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20 Aug 2025Written by Julia Hawkins
We were initially introduced to this incredible team by Tom Kelly , CEO of one of our fastest-growing healthcare portfolio companies, Heidi , and we jumped at the…
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8 May 2025
Over the last two years at Phoenix Court, I’ve had hundreds of conversations with early-stage founders—maybe even thousands. Spending time with founders is hands-down my favorite part of…
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7 Apr 2025Written by Ziv Reichert
We’re quickly transitioning to a world where every professional conversation is transcribed. Context that once disappeared into thin air now gets captured. Every word, every thought, every insight…
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30 Mar 2025
Europe has everything it needs to stand as an equal to the US and China on the global innovation stage. As ambitious initiatives, thoughtful pieces, reports, and other…
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19 Mar 2025Written by Julia Hawkins
Photonics, the technology of light, underpins daily life from smartphones to the internet and medical instruments to laser technology. It is now playing in an increasingly important role…
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14 Mar 2025Written by Tom Lambert
Europe isn’t simple to operate in. It’s a patchwork of markets, regulations, currencies, payment methods, and cultures. This complexity creates friction that many view as challenging. But it’s…
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3 Mar 2025Written by Tom Lambert
Is the UK the best place to scale a venture-backed fintech? Fintech is the biggest sub-sector in UK tech, making up nearly 30% of the total enterprise value…
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20 Feb 2025Written by Julia Hawkins
This isn’t just about scientific discovery — it’s about delivering real-world impact. Spore.Bio ’s groundbreaking, light-powered microbiology testing is transforming safety across industries, delivering insights in minutes instead…
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13 Feb 2025
Not even the most successful companies can do it alone. They forge strategic partnerships, collaborate with allies and make decisions on what to build or buy. But how…
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29 Jan 2025Written by Tom Lambert
Expanding to the US is a watershed moment in any European startup’s history with hundreds of companies making the move every year. In fintech, it’s no different, as…
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29 Jan 2025
At our Annual Showcase we heard from three portfolio companies that are using deep tech to transform entire industries and sectors. As Saul Klein said, new frontiers need…
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13 Sept 2024Written by Julia Hawkins
Real-time detection of bacteria Bacterial detection is a huge consideration in the food and beverage sector as products can only be shipped when the bacterial samples come back…
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12 Mar 2024
Empathy is transforming the way companies and insurers support employees and policyholders during bereavement. By partnering with Fortune 500 companies and leading insurance carriers, Empathy currently offers its…
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4 Mar 2024
Catalog announces a $3.2m seed funding round, led by LocalGlobe, with additional participations from Helloworld, KIMA Ventures, Motier Ventures, ATI (Alain Tingaud) and few prominent business angels. This…
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26 Feb 2024
Avail has raised its first round to accelerate the unification of web3 with its modular infrastructure layer, connecting users across ecosystems with Avail DA, Nexus and Fusion. Avail…
9 Feb 2024
Non-exhaustive list of themes and ideas I'm excited about
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1 Feb 2024
Making consumer goods safer with a world-first bacteria detection device
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14 Dec 2023
Qogita - the platform making wholesale procurement as simple as shopping on Amazon - is emerging from stealth and announcing it has raised €80m in Series B funding…
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6 Dec 2023
Pragmatic Semiconductor, the world leader in manufacturing flexible integrated circuits, today announced that it has completed a first close of its Series D funding round, securing an investment…
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25 Sept 2023Written by Julia Hawkins
We are at the start of a massive healthcare wave, which will see the emphasis move from sick care to health care. Today, approximately 70% of NHS budgets…
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5 Jul 2023
Kinnu raises $6.5m to supercharge your learning
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28 Jun 2023
Unaric – building the world’s leading Salesforce product suite by buying, scaling and consolidating Salesforce focused Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s) – has raised $35m in a debt and…
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9 May 2023Written by Ziv Reichert
Stung by privacy concerns, ChatGPT has now introduced a feature it likens to ‘incognito mode'
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26 Apr 2023
Two years after our first analysis , we’re back with more granular stats on gender diversity across our portfolio based on data from >250 companies and >20,000 full-time…
