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🚀 London Tech Week is back! 🌟  Join me for a week of innovation, investment, and inspiration.  Talk to me about the excitement around Data and AI and how the revolution for business is coming.  Or just say come say hi! #LondonTechWeek #LTW #LTW2024 Informa Tech

More on secondaries and Europe's tech sovereignty. Join us as we digest the week's news in European Tech. 👇 Some of the biggest highlights: 🌍 EU's Chess Moves: The EU's move to sanction Chinese and Indian companies over Russia ties, alongside the reform of fiscal rules, illustrates a delicate balance between geopolitical strategy and the need for economic stability. These actions reflect the EU's intricate navigation through fiscal austerity and global trade dynamics. 📈 AI and Chips Fuel Market Highs: The frenzy around AI and chipmakers pushes tech indices to new heights, reflecting a bullish sentiment on innovation and digital transformation. 🚀 The Shy Five's IPO Hesitation: High-profile tech firms' reluctance to go public underscores a broader trend of capital lock-up and the evolving dynamics of liquidity and valuation in the tech sector. 🌱 Climate-Tech's Hot Streak: The European climate-tech sector is thriving, with startups like Tibo Energy and LuxWall securing significant VC interest. This surge underscores a growing commitment to sustainable solutions and energy efficiency. 🚑 Healthcare's Chilly Season: A downturn in PE healthcare deal-making points to broader concerns around high-interest rates and operational challenges. This trend may signal a period of recalibration for investors in the healthcare sector. 💰 Secondaries' Slump: The dip in secondaries funds' performance reflects broader market recalibrations, with implications for liquidity and valuation in the VC landscape. 💡 "Emotional Equity" Rising: Startups across Europe are increasingly pledging equity to nonprofits, mirroring the trend sparked by notable entrepreneurs. This showcases a commitment to social causes and signals a shift towards more value-driven investments. Read the full deep dive with more data to crunch on EUVC 🔽 #venturecapital #europe #technologytrends #startupfunding

The latest data shows London attracted $6.8b VC #techinvestment in 1st half of 2024, up 31% from same period in 2023. This reinforces the city's spot as the leading #tech hub in Europe and the only city outside the U.S. to secure this level of tech #investment. https://bit.ly/3XBXMd0

Itai Green shares valuable insights on how crises and emerging tech trends can become catalysts for innovation. Learn how to navigate and thrive in uncertain times by harnessing the power of technology. This is essential viewing for anyone interested in driving their business forward and staying competitive in today's fast-paced environment. Check out the video ⬇️ #TechInnovation #CrisisResponse #BusinessStrategy #TechLeadership

📈 "Find a way to do something with emerging tech as opposed to something to it. This creates separation from the adoption of that technology and means that the future of your business is not an inherent derivative function of something else." - Next47 General Partner T.J. Rylander Make sure you pursue the right trends by checking out T.J.’s latest article: bit.ly/3zg7lWo

Unlock the potential of your investments with United Kingdom Technology Corp, your trusted partner in driving inward investment into the UK’s booming tech sector. With our deep expertise in global technology markets and cutting-edge industry insights, we are the go-to advisory firm for investors seeking high-growth opportunities. We connect international capital with prime UK tech assets, strategically positioning your investments for maximum returns.   Did you know? The UK AI market is currently valued at over £16.8 billion and is projected to soar to £801.6 billion by 2035. Around one in six UK organizations—over 432,000—have adopted at least one AI technology. The number of AI companies in the UK has skyrocketed by over 600% in the past decade. Britain leads Europe with twice the number of AI-based companies. The UK is a booming hub for AI innovation, making it the perfect time to invest. Let’s build a prosperous future together! #UKMarket  #AI  #Innovation  #Growth  #Technology #UkTechSuperpower  #TechInvestments  #PropTech  #Fintech  #AIInnovation

"Don’t tell people your plans. Show them your results." – Unknown At Syenah GmbH we don’t just talk about change – we deliver it. This weeks Web Summit 2024 in Lisbon provided us with an exceptional platform to showcase the real-world impact of our work. Recognized as one of the Alpha Startups and hailed as a real impact solution, we presented our #GenAI-powered Risk Intelligence Platform. Designed to detect #ESG risks and incidents in real-time, our SaaS technology supports corporates monitoring their supply chains and financial institutions managing their portfolios. Crucially, our state of the art technology ensures compliance with key regulations, including the German Supply Chain Act (#LkSG), the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (#CSDDD), and other relevant laws worldwide. It was inspiring to see international investors and potential clients engage directly with our application and experience instant results—proof of concept in action, delivered through our MVP. All of this, just as we prepare for the global launch of our platform in early 2025. #WebSummit2024 #Sustainability #GenAI #Innovation #AI #ImpactStartup #ESG #supplychain #riskdetection

Once again Fast Company released its list of 2024 Most Innovative Companies and we are ecstatic to see 10 of those firms are Endeavor-entrepreneur-led!!! 🎉 Yet another testament of innovation coming from ANY/EVERY corner of the planet 🌏. From Nigeria to Indonesia and from Brazil to UAE. Flutterwave 🇳🇬, co-founded by Ife Orioke and Olugbenga Agboola "GB", provides seamless and secure payments solutions for global merchants and payment service providers across Africa. Alice 🇧🇷, co-founded by Matheus Moraes, André Florence and Guilherme [Gui] Azevedo, is a Brazilian private health care, that has become the first healthcare/insurance provider to offer an integrative care solution focusing on primary care, lowering care costs and increasing positive health outcomes. Flow48 🇦🇪, co-founded by Idriss Al Rifai, Karim Khattar and Paul Bazin, they offer SME financing to enable growth by transforming future revenues into up-front capital under flexible terms across the Gulf Region and South Africa. Nova Credit 🇺🇸, co-founded by Misha Esipov, Nicky Goulimis, and Loek Janssen, which enables immigrants who move to the US to transport their credit history from their home country. eFishery 🇮🇩, founder by Gibran Huzaifah, they provide an IoT device and data platform to fish and shrimp farmers in Indonesia, enabling them to grow their business sustainably. Brex 🇧🇷, co-founded by Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, which provides businesses with a seamless corporate credit card and cash management financial software. Altruist 🇺🇸, founded by Jason Wenk, its a digital investment platform that puts powerful software and free trading into the hands of good financial advisors to automatically reduce taxes, fees, and risk. Bitso 🇲🇽, co-founded by Daniel Vogel, Ben Peters and Pablo Gonzalez, it is the leading digital crypto currency exchange in Latin America. Solfácil 🇧🇷, co-founded by Fabio Carrara and Guillaume Tiret, is a renewable energy investment platform that allows individuals to invest in solar energy. The company’s mission is to democratize access to solar energy across Brazil. Habi 🇨🇴, co-founded by Brynne McNulty Rojas and Sebastian Noguera Escallon, they are transforming LatAm’s traditionally opaque and inefficient residential ecosystem by providing liquidity and information to all key stakeholders – customers, brokers, banks and developers. And our honorary Endeavor entrepreneur (last years honoree) David Vélez, founder of Nubank, one of the world’s largest digital banking platforms, who is actually part of the top 50 along with NVIDIA, Taylor Swift and OpenAI. 23 extraordinary entrepreneurs!! 👏 https://lnkd.in/dPgdpQUJ

The pulse of European VC in the last week 📈 Here’s what’s making waves.👇 🦄 Europe's Unicorn Drought Ends: DataSnipper's leap to unicorn status marks a cautious optimism for Europe's VC landscape, promising a rebound from 2023's investment slump. 🌍 Brexit Breakthrough: The UK's regulatory olive branch to the European VC scene eases past Brexit tensions, setting a new precedent for cross-border investments. UK's OFR aligns EEA regulations, fostering smoother capital flows. 🏦 Banking Blues: Europe's financial sector lags, with the total market cap of European banks halved since 2007, contrasting with US banks' growth. Regulatory headwinds and economic crises erode the foundation for European market outperformance. 🌱 Climate Tech Cash-In: Carbon & emissions tech startups in Europe reel in $2.2 billion in Q4 2023. A clear signal that the green revolution is ripe for investment, despite a global slowdown in VC frenzy. 🧬 Biotech IPO Buzz: As tech IPOs quiet down, biotech surges forward, hinting at a sector-specific bull market. CG Oncology and Arrivent Biopharma's successful raises spotlight biotech's resilient appeal amidst tech's IPO drought. 💸 VC Funding Freeze: A stark 42% global drop in VC funding in 2023, with Europe mirroring this trend. Yet, AI & ML investments remain buoyant, signaling a strategic pivot towards tech innovation. 🛡️ Defense Tech's Strategic Shift: Increased interest in European defense tech post-Ukraine invasion opens new venture avenues. The sector's blend of innovation and necessity offers lucrative, yet complex, investment opportunities. 🎨 Fashion Forward with AI: The fashion industry's embrace of generative AI illustrates a cross-sectoral tech adoption, marrying creativity with computational power. 🧠 Neuralink's Neuro-Novelty: The spotlight on brain-computer interfaces, led by Neuralink's advancements, energizes the bio-tech investment sphere, blending medical marvels with venture capital interest. 📉 LSE's Listing Lament: A 25% decrease in companies on the LSE over a decade underscores the UK's challenge in maintaining its financial market's attractiveness amidst global competition. Continue reading in the comments section. 🔽 #venturecapital #artificialinteligence #privateequity

[#AmundiWIF] How is technological #innovation shaping your financial future? 🤔   Over the last months, we interviewed senior leaders from across financial services, technology, the startup ecosystem and even academia, to understand the profound changes and impact of #technology within our industry. Discover our findings during the Amundi World Investment Forum on Friday 14th June, where our CEO Benjamin Lucas will host a dedicated panel discussion with Toby Glashyer, Kay Swinburne and Frédéric Tardy.   We're at a pivotal moment where #AI and technological advances are enhancing AND revolutionising financial services. Our session will highlight the crucial role of technology in this evolution, offering insights into AI’s transformative potential. 🔀