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…
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…
Adobe Systems will acquire Magento for $1.68 billion, we’ve listed 5 similar website platforms
25 May, 2018
While global e-commerce sales are on course to grow to 4.8 trillion dollars by 2021, Adobe has announced to acquire Magento for $1.68B. Magento offers a platform to setup an online store and the corresponding backend systems for shipping, marketing, order management and business intelligence. As you’d expect they’re not the only ones in this fast-growing market. So what are the other e-commerce platforms…
iZettle’s acquisition by PayPal means yet another big European exit for investors including: Creandum, Dawn, Index, 83North, Northzone, Zouk, and others (by the way, iZettle also has many corporate…
Monthly Venture Capital report: April 2018 (includes full Q1 2018)
14 May, 2018
Today is the first edition of Dealroom’s new Monthly Venture Capital report, providing you with a recap on data, insights, trends and the most important new in European & Israeli…
UX Tech deep-dive: 200 companies that are raising the bar in user experience
22 April, 2018
User experience is a key component of the marketing value chain. Expectations are pushed higher by startups and scaleups disrupting their markets with innovative user experience. Mediocre user experiences…
Europe’s Most Prominent Investors (2018 edition) is coming soon. Here’s all you need to know
21 April, 2018
In April last year, Dealroom introduced Europe’s Most Prominent Venture Capital Investors. It’s a transparent ranking of venture capital investors, based on quantitative criteria only. Last year the ranking…
French tech has made a stunning rise over the past years. In 2017 France even overtook the UK by number of venture capital rounds. And for a moment in 2017…
€1.3 billion invested in German venture capital rounds in Q1 2018
15 April, 2018
Germany led Europe by venture capital investment in Q1 2018, largely driven by mega rounds like Auto1, Number26 and BioNTech. However, even excluding the top three rounds, German investment…
