Europe

Large exits in Europe during Q1 involving marketplace companies Toro, Cazoo, and Lilium are fueling growth in the sector, say investors from SpeedInvest and Adevinta

US venture capital funds and investors are trailing Europe, which is ahead of the game on ESG regulation and adoption. Stephanie Baxter reports on what can be learned from the bloc.

Europe’s VC industry had a breakout Q1, on pace for another record-shattering year. Meanwhile, US firms Icon, Sapphire and Sequoia are expanding their operations.

Cottonwood Technology Fund's Alain le Loux said investing in early-stage hardware start-ups results in billion-dollar exits.

Late-stage investment in the UK soared in 2020, due largely to financing from US firms. British investors are catching up. Will this strategy become a mainstay for VC?

SPACs are continuing to raise record amounts of capital and beginning to hit their institutional stride in the US. Now Europe is catching on, and Jack Leeney of 7GC talks about what makes the market there unique.

Jungle Ventures' Amit Anand talks about growing interest in the region from European investors and why it is not too late for LPs to enter.

Gillian Buckley of the Irish Venture Capital Association shares her thoughts on the country's future in VC, as more family offices get involved and in the aftermath of Brexit.

Investing in the Berlin company are Viola Ventures and Rabo Frontier Ventures, with existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Point Nine Capital, Speedinvest and 42CAP.

More than €9.5bn was invested across 1,344 deals in Europe in the second quarter making it the third best quarter on record for the region.