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The narrative suggests that Germany is lagging behind its European neighbors when it comes to building a globally competitive venture capital market. But I think that the next five years will be huge for the German venture capital sector, and that the signs for the future are very positive. German

DN Capital, one of Europe's most active VCs has launched its latest $350 million (£220 million, €300 million) fund off the back of a pretty standout year when the firm saw four of its portfolio companies hit billion-dollar-plus valuations. DN's “Fund V” will invest across Eur

To get a roundup of technewss's biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for July 8, 2021. Forget about Hot ___ Summer. It's Hot IPO Summer in technology land, and today's news underscores just

Between our work at Demand Curve and our agency, Bell Curve, we’ve rewritten over 1,000 websites for startups across most industries. Want to convert twice as many visitors into customers? Follow these copywriting tactics. Everything “above the fold” must have a purpose The sectio

The Gang spends a lot of time these days on the streaming wars, so it seems appropriate that Congress wants to get into it. With Netflix's success at overturning the structure of Hollywood's broadcast television production and advertising processes, consumers are taking advantage of a Gold

Peter Boyce II has left General Catalyst to start his own firm, a little over a year after the venture capital firm promoted him to partner. His new firm is called Stellation Capital, and filings indicate that he is looking to raise up to $40 million for the debut investment vehicle. Sources say th

Instacart has appointed Facebook executive Fidji Simo as its new CEO, just seven months after she joined the grocery delivery company's board of directors. Simo, formerly the vice president and head of the Facebook app, will replace Instacart founder and current CEO Apoorva Mehta on August 2. M

Rise, shine and get your startup on, early founders. It's day one of TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing and Fundraising! Get ready to be schooled — in the best way possible — on essential skills, tips and tactics every founder needs to build a successful startup. And, like the sign says, the em

"attachment_2175075" aria-describedby="" style="width: 1440px">A Coupang delivery driver in Taipei City. Image Credits: Coupang One month after entering Japan, its first international market, Coupang has launched in Taiwan. The South Korean e-commerce giant began offering its service in Taipei City&

Toronto-based Clearco, a fintech capital provider for online companies, has raised $215 million in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund II. The financing event closed just weeks after Clearco completed its most recent financing, a $100 million round that quintupled its valuation to $2 billion. Clear

To get a roundup of technewss's biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for July 7, 2021! Today was a doozy, with everything from global startup fundraising news to frivolous lawsuits attacking tech c

The harsh truth: Some of the advice you read about marketing is incorrect. While not always intentionally misleading, you’re often absorbing content written by: Marketers without a breadth of experience: People who’ve marketed a single product and have a limited — or

Corporate venture capital used to get a bad rap. The money flowed from corporations into startups when times were good, and quickly disappeared when the market turned. But startups and corporations discovered something over time: They’re a lot stronger together no matter the market conditions

Tighten your bootstraps and get ready to wring every last ounce of education and opportunity out of TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing and Fundraising. Our two-day deep dive into the essential skills every early-stage founder needs to build a stronger startup begins tomorrow! Hold the proverbial phone.