Advice - Investors

A/O launches €250m fund

A/O, one of Europe’s largest venture capital firms, has reached the first close of its new flagshi...

The importance of building strong investor relationships

Whilst securing VC funding is crucial for scaling technology companies, truly valuable investors bri...

‘You can’t sprint forever – it’ll kill you’

The days of ‘hyper-growth’ startups are receding somewhat as investors increasingly look for mor...

Octopus Ventures launches Springboard accelerator

Octopus Group has launched a new accelerator programme - Springboard - aimed at creating and acceler...

DSW Ventures launches intern programme for would-be VCs

DSW Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Dow Schofield Watts network, has launched a new student...

‘A market-ready product was key to our success’

There are two main schools of thought when it comes to going to market. The first is to launch yo...

Investors ‘treat female founders differently’

New research has claimed that there is a wide disparity between how male and female founders are tre...

Government ‘to unlock £75bn pension fund capital for startups’

The government is aiming to unlock £75 billion of investment for UK tech companies from the nation'...

Startup founders ‘under greater pressure than ever before’

Balderton Capital has launched a Founder Wellbeing and Performance Platform, based on research among...

Notion Capital closes huge €300m tech fund

Notion Capital has closed a €300 million tech fund and announced three senior promotions. The f...

Busting the myth of 60-hour weeks

There is a tendency to equate tech startup success with founders working long, hard hours. While ...

Europe ‘set to challenge US for global tech crown’

Does Europe finally have the pieces in place to challenge the US as the world’s leading tech ecosy...