The UK government announces additional support for startups in a new coronavirus Future Fund to be launched in May. The government is committing £250m towards a new £500m fund that would invest in high-growth private companies. The government also promised £750m worth of grants and loans to small and medium-sized businesses focusing on research and [...]
Index Ventures announces the close of two new funds with a total of $2 billion in funds. Of this $1.2 billion is for investment in later stage growth rounds and $800 million in emerging startups. As we navigate these choppy waters, we are witnessing the emergence of a new generation of exceptional leaders who, [...]
Atomico closes its fifth venture capital fund at $820 million targeting Series A rounds but with the ability to invest in what it calls “breakout” companies at the Series B and C stage. Our latest fund doubles down on our core strategy: to partner with mission-driven European founders at Series A and beyond, where [...]
Felix Capital has closed it's third fund at $300 million to continue to invest in direct to consumer businesses and in particular creative and consumer startups and platform plays. Additionally they are expanding to include consumer facing fintech companies. Technology is changing everything, how we live, how we work, the products we buy, how [...]
Crunchbase News has released its report on European Venture Report for 2019 which shows that over $122 billion has been invested in European startups in 48 countries, in the last five years. In 2019 $36.05 billion was invested in 4275 companies, up from $17.2 billion invested in 2016. However the number of deals has [...]
Atomico has now published The State of European Tech for 2019, a 244 page report which covers the venture capital sector in great detail. This is a must read report for investors and founders operating in the European venture capital sector.
Balderton Capital, one of the top early stage VC firms in Europe has closed a new $400m fund to back European tech startups at the Series A round. This is their seventh early stage European fund bringing total funds under management to over $3bn. We believe Europe has the potential to build the next [...]
83North has closed it's fifth fund at $300 million to invest in best and brightest consumer and enterprise technology companies led by aspiring European and Israeli entrepreneurs. Headquartered in London and Tel Aviv, the five-strong 83North team has worked with the region’s most ambitious founders to create market-leading technology businesses. Laurel Bowden, Arnon Dinur, [...]
White Star Capital launches it's inaugural annual report on the UK venture capital landscape and tech ecosystem. In recent years, we feel the UK has really cemented its position as a global leader in venture capital and entrepreneurship. The UK’s reputation as a global hub for financial services has really driven this agenda, and [...]
Dawn Capital has closed a $125 million Opportunities Fund to invest in later stage round in it's existing portfolio companies from prior funds. In June 2018 the firm closed Dawn III at $235 million for investments in Series A and B rounds. Our sweet spot is working with founders when they have gotten their [...]
