Europe

The backer of serial entrepreneurs across Europe, the UK and US has secured a $40m commitment from the British Business Bank.

'If you have a financial portfolio today that does not include venture assets or start-ups, you're effectively concentrating value in existing or past industries of the world,' says Thomas Kristensen, who leads LGT's venture team.

The world’s 50 largest venture capital fundraisers raised about $220bn for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025, up 8% from our previous ranking.

The former managing director on Cathay Capital’s IR team brings decades of experience in fundraising and deal-making, along with relationship building, to his new role at the French venture growth firm.

New LPs include Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, while California Public Employees' Retirement System, Howard University and the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation are among those that committed to previous funds.

Institutional investors need to broaden their thinking on nature-based solutions to find opportunities to match their risk profiles and scale.

Hoxton Ventures' Hussein Kanji believes European AI companies have a real chance to win global categories.

ABN AMRO's managing director Floris Lyppens discussed how his organization is building its defense exposure at the Impact Invest Global Summit.

Many investors may be mistakenly calculating that companies based in emerging markets have more limited upside potential to break out as global success stories.

A new report argues that global AI use could generate around $600bn in annual economic value by 2028 across more than 40 climate and sustainability subsectors.