Opinion | Venture Capital | 23 Jan The unicorn has no clothes! Endless funding and billion-dollar hype will not make a unicorn out of a horse; companies have to make money at some point.
Analysis | Fintech | 10 Jan Fintech venture capitalists share their investment tricks and insights The fintech sector has no shortage of funds, but the best investments aren't always what you'd expect.
Interview | Quantum | 9 Jan What Europe needs to survive the quantum wars Is quantum just another technological leap that will leave Europe on the side of the road?
Opinion | Venture Capital | 2 Jan US VCs are coming, and it’s no friendly football match It’s now a tangible reality that US funds are coming to Europe. This wave of investments is a unique opportunity for the European VC community to up its game.
News | Venture Capital | 23 Dec Klarna cofounder Niklas Adalberth’s Norrsken Foundation launches €100m impact fund Klarna’s cofounder is launching the biggest impact fund for early-stage tech startups in Europe — and he wants to convince other VCs to follow suit.
News | Artificial Intelligence | 16 Dec DeepMind exec Andrew Eland leaves to launch startup The startup, called Diagonal Works, aims to find new ways to improve towns and cities with software.
News | Venture Capital | 13 Dec Atomico launches second angel programme The European venture capital fund has given 15 new angels across Europe $100,000 each to invest in early-stage startups — and is honing in on female founders and sustainability.
Opinion | Venture Capital | 13 Dec We don’t need another WeWork It's time for more alternatives to venture capital cash, argues Omidyar Network's Sarah Drinkwater — and for more startups focused on making positive contributions to the world.
News | Venture Capital | 11 Dec Much anticipated UK venture capital fund Ada Ventures finally launches with $34m for overlooked founders But can it prove that its unconventional sourcing and selection strategy can generate big financial returns for its investors?
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.
Interview | Agriculture | 6 Dec Plantix cofounder wants investors to open their eyes to agtech With 1m users per month in India, Simone Strey runs the world’s largest agtech app. Yet, the cofounder and chief executive of Plantix says the work to help the world’s small-scale farmers is “never, ever done”.
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.
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.
News | VC | 12 Nov Balderton raises new $400m fund to invest in more European heavy-hitters It’s one of Europe’s top venture capital firms but, as Balderton raises its seventh fund, we ask: what makes it different and how great, really, is its portfolio?
News | Events | 4 Nov Web Summit shocks with €850 sweater and €780 jumper Don’t worry, if you want to pick up a little something for your child at this year's Web Summit in Lisbon a kid’s hoodie is only €240.
News | VC | 10 Oct Female founders are more likely than men to attract later-stage VC funding New data shows that female startup bosses who succeed in raising a first round are (ever so slightly) more likely than men to attract funding later in the game
