2021 has been the most active year ever for startup investment and venture activity, but it has also been the most international. In partnership with La French Tech, we’ve looked under the hood of the French tech ecosystem in 2021. Record VC and enterprise value Levels of VC funding and startup enterprise value are at an all-time high in France. VC…
The City of Malaga, together with ProMalaga, launches startup ecosystem database
24 November, 2021
The City of Malaga, together with Promalaga, the municipality’s Company of Business Initiatives and Activities, has launched its own online startup ecosystem database, powered…
Vienna startup database – mapping Austria’s capital city
17 November, 2021
As of today, Vienna has its own online startup ecosystems solution powered by Dealroom, and is the first Austrian ecosystem to join the global network. Initiated by…
Google searches on the term “metaverse” have increased 50x in the last month. Microsoft have announced their metaverse vision for team collaboration. And Facebook outlined their vision for a social metaverse by literally renaming to Meta. But what is the metaverse, and why should we care? In the words of venture capitalist Matthew…
Industrial tech – key to solving the climate crisis
9 November, 2021
Industrial tech could be essential in unlocking climate crisis solutions. Following last year’s inaugural Industrial Tech report, we’ve once again teamed up with Speedinvest to track the dynamics…
Psychedelic drugs: remove the stigma and accept its benefits
4 November, 2021
Psychedelic drugs to treat mental health disorders has been around for decades, but in 2020 this area received the focus of investors with added relevance as the current…
A year on since the launch of our dedicated Impact startup database at Impact Fest, we take a look at the venture and innovation impact ecosystem, and the…
Around $1–2 trillion is laundered every year globally, around 2–5% of the global GDP. And only 1–3% of laundered funds are identified and possibly stopped. With…
Dutch startups have created 130,000 jobs in the Netherlands
2 November, 2021
In our third annual edition of the Dutch startup jobs report in partnership with TechLeap and CBRE, we’ve found that startups in the Netherlands have created 130,000 local jobs across…
Digital therapeutics: medical intervention “beyond the pill”?
28 October, 2021
Digital therapeutics (DTx) are playing an increasingly central role in the future of healthcare, by delivering an evidence-based intervention via software or medical device to replace or complement disease treatment.
