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3 €10 billion startups

3 €10 billion startups

One of my hobbies is identifying interesting opportunities and fast-growing companies. I even keep a list of the major industries and some interesting companies to invest in. But I’m usually interested in early stage deals. I don’t think late stage investing is as interesting, or that I have

7 Consumer Tech trends in Europe

7 Consumer Tech trends in Europe

Earlier this week, Heartcore [https://www.heartcore.com/] released Consumer Technology Trends 2020 [https://mcusercontent.com/1adf08b015bd836d9785478cf/files/ba9da2eb-631c-497d-956f-1f0e77a83124/Consumer_Technology_Trends_2020_digital_72dpi.pdf] , a 42-page report combining quantitative analysis of consumer tech in Europe, their predictions and an articulation of their investment thesis. Heartcore is an early

(Anti)trust and freeloading billionaires

(Anti)trust and freeloading billionaires

Some time ago a friend sent me an email message with <> in the subject. In it was a spreadsheet with the names of the latest Y Combinator companies, their monthly spend on AWS, and some growth calculations. Wanting to make a name for himself at Amazon, he

The European strategy for data, explained

The European strategy for data, explained

This is an excerpt of the content. I'd like to know how cool it looks before I need to cut it down. Is this OK? Or this? Or maybe this length?

Dark kitchens and the default path

Dark kitchens and the default path

> “Imagine the most profitable restaurant in your city has no tables, no chairs, and no patrons. Chances are you just pictured the future of dining.” That’s the first line of Do you know where your food comes from? [https://editions.seedtable.com/food-delivery], one of my favorite blog posts–

Barcelona, e-mopeds and overregulation

Barcelona, e-mopeds and overregulation

On February 11, Timo Buetefisch–founder and CEO at sustainable mobility company Cooltra–tweeted [https://twitter.com/buetefisch/status/1227373051504926722] the following: If you can’t read a very pissed off CEO's Spanish, let me translate that for you. > “We are devastated. We brought the first 250 electric mopeds to

Immigration and the $33 billion problem

Geographic Hubs

Immigration and the $33 billion problem

I’ve talked many times about the importance of hiring great people and the long term implications of not doing so. It’s rather simple. Great talent attracts great talent at all levels – country, city, community, or company – because great talent wants to work with other great talent. Here’s

China, Europe and the race to the bottom

China, Europe and the race to the bottom

China has been on the news quite a bit during these past few weeks. The now famous coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which originated in Wuhan, China has spread to 22 more countries alarming health officials across the world. Airports are screening passengers with symptoms, trading is halted in the Shanghai stock exchange,

The Carbon Complication

The Carbon Complication

Last week, Microsoft President Brad Smith, Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood and CEO Satya Nadella announced Microsoft’s [https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01/16/microsoft-will-be-carbon-negative-by-2030/] plan to be carbon negative by 2030. > "By 2030 Microsoft will be carbon negative, and by 2050 Microsoft will remove from the environment

Diversity (and courage) in European tech

Diversity (and courage) in European tech

Last week, Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne resigned over criticism from within his coalition government of the handling of a postal workers’ strike. On Tuesday, Sanna Marin was sworn into office in his place, becoming the world’s youngest prime minister. As a result, Finland’s five coalitions are led

A playbook for European Tech Hubs

Geographic Hubs

A playbook for European Tech Hubs

(or: what would you do with €100 million?) I’m fascinated by the rise and fall of civilizations. Guns, Germs and Steel [https://herokuapp.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32b602d9ab9d238ceb45e3f05&id=c86a1facbe&e=7cb75473a5] , a Roberto Caro-esque account of how geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world, is

Finding great talent (and something new)

Finding great talent (and something new)

Or: Great Talent is like Flying First Class A few weeks ago, Paris-based Welcome to The Jungle raised [https://herokuapp.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32b602d9ab9d238ceb45e3f05&id=d53ddb054a&e=7cb75473a5] €20 million (on top of an €8 million raise [https://herokuapp.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32b602d9ab9d238ceb45e3f05&id=

Europe has Major Bragging Rights

Venture Capital

Europe has Major Bragging Rights

Yesterday, Atomico in partnership with Slush and Orrick launched the 2019 State of European Tech report [https://herokuapp.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32b602d9ab9d238ceb45e3f05&id=5a5fbe5789&e=7cb75473a5] . Everyone’s talking about the report, and they should. It’s a fairly big deal. But I’m not going to

Estonia is much like The Lord of the Rings

Geographic Hubs

Estonia is much like The Lord of the Rings

It’s not uncommon in history that a single set of policies (often pushed by a few) turn around the future of an entire country, changing its downward trajectory propelling it into the Big Leagues. It happened in Asia, where countries like Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan used land

Blooming Late report and the two sides of late stage funding

Venture Capital

Blooming Late report and the two sides of late stage funding

Earlier this week, Tech.eu released the Blooming Late [https://herokuapp.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32b602d9ab9d238ceb45e3f05&id=ac7add4384&e=7cb75473a5] , a 60-page report on the rise of late-stage funding for European tech scale-ups. It’s the third in a series of reports diving into capital funding in the

The counterintuitive ideas that make Entrepreneur First work

The counterintuitive ideas that make Entrepreneur First work

Last week I had the chance to talk to Matthew Clifford [https://herokuapp.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32b602d9ab9d238ceb45e3f05&id=66d4a4f7d3&e=7cb75473a5] . Matt is the CEO and founder of Entrepreneur First, a talent investor that funds hundreds of founders every year, pre-idea and pre-team. They run cohorts twice

Free speech and unintended consequences

Free speech and unintended consequences

Robert Moses was an American public official who spent over 50 years shaping New York City as we know it. Other than the amassing power, one of his main goals was alleviating traffic on an extremely congested, post-war New York City. And to do that, he put his power to

Is Europe growing up?

Venture Capital

Is Europe growing up?

For a while I’ve been saying that one of the biggest problems in Europe was a lack of growth capital. And I’m far from being alone [https://herokuapp.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32b602d9ab9d238ceb45e3f05&id=49596b49f7&e=7cb75473a5] here. > “European tech companies are better funded today right

Das Berlin Startup Szene

Geographic Hubs

Das Berlin Startup Szene

> “Berlin ist arm, aber sexy.” - Klaus Wowereit, Mayor of Berlin 2001 - 2014 “Berlin is poor, but sexy." Next month is the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Crazy. This physical and political barrier single-handedly shaped the city to become the post-capitalist contradiction it is today.

Startup campus – trend or fad?

Startup campus – trend or fad?

> “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” - A Moveable Feast, 1964 That quote comes from A Moveable Feast, one of Ernest Hemingway’

Ownership and the future of transportation

Ownership and the future of transportation

Earlier this week, e-bike DTC brand Cowboy announced [https://herokuapp.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32b602d9ab9d238ceb45e3f05&id=b5031cbc74&e=7cb75473a5] Jeremy Le Van is joining the team as VP of Product. Jeremy co-founded (and later sold) calendar app Sunrise to Microsoft, so he is kind of a big deal.

God save the queen (of money)

Geographic Hubs

God save the queen (of money)

SeedTable Earlier this week, Dealroom released a report on UK tech [https://herokuapp.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32b602d9ab9d238ceb45e3f05&id=1a80badfd2&e=7cb75473a5] . The conclusion: the UK has become the world’s hottest tech hub in 2019. Here's how they make that case: 1. Venture capital invested in UK

What's for dinner tonight?

What's for dinner tonight?

Earlier this week, the boards of Just Eat and Takeaway.com reached an agreement [https://herokuapp.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32b602d9ab9d238ceb45e3f05&id=1ebd881f6d&e=7cb75473a5] to combine their two European food delivery businesses. Per Techcrunch: > "While, following completion, Just Eat Shareholders will own approximately 52.15% and Takeaway.

Can ISAs fix Europe's talent shortage?

Can ISAs fix Europe's talent shortage?

The European tech ecosystem is in a strange place. Investment is pouring in, the ecosystem is primed for growth, but there isn’t enough talent going around. In the second quarter of 2019, the VC investment in this sector jumped from €5.8bn in the second quarter of last year

Going DTC is a smart (and necessary) move

Going DTC is a smart (and necessary) move

In the Summer of 2013, a media company named BigBalls launched a Youtube channel titled COPA90, with the hopes of providing football-related content. Thanks to their conversations about recent games, transfer news, documentaries about the football culture and interviews, it became one of the largest football channels in the world