# Venture Capital

€1bn Nato Innovation Fund’s founding and managing partners depart a year after launching fund
News
November 19, 2024
€1bn Nato Innovation Fund’s founding and managing partners depart a year after launching fund
Three of the original five founding partners remain at the fund, which closed its €1bn fund last summer
Anne Sraders
Europe’s funding gap in focus: Beyond The Billion’s $1bn drive expands to Paris and London
November 14, 2024
Europe’s funding gap in focus: Beyond The Billion’s $1bn drive expands to Paris and London
Almost 800 women-founded companies including fifteen women-led unicorns from Canva to Airwallex backed by pledged funds of first-of-its-kind global capital commitment campaign
Paid for and produced by: Beyond The Billion
Emerge raises £56m to invest in AI-heavy education and future of work startups
News
November 7, 2024
Emerge raises £56m to invest in AI-heavy education and future of work startups
The firm plans to invest cheques of between £500k-2m into companies building in everything from language learning to talent sourcing
Anne Sraders
Out with a bang? VC predictions for Q4
Analysis
November 1, 2024
Out with a bang? VC predictions for Q4
Investors from HV Capital to Creandum say dealflow is picking up in the final stretch of 2024
Anne Sraders
Resurge Growth Partners is raising €120m to turn around VC orphans
News
October 24, 2024
Resurge Growth Partners is raising €120m to turn around VC orphans
The London-HQ’d firm aims to fund or buy out companies stuck between VC growth and PE
Anne Sraders
Podcaster-turned-VC Harry Stebbings raises $400m for third fund
News
October 15, 2024
Podcaster-turned-VC Harry Stebbings raises $400m for third fund
He’s backed up by a 13-person media team, three fellow investors and dozens of scaleup operators scouting companies
Amy Lewin and Anne Sraders
Report: 71% of women fear returning to work in VC after maternity leave
News
October 10, 2024
Report: 71% of women fear returning to work in VC after maternity leave
A “wake-up call” and “missed opportunity” to make VC and motherhood compatible, say industry experts
Zosia Wanat
Ex-Speedinvest and Target Partners VCs make first close of new fund
News
October 9, 2024
Ex-Speedinvest and Target Partners VCs make first close of new fund
The Munich-based fund will invest in 'boring' startups in AI infrastructure, developer tools and security
Anne Sraders
Why this European VC is building up a presence in the US (and why you should too)
Analysis
September 30, 2024
Why this European VC is building up a presence in the US (and why you should too)
Berlin-based Best Nights VC and its portfolio companies suggest now is time to take the plunge
Sponsored by: Best Nights VC
VCs and founders air their concerns about defence tech’s future
Analysis
September 25, 2024
VCs and founders air their concerns about defence tech’s future
Despite the recent hype around defence tech, insiders are eyeing a couple roadblocks
Anne Sraders
Shoot for the stars: It turns out celebrity angels do impact a startup's success
Analysis
September 19, 2024
Shoot for the stars: It turns out celebrity angels do impact a startup's success
A paper from Esade Business School in Spain found having a celebrity angel positively impacts survival, web traffic and sales.
In partnership with: Esade
Here are the early-stage marketing startups currently fundraising
Analysis
September 19, 2024
Here are the early-stage marketing startups currently fundraising
Sifted scouted and contacted 88 European early-stage marketing startups to discover who is actively fundraising
Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
Headline raises $865m growth fund — and is eyeing defence and pharma startups
News
September 18, 2024
Headline raises $865m growth fund — and is eyeing defence and pharma startups
The US- and Berlin-based VC plans to invest half of the fund in Europe
Anne Sraders
5 predictions for the M&A market, according to one banker
Interview
September 17, 2024
5 predictions for the M&A market, according to one banker
From HR tech consolidation to PE funds buying VC portfolios, GP Bullhound banker Simon Miremadi shares his predictions for the market
Anne Sraders
What’s behind the rise in secondaries — and how could it affect founders?
Analysis
September 5, 2024
What’s behind the rise in secondaries — and how could it affect founders?
The financing structure has grown in popularity in recent years
Sponsored by: Latham & Watkins
Here’s who’s investing the most in deeptech so far in 2024
Analysis
September 5, 2024
Here’s who’s investing the most in deeptech so far in 2024
From the European Innovation Council to General Catalyst, these are the most active investors in deeptech in 2024
Anne Sraders and Daria Dmytrenko
How to find the best startups to invest in
How To
September 4, 2024
How to find the best startups to invest in
The best founders won’t always be the ones in your network. So how will you find them?
In partnership with: Barclays
Where VCs are placing their next AI bets
Analysis
August 26, 2024
Where VCs are placing their next AI bets
VCs are starting to wonder whether their AI investments will pay off. Here's where they're looking for their next bets
Anne Sraders
Venture debt funding is on the up — and it's paving the way for M&A
Analysis
August 2, 2024
Venture debt funding is on the up — and it's paving the way for M&A
Interest rate cuts, disappearing runways and 'hunting lines' point towards an upcoming wave of M&A
Amy Lewin
Franco-German VC firm XAnge quietly winds down Web3 fund
News
July 31, 2024
Franco-German VC firm XAnge quietly winds down Web3 fund
Crypto’s comeback has hit a roadblock in Europe: hesitant LPs
Tom Matsuda
Is private equity’s interest in European startups on the up again?
Analysis
July 29, 2024
Is private equity’s interest in European startups on the up again?
PE firms upped their spend on venture-backed tech companies in the first half of 2024; but deal count is yet to return to the highs of 2021
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
Hungary’s Lead Ventures raises €100m to back CEE startups
News
July 22, 2024
Hungary’s Lead Ventures raises €100m to back CEE startups
This is one of the largest funds in the region
Zosia Wanat
Central eastern Europe’s most active early-stage VCs
Analysis
July 9, 2024
Central eastern Europe’s most active early-stage VCs
Bulgaria is home to the most active VCs in the region
Zosia Wanat
Seaya Ventures closes €300m climate fund and becomes Spain’s largest VC
News
July 2, 2024
Seaya Ventures closes €300m climate fund and becomes Spain’s largest VC
The fund will invest in companies that are either reducing waste or greenhouse gas emissions
Freya Pratty

# Venture Capital

€1bn Nato Innovation Fund’s founding and managing partners depart a year after launching fund

Europe’s funding gap in focus: Beyond The Billion’s $1bn drive expands to Paris and London

Emerge raises £56m to invest in AI-heavy education and future of work startups

Out with a bang? VC predictions for Q4

Resurge Growth Partners is raising €120m to turn around VC orphans

Podcaster-turned-VC Harry Stebbings raises $400m for third fund

Report: 71% of women fear returning to work in VC after maternity leave

Ex-Speedinvest and Target Partners VCs make first close of new fund

Why this European VC is building up a presence in the US (and why you should too)

VCs and founders air their concerns about defence tech’s future

Shoot for the stars: It turns out celebrity angels do impact a startup's success

Here are the early-stage marketing startups currently fundraising

Headline raises $865m growth fund — and is eyeing defence and pharma startups

5 predictions for the M&A market, according to one banker

What’s behind the rise in secondaries — and how could it affect founders?

Here’s who’s investing the most in deeptech so far in 2024

How to find the best startups to invest in

Where VCs are placing their next AI bets

Venture debt funding is on the up — and it's paving the way for M&A

Franco-German VC firm XAnge quietly winds down Web3 fund

Is private equity’s interest in European startups on the up again?

Hungary’s Lead Ventures raises €100m to back CEE startups

Central eastern Europe’s most active early-stage VCs

Seaya Ventures closes €300m climate fund and becomes Spain’s largest VC