Dealroom has released its annual ranking of its most prominent venture capital investors for 2021. It follows another record-breaking year in 2020, where VC investment surpassed more than €38B in Europe.
22.03.2021
Amazon Launchpad is looking for Europe’s most innovative startups. Standout physical product startups will be in with a chance to win €100,000 and strategic support from the Amazon Launchpad experts.
22.03.2021
In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Cédric Waldburger of Tomahawk.VC.
22.03.2021
If you build a great product or service, but one that can potentially be copied, how do you protect it? That question came in through my channels last week with no context and no background information. Thankfully, with 20+ years experience building companies on sweat and intellectual property, I don’t need either.
16.03.2021
Getting up and running can be the hardest part of any new business. Even when you’ve got the startup costs out of the way, you may still find yourself without the in-house skills you need to reach your goals.
15.03.2021
In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we hear from Evgenia Plotnikova, Partner, Dawn Capital.
15.03.2021
In September 2020 Pitchbook published an insightful research on the role of angel investments in the startup ecosystem. It is quite clear from the research that not only business angels are essential for early stage financing, but they also make a positive contribution to the long-term startup success. The probability to raise follow-on rounds appears to be materially higher for companies whose first investment came from angels.
10.03.2021
The digital health startup scene has grown up a lot over these past years. Covid has acted as a catalyst for the industry. As entrepreneurs are increasingly tackling the more significant and more complicated healthcare problems, demands on their talent base have increased significantly.
09.03.2021
Good Boost is a mission-led organisation that provides affordable and accessible therapeutic exercise programmes for both in water and on land via an AI app. We spoke to its founder, Ben Wilkins, about Good Boost’s impact on the rehab realm and the importance of team motivation to propel its success.
09.03.2021
A legitimate business coach can be a windfall, a bad one can wreck your company. I’ve never been a fan of coaching in the business sense, but I understand it.
09.03.2021
New data from iStock on corporate branding and advertising is encouraging. However, companies should not stop here.
08.03.2021
In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we hear from Ruslan Sarkisyan, Partner, Begin Capital.
08.03.2021
The twists and turns that come with the quest to become a successful female entrepreneur can be unpredictable, confusing and immense hard work, but the potential fruits of such labour keeps the drive alive.
08.03.2021
Gig economy workers are increasingly turning to or developing software extensions to spotlight pay discrepancies from their employer apps. Software engineer and UberEats courier Armin Samii launched UberCheats, which calculates the shortest distance between a trip’s start and end points and compares them with Uber data. The Driver’s Seat Cooperative helps over 600 gig workers in 40 cities monitor their earnings, and the UNI Global Union’s open source WeClock gathers data on wages and working conditions. (Wired)
08.03.2021