I am a huge fan of European tech and am very excited about the Darktrace IPO. I am writing this post as a way to better understand the company myself and hope it is of some use to other people. …

Quick Overview of the UK AIM Market Launched in 1995, AIM (“Alternative Investment Market”) is the London Stock Exchange’s market for small and medium size growth companies. According to LSE, the AIM market has achieved several impressive milestones: In 1995, AIM launched with ten companies valued at £82m. Today, AIM…

71 tech companies with >€1bn market cap. Full list available on request. There is a consensus that Europe has lagged behind the US and China in tech innovation due to a variety of reasons. Europe has been considered terrible at nurturing successful tech companies with only a few reaching significant…

This article takes a first attempt at developing a scorecard / framework to better assess the impact of COVID-19 on enterprise software companies. …

I have collated resources that have helped me develop my knowledge of the digital marketplace space. Please feel free to comment with additional resources that are not included below. Marketplace Primers Introduction to Marketplaces by a16z How to Kickstart and Scale a Marketplace Business — Series by Lenny Rachitsky A…

I recently took part in the BAPRAS healthcare hackathon, which was organised with the objective of developing ideas that improve the ways surgery is delivered in the UK and across the world. I had the pleasure to meet Leonidas (#LBS4life!) at the event and we decided to team up to…

In order to encourage listed companies to pledge for charitable purposes, potential benefits of such an approach need to be communicated. It is obviously far easier to convince prospective companies (“donors”) if the financial and reputational benefits outweigh the financial cost of a pledge. The idea is to create an…

This blog post aims to discuss the current trends in the VC ecosystem in relation to capital flow and why the secondary market in VC may experience explosive growth over the coming years. How Does capital flow in the VC ecosystem?

On my recent trip to New York, I was really impressed by the innovations in physical retail that are shaping the customer experience on the high street. As described by a local investor, New York is a city where fashion, tech and creativity seamlessly integrate to spark innovation. …