What private equity wants from CEOs
The demands of chief executives in private equity-backed companies are not the same as those leading unsponsored companies. So what exactly do GPs look for in management?
Making improvement: private equity and succession
As the private equity industry has matured, succession has become an increasingly pressing issue for firms big and small. Those who get it right will win the confidence of investors and live for generations to come
Market correction spells opportunity
Technology stocks took a downward turn in the final months of 2018, but that is good news for those with new money to invest.
This VC maven is betting on VR, not AR
As of 2017, VR held a 60 per cent global share of the combined AR and VR device market, but that at CAGR 74 per cent AR is growing more quickly.
Meal-kits: a matter of influence
Gousto, a UK meal kit delivery service, has secured £18m in funding from Instagram health influencer Joe Wicks — and a coterie of existing and more conventional investors.
A new year, a new record
Last year saw US VC funding reach $99.5bn, reflecting a market in which capital is flocking from early stage investing towards fewer, larger assets.
Tech has an age problem
A survey by First Round Capital has found that 37 per cent of technology start-up founders believe age is the strongest bias against them.
Second life for a knackered unicorn?
One of the most vaunted tech unicorns in the UK, Blippar, fell into the hands of administrators. But its intellectual property may live on.
2018 a record year for European tech investing
The year has seen a record sum of $23bn invested into technology start-ups on the continent. That's more than four times the $5bn put to work five years ago.
The march towards March 29…
With Theresa May facing a parliamentary showdown next week over her Brexit deal, the jury is still out over whether UK start-ups will suffer.
Taking stock: an open letter to the EU
More than 500 entrepreneurs, investors and employees of European start-ups have called for reforms of stock option rules in a bid to plug a perceived talent gap.
Independent floristry, a reblooming industry?
Floom is a start-up hoping to reverse the fortunes of indie florists. The company has just raised $2.5m in a seed funding round led by Firstminute Capital.
VC maven calls crypto “nuclear winter”... but remains bullish
One of Facebook's early backers, billionaire investor Jim Breyer, has said he believes cryptocurrencies are approaching a “nuclear winter”.
The real reason(s) why start-ups fail
A post-mortem analysis by CB Insights from earlier this year sheds light on the reasons why nascent businesses meet their demise.
A pitch perfect investment
Football's elite are promoting a new app that aims to bring them closer to their legion of worldwide fans. Otro launched this week with the backing of Lionel Messi and Neymar.
Skype co-founder wastes no time with new fundraising
The venture firm of Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom is rumoured to be in the market with a new fund 18 months after closing its fourth early-stage vehicle on $765m.