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July 2026

The $510B mark: from the electron to the LP

Global venture just posted its biggest half-year ever. Deal count just hit a decade low. The gap between those two numbers is the market you'll actually be raising, hiring and exiting into.

June 2026

The grid becomes the gatekeeper: from one bottleneck to another

The hard part of the AI build-out is no longer only designing the compute, it is finding the power to run it, fast enough, in the right place. That single shift is opening a new infrastructure-investment category beneath the model layer.

May 2026

ETFs are being asked to hold things they were never designed for

The wrapper built for cheap beta is becoming the plumbing for private credit, uranium, defence, and AI. The next phase of ETF growth will not be judged by product launches. It will be judged by structure: liquidity engineering, valuation integrity, and who stands behind the bid when markets move.

March 2026

The new moat is organisational speed

Most companies now use AI. Very few have rebuilt around it. That gap is becoming the key market feature.

February 2026

Redefining consumer economics: prediction markets, gamified speculation, and the venture implications

In 2026, we are seeing the rise of tradable attention: markets, memes, and the VC playbook for distribution-first consumer.

January 2026

Understanding U.S. endowments: European VC fundraising 2026

Facing a tight home market, Europe's venture funds are increasingly looking across the Atlantic to tap U.S. university endowments in a win-win situation.

November 2025

The state of quantum tech in 2025

Despite today's AI hype, quantum computing is a once-in-a-generation computing shift that we should not forget about, as it will likely produce an oligopoly of huge winners within the next decade.

October 2025

AI venture investing 2025: USA and Europe. Enterprise and healthcare AI lead the way

The artificial intelligence boom has triggered a venture capital frenzy going into 2025, but the surge looks very different on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

July 2025

Hardware, robotics, and science-backed technologies

Investors are shifting focus toward breakthrough innovations in hardware, robotics, and science-backed technologies, where AI plays a supporting role.

June 2025

The strategic link Europe is overlooking

Fund-of-funds have quietly become Europe's most strategic LP vehicle, bridging institutional capital and emerging managers - and now is their moment.

June 2025

Is VC dead? The new rules of the game

RIAs, mega-funds, and the vanishing middle: how 2025 is redefining venture capital, concentrating wealth while opening frontiers for specialised investors.

April 2025

AI & capital: the power surge and the $600B question

Venture capital is betting big on AI, but the future hinges on whether these investments will pay off - and reshape the global economy.

March 2025

The solo GP game

Solo GPs arise as the middleman: Europe's bridge from angel investors to institutions. A closer look into the evolving role of solo GPs in the VC ecosystem.

July 2024

Are family offices betting on Europe's future?

Family offices are evolving from passive bystanders to active LPs in the European venture ecosystem, with long-term horizons and a growing interest in impact.

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