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
Analysis | Funding | 7 Oct European startups won €8.7bn of VC investment last quarter — with three countries continuing to dominate The summer months saw a boom in venture funding for European startups, a new report reveals. And 2019 is now set to be a record year — particularly for the UK, Germany and France.
Interview | Health | 3 Oct Britain’s $1bn robot surgeon startup is taking on “unloved” medtech The man behind the machine: CMR Surgical's Martin Frost is rolling out robot surgeons into hundreds of hospitals.
Analysis | VC | 19 Sep London’s VCs are rubbish at diversity London VC firms remain woefully behind on diversity and inclusion, according to Diversity VC's latest report. That's not good enough.
Opinion | VC | 13 Sep “VCs aren’t the enemy” An investor makes his case for why founders shouldn't be quite so suspicious of VCs.
Analysis | VC | 30 Aug The biggest players in VC for European Series A, revealed Here's what you need to know about how Europe's most active early-stage VCs invest
News | Food | 16 Aug These were the biggest European tech startup news stories this week From brand new venture capital funds to delivery wars, it was another big week for European startup news. Here's the news you need to know.
How To | Deeptech | 25 Jul Why this Dutch quantum company walked away from a VC deal Sal Bosman, founder and chief executive of Delft Circuits, was moments away from securing VC funding. But then he turned it down. Why?
Analysis | VC | 15 Jul Does Europe need VCs who’ve actually run startups? Just 8% of UK venture capitalists have experience working at or running a startup. That's bonkers — or is it?
How To | VC | 11 Jul Just 8% of UK VCs know what it’s like to work at a startup We pick the four things we all already suspected, but didn’t have hard data for, highlighted in Diversity VC’s latest report into the sector in the UK.
Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 1 Jul “Choose one: VC, or motherhood?” Is it possible to be a successful VC — and a mother? Seedcamp's Reshma Sohoni shares her story.
Analysis | VC | 28 Jun These were the biggest European tech startup news stories this week From new VC funds to big Monzo news, it was another big week for European startup news. Here's the news you need to know.
Opinion | Health | 18 Jun Shiny moonshot tech is what healthcare needs Healthcare needs help with the basics — but it also needs radical new health tech solutions to tackle some of society’s biggest problems, argues investor Vishal Gulati in response to a piece on Sifted.
