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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sponsored 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.
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.
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.
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.
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’
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.
