Venture Capital

Analysis | Venture Capital | 20 Jan

25 UK venture capital funds founders should know

Our take on the UK's top VCs: who they are, what they're looking for and why they're worth getting to know.

News | 19 Jan

Meet the startup that just snagged the first investment from Europe’s biggest impact fund

Elsa Science is the "perfect example" of the kind of startup the fund is looking to back.

Analysis | Finance | 13 Jan

Islamic fintechs are on the rise — but how viable is this tailored offering?

Islamic finance is ‘going digital’ to better serve the world’s 1.8bn Muslims. Still, it's uncertain if religious fintechs can attract a critical mass, and compete with their European secular peers.

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.

Interview | Corporate Innovation | 24 Dec

“There is one thing we need more of in corporate innovation: diversity”

Diana Biggs took on the role of global head of innovation at HSBC's private banking division in June, with a mandate to change corporate culture.

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 | Analytics | 18 Dec

Pexxi founder says venture capital funds are “painfully” clueless about birth control

Investors are “afraid" of women's health, says Pexxi's Shardi Nahavandi. The femtech founder is building the world's first algorithm for oral birth control.

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.

Opinion | Venture Capital | 11 Dec

US venture capitalists: here are 10 tips if you want to make it in Europe

US venture capitalists are flooding into Europe to invest in startups. Here is a 10-point guide for them to winning in the old continent.

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.

Opinion | Venture Capital | 5 Dec

Polish startups ensnared by toxic government money

State money is pouring into Polish startups, but entrepreneurs have ended up with toxic investors in their cap tables and financing tied to onerous conditions.

Opinion | Venture Capital | 4 Dec

Technology is stagnating and the venture capital industry is to blame

There is more and more money in tech, but when was the last time you experienced the launch of a product that felt truly revolutionary? We think the venture capital industry is to blame.

News | Venture Capital | 3 Dec

Family office investment into European startups jumps fivefold

The money invested in European startups by family offices or rich individuals has risen fivefold in the past five years. Private wealth is also now the biggest source of funding for venture capital funds.

News | Travel | 18 Nov

Cities like Venice should consider tourist caps, says Booking.com chairwoman

Gillian Tans, former chief executive of Booking.com, thinks tourist quotas should be enforced in overcrowded cities.

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 | Mobility | 5 Nov

Exclusive: Uber-rival Bolt held talks with SoftBank

SoftBank has used its $97bn Vision Fund to back companies like WeWork, Uber, and Improbable. Could Bolt be next?