Below are three tweets talking about abhorrent behaviour from European VCs in this time of unprecedented crisis. They were published this week by respected people in the industry, with good intentions, but without naming names. I understand why, but I think it’s important that those practices are investigated and exposed. My email address is robin@tech.eu. […]
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RTP Global, the Moscow-headquartered VC firm formerly known as ru-Net and focused on early-stage technology investments, is launching a new $650 million fund to support founders across Europe, North America, India and South-East Asia. The new fund comes in at more than triple the size of the previous fund, as it comes with a track […]
(Editor’s note: this is an opinion piece published by multiple signatories from across the European tech industry, which are named at the bottom of this article.) A few days before the launch of the movement ‘Tech4Values’ in San Francisco by emblematic European entrepreneurs, BlaBlaCar co-founder and co-president of France Digitale, Frédéric Mazzella, explains its vision […]
A bit of news on movement within the European tech investment community: 1) Invest Europe has appointed Eric de Montgolfier as its new CEO to lead the association that represents Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors. De Montgolfier joins from Brussels-listed investment manager Gimv, where he was Partner and Head of Gimv France, […]
This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about the new European Commission, Europe’s stance on the Libra cryptocurrency, Amsterdam as an IPO destination, language studies, Amazon habits, and much more. The featured interview of the week is with Harold Saar, head of fleet development at Stigo, an e-vehicle company from Estonia.
This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the recent developments in the standoff between the US and France related to the digital tax, Acast borrowing €25 million from the European Investment Bank, the ways in which VCs cover Europe, and much more. In the interview department, listen to a conversation with Daniel Korski, co-founder and CEO of Public.io.