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As VC Funding Slows To A Crawl, Where Now For Europe’s Startups?
Opinion 24.05.2023

As VC Funding Slows To A Crawl, Where Now For Europe’s Startups?

Why Venture Capital Should Be At The Heart Of Family Office Impact Strategies
Opinion 03.05.2023

Why Venture Capital Should Be At The Heart Of Family Office Impact Strategies

Houst 2.0: Founder, James Jenkins-Yates, On Thriving Post-pandemic
Opinion 26.04.2023

Houst 2.0: Founder, James Jenkins-Yates, On Thriving Post-pandemic

NOAH – The Money App Saving The World From A ‘Currency Flood.’
Opinion 18.04.2023

NOAH – The Money App Saving The World From A ‘Currency Flood.’

Deep due diligence: how to minimize disruption and maximize chance of success
Opinion 04.04.2023

Deep due diligence: how to minimize disruption and maximize chance of success

The New Craftsmen Defined a New Era for Craft and Its Journey Continues
Opinion 02.04.2023

The New Craftsmen Defined a New Era for Craft and Its Journey Continues

Family Office Venture Capital Review 2023
Opinion 02.04.2023

Family Office Venture Capital Review 2023

New Investment – Emblem
Investments 22.03.2023

New Investment – Emblem

New Investment – Relai
Investments 08.03.2023

New Investment – Relai

Timechain Newsletter 05
Newsletter 03.03.2023

Timechain Newsletter 05

Venture due diligence for family offices: Balancing thorough analysis with gut feel
Opinion 15.02.2023

Venture due diligence for family offices: Balancing thorough analysis with gut feel

Alex Mann shares his view on the subject of a British CBDC
Opinion 09.02.2023

Alex Mann shares his view on the subject of a British CBDC

The Art Of Making Good Investment Decisions in VC
Opinion 08.02.2023

The Art Of Making Good Investment Decisions in VC

Timechain Newsletter 04
Opinion 24.01.2023

Timechain Newsletter 04

A Look Ahead – 7 Venture Capital Predictions for 2023
Opinion 12.01.2023

A Look Ahead – 7 Venture Capital Predictions for 2023

Superscript raises $54M in Series B Funding
Investments 10.01.2023

Superscript raises $54M in Series B Funding

2023 Startup Predictions: Addressing Real Problems Will Drive Growth
Opinion 09.01.2023

2023 Startup Predictions: Addressing Real Problems Will Drive Growth

Christmas Message 2022
Newsletter 20.12.2022

Christmas Message 2022

New Investment – Synota
Investments 01.12.2022

New Investment – Synota

An Introduction to Venture Capital Funds for Family Offices
Opinion 30.11.2022

An Introduction to Venture Capital Funds for Family Offices

Timechain Newsletter 03
Newsletter 23.11.2022

Timechain Newsletter 03

New Investment – Debifi
Investments 22.11.2022

New Investment – Debifi

The World Select XI of Entrepreneurs
Opinion 16.11.2022

The World Select XI of Entrepreneurs

A Superior Vintage in the Making?
Newsletter 09.11.2022

A Superior Vintage in the Making?

5 Reasons Why Now Is A Great Time To Invest In Startups
Opinion 07.11.2022

5 Reasons Why Now Is A Great Time To Invest In Startups

A Superior Vintage in the Making
Opinion 02.11.2022

A Superior Vintage in the Making

The Launch of Timechain
Opinion 02.11.2022

The Launch of Timechain

Kjartan Explains The Fundamental Shift Reshaping Europe’s VC and Tech Ecosystem
Opinion 02.11.2022

Kjartan Explains The Fundamental Shift Reshaping Europe’s VC and Tech Ecosystem

Talking money management and student recipe apps with Niam Parmar, Financial Controller at Concentric  
Newsletter 04.10.2022

Talking money management and student recipe apps with Niam Parmar, Financial Controller at Concentric  

New Investment: NOAH
Investments 26.09.2022

New Investment: NOAH

Family offices and venture deal flow – the holy grail
Opinion 22.09.2022

Family offices and venture deal flow – the holy grail

What are the alternatives to layoffs as economic pressures bite?
Opinion 13.09.2022

What are the alternatives to layoffs as economic pressures bite?

What is BVNK? The mysterious fintech that’s quietly poaching talent from Revolut and Checkout.com
Investments 13.09.2022

What is BVNK? The mysterious fintech that’s quietly poaching talent from Revolut and Checkout.com

Talking ‘Enriching Partnerships’ with Denis Shafranik, Co-Founder of Concentric
Listen 12.09.2022

Talking ‘Enriching Partnerships’ with Denis Shafranik, Co-Founder of Concentric

VCs Were Seen As A Bit Weird: 20 Years In European VC
Investments 12.09.2022

VCs Were Seen As A Bit Weird: 20 Years In European VC

Concentric completes first close of second fund
Investments 08.09.2022

Concentric completes first close of second fund

Timechain Newsletter 02
Newsletter 01.09.2022

Timechain Newsletter 02

Timechain Newsletter 01
Newsletter 18.07.2022

Timechain Newsletter 01

Despite The Crypto Dip, Bitcoin Infastructure Startups Are Ripe For Investment
Investments 06.07.2022

Despite The Crypto Dip, Bitcoin Infastructure Startups Are Ripe For Investment

The best entrepreneurs are survivors
Newsletter 24.06.2022

The best entrepreneurs are survivors

Supporting the lightning network and overhauling closed payments ecosystems with Bolt Observer
Investments 23.06.2022

Supporting the lightning network and overhauling closed payments ecosystems with Bolt Observer

New Investment: Fedi
Opinion 17.06.2022

New Investment: Fedi

New Investment: Sondo
Investments 03.06.2022

New Investment: Sondo

Understanding how VCs and family offices can work together
Investments 03.06.2022

Understanding how VCs and family offices can work together

Europe Is Building World-Class Tech Companies – But Can It Close The Gap With The US?
Investments 27.05.2022

Europe Is Building World-Class Tech Companies – But Can It Close The Gap With The US?

Making the investment case for bitcoin infrastructure
Investments 25.05.2022

Making the investment case for bitcoin infrastructure

New Investment: Galoy
Opinion 17.05.2022

New Investment: Galoy

Talking ‘Relationships, Skills and Perseverance,’ with Kjartan Rist, Co-Founder of Concentric
Opinion 16.05.2022

Talking ‘Relationships, Skills and Perseverance,’ with Kjartan Rist, Co-Founder of Concentric

BVNK closes $40 million Series A funding round
Investments 12.05.2022

BVNK closes $40 million Series A funding round

Venture will Prevail
Newsletter 12.05.2022

Venture will Prevail

From unicorn to assembly line?: Norway’s tech gains could herald a golden new industrial chapter
Investments 05.05.2022

From unicorn to assembly line?: Norway’s tech gains could herald a golden new industrial chapter

Lifting the lid on Norway’s tech success
Opinion 26.04.2022

Lifting the lid on Norway’s tech success

BITCOIN MITIGATES MANY OF THE PROBLEMS WITH RENEWABLES
Opinion 16.04.2022

BITCOIN MITIGATES MANY OF THE PROBLEMS WITH RENEWABLES

Collaboration and culture-building in the post-pandemic workspace with Huckletree
Investments 11.04.2022

Collaboration and culture-building in the post-pandemic workspace with Huckletree

Solving supply chain shortcomings and procurement problems with Contingent
Investments 06.04.2022

Solving supply chain shortcomings and procurement problems with Contingent

Geopolitical Tension And Market Uncertainty Will Not Diminish VC Aspirations
Opinion 04.04.2022

Geopolitical Tension And Market Uncertainty Will Not Diminish VC Aspirations

Our Hero the Entrepreneur
Newsletter 01.04.2022

Our Hero the Entrepreneur

New Investment: Ten31
Investments 30.03.2022

New Investment: Ten31

New Investment: Portfolio Ventures
Investments 28.03.2022

New Investment: Portfolio Ventures

Raising Capital from Family Offices
Opinion 24.03.2022

Raising Capital from Family Offices

New Investment: Unmapped
Opinion 17.03.2022

New Investment: Unmapped

New Investment: Bolt
Opinion 17.03.2022

New Investment: Bolt

Contingent: Supplier Insight platform Contingent raises $8.2m to fix broken procurement processes
Opinion 16.03.2022

Contingent: Supplier Insight platform Contingent raises $8.2m to fix broken procurement processes

Talking ‘Sector Trends and Transformation’ with Alex Mann, Partner at Concentric
Opinion 16.03.2022

Talking ‘Sector Trends and Transformation’ with Alex Mann, Partner at Concentric

Championing cultural diversity and getting people back into the world with Billetto
Opinion 14.03.2022

Championing cultural diversity and getting people back into the world with Billetto

Talking ‘Opportunity Spotting and Speaking Up’ with Alex Stroud, Associate at Concentric
Listen 18.02.2022

Talking ‘Opportunity Spotting and Speaking Up’ with Alex Stroud, Associate at Concentric

The Tech Trends Driving A Much-Needed Travel Sector Transformation
Opinion 14.02.2022

The Tech Trends Driving A Much-Needed Travel Sector Transformation

Riding the Latin American ecommerce wave with Merama
Investments 31.01.2022

Riding the Latin American ecommerce wave with Merama

The Entrepreneurship Journey – When The Romance Ends
Opinion 28.01.2022

The Entrepreneurship Journey – When The Romance Ends

Are family offices starting to eat VCs’ lunch?
Opinion 27.01.2022

Are family offices starting to eat VCs’ lunch?

2022 Startup Predictions: The Trends, Sectors, And Tech Worth Watching
Opinion 19.01.2022

2022 Startup Predictions: The Trends, Sectors, And Tech Worth Watching

New Investment: EBAC Online
Investments 11.01.2022

New Investment: EBAC Online

New Investment: Raba
Investments 15.12.2021

New Investment: Raba

New Investment: SNÖ Ventures
Investments 12.12.2021

New Investment: SNÖ Ventures

The Activist Venture Fund. United by Difference.
Opinion 21.11.2021

The Activist Venture Fund. United by Difference.

European Startup Valuations Are Booming – But What About The Future Pipeline?
Opinion 02.11.2021

European Startup Valuations Are Booming – But What About The Future Pipeline?

Family offices and venture capital: here’s how to get the most out of your partnership
Opinion 24.10.2021

Family offices and venture capital: here’s how to get the most out of your partnership

How I’ve grown my business through disruption: Cameron Shearer, Superscript
Investments 24.10.2021

How I’ve grown my business through disruption: Cameron Shearer, Superscript

Setting the standards: Behind the latest launch of BVNK, Jesse Hemson-Struthers, BVNK
Investments 14.10.2021

Setting the standards: Behind the latest launch of BVNK, Jesse Hemson-Struthers, BVNK

We are proud supporters of Save her Seat
Supporting 11.10.2021

We are proud supporters of Save her Seat

Bvnk launches to set global standards for digital asset financial services
Investments 08.10.2021

Bvnk launches to set global standards for digital asset financial services

Are your tights destroying the planet? Natasja Giezen Smith talks to Vogue Magazine.
Opinion 03.10.2021

Are your tights destroying the planet? Natasja Giezen Smith talks to Vogue Magazine.

E-Commerce Brand-Builder Merama Closes US$225 Million Series B Funding Round
Investments 28.09.2021

E-Commerce Brand-Builder Merama Closes US$225 Million Series B Funding Round

Why VC should be part of any family office impact portfolio
Opinion 27.09.2021

Why VC should be part of any family office impact portfolio

Wheely named Harpers Bazaar’s list of the best luxury travel apps
Investments 26.09.2021

Wheely named Harpers Bazaar’s list of the best luxury travel apps

Ignite: Technology Investments Shaping the Energy Sector
Listen 22.09.2021

Ignite: Technology Investments Shaping the Energy Sector

How Geospatial Intelligence Startups Are Transforming B2B Sectors
Opinion 06.09.2021

How Geospatial Intelligence Startups Are Transforming B2B Sectors

New Investment: FinTech Collective. Creating the future of financial services.
Investments 20.08.2021

New Investment: FinTech Collective. Creating the future of financial services.

VC’s Outsized Economic Impact Will Power A New Golden Age
Opinion 28.07.2021

VC’s Outsized Economic Impact Will Power A New Golden Age

New Investment: Tesseract
Investments 21.06.2021

New Investment: Tesseract

Funding and Disrupting Podcast
Listen 10.06.2021

Funding and Disrupting Podcast

5 VC Tribes And How They Approach Startup Investing
Listen 09.06.2021

5 VC Tribes And How They Approach Startup Investing

Oslo-based Memory raises €11.6 million to scale its time-tracking tool & launch ‘deep work’ tool
Investments 06.06.2021

Oslo-based Memory raises €11.6 million to scale its time-tracking tool & launch ‘deep work’ tool

What are the biggest challenges family offices face when venture investing?
Opinion 02.06.2021

What are the biggest challenges family offices face when venture investing?

The Rise Of The Operator Founder
Opinion 17.05.2021

The Rise Of The Operator Founder

Announcing our participation in Merama’s recent $60M Series A funding.
Investments 30.04.2021

Announcing our participation in Merama’s recent $60M Series A funding.

Kjartan Participates in Goldman Sachs’ Tech Talks Series
Listen 15.04.2021

Kjartan Participates in Goldman Sachs’ Tech Talks Series

Big In Japan: How To Make It In The World’s Third Largest Market
Listen 15.04.2021

Big In Japan: How To Make It In The World’s Third Largest Market

Venture investing: which model is best for family offices?
Opinion 09.04.2021

Venture investing: which model is best for family offices?

Meet Kenny Alegbe: Entrepreneur Creating An Operating System For Your Home
Investments 24.03.2021

Meet Kenny Alegbe: Entrepreneur Creating An Operating System For Your Home

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