Jill Petzinger
Tech.eu
Contact Jill
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Jill:
H1 2022 in European Tech: Investments, exits, and more
Despite geopolitical and market turmoil, the European tech ecosystem has managed to raise over €60 billion so far this year, a figure up from both 2020 and 2021's pace. → Read More
June 2022 in European Tech: Deals, unicorns, and Ocado's big delivery
After a downbeat May and amidst ongoing market mayhem, the European tech ecosystem rebounded in June, raising over €10 billion. We've rounded up the deals, investors, and sectors that topped the charts last month. → Read More
A peek at VC payslips in Germany: positive for women, less so for climate fund employees
A survey of employees at venture capital funds in Germany finds women investment managers out-earn their male counterparts by 12 percent on average. → Read More
Skytrain takes flight to attract US LPs to Berlin's venture capital funds
The investor network aims to demystify German bureaucracy around investing for early-stage LPs in the US and hook them up with Berlin fund managers. → Read More
Former Penta co-founder launches crypto API startup with €2.8 million backing
Jessica Holzbach has launched a new startup, called Pile, in the crypto API field. → Read More
The Lydian Group emerges from stealth mode in the crypto and digital asset space
Mangrove Capital Partners co-founder Gerard Lopez launches new London-based conglomerate aimed at supporting crypto and Web3 startups from ideas through to exits → Read More
Report: SDG-relevant startups offer solid, long-term investment opportunities
Research from NGP Capital finds that purpose-driven startups are less likely to fold and attract more funding compared to their non-SDG counterparts. → Read More
France’s apiday launches AI-powered tool to help investors get on top of ESG reporting
apiday has bagged €3.2 million in seed funding for international expansion and the launch of AI-driven software aimed at taking the pain out of ESG processes. → Read More
May's slow summer rush: Deals, exits and Tech.eu Summit
The European tech ecosystem raised €6.9 billion in total this May, and recorded a slight decline compared to the total amount raised in April this year (€10.4 billion) → Read More
Spain's Komon get $2 million to launch NFT-accessed creative communities
Komon tells Tech.eu that artists struggling to make money via traditional social media platforms are keen to form NFT-accessed exclusive communities with their fans. → Read More
Growth of new venture capital players in Europe slowed last year
The number of new European investors setting up shop dipped in 2021 from the year before, as the landscape became more competitive for new entrants. → Read More
Why the EU Chips Act can’t deliver semiconductor sovereignty
Since the pandemic choked supply chains, affecting factories across Europe, the semiconductor industry has been a hot geopolitical topic. But will the EU's aim for more chips autonomy solve the problems of an extremely interdependent industry? We take a look. → Read More
Navigating the rocky road to European tech sovereignty at the Tech.eu Summit
Join Scaleway chief exec Yann Lechelle, Box's EMEA president Sebastien Marotte, and Veriff co-founder Janer Gorohhov at the Tech.eu Summit as they unpack Europe's tech sovereignty ambitions. → Read More
How do you think outside the corporate box to tap sustainable innovation?
The clock is ticking down to the Tech.eu Summit and we're fired up to find out how to make the corporate-startup relationship rock from innovation superstars at AB InBev, Wayra X, and Start it@KBC. → Read More
April 2022: Deals, exits, and Delivery Hero's big order
April meant showers of investment for Europe’s tech companies. We’ve rounded up all the biggest deals, new unicorns, and busiest investors in seven handy charts to give you a snapshot of the month. → Read More
EIB report: Access to funding and talent are main challenges for small deep tech companies in EU
Study finds Europe's deep tech startups in the 4IR space lag their US counterparts in the number of international patent applications. More investment and the new Unitary Patent could help. → Read More
Finland’s startups attracted record-breaking investment in 2021
Finnish startups had a cracking year in 2021, pulling in a total of €1.2 billion in investment, the bulk of it from foreign venture capital firms. → Read More
Wonder if VCs are reading your decks? Pitch is pitching in to analyse who's reading what and where
Berlin-based collaborative presentation creator Pitch has launched a new analytics tool that means “no more sending your deck out blindly and wondering how it landed." → Read More
Why does Germany have such a hot solar-startup scene?
With solar-energy focused startups including Enpal, Zolar, Solytic, and Sunhero all calling Berlin home, we spoke to founders to find out about everything under the sun. → Read More
Berlin's re:cap closes extended seed round at $115 million with Mubadala Capital on board
The revenue-based financing platform plans to plough the money into product development, team growth, and expansion into new markets. → Read More