The inconvenient truth of venture capital investment data
15 February, 2019
Mark Suster is asking “why the hell has seed financing declined so much in the past 3 years?” in a post that’s receiving much attention. Fred Wilson followed up with “The Seed Slump“. That’s two very prominent VCs diving into a narrative that many others have taken as given as well; only few have challenged the premise. (Update: Mark Suster’s…
ScaleUp Porto launches Dealroom-powered Ecosystem Solution
17 January, 2019
ScaleUp Porto is the latest addition to the rapidly growing network of partners launching their own Dealroom-powered Ecosystem Solution. Portugal has been one of Europe’s emerging tech ecosystems in recent…
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What’s up with investment data in London, the UK and Europe?
9 January, 2019
London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s official promotional agency, issued a press release showing investment in the UK and London, as well as other European countries.
Takeaway.com acquires Delivery Hero Germany: a closer look
24 December, 2018
Delivery Hero has agreed to sell its German operations to Dutch competitor Takeaway.com for €930 million. Takeaway.com will pay €508 million in cash. The remainder will be paid in new shares, giving Delivery Hero an 18% stake in Takeaway.com. Delivery Hero will also get to appoint an independent member to the supervisory board of its former rival. The two companies continue to compete in Eastern Europe.
Another bumper year for UK tech: $7.9bn invested and $40bn in exits
20 December, 2018
Dealroom.co prepared a new report for Tech Nation and the UK Government’s Digital Economy Council. This year was extraordinarily successful for European venture and tech – Europe closed the…
Scout24’s €5.7 billion take-private: a closer look at European online classifieds
17 December, 2018
UPDATE 15 May 2019: The Takeover Bid has failed due to lack of support from more than 50% of shares, the bidders have disclosed, according to Reuters. UPDATE 15 February…
Making sense of the e-scooter & micro-mobility surge
16 December, 2018
It’s only barely been over a year since the electric scooter craze began with Santa Monica-based Bird, which raised its Series-A in October 2017. Below is a list of…
In partnership with Schibsted, the European leader in online marketplaces, Point Nine Capital and Speedinvest, we’re publishing a new research report on the future of online marketplaces, focusing on…
November was the third most active month of 2018 with investment of €2.7 billion
11 December, 2018
Each month, Dealroom.co provides an investment update for Europe & Israel, including major investments, exits, industry trends, country comparisons and much more. In November €2.7 billion was invested into…
Dealroom launches in Berlin, with support from HV Ventures, Lakestar, Point Nine, Target Global, Hering Schuppener
19 November, 2018
Dealroom is launching a series of initiatives in Berlin in partnership with HV Ventures, Lakestar, Point Nine, Target Global and Hering Schuppener. The kick-off happened last week with a …
