Opinion | Consumer | 11 Mar I like B2C, and I don’t know why that feels dirty Business-to-consumer startups can get ignored by investors focusing on more predictable software-as-a-service businesses.
Analysis | Ecommerce | 3 Feb The rising stars of Lithuania’s startup scene Following Vinted's €128m funding round, we look at the rising stars of the Lithuanian startup ecosystem.
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 | Data | 10 Dec Polish-Chinese startup quietly tracking 1.1bn mobile phones raises $12m Cosmose, a little-known startup based between Shanghai and Warsaw, boasts luxury brands such as LVMH, Richemont, Kering, Estée Lauder and L'Oréal as clients.
News | Travel | 28 Oct Travel disrupter Duffel raises another $30m and finally comes out of stealth Travel tech startup Duffel is ready to tell the world what it’s up to at last. This could be the start of a new era of travel innovation.
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.
News | Fashion | 23 Sep Fashion startup Lookiero bags $19m: “We’re not worried about Stitch Fix” With £120m poured into fashion startups Outfittery, Thread and Lookiero, the battle of the AI fashion boxes is on.
Interview | Ecommerce | 23 Sep Danish startup Trustpilot has become the beating heart of online business With 65m reviews, Trustpilot is learning to spot the fakes and fight back with the help of algorithms.
Analysis | Ecommerce | 9 Sep What Europe’s e-commerce startups can learn from Alibaba’s Jack Ma The man behind China's Amazon has stepped down. But his golden tenure, and indeed his departure, offers teachings to those hoping to mirror his success
Analysis | Health | 13 Aug From Baze to Vitl, personalised vitamin startups want your blood Would you take a blood test for personalised supplements and vitamins?
Analysis | Health | 22 Jul The ‘femtech’ doctor on demand will see you now Do we need special doctor services just for women?
Analysis | Funding | 4 Jun European investors are finally putting money into sextech startups The so-called ‘sextech’ industry — made up of sex toys, apps and services — is now worth $30bn and is growing by 30% each year.
Analysis | Ecommerce | 3 May Glovo goes big on grocery Oscar Pierre, the 20-something founder of Spanish delivery startup sensation Glovo, talks dark kitchens after closing a €150m funding round.
Analysis | Food | 25 Apr Lunch club: Farmdrop stirs up its business model Online grocer Farmdrop is great at serving staff, and customers, fresh sustainably-sourced food. Until recently, though, it wasn't so good at making money.
Analysis | Payments | 26 Mar Stripe’s UK manager warns of “heavy cost” for Europe Online payments giant Stripe is pushing ahead with its European expansion, but the company's UK manager sees more than one challenge on the horizon.
