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Venture Capital

News | Venture Capital | 6 Dec

Octopus Ventures loses “trailblazing” associate

Juliette Souliman joined the major European venture firm last year. She is now leaving to start her own fintech fund.

Photo of Marta Sjögren (centre left) and Sophia Bendz (centre right) speaking at the Inklusiiv launch event.

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.

Opinion | Venture Capital | 5 Dec

Polish startups ensnared by toxic government money

State money is pouring into Polish startups, but entrepreneurs have ended up with toxic investors in their cap tables and financing tied to onerous conditions.

alex basu from Industrifonden

Opinion | Venture Capital | 4 Dec

Technology is stagnating and the venture capital industry is to blame

There is more and more money in tech, but when was the last time you experienced the launch of a product that felt truly revolutionary? We think the venture capital industry is to blame.

Analysis | Angel Investing | 3 Dec

Europe’s top angel investors

A hand-picked selection of some of the most prominent angel investors in Europe, featuring Xavier Niel, Oleg Tscheltzoff and Jacques Antoine-Granjon.

photo of Kolja Hebenstreit

News | Venture Capital | 3 Dec

Family office investment into European startups jumps fivefold

The money invested in European startups by family offices or rich individuals has risen fivefold in the past five years. Private wealth is also now the biggest source of funding for venture capital funds.

Andrea Reynolds CEO Swoop

Interview | Investment | 29 Nov

“Technologies and practices change – people never do” – Bookclub with Swoop’s Andrea Reynolds

Books on timeless business wisdom from legendary investor Warren Buffett, autobiographies and learning about business from Formula 1.

Illustration of individual standing on gold and taking money out of an ATM

How To | Venture Capital | 28 Nov

Seven types of funding every startup should consider

Funding is an essential part of any startup journey, but where do you start? We look into seven funding options to help you get started.

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Analysis | Angel Investing | 28 Nov

Inside “Angel’s Den”; London’s speed dating for startups

Sifted visited London’s fintech angel investor scene, to find out how founders secure millions of pounds in seed money with just a 7 minute pitch.

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News | Investment | 28 Nov

Finimize puts a team of analysts into your pocket

Finimize launches its app to help modern investors make more informed financial choices.

Europe Atomico

Analysis | Venture Capital | 21 Nov

European tech startups break records with $34bn in venture capital funding this year

There has been a massive 40% jump in venture capital funding for European startups this year, even as funding for US and Asian startups stagnates. That's just one of the seven key takeaways from Atomico's State of European Tech report.

Thea Messel, founder of investment firm Unconventional Ventures.

News | Investment | 20 Nov

New European microfund launches; 85% of its investors are women

Unconventional Ventures is a new investment company backing Nordic businesses with underrepresented founders.

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.

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Analysis | Corporate Innovation | 14 Nov

Week in corporate innovation: saving the world with ice cream

A roundup of the what Europe's biggest companies are doing with startups and new technologies, from Airbus and BASF to Volvo.

Miguel Vicente

Interview | Investment | 13 Nov

Miguel Vicente from Barcelona Tech City on the exhaustion of founder addiction

The cofounder of Barcelona Tech City and Antai Venture Builders sits down with Sifted to talk founder addiction and managing your startup’s ‘ego system’

CVC funding

Opinion | Corporate Innovation | 12 Nov

Why your big-spending corporate venture strategy is all wrong

Corporate venture capital fund sizes are creeping up — the median is now above $75m — but $150,000 might go just as far as $500,000 in this industry.

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