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Headline raises €320 million to fund early-stage startups in Europe
Headline, the San Francisco and Berlin-based VC company, has raised its 7th European fund of €320 million to extend support to the continent’s startups from seed to Series A, paying attention to follow-on fundings. The firm plans to invest in 10 new start-ups yearly in Europe with a ticket size of €1-15 million. It focuses […]
Is Raising Funds More Important than Profitability?
Raising funds, getting new valuations, and Series B financing are an inescapable fact of life any startup. We celebrate those companies that are able to pull in eye-popping investments, as with digital bank Monzo – which got valued at £1 billion last year and is looking at raising more funds in order to expand their […]
VC industry in Italy: Among the bleak reality of numbers and a pinch of optimism
By Philippe de Marsac The last State of European Tech Report ( by Atomico) offers an unrelenting warning on Italy. Despite its $1.85T GDP, the country has not yet been able to generate a venture ecosystem compared to its true potential. It has invested only $3/capita (vs. $123 in Sweden and $45/capita in France). […]
The VC world in France needs more transparency. I’ll start.
Having waxed extensively about the opacity of France’s venture capital industry, I’ve decided it’s time that I practice what I preach. The venture capital sector in France operates in a fog of complexity, with limited accountability, and in some cases deliberate secrecy. I believe this is wrong. I believe that a VC fund’s investors, portfolio […]