# Technology

The best AI opportunities for investors may not look like AI companies
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October 5, 2026
The best AI opportunities for investors may not look like AI companies
It's less about finding the next company with AI in its name and more about finding businesses that can use the technology to create a meaningful advantage
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The age of the scaleup fund
Analysis
October 2, 2026
The age of the scaleup fund
Investors predict more, and bigger, funds aimed at tackling the European growth funding gap
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
Exclusive
September 30, 2026
Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
France recently sought to block the UK’s participation in the fund
Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
From space-based healthcare to sustainable materials: Meet MSISV’s 2026 EMEA cohort
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September 25, 2026
From space-based healthcare to sustainable materials: Meet MSISV’s 2026 EMEA cohort
Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures is now investing across four core themes as it continues to accelerate impact investment
Sponsored by: Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV)
Europe's AI moment is moving from hype to execution
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September 17, 2026
Europe's AI moment is moving from hype to execution
At the upcoming HumanX event, founders, investors and policymakers will gather to explore the realities and challenges of integrating AI into businesses
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The new impact investing playbook: Why climate investors are moving beyond carbon accounting
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September 16, 2026
The new impact investing playbook: Why climate investors are moving beyond carbon accounting
European impact investors are broadening their lens beyond carbon emissions to understand how companies interact with climate, resources, nature and human health
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How AI is redefining corporate cyber-readiness
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September 15, 2026
How AI is redefining corporate cyber-readiness
Getting ready to fight AI cyber threats isn’t just about automating, it’s about human augmentation
Sponsored by: Endeavor Greece
What’s driving Scottish deeptech?: ‘There’s a huge change happening’
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August 26, 2026
What’s driving Scottish deeptech?: ‘There’s a huge change happening’
Backed by world-class research and support networks such as Techscaler, a new generation of Scottish founders are building global deeptech companies right at home
Sponsored by: Techscaler
How founders are using AI to own their IP strategy
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August 24, 2026
How founders are using AI to own their IP strategy
By replacing the slow and costly bottlenecks of traditional law firms with AI-native platforms, deeptech founders are reclaiming their IP strategy
Sponsored by: Lightbringer
Can Europe finance its sustainability ambitions?
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August 18, 2026
Can Europe finance its sustainability ambitions?
Europe has spent much of the past decade constructing a sophisticated architecture around sustainability
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Your verified customers are for sale: The rise of account farms
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August 17, 2026
Your verified customers are for sale: The rise of account farms
With account farms selling fully verified user profiles, companies must look beyond standard identity documents to spot the signals
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How to build secure and user-friendly AI: ‘If data sits in a silo, it only sees part of the picture’
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August 4, 2026
How to build secure and user-friendly AI: ‘If data sits in a silo, it only sees part of the picture’
The secret to successful AI isn't choosing the perfect model, but safe and organised company data
Sponsored by: Box
From chatbots to ‘digital teammates’: The shift towards multiplayer AI
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July 17, 2026
From chatbots to ‘digital teammates’: The shift towards multiplayer AI
To increase productivity, companies must stop relying on 'single-player' chatbots and embrace 'multiplayer' AI agents
Sponsored by: Dust
‘We want to make bookkeeping less painful’: How Visma and its AI portfolio are reshaping accounting
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July 16, 2026
‘We want to make bookkeeping less painful’: How Visma and its AI portfolio are reshaping accounting
Visma is using its accounting portfolio to make manual bookkeeping a thing of the past
Sponsored by: Visma
The incubator launching Scotland’s next generation of tech: ‘We need to pull the bigger players into the Scottish market’
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July 15, 2026
The incubator launching Scotland’s next generation of tech: ‘We need to pull the bigger players into the Scottish market’
The Venture Builder Incubator programme, in partnership with Techscaler, is working to turn Scotland’s world-class university research into scalable commercial businesses
Sponsored by: Techscaler
An AI agent was named after this 57-year-old Belgian credit analyst. Is he philosophical about it?
Interview
July 1, 2026
An AI agent was named after this 57-year-old Belgian credit analyst. Is he philosophical about it?
One analyst reflects on what it means to share his identity with a machine built to do his job
Éanna Kelly
The headcount paradox: How AI is forcing HR and finance to think as one
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July 1, 2026
The headcount paradox: How AI is forcing HR and finance to think as one
Employee count used to be the ultimate vanity metric for fast-growing startups. Now, it’s all about “capacity”
Sponsored by: Rippling
How Hong Kong can be Europe’s fast track into Asia’s AI boom
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June 30, 2026
How Hong Kong can be Europe’s fast track into Asia’s AI boom
Hong Kong’s innovation ecosystem bridges legal frameworks, research and production networks and crucial market access gateways
Sponsored by: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks
What it actually takes to scale AI in Europe: ‘The best founders aren’t building for the next funding round’
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June 25, 2026
What it actually takes to scale AI in Europe: ‘The best founders aren’t building for the next funding round’
As the European AI market moves past its honeymoon phase, what does it take to build a durable, capital-efficient business?
Sponsored by: Tencent
How Europe can build a self-reliant defence tech ecosystem
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June 16, 2026
How Europe can build a self-reliant defence tech ecosystem
European governments are spending more on defence than ever, but experts think fiscal rules and procurement need reforming
Sponsored by: London Business School
Amazon is looking for the next generation of climate tech startups
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June 15, 2026
Amazon is looking for the next generation of climate tech startups
Startups and scaleups with proven sustainability technology can pitch for commercial pilots within Amazon’s European operations
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Rewriting the M&A playbook: Inside Visma’s acquisition strategy
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May 29, 2026
Rewriting the M&A playbook: Inside Visma’s acquisition strategy
Rather than absorbing its targets, Visma is acquiring Europe’s early-stage tech startups and giving them the operational freedom to scale independently
Sponsored by: Visma
The hidden cost of unstructured data — and how to fix it
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May 27, 2026
The hidden cost of unstructured data — and how to fix it
Why fixing fragmented data is the crucial first step for SMBs wanting to build a secure and reliable foundation for AI
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Beyond admin work: How AI is redefining management
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May 26, 2026
Beyond admin work: How AI is redefining management
Rather than replacing managers, Europe’s AI agent sector is automating routine workflows to turn corporate ‘post boxes’ back into leaders
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# Technology

The best AI opportunities for investors may not look like AI companies

The age of the scaleup fund

Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies

From space-based healthcare to sustainable materials: Meet MSISV’s 2026 EMEA cohort

Europe's AI moment is moving from hype to execution

The new impact investing playbook: Why climate investors are moving beyond carbon accounting

How AI is redefining corporate cyber-readiness

What’s driving Scottish deeptech?: ‘There’s a huge change happening’

How founders are using AI to own their IP strategy

Can Europe finance its sustainability ambitions?

Your verified customers are for sale: The rise of account farms

How to build secure and user-friendly AI: ‘If data sits in a silo, it only sees part of the picture’

From chatbots to ‘digital teammates’: The shift towards multiplayer AI

‘We want to make bookkeeping less painful’: How Visma and its AI portfolio are reshaping accounting

The incubator launching Scotland’s next generation of tech: ‘We need to pull the bigger players into the Scottish market’

An AI agent was named after this 57-year-old Belgian credit analyst. Is he philosophical about it?

The headcount paradox: How AI is forcing HR and finance to think as one

How Hong Kong can be Europe’s fast track into Asia’s AI boom

What it actually takes to scale AI in Europe: ‘The best founders aren’t building for the next funding round’

How Europe can build a self-reliant defence tech ecosystem

Amazon is looking for the next generation of climate tech startups

Rewriting the M&A playbook: Inside Visma’s acquisition strategy

The hidden cost of unstructured data — and how to fix it

Beyond admin work: How AI is redefining management