Venture Capital

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

EMEA Daily: VC Firm Presto Ventures has New Fund; Gorillas Exits Belgium
EMEA Daily: VC Firm Presto Ventures has New Fund; Gorillas Exits Belgium
June 24, 2022  |  emea

In today’s news, venture capital fund Presto Ventures has a new fund to help B2B startups, while delivery firm Gorillas is closing warehouses and planning...

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Estonia’s Small but Thriving Startup Ecosystem Offers Big Tech No Special Treatment
Estonia’s Small but Thriving Startup Ecosystem Offers Big Tech No Special Treatment
June 19, 2022  |  Startups

Not having an equivalent to Silicon Valley, Europe’s technology sector is distributed across hubs all over the continent. And while American Big Tech has tended...

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VC Firm World Innovation Lab Raises $1B for Japan-Focused Tech
VC Firm World Innovation Lab Raises $1B for Japan-Focused Tech
June 14, 2022  |  Investments

World Innovation Lab, a venture capital firm that invests in software as a service (SaaS) companies in the business-to-business (B2B) market, Tuesday (June 14) announced...

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VCs Say EU Firms Can Still Win Big Without US Expansion
VCs Say EU Firms Can Still Win Big Without US Expansion
June 13, 2022  |  Investments

The quality of entrepreneurs in Europe has improved over time, and instead of going to work for Goldman Sachs or McKinsey, the new generation of...

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EMEA Daily: Western Union, Mambu Partner on Digital Banking
EMEA Daily: Western Union, Mambu Partner on Digital Banking
June 09, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Western Union teams up with cloud banking platform Mambu to provide digital banking products...

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Global VC Investments in Crypto Top $15B So Far in ’22
Global VC Investments in Crypto Top $15B So Far in ’22
June 01, 2022  |  Investments

Despite the turbulence in cryptocurrency, venture capitalists are still buying in, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (June 1). Venture capital has been seeing something of a slowdown...

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Do Crypto VCs Fuel a Land Rush Mentality that Crushes Investors?
Do Crypto VCs Fuel a Land Rush Mentality that Crushes Investors?
June 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If there’s one thing the crypto industry of 2022 has more in common with the dot-com industry of 2000 than anything else, it’s the build-launch-test...

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General Atlantic to Use $2B to Rekindle Interest in Indian, Southeast Asian Startups
General Atlantic to Use $2B to Rekindle Interest in Indian, Southeast Asian Startups
May 22, 2022  |  Investments

General Atlantic, the global private equity firm, will put $2 billion into India and Southeast Asia in the next few years after declining valuations for...

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VC Investments for Tech Startups Drop 26% in Q1 2022
VC Investments for Tech Startups Drop 26% in Q1 2022
May 17, 2022  |  Startups

Startups that had previously been seen as darlings have had to lay off employees, cut spending, cancel projects and generally scale back ambitions due to...

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