad campaign went badly wrong in its native Sweden Chinese owners, upset farmers and an angry mob – no more honeymoon for Oatly as its latest anti-milk campaign creates a storm in Sweden.
News | Data | 19 Sep How much does it cost to make plastic smiley buttons? With $25m in fresh funds, HappyOrNot is about to supercharge its feedback buttons. And this time, it's all about the data.
Analysis | Health | 18 Sep Hey, Elon Musk! Europe’s startups are biohacking the brain Investors are pouring millions into “punk” biohacking startups.
