European VC Digest: The State of European Tech 2020. The Capital Behind Venture. Growth Capital. Hustlers.
Capital Call #24
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Tom Wehmeier 🇬🇧 and the team at Atomico just released the 2020 edition of the State of European Tech report, in partnership with Orrick & Slush and with support from Silicon Valley Bank. It’s all here 👉 The State of European Tech by Atomico.
Here’s Atomico’s Niklas Zennström 🇸🇪 interviewing France’s Emmanuel Macron as part of the report’s launch: French President Emmanuel Macron & Niklas Zennström: Europe’s Technology Future (Dec, 2020).
Here’s Gonz Sanchez 🇦🇷 commenting on the report with Erika Batista 🇩🇴🇫🇷, head of EMEA at On Deck: Jamming on The State of European Tech with Erika Batista.
Akash Bajwa 🇩🇪🇬🇧 of Augmentum Fintech reminds us that VCs can’t survive and do business without being connected to a wide network of peers: #15: Building a network in VC: random acts of kindness.
Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 of The Family (also co-host of Capital Call) writes about why it makes sense for founders (and VCs 😉) to publish their own content: Content is king.
Alexandre Dewez 🇫🇷 of IdInvest explains why now-listed DoorDash is well advanced in unlocking the potential of the food delivery market: 🍕 DoorDash IPO - Nailing Food Delivery.
Colin Hanna 🇬🇧 shares Balderton’s Sustainable Future Goals that the fund will move toward to in 2021: Introducing Balderton's Sustainable Future Goals.
Jonathan Hollis 🇬🇧 of Mountside Ventures shares a comprehensive list of funds European founders can tap into: List of European Venture Capital funds investing.
Also by Mountside Ventures, check out their impressive report, The Capital Behind Venture.
Julia Morrongiello 🇨🇭 of Point Nine Capital dives into the B2B marketplace stack, emphasizing its four main pillars: The B2B Marketplace Stack.
Mina Mutafchieva 🇵🇱 of Dawn Capital writes about the ever evolving enterprise software business in banking: The breaking point: What software are banks buying today?
Beringea’s Karen McCormick 🇬🇧 discusses the key trends shaping venture capital investing in 2021 with CNBC: A.I. becoming more commercial with greater impact.
Alex Kayyal 🇺🇸 of Salesforce Ventures, Jules Maltz of IVP, and Paul Murphy 🇺🇸 of Northzone discuss Hopin’s economics and the very high price of its latest round in Sifted: Is Hopin' really worth $2.1bn?
Fergal Mullen 🇺🇸 of Highland Europe explains why they’re doubling down on European startups at the growth stage—in Sifted: “Tech, growth and Europe”: Highland Europe's new €700m fund.
Yaron Valler🇮🇱 of Target Global speaks about their growing interest in fintech, marketplaces and wellness in Sifted: This is where Target Global wants to invest its new €300m+ fund.
Check Warner 🇬🇧 talks about raising Ada Ventures’s first fund in TechCrunch: Ada Ventures closes first fund at $50M, investing in diverse founders tackling society’s problems.
Akash Bajwa 🇩🇪🇬🇧 Investment Analyst, Augmentum Fintech London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Erika Batista 🇩🇴🇫🇷 Head EMEA, On Deck, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter
Héléna Cavell 🇫🇷 Investment Associate, Frontline Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 Co-Founder & Director, The Family, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Colin Hanna 🇬🇧 Principal, Balderton Capital, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn
Jonathan Hollis 🇬🇧 Managing Partner, Mountside Ventures, London 🇬🇧 | LinkedIn | Twitter
Alex Kayyal 🇺🇸 Partner, Salesforce Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Beata Klein 🇸🇪 Associate, Creandum, Stockholm 🇸🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Karen McCormick 🇺🇸 Chief Investment Officer, Beringea LLP, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn
Julia Morrongiello 🇨🇭 Associate, Point Nine Capital, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Fergal Mullen 🇺🇸 Co-Founder & Parter, Highland Europe, Geneva 🇨🇭 LinkedIn | Twitter
Paul Murphy 🇺🇸 General Partner, Northzone, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Mina Mutafchieva 🇵🇱 Principal, Dawn Capital, London 🇬🇧 Blog
Gonz Sanchez 🇦🇷 Angel investor & Head of Growth, On Deck, Barcelona 🇪🇸 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Yaron Valler 🇮🇱 General Partner, Target Global, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter
Check Warner 🇬🇧 Partner, Ada Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Tom Wehmeier 🇬🇧 Partner & Head of Insights, Atomico, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Niklas Zennström 🇸🇪Founder and CEO, Atomico, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter