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European people briefs, December 2013

Sovereign hires former Barclays investor; and shuffling of folks at Rocket Internet backer Investment AB Kinnevik

VCs on the move Dec 1, 2013

Kernel Capital reaps benefits of Ireland's commitment to VC

Commitments from state investor Enterprise Ireland helps Kernel Capital with latest fund

Tim Draper to scale back, but will he keep singing?

Having wine with Menlo, Hornik is honored

PVCI exceeds the 1000 mark

The Post-Venture Capital Index surpasses 1000 at the end of October

European fund briefs, December 2013

Idinvest raises institutional fund, Frank Meehan aims to bridge gap between seed and Series A deals

Fund briefs Dec 1, 2013

A summary of recent venture fundraising activity from FirstMart, Icon and others

European news briefs, December 2013

Irish venture activity, Berlin trails London

Carlyle's Rubenstein: Emerging markets to fuel global growth

Carlyle Group's Co-CEO David Rubenstein tells Reuters Editor in Chief Stephen Adler that global wealth and growth will come from emerging markets with developed economies hobbled by debt. This video is from Rubenstein's keynote address at Thomson Reuters' PartnerConnect East in April 2013 in Boston.

Music service Spotify raises $250 million

Spofity’s latest funding round reportedly led by Technology Crossover Ventures