Europe

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.

The organization looks to increase its investment in life sciences, late-stage funds and diverse managers heading into the new year.

Founder Gregory Dewerpe talks about this monumental moment for the firm and how interest in sustainable proptech companies is growing.

Regions like South-East Asia and Australia saw growth in venture debt while Latin America saw business return to normal quickly during the pandemic.

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.

Pensions, sovereign wealth funds and universities alike announced more than $320m worth of commitments to the sector in Europe and the US.

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.

The new firms is hoping to raise up to €100m to invest across the sector and help close the existing funding gap in the region.

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.