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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.

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

Kjartan Participates in Goldman Sachs’ Tech Talks Series
Listen 15.04.2021

Kjartan Participates in Goldman Sachs’ Tech Talks Series

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

United by Difference — Concentric’s ESG Initiative
Opinion 17.03.2021

United by Difference — Concentric’s ESG Initiative

Proptech Innovation in Home Management Software
Investments 16.03.2021

Proptech Innovation in Home Management Software

6 Mistakes To Avoid Once You’ve Closed Your First VC Round
Opinion 09.03.2021

6 Mistakes To Avoid Once You’ve Closed Your First VC Round

Proptech disruption trends: innovation in the real estate space
Opinion 04.03.2021

Proptech disruption trends: innovation in the real estate space

Huckletree: Ask Me Anything
Listen 01.03.2021

Huckletree: Ask Me Anything

Luxury ride-hailing app, Wheely, is expanding into the Middle East
Investments 24.02.2021

Luxury ride-hailing app, Wheely, is expanding into the Middle East

Five reasons why Europe is the future of startup investing
Opinion 19.02.2021

Five reasons why Europe is the future of startup investing

Denis & Kjartan – The Rise of Zebras over Unicorns: Trends in Venture Capital Investing
Watch 17.02.2021

Denis & Kjartan – The Rise of Zebras over Unicorns: Trends in Venture Capital Investing

The Life Of An Entrepreneur Without Venture Capital
Opinion 16.02.2021

The Life Of An Entrepreneur Without Venture Capital

Gamestop saga is a good argument for the possibilities of crypto
Opinion 16.02.2021

Gamestop saga is a good argument for the possibilities of crypto

MJ Hudson Interview with Kjartan – European VC:  Strengths, mistakes and opportunities
Watch 07.02.2021

MJ Hudson Interview with Kjartan – European VC: Strengths, mistakes and opportunities

EU Commission Plan To Invest Directly In Startups Will Harm The Ecosystem
Opinion 15.01.2021

EU Commission Plan To Invest Directly In Startups Will Harm The Ecosystem

How Wheely is putting privacy at the heart of its business
Opinion 08.01.2021

How Wheely is putting privacy at the heart of its business

2021 Startup Predictions: Trends, Sectors, And Tech That Will Emerge
Opinion 29.12.2020

2021 Startup Predictions: Trends, Sectors, And Tech That Will Emerge

Venture investing can deliver high returns in uncertain times
Opinion 21.12.2020

Venture investing can deliver high returns in uncertain times

Activist venture investors, a portrait of Concentric
Opinion 21.12.2020

Activist venture investors, a portrait of Concentric

TransferWise for Banks partners with Pockit
Investments 18.12.2020

TransferWise for Banks partners with Pockit

Emergence of The Crypto Economy
Opinion 10.12.2020

Emergence of The Crypto Economy

Five Reasons Startup Boards Fail To Add Value
Opinion 08.12.2020

Five Reasons Startup Boards Fail To Add Value

Inclusive fintech company Pockit completes £15 million fundraising, and announces partnership with Railsbank
Opinion 03.12.2020

Inclusive fintech company Pockit completes £15 million fundraising, and announces partnership with Railsbank

Building Supply Chain Resilience Post Covid
Opinion 02.12.2020

Building Supply Chain Resilience Post Covid

New Investment – Contingent
Opinion 01.12.2020

New Investment – Contingent

Wheely Presents at Noah Conference
Opinion 18.11.2020

Wheely Presents at Noah Conference

Wheely Presents at Noah Conference
Opinion 18.11.2020

Wheely Presents at Noah Conference

SuperScript joins INSURTECH 100
Opinion 12.11.2020

SuperScript joins INSURTECH 100

Ride-hailing businesses should protect users from data-hungry manoeuvring
Opinion 11.11.2020

Ride-hailing businesses should protect users from data-hungry manoeuvring

Can Venture Capital Be Taught?
Opinion 03.11.2020

Can Venture Capital Be Taught?

One Year in VC
Opinion 02.11.2020

One Year in VC

7 Heresies; Concentric Investor Day 2020
Opinion 02.11.2020

7 Heresies; Concentric Investor Day 2020

Superscript raises further £8.5 million
Opinion 29.10.2020

Superscript raises further £8.5 million

Modern Monetary Theory: A shared delusion that will destroy the economy
Opinion 27.10.2020

Modern Monetary Theory: A shared delusion that will destroy the economy

Superscript becomes a registered Lloyd’s broker
Opinion 08.10.2020

Superscript becomes a registered Lloyd’s broker

Heist touted as the new authority on British tights
Opinion 07.10.2020

Heist touted as the new authority on British tights

FinTech sector welcomes Crowdcube and Seedrs merger
Opinion 06.10.2020

FinTech sector welcomes Crowdcube and Seedrs merger

Investor FOMO To JOMO: How To Manage Startup Hype As A VC
Opinion 02.10.2020

Investor FOMO To JOMO: How To Manage Startup Hype As A VC

Concentric Investor Day
Opinion 28.09.2020

Concentric Investor Day

We need to take a closer look at founder mental health in the wake of Covid
Opinion 24.09.2020

We need to take a closer look at founder mental health in the wake of Covid

Modern Monetary Theory; Folie à Deux — A Shared Delusion
Opinion 23.09.2020

Modern Monetary Theory; Folie à Deux — A Shared Delusion

What does Klarna’s mega valuation mean for the Nordic FinTech industry?
Opinion 16.09.2020

What does Klarna’s mega valuation mean for the Nordic FinTech industry?

Working From Home: The New ‘Industrial’ Revolution
Opinion 07.09.2020

Working From Home: The New ‘Industrial’ Revolution

FILM: The European Venture Outlook with Concentric
Opinion 21.08.2020

FILM: The European Venture Outlook with Concentric

Family Offices Can Propel The EU Venture Capital Ecosystem
Opinion 19.08.2020

Family Offices Can Propel The EU Venture Capital Ecosystem

Digital Risks rebrands as Superscript
Opinion 05.08.2020

Digital Risks rebrands as Superscript

Pioneering ‘home as a service’ with HomeHero
Opinion 29.07.2020

Pioneering ‘home as a service’ with HomeHero

Kjartan Rist Comment: “Why startups need activist VC partners more than ever”
Opinion 22.07.2020

Kjartan Rist Comment: “Why startups need activist VC partners more than ever”

Why leading tech candidates are increasingly looking to Europe
Opinion 14.07.2020

Why leading tech candidates are increasingly looking to Europe

The EU-Japan Alliance Remains The Great Untapped Innovation Opportunity
Opinion 10.07.2020

The EU-Japan Alliance Remains The Great Untapped Innovation Opportunity

‘We never wanted to grow too quickly’: interview with Huckletree co-founder, Andrew Lynch
Opinion 09.07.2020

‘We never wanted to grow too quickly’: interview with Huckletree co-founder, Andrew Lynch

Venture Capitalists Need To Stay Within Their Remit After Investing
Opinion 18.06.2020

Venture Capitalists Need To Stay Within Their Remit After Investing

How I’ve grown my own business: Cameron Shearer, co-founder Digital Risks
Opinion 12.06.2020

How I’ve grown my own business: Cameron Shearer, co-founder Digital Risks

Founders, Leadership Teams And The Glue That Binds Successful Startups
Opinion 04.06.2020

Founders, Leadership Teams And The Glue That Binds Successful Startups

Concentric expands Advisory Council
Opinion 12.05.2020

Concentric expands Advisory Council

Universities – bastions of innovation or no longer fit for purpose?
Opinion 07.05.2020

Universities – bastions of innovation or no longer fit for purpose?

Backing the Winners in the Face of Adversity
Opinion 29.04.2020

Backing the Winners in the Face of Adversity

Venture Capital Beyond COVID-19
Opinion 15.04.2020

Venture Capital Beyond COVID-19

Don’t believe the hype: Why skepticism is increasingly important for VCs
Opinion 08.04.2020

Don’t believe the hype: Why skepticism is increasingly important for VCs

Seedcamp Office Hours
Opinion 06.04.2020

Seedcamp Office Hours

AFRICA; A VENTURE STORY
Opinion 27.03.2020

AFRICA; A VENTURE STORY

Resilient Bodies and Resilient Companies
Opinion 26.03.2020

Resilient Bodies and Resilient Companies

From Passive To ‘Activist’ Investing: Redefining The Role Of VCs
Opinion 17.03.2020

From Passive To ‘Activist’ Investing: Redefining The Role Of VCs

Supporting exceptional people to create the best tech startups
Opinion 13.03.2020

Supporting exceptional people to create the best tech startups

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