All Start-ups articles
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NewsBVK, BlackRock, Allianz and others commit €12bn to start-up investments
Germany needs around €30bn annually to finance innovation, says CEO of state-owned investment and development bank KfW
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AnalysisDeep-tech startups: from academic know how to commercial viability
Many would argue that universities have been set up in the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, so perhaps the idea of seeking commercial applications for university research detracts from the beauty of that ideal. That certainly was the attitude in Oxford when I completed my own doctorate in physics four decades ago. But times have changed and the UK, and Europe more generally, is desperate to encourage the growth of innovative companies that can rival those being churned out in the US.
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NewsGerman scheme invests in VC arm of cooperative banking group
Government plans to channel institutional investors’ capital towards start-ups, as the number of venture capital deals sunk by 25% last year
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NewsGermany plans second Growth Fund for start-up investments by 2026
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action says the country is significantly behind other nations when it comes to growth financing
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NewsUBS sets up foundation to channel CHF50bn towards deep-tech start-ups
Swisscom calls on institutional investors, including pension funds and asset managers, to fund the country’s start-up ecosystem
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NewsBVK joins Allianz, BlackRock and others in WIN-Initiative for start-up investments
The WIN-Initiative comes as German institutional investors opted to allocate €600bn in funds abroad over the past 10 years
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NewsGerman government earmarks further €1.6bn for start-up investments
Cabinet expects €3.5bn public and private capital for investments in venture capital
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Opinion PiecesInvestors could do more to boost German start-ups
The German constitutional court’s ruling that the government’s reallocation of €60bn worth of debt to the country’s Climate and Transformation Fund is unlawful was a blow. But there was also also some welcome news last month.
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NewsSwisscom calls on investment industry to boost domestic start-ups
20 institutional investors have allocated capital to Swisscom’s funds raising CHF375m
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NewsGerman government ditches plan to deploy pension capital for VC funds
Instead, start-up strategy envisions opening up the VC market to institutional investors through a German Growth Fund
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NewsGerman government plans to channel pension assets for VC investments
Also considering setting up a facility to finance young innovative companies that previously had no access to venture capital funds
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NewsGermany to kick-start FoF for start-up investments
The government also plans to increase the amount of capital in Coparion, a fund financed through the ERP Special Fund
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Domestic equities and RE revaluations lift KLP’s Q1 return
Launch of “pressure tank” project to support and invest in Norwegian start ups was a key event in the first quarter, says KLP
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NewsGerman government quick starts fund with €10bn for ‘future tech’
State-owned development bank KfW will be responsible for the administration of the equity fund
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French pension reserve fund contributes to €5bn tech investment pledge
French institutional investors have pledged to invest €5bn as the government seeks to promote France as a hub for tech companies
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PMT and PME invest €150m in technology fund
Innovation Industries to run portfolio seeking €250m to invest in Dutch tech start-ups
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Switzerland proposes 5% venture capital allowance for pension funds
Government aims to promote institutional investment in domestic start-ups but some are unconvinced
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Top DC funds to help boost investment in UK ‘patient capital’
Regulators will consult on removing or reducing barriers for DC funds to invest in illiquid asset classes
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Joseph Mariathasan: America first – or America last?
Policies meant to protect US interests could end up causing more damage to the country’s economy
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Joseph Mariathasan: Can technology alone transform education?
Investment opportunities in the education sector are as exciting as health care, but harder to identify
