Funding

News | Health | 14 Oct

Visionable is using 5G to build smart ambulances 

Will the ‘Skype for doctors’ startup transform health?

Analysis | Funding | 7 Oct

European startups won €8.7bn of VC investment last quarter — with three countries continuing to dominate

The summer months saw a boom in venture funding for European startups, a new report reveals. And 2019 is now set to be a record year — particularly for the UK, Germany and France.

Interview | Health | 3 Oct

Britain’s $1bn robot surgeon startup is taking on “unloved” medtech

The man behind the machine: CMR Surgical's Martin Frost is rolling out robot surgeons into hundreds of hospitals.

News | Investment | 30 Sep

An Icelandic startup has been acquired by a billion-dollar blockchain giant

A little-known tech company from Iceland has been bought by one of the biggest - and most controversial - companies in crypto.

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.

Analysis | Funding | 3 Sep

Beware Europe: Top 5 crowdfunding fiascos

The European Commission is trying to promote crowdfunding as another source of financing for startups. But these projects do not always go as planned...

Places | VC | 3 Sep

Why is Dutch VC investment lagging?

The Netherlands has produced 15 unicorns and the pace is accelerating. But someone seems to have forgotten to tell the VCs about the party.

Analysis | Health | 30 Aug

Theranos failed hard, but did it also prove the market?

Meet the founders building blood test startups in a post-Theranos world. "Theranos brought medical diagnostics to the forefront."

Interview | Funding | 26 Aug

“In business it doesn’t matter what you do, it matters why you do it” – Bookclub with Luke Lang

Crowdcube's Luke Lang's reading list on startups, dealing with change and marathon running.

Analysis | VC | 19 Aug

The alternative to VC investing everyone has been waiting for?

It is no secret most VCs aren't profitable. So is this members-only blockchain token-based investment club a better alternative?

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?

Opinion | Communities | 12 Aug

Why this US investor is on the hunt for European founders

A US investor's love letter to European startups.

How To | Communities | 6 Aug

Top 50+ communities for underrepresented founders in Europe

An ever-growing list of schemes and networks which support diverse and underrepresented founders in Europe's tech ecosystem.

Analysis | Accelerators | 6 Aug

Google and TechHub offer 30 grants to support diverse founders

The new scheme in London is one of a wave of recently launched initiatives across the continent to support underrepresented founders.

Opinion | Product development | 2 Aug

Most founders think they need funding: they don’t

Founders think they need funding — but what they really need is to build a product customers love.

How To | Investment | 19 Jul

What is a family office?

What founders need to know about the mysterious world of family offices: what they do, where they invest and how to find them.