Europe

A number of Europe's top technical universities have launched incubators for deep-tech innovations, with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) practically becoming a VC ecosystem of its own.

Contrarian's LPs include Korys Investments, Molten Ventures and the Grantham Foundation.

Széchenyi Funds, a Hungarian fund manager, has agreed to invest $20 million in Flashpoint's third venture fund.

As economic troubles continue to roil the world’s biggest economies, VCs are thriving in a European market where $1bn-plus unicorns are making quite a splash.

With local teams in offices on almost every continent, Headline announced that it has raised a total of $954 million across three distinct early-stage funds that will invest in consumer and B2B start-ups in North America, Europe and Brazil.

Our second annual list of women who are rising high in the venture capital industry was chosen from a group of 70 nominations.

Climate tech VC in Europe got a boost recently with PwC Germany committing an undisclosed amount to the World Fund, which aims to close at 350 million euros by the beginning of next year.

McWin Partners has launched McWin Food Tech Fund, a €250 million vehicle that will target the whole food value chain, including “ingredients and alternative proteins," said partner Martín Dávalos.

Several recent events demonstrate that investors are looking for hard evidence from GPs making ESG claims.