# Venture Capital

Exclusive: EIF to set up a €200m fund for European defence tech
News
June 7, 2023
Exclusive: EIF to set up a €200m fund for European defence tech
A leaked document lays out the EU's response to NATO's €1bn fund
Zosia Wanat and Eleanor Warnock
Solo GP Sarah Drinkwater raises fund to back 'community' startups like Monzo and Depop
News
June 5, 2023
Solo GP Sarah Drinkwater raises fund to back 'community' startups like Monzo and Depop
Common Magic has raised a third of £10m target
Eleanor Warnock
New EIC boss wants bigger tickets for deeptech
Interview
June 2, 2023
New EIC boss wants bigger tickets for deeptech
Michiel Scheffer's presidency of the EIC starts at a tricky time — but he wants the EU's biggest investment body to regain startups' trust
Zosia Wanat
CEE-focused ffVC is raising a €60m fund from an under-tapped market — Japanese LPs
News
June 1, 2023
CEE-focused ffVC is raising a €60m fund from an under-tapped market — Japanese LPs
It's very rare for European VCs to be backed by Japanese investors — but ffVC wants to build bridges between continents
Zosia Wanat
Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund
News
May 30, 2023
Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund
The generalist firm reckons it will make a 5x return on its first fund
Kabir Agarwal
One thing that didn't fall in 2022: Peter Thiel's investments in Europe
Analysis
May 25, 2023
One thing that didn't fall in 2022: Peter Thiel's investments in Europe
Funds associated with the PayPal and Palantir cofounder did more deals in Europe in 2022 than 2021.
Freya Pratty
Data-driven early-stage VC Moonfire raises two new funds
News
May 24, 2023
Data-driven early-stage VC Moonfire raises two new funds
Data-driven VC Moonfire Ventures has raised a $90m fund for early-stage startups and a $25m opportunities fund
Eleanor Warnock
CEE VCs are getting ready for a 'tsunami' of local startups to start scaling
Analysis
May 22, 2023
CEE VCs are getting ready for a 'tsunami' of local startups to start scaling
Local VCs are raising their largest ever funds to help grow CEE companies — and offer an alternative to "tourist" VCs
Zosia Wanat
Here’s what ESG term sheet clauses actually look like
Analysis
May 12, 2023
Here’s what ESG term sheet clauses actually look like
We collected clauses from 20 VCs…and counting
Eleanor Warnock
There are 3 kinds of VCs in this world. Which one are you?
Opinion
May 12, 2023
There are 3 kinds of VCs in this world. Which one are you?
Meet the athlete, the connector and the intellectual.
Julius Bachmann and Freddie Birley
Micro-ticket investment platform Odin raises $3m following public launch
News
May 10, 2023
Micro-ticket investment platform Odin raises $3m following public launch
The startup plan to launch an investor marketplace and will take small stakes in companies that raise there
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Read the pitch deck Reverion used to raise €8.5m for its clean power plants
News
April 25, 2023
Read the pitch deck Reverion used to raise €8.5m for its clean power plants
Munich-based Reverion will use the funding to scale the production of its plug and play clean power plants
Zosia Wanat
40 years of VC: Where does Europe’s biggest VC hub stand today?
Analysis
April 20, 2023
40 years of VC: Where does Europe’s biggest VC hub stand today?
We chat to the experts about the future of VC in the UK
Sponsored by: British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA)
Kindred raises $130m third fund, doubles down on pre-seed
News
April 20, 2023
Kindred raises $130m third fund, doubles down on pre-seed
Kindred will continue to give portfolio founders a big share of the new fund's investment profits too
Amy Lewin
‘French Bill Gates’ closes second VC fund at $250m
News
April 14, 2023
‘French Bill Gates’ closes second VC fund at $250m
Blisce has already backed Welcome to the Jungle and Too Good To Go
Eleanor Warnock
'A slap in the face': What it's like to raise a first time fund during a downturn
Analysis
April 14, 2023
'A slap in the face': What it's like to raise a first time fund during a downturn
Raising funding as a founder is hard enough — but for hopeful VCs trying to raise their first funds, the slow market has made the job harder than ever
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
17 UK startups which aren’t from London to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
April 7, 2023
17 UK startups which aren’t from London to watch, according to VCs
We asked five investors which startups they’ve got their eyes on
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
The European founders who’ve set up funds
Analysis
April 5, 2023
The European founders who’ve set up funds
Sifted tracks down dozens of investment companies launched by successful founders
Amy Lewin and Kai Nicol-Schwarz
On sale for 40% off: Stakes in European VC funds
Analysis
March 31, 2023
On sale for 40% off: Stakes in European VC funds
With exits scarce and equity markets down, more VC fund stakes are changing hands in Europe
Eleanor Warnock
The pitch deck Vue Storefront used to bag €20m from Felix Capital and Creandum
News
March 23, 2023
The pitch deck Vue Storefront used to bag €20m from Felix Capital and Creandum
Ecommerce sites can't expect success just from a polished tech stack — they need an appealing "shop window" for customers too
Zosia Wanat
Meet the 5 European tech companies worth less than all the money they've raised
Analysis
March 22, 2023
Meet the 5 European tech companies worth less than all the money they've raised
Are the startups currently underpriced on the public market, or were the valuations VC investors gave them too high?
Freya Pratty
Lakestar founder picked to chair the €1bn NATO Innovation Fund
News
March 21, 2023
Lakestar founder picked to chair the €1bn NATO Innovation Fund
Klaus Hommels will chair the board of directors at the European defence tech fund
Zosia Wanat
Why does Europe have so few startup operators-turned-VCs?
Analysis
March 17, 2023
Why does Europe have so few startup operators-turned-VCs?
As always, there is a WhatsApp group for this
Eleanor Warnock
350+ female VC partners in Europe: the complete and updated list
Analysis
March 7, 2023
350+ female VC partners in Europe: the complete and updated list
A new and updated list of all of the female VC partners in Europe
Amy Lewin

# Venture Capital

Exclusive: EIF to set up a €200m fund for European defence tech

Solo GP Sarah Drinkwater raises fund to back 'community' startups like Monzo and Depop

New EIC boss wants bigger tickets for deeptech

CEE-focused ffVC is raising a €60m fund from an under-tapped market — Japanese LPs

Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund

One thing that didn't fall in 2022: Peter Thiel's investments in Europe

Data-driven early-stage VC Moonfire raises two new funds

CEE VCs are getting ready for a 'tsunami' of local startups to start scaling

Here’s what ESG term sheet clauses actually look like

There are 3 kinds of VCs in this world. Which one are you?

Micro-ticket investment platform Odin raises $3m following public launch

Read the pitch deck Reverion used to raise €8.5m for its clean power plants

40 years of VC: Where does Europe’s biggest VC hub stand today?

Kindred raises $130m third fund, doubles down on pre-seed

‘French Bill Gates’ closes second VC fund at $250m

'A slap in the face': What it's like to raise a first time fund during a downturn

17 UK startups which aren’t from London to watch, according to VCs

The European founders who’ve set up funds

On sale for 40% off: Stakes in European VC funds

The pitch deck Vue Storefront used to bag €20m from Felix Capital and Creandum

Meet the 5 European tech companies worth less than all the money they've raised

Lakestar founder picked to chair the €1bn NATO Innovation Fund

Why does Europe have so few startup operators-turned-VCs?

350+ female VC partners in Europe: the complete and updated list