Big Ideas | 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.
In Practice | Core tech | 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?
Big Ideas | 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?
In Practice | 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.
Big Ideas | 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.
Big Ideas | VC | 17 Jun Two groundbreaking VC internship programmes launch in Europe Is the launch of the Future VC and Included VC intern programmes the start of a much-needed VC industry shake-up?
Big Ideas | VC | 17 Jun 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?
Big Ideas | Funding | 4 Jun European investors are finally putting money into sextech startups The so-called ‘sextech’ industry — made up of sex toys, apps and services — is now worth $30bn and is growing by 30% each year.
Big Ideas | VC | 3 Jun VCs have to go big, go brand, or go home There are two types of successful venture capitalists: cool VCs and rich VCs. The rest are doomed to get the leftovers.
Big Ideas | VC | 28 May The secret of investing in the €3.7tn age tech market The elderly just want to have fun
Big Ideas | VC | 16 May Accel: Is being big enough anymore? VC firm Accel raises a new fund of $575m to invest in European startups — and explains what it offers beyond (lots of) cold hard cash.
Opinion | Funding | 15 Apr “Missing: Working class founders” Investors — and even crowdfunding sites — still throw up too many hurdles for working class founders looking for funding, says our first ‘Secret Founder’ columnist.
Voices | VC | 3 Apr “Nepotism is rife, innovation is rare and diversity is a sham” Raising a fund for the first time has exposed some uncomfortable truths about the VC industry for our inaugural ‘Secret VC’ columnist.
Opinion | VC | 20 Mar “VCs are exploiting underrepresented people to solve their diversity problems” VCs need to rethink how they're using scouts in a bid to improve their diversity problems, argues Anisah Osman Britton.
