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Analysis/Venture

Nenad Marovac from DN Capital
Video: DN's Nenad Marovac talks venture success

Discussing DN's sweet spot, the rise of European unicorns, Brexit-related challenges, and more

  • Investments
  • 28 January 2019
The Netherlands
Benelux venture fundraising outpaces buyout counterpart

Last year’s €887m committed to venture funds is the second highest ever seen in the region, after 2016’s record of €1.03bn

  • Fundraising
  • 18 January 2019
Sander Slootweg of Forbion Capital Partners
Q&A: Forbion Capital Partners' Sander Slootweg

Managing partner at the life-sciences-focused VC speaks to Unquote about fundraising, pursuing a 'build' strategy and the European market

  • Benelux
  • 22 November 2018
Average DACH VC fund size
VC fundraising lifts off in DACH region

Six venture funds based in the DACH region have held final closes in 2018 for a combined €1.3bn

  • Fundraising
  • 02 August 2018
Klaus Hommels from Lakestar
GP Profile: Lakestar

Unquote speaks to founder Hommels about the VC's future ambitions and the European venture landscape

  • GPs
  • 27 July 2018
Mark Tluszcz of Mangrove Capital Partners
GP Profile: Mangrove Capital

An early backer in Skype and Wix, Mangrove held a final close on €200m for its fifth fund earlier this year

  • GPs
  • 18 June 2018
Driverless car
VC fuels Europe's journey towards self-driving future

Despite the long-term nature of investing in autonomous vehicles and high barriers to entry, fund managers are finding routes into the segment

  • Investments
  • 12 June 2018
The Netherlands
Dutch VC activity reaches all-time high

Biotech and pharma are driving record levels of VC investment in the Netherlands, while venture fundraising continues to perform strongly

  • Benelux
  • 04 June 2018
iZettle has developed a mobile payments device for small retailers
Payments sector heats up across the Nordic region

PayPal's $2.2bn acquisition of VC-backed iZettle highlights the Nordic region's leading position in the payments tech market

  • Nordics
  • 01 June 2018
French fundraising
French VC fundraising shifts towards sector specialisation

A number of specialist VC funds have held first or final closes in recent months, bringing distinct advantages and risks in equal measure

  • France
  • 05 April 2018
John Holloway from EIF
EIF’s push into private capital management

The European Investment Fund is aiming to raise up to €2.1bn in private capital for a new investment platform focused on venture and growth vehicles

  • Fund-of-funds
  • 19 March 2018
Italian investments
Italian venture moves upmarket as overall activity dips

Venture dealflow and aggregate value decreased in 2017 following five years of growth, as VCs turned their attention to later-stage rounds

  • Southern Europe
  • 08 March 2018
Silicon Valley in California
Nordic tech's transatlantic ambition

Nordic startups are increasingly looking to find backers with ties to the US market to support their growth strategies

  • Nordics
  • 02 March 2018
Online automotive retail
Deals accelerate in German online marketplaces

Three transactions in the space within the first two months of 2018 saw PE firms invest a combined €500m and cash out more than €700m

  • DACH
  • 01 March 2018
Virtual currency Bitcoin
VCs tread cautiously around blockchain craze

VC activity in cryptocurrency has increased, but despite eye-catching deals, their volume is not as high as the wider enthusiasm would suggest

  • Technology
  • 22 January 2018
Virtual currency Bitcoin
ICOs and venture capital: friends or foes?

With Asgard becoming the first European VC to hold a coin offering for its new fund, ICOs might present opportunities for institutional fund managers

  • GPs
  • 07 December 2017
Fintech and currency exchange platforms
The lure of consumer-focused fintech

European fintech companies are attracting increasingly large investment rounds

  • Investments
  • 20 November 2017
French fundraising
Entrepreneurial spirit helps French VC fundraising rebound

Venture fundraising reaches 2016 levels with two months left of the year, with early-stage and expansion dealflow also on the up

  • France
  • 01 November 2017
Crowdfunding platforms
Just rewards: Crowdfunding for German VC-backed startups

Rewards-based crowdfunding is not only more popular among VC investors, it is beneficial to startups too

  • DACH
  • 17 October 2017
PE must assimilate burgeoning VC tech deals to further growth
Artificial intelligence offers smart opportunities for PE

Once the domain of early-stage VC investors, the AI segment is now attracting the attention of private equity buyers

  • Investments
  • 27 September 2017
French president Emmanuel Macron
French venture expected to flourish under Macron

VCs welcome the arrival of a president who is likely to encourage a more favourable investment landscape

  • France
  • 17 July 2017
Uber is a gig-economy taxi service
VC backers fuel DACH's tech-driven transport boom

Venture-backed startups are capitalising on the slow progress made in the region by corporate giant Uber

  • DACH
  • 24 May 2017
Insurtech services and software
Insurtech puts a premium on technology

PE and VC players turn their attention to the insurance space as fintech's next scalable disruption opportunity

  • Technology
  • 04 April 2017
Financial technology companies
Belgium aiming to boost fintech investments

New Belgian-focused fintech initiative will develop close ties with London and bridge the gap between the UK and Europe

  • Technology
  • 10 February 2017
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