When predatory investors damage your chances of success

September 29, 2023
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. You know what isn’t a great idea for my energy levels? Enjoying a week of TechCrunch Disrupt and then getting straight on a plane to attend a startup event in Oslo, Norway. I’ve only just gotten over my jet lag, […]

Two large equity funds launched out of Europe this week. What gives?

September 29, 2023
Two large equity funds came out of the gate in Europe this week. So, what gives? Earlier this year we covered how Liquidity Group, a growth-stage debt financier, had raised $40M and launched a $250M Europe debt fund for tech companies. Backers included Apollo (private equity, and Yahoo! owner) and MUFG (a Japanese bank). Liquidity […]