Startups

The best-performing venture capital portfolios have a secret weapon that most VCs completely overlook: strategic field marketing support.

BIND, the Basque Open Innovation Platform, is gearing up for its Demo Day 2025.

After receiving more than 120 applications from 42 countries, the IMPACT Start-up Challenge shortlisted some great teams, all of which got a chance to present their projects at VivaTech. But among them, it also picked five winners who shared €50,000 in prizes.

Now in its sixth edition, the French Tech Next 40/120 program follows criteria that have evolved over the years to put less emphasis on paper valuations, and more on tangible revenue.

Here’s an overview of this year’s new entrants — 11 on the Next40 list, and 35 among the remaining 80.

Concerns around revenue growth skyrocketed among European founders this year, the Slush’s annual Startup Struggle Survey found out.

We break down why startup competitions work, what makes them effective, and how to best organize them.

LIFT99, a startup-themed co-working hub in Tallinn, helps the wider startup community grow.

The Selected podcast caught up with Fairmat founder and CEO Ben Saada at JEC World 2025.

There was a noticeable difference at WEF Davos this year in how people meet and talk to each other. 

Ahead of the 10th edition of the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, we caught up with tozero’s CEO and co-founder, Sarah Fleischer.

With the inaugural JEC Investor Day around the corner, we caught up with five investors who will be attending this special event.