# Big Data Corner

Meet Adeyemi Ajao — the man who took on Zuckerberg
Interview
September 16, 2020
Meet Adeyemi Ajao — the man who took on Zuckerberg
Adeyemi Ajao, one of Spain’s most prolific entrepreneurs, sat down with Sifted to talk social media, big data and how to fix Spain’s innovation problems
Tim Smith
SoftBank is involved in 6% of all VC flows in Europe
News
February 13, 2020
SoftBank is involved in 6% of all VC flows in Europe
With the Vision Fund's sequel in trouble, Europe braces for a Softbank chill.
Kim Darrah
Britain's tech industry shrugs off Brexit fears with record £10bn startup investment
News
January 15, 2020
Britain's tech industry shrugs off Brexit fears with record £10bn startup investment
Asian and US investors now account for 45% of all funding for UK startups.
Kim Darrah
Silicon south coast: the UK’s growing coastal tech hubs
News
January 13, 2020
Silicon south coast: the UK’s growing coastal tech hubs
Brighton and Bournemouth don’t usually receive attention for their tech, but they have amongst the highest ratio of tech startups relative to other new businesses
Kim Darrah
Family office investment into European startups jumps fivefold
News
December 3, 2019
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.
Kim Darrah
These are the 12 French startups with the fastest growing teams
Analysis
November 25, 2019
These are the 12 French startups with the fastest growing teams
Some of these fast-hiring French startups have quadrupled their team size in just a year.
Kim Darrah
European tech startups break records with $34bn in venture capital funding this year
Analysis
November 21, 2019
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.
Kim Darrah
Investment in UK quantum computing is about to leap
News
November 5, 2019
Investment in UK quantum computing is about to leap
The number of UK businesses investing in quantum computing is set to increase three-fold over the next five years.
Kim Darrah
How to hire like a unicorn
Analysis
November 4, 2019
How to hire like a unicorn
Billion-dollar "unicorn" tech companies are more likely to have someone in their leadership team with no degree than lower valued ones. How come?
Kim Darrah
US vs UK funds: Who makes more money?
Analysis
October 24, 2019
US vs UK funds: Who makes more money?
A new report casts doubt on the popular belief that US venture capital funds consistently outperform their UK counterparts.
Kim Darrah
Europe’s most attractive cities to Gen Z also get the most startup funding
Analysis
September 13, 2019
Europe’s most attractive cities to Gen Z also get the most startup funding
The largest slice of European venture capital funding goes to the cities that are most popular with Gen Z (7 to 22-year-olds)
Kim Darrah
Why is Dutch VC investment lagging?
Places
September 3, 2019
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.
Maija Palmer
European tech has record quarter with €9.3bn VC investment
Analysis
July 1, 2019
European tech has record quarter with €9.3bn VC investment
A handful of megadeals, such as Northvolt's €900m fundraising have lifted European VC investment to record-breaking levels.
Maija Palmer
US and Asian investment in European startups goes bananas
Analysis
June 25, 2019
US and Asian investment in European startups goes bananas
Inbound investment from the US and Asia is on track to reach €14bn this year, up from €8bn last year, according to data from Dealroom.
Michael Stothard
Some of Europe's most successful startup hubs are in tiny towns, not capital cities
Analysis
June 17, 2019
Some of Europe's most successful startup hubs are in tiny towns, not capital cities
Who knew that there was so much startup activity going on in the small European towns of Oulu, Oss, Montpellier and Sandwich?
Michael Stothard
Israel's startup IPO drought is finally coming to an end
Analysis
May 20, 2019
Israel's startup IPO drought is finally coming to an end
Dozens of Israeli startups are set to go public this year, creating a new batch of multi-millionaires
Orr Hirschauge
Europe’s biggest startup hubs are also growing the fastest
Analysis
May 13, 2019
Europe’s biggest startup hubs are also growing the fastest
First- and second-tier startup hubs not only bigger, but they are growing quicker, according to a Sifted analysis of Dealroom data.
Ian Hathaway
Of midsized startup hubs, the smallest are growing the fastest
Analysis
May 5, 2019
Of midsized startup hubs, the smallest are growing the fastest
Europe’s smaller second-tier startup hubs are growing the fastest in terms of the number of venture capital deals struck.
Ian Hathaway
Move over London, Paris is now the fastest growing major tech hub in Europe
Analysis
April 29, 2019
Move over London, Paris is now the fastest growing major tech hub in Europe
Paris is growing twice as fast as London in terms of venture capital deals.
Ian Hathaway
Data reveals that meetups make for a thriving tech scene
Opinion
April 15, 2019
Data reveals that meetups make for a thriving tech scene
Atomico’s head of insights Tom Wehmeier gives compelling data that community meetups are a key factor in fostering innovation.
Tom Wehmeier
European developers are cheaper and more loyal than those in the US
Analysis
April 9, 2019
European developers are cheaper and more loyal than those in the US
Among the things we learned from the Stack Overflow developer survey: Eastern European developers are optimistic. UK and German ones are loyal. And female developers are leaving.
Maija Palmer
European early-stage VC deals are getting bigger
Analysis
April 7, 2019
European early-stage VC deals are getting bigger
Across seed, Series A and Series B, investment round sizes in Europe are much bigger than they were five years ago.
Ian Hathaway
It's been a record quarter for European VC investment with €7bn poured into startups
Analysis
March 31, 2019
It's been a record quarter for European VC investment with €7bn poured into startups
Venture capital investments into European startups reached an all-time quarterly high of €7bn.
Ian Hathaway
Silicon Valley VCs are investing more in European startups
Analysis
March 24, 2019
Silicon Valley VCs are investing more in European startups
Last year was a record year for fundraising by European startups with €20.5bn (£18.1bn).
Ian Hathaway

# Big Data Corner

Meet Adeyemi Ajao — the man who took on Zuckerberg

SoftBank is involved in 6% of all VC flows in Europe

Britain's tech industry shrugs off Brexit fears with record £10bn startup investment

Silicon south coast: the UK’s growing coastal tech hubs

Family office investment into European startups jumps fivefold

These are the 12 French startups with the fastest growing teams

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

Investment in UK quantum computing is about to leap

How to hire like a unicorn

US vs UK funds: Who makes more money?

Europe’s most attractive cities to Gen Z also get the most startup funding

Why is Dutch VC investment lagging?

European tech has record quarter with €9.3bn VC investment

US and Asian investment in European startups goes bananas

Some of Europe's most successful startup hubs are in tiny towns, not capital cities

Israel's startup IPO drought is finally coming to an end

Europe’s biggest startup hubs are also growing the fastest

Of midsized startup hubs, the smallest are growing the fastest

Move over London, Paris is now the fastest growing major tech hub in Europe

Data reveals that meetups make for a thriving tech scene

European developers are cheaper and more loyal than those in the US

European early-stage VC deals are getting bigger

It's been a record quarter for European VC investment with €7bn poured into startups

Silicon Valley VCs are investing more in European startups