Analysis | Hardware | 12 Feb Nine mental health startups smashing “taboo” in Europe Global investment in mental health startups has surged to £500m.
Opinion | Environment | 12 Feb Why compostable plastics aren’t such a great idea Don't jump on the compostable packaging bandwagon — it's not quite what it seems.
Opinion | Policy | 29 Jan Ending the app trap: why (and how) we need to reform the gig economy The convenience of the on-demand economy for consumers must not be traded for the financial security and dignity of gig economy workers.
News | Venture Capital | 15 Jan Felix Capital’s new $300m fund: Is thematic investing the way forward for European VCs? Digital lifestyle-focused venture capital firm Felix Capital raises $300m for its third fund. Is this a model others should follow?
Analysis | Food | 9 Jan What’s next for on-demand food delivery? Restaurants are fighting back, dark kitchens are heating up and some delivery operators are even giving grocery a go. Read our definitive report on Europe's on-demand food sector.
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
News | Food | 19 Dec On-demand delivery startup Glovo raises €150m and becomes Spain’s second unicorn The Spanish competitor to Uber Eats and Deliveroo claims it will do what its rivals seem unable or unwilling to do: hit profitability in 2021. We catch up with chief executive Oscar Pierre on wooing investors, dark kitchens and acquisitions.
News | Analytics | 18 Dec 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.
Analysis | Corporate Innovation | 10 Dec “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.
Interview | Healthtech | 10 Dec 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.
Analysis | Health | 16 Oct Seven exoskeleton startups rising up in Europe The exoskeleton market generates well over $100m in revenue each year.
Analysis | Consumer | 1 Oct Henkel revamps venture fund The German detergent and adhesives conglomerate is planning to increase the rate at which it invests into promising startups.
Interview | Mobility | 25 Sep Cazoo goes full speed ahead Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman’s latest startup is as ambitious as they come; Cazoo, a used car retailer, has raised £56.5m, hired 120 people and hasn’t even launched yet.
Analysis | Health | 18 Sep Hey, Elon Musk! Europe’s startups are biohacking the brain Investors are pouring millions into “punk” biohacking startups.
Analysis | Intrapreneurship | 17 Sep 7 ideas you can steal from Lego’s intrapreneur in residence Start testing immediately with a no-tech "pretotype", keep the team small, work in two week sprints + other ideas that Lego's innovation team uses.
Analysis | Robotics | 4 Sep Europe’s 6-wheeled delivery robots begin invasion of US campuses Estonia’s Starship plans to have 5000 delivery robots in service by 2021. But do the economics make sense?
