UK tech accelerates and extends beyond London: new report for Tech Nation and the UK Government
24 October, 2018
Dealroom.co prepared a new report for Tech Nation and the UK Government’s Digital Economy Council. The UK leads Europe with 15 unicorns, but this is only part of the story. Dealroom has identified an astonishing 60 unicorns that have been created in the UK since the early 2000s. The UK has created 35% of all unicorns from Europe and Israel (60 out of 169). Since 2016 more new unicorns…
August monthly investment update for Europe & Israel
2 September, 2018
Each month, Dealroom provides an investment update for Europe & Israel, including major investments, exits, industry trends, country comparisons and much more. And since it ended last week, it’s time…
Farfetch aims to float on the New York Stock Exchange by the end of the year, the London-based company said. The company’s banking consortium (led by Goldman Sachs and…
Germany’s venture capital and corporate investment climate
21 August, 2018
On 19 September, Dealroom will present new insights about German venture capital at the 0100 Conference in Berlin. 0100 Conferences is a new generation conference company specializing in high-profile, networking…
How many European $billion+ tech companies are there
10 July, 2018
Never before in European tech so many companies reached unicorns status at such a high velocity. But the definition of unicorns (startup, not public, not acquired) can be limiting. In this report we look at the number companies that reached a $billion+ valuation since 1998, regardless of ownership status. The scope is Europe & Israel. In the first six months of 2018, already 25 companies reached $billion+ valuations. That’s…
Today, the second edition of Europe’s most prominent venture capital investors is finally here! Last year we analysed 6,500 investors, this year more than 22,000 investors. It’s the most comprehensive…
No World Cup for the Dutch, but playing major league in tech
21 June, 2018
While the Netherlands sadly did not qualify for the World Cup in football, it is playing major league in the tech world. Adyen went public last week and with its…
Interview with Sacha Michaud, co-founder of delivery app Glovo
18 June, 2018
On 31 May 2018, Dealroom presented at the AECOC Food Congress in Madrid. The line-up ranged from Five Guys CEO John Eckbert, to Manel Pujol from Uber Eats, to Rabobank’s Global Food…
Firms like Amazon Prime, Deliveroo, Glovo and Starship are rapidly changing the way food is delivered and consumed. Dealroom’s recent presentation about food delivery tech at the AECOC Food Congress in…
What’s underpinning the UK’s leadership in European tech
11 June, 2018
As London Tech Week begins, new figures prepared by Dealroom and Tech Nation for the Government’s Digital Economy Council demonstrate the strength of the UK tech ecosystem. This new…
Taxify, Voodoo and everything else to know about May 2018: a recap
3 June, 2018
It’s time for another monthly recap. May was the most active month so far in 2018: €2.4 billion invested and 166 rounds larger than €2 million. Goldman Sachs invested…
