Venture
European VCs need to match actions to words by increasing funding to female-led companies
Women-led startups usually receive less than 2% of VC capital, but more diverse, defensible female-founded businesses emerging
HV Capital doubles down on DACH investments with new EUR 710m early-stage and growth fund
Fund IX is the German VC and growth firm’s largest fundraise to date and will be split into two separate vehicles for venture and growth
VC Profile: Klima lines up green energy deals from EUR 210m debut fund
Franco-Spanish Alantra and Enagás-backed VC initiative expects to lay the foundations for its second fund in 2024
Women in VC: MMV’s Brunet on tech opportunities and navigating volatile markets
Alix Brunet speaks to Unquote about the VC firm’s deal pipeline and how it is engaging with portfolio companies and new founders
Newly launched Utopia Capital aims to deploy EUR 10m-plus by 2028
Angel investor Christian Schroeder's new investment vehicle will support early-stage tech companies addressing humanitarian issues
4Impact heads for year-end close for EUR 125m second fund
Founded by ex-Goldman Sachs team, impact VC firm has made one investment from its latest fund so far
VC fundraising sinks further with lowest Q1 in a decade
Eight European firms secured just over EUR 2bn in commitments in Q1 2023 as continuing uncertainty suppresses LPs’ risk appetite, but fundraising pipeline looks promising
MCI Capital hires two new investment partners to expand team’s expertise
Tomasz Mrozowski and Pawel Sikorski joined the Polish firm over the course of Q1 2023
VC Profile: Hi Inov in pre-marketing for next fund, outlines plans to wrap up Fund II investment period
France and Germany-based early-stage investor has made 15 of its up to 20 planned investments from its EUR 100m Fund II
VC Profile: Target Global assesses B2B opportunities in final stretch of current fund deployment
Nearing full deployment for its second growth fund, pan-European VC firm outlines plans to back defensive B2B models and institutionalise its co-investment strategy and LP base
‘The start-ups are just about alright’: SVB fallout throws focus on UK tech capital demands
Silicon Valley Bank's demise might cause a small dent in confidence but should not have wider impact on the country's VC or tech sector
Series A rounds likely bright spots in VC investing in Q1 2023 – KPMG
Energy security, ESG deals to continue apace, with consumer-focused businesses seeing most strain
Women in VC: FundingBox.vc's Cymerman on new fund plans and the power of networking
Deep tech investor could look to raise EUR 50m-plus for its next vehicle, co-founder Iwona Cymerman tells Unquote
Earlybird opens London office to step up UK and Ireland deployment
Germany-based VC firm plans to invest 15-20% of its latest EUR 350m Digital West fund in the region
Motive bolsters VC arm with embedded/capital acquisition
Recently created practice supported by USD 200m fund gets a foothold in Berlin
Q&A: BVCA’s VC committee chair on the current outlook for venture capital
Andrew Williamson discusses the UK VC market and investing in the current macroeconomic environment
DEPO Ventures on the market for EUR 20m startup fund
Czech sponsor targets institutional investors, family offices and angel investors from CEE
Financière Arbevel gears up for new life sciences fund first close
With EUR 100m target second vehicle seeks to attract regional entities of French banks
500 Emerging Europe set for EUR 70m fund close by year-end
Turkish VC’s second early-stage vehicle has so far received more than EUR 50m in commitments
BVCA Summit: “smart and ethical decisions” needed from PE, minister says
Economic Secretary Richard Fuller spoke about the industry’s role in the government’s growth plan
Blisce eyes USD 250m final close for Fund II by Q1 2023
French VC has received USD 220m in commitments for Europe and US-focused growth vehicle
Trind VC closes new seed-stage fund on EUR 55m
Fund II has EIF, Tesi, LHV Pension Funds and Swedbank Investment Funds in its LP base
Iris bolsters Paris and Berlin teams with two hires
VC firm poaches Nicolas Herschtel from InfraVia and Silvia Ersetti from Gorillas
Wingman Ventures eyes new USD 120m fund to back Swiss startups
With a larger target than its predecessor, Fund II could see more institutional investors in its LP base