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  • France

    French tech’s continued rise in 2017

    9 April, 2017

    In the first quarter of 2017, France recorded over 200 VC rounds, which is an astounding number as the below image shows: In the first…

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    French tech’s continued rise in 2017
  • United Kingdom, Western Europe

    TechNation: £6.8 billion in UK tech investment in 2016

    22 March, 2017

    Tech City UK just launched Tech Nation 2017, a comprehensive report on the UK tech sector. The report mentions many interesting stats, including £6.8 billion in UK tech investment…

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    TechNation: £6.8 billion in UK tech investment in 2016
  • Fintech, United Kingdom, Western Europe

    FinTech in Europe: any signs of Brexit impact?

    2 March, 2017

    The UK government just published its Digital Strategy document, outlining how it plans to support the UK tech industry post-Brexit. Has there been a measurable Brexit induced slowdown in…

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    FinTech in Europe: any signs of Brexit impact?
  • Nordics, Western Europe

    Nordics snapshot (presentation)

    10 December, 2016

    Both France and Sweden have been on fire this year. The Nordics are known for creating several tech icons (examples at bottom of this article). The below image opens a short presentation on…

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    Nordics snapshot (presentation)
  • France, Western Europe

    What’s driving France’s VC surge?

    20 November, 2016

    France is having a blow out year in 2016, both in terms € amount of venture capital invested and by number of rounds. To understand better what is driving…

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    What’s driving France’s VC surge?
  • Germany, Western Europe

    Oakley Capital exits Parship Elite Group, making a 150% return

    10 September, 2016

    Sixteen months ago, private equity firm Oakley Capital made a contrarian move by acquiring online matchmaking service Parship from Holtzbrinck Digital. A few weeks later it also acquired Elite Partner, to create Parship…

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    Oakley Capital exits Parship Elite Group, making a 150% return