UK tech health check – megarounds driving massive record funding
19 September, 2021
The UK’s tech sector is on course for a record year of investment after a flurry of megarounds have sent venture capital investment soaring to $18B in the first six months of the year. UK investment figures surpassed the full year 2020 total in the first week on June, and grew 2.8x year on year in H1. Our new report, in partnership with…
The fungi kingdom is best known for the hundreds of edible mushrooms beloved by chefs, gourmands and everyday shovelers of pizza and pasta. They also hold magical medical…
The economic engine of startups: using data to fuel startup ecosystems
19 August, 2021
Tech is now a $35 trillion industry. Startups are a growing and resilient source of new high-productivity job growth. The role of tech entrepreneurship in our economies has never been…
We recently hosted an expert panel on the future of blockchain, in partnership with Sifted. While blockchain-related headlines often focus on the wild west of volatile crypto prices,…
Global venture capital is crushing all records in 2021
7 July, 2021
Global VC investment has reached an all-time high in 2021 having already smashed last year’s records with 2.3x year-on-year growth. Since the start of the year to date, more than €264B has been invested globally – up from €114B for the same period in 2020. See global funding The total of all mega rounds – rounds…
Set in one of Europe’s most important economic and industrial centres, Cologne is building a new reputation. With the third highest startup density in Germany after Berlin and Munich, and…
European Health and Biotech, investing in future outcomes – H1 2021 update
2 July, 2021
Transformation in healthcare has clearly accelerated in the last 18 months. But while immediate attention was on acute clinical solutions for the pandemic, investment being made now has longer term…
Today, the Lisbon Metropolitan Area joins a pan-European network of startup ecosystems, powered by Dealroom. Initiated by Made of Lisboa, the new dedicated…
Online groceries – an insatiable foodtech battleground
1 July, 2021
Some of Europe’s biggest early startup success stories came in food delivery. Delivery Hero, Just Eat Takeaway and Deliveroo have been ferrying prepared meals from restaurants (and latterly cloud kitchens)…
South Korea is the fastest growing Asian Tiger nation for VC investment, and Seoul has created 15 unicorns, but 80% of investment still comes from within Asia. We explore the…
Innovation and entrepreneurship are borderless economic battlegrounds, creating value and attracting top talent. With corporates investing more in R&D than most countries, and the inherent innovation driven by startups, we’ve…