Meet the tech foals to watch if you’re looking for growth June 23, 2016 London is home to 14 billion-dollar valued tech firms, or unicorns. It is the digital capital of Europe, a hub unrivalled in Stockholm, Berlin, Paris or Tel Aviv. But long-term growth doesn’t come from high profile valuations, but the next generation of emerging businesses. In this year’s European Unicorn 2016 report, our analyst team has [...]
Forget unicorns, it’s all about gazelles June 23, 2016 Investors, founders and journalists tend to become animated when discussing unicorns, those rare tech startups valued at over $1bn. Some consider these companies the pinnacle of success, while others claim they represent market froth and an impending correction. Research released this week by GP Bullhound found that in 2016 Europe as a whole has seven [...]
We French will continue investing in London’s world-beating tech sector no matter what June 23, 2016 We are French and, as such, we have a somewhat complicated relationship with the UK. Waterloo signalled the end of French global leadership, and started 140 years of British supremacy. Adding insult to injury, for a few years the French had to endure arriving in London on Eurostar at Waterloo station. But we fought side-by-side [...]
I’m a migrant and entrepreneur: We all deserve better than Brexit June 23, 2016 I’m a Polish migrant and a successful entrepreneur, and I proudly call London home. Having lived in Krakow, Dublin and New York, it was London’s dynamic intersection of cultures from all over the world (and the EU in particular) that made me want to put down roots here. But sadly that dynamism has started to ebb away [...]
This unicorn is leaping on its IPO June 23, 2016 Tech bubble? What tech bubble? Twilio shares have surged on its IPO, leaping as much as 70 per cent on its debut on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares surged as high as $25.50 after pricing at $15 per share, giving it a market capitalisation of more than $2bn Read more: These are the seven [...]
Especially for EU: The ultimate referendum playlist June 23, 2016 What's that you hear? The sound of impending Brexit? No that'll be the rain and flooding… but to drown that out, we've asked Spotify to create the ultimate playlist to accompany polling day – and even results morning if you're still battling through. Of course, this is an exercise in puns rather than musical taste, and City [...]
How your staff’s LinkedIn habits are exposing you to cyber security threats June 23, 2016 Staff's poor handling of privacy on LinkedIn risks exposing bosses to cyber security threats, research released today has found. A survey of 2,000 people by Intel Security discovered that almost a quarter (24 per cent) of Brits had connected with somebody they did not know personally on LinkedIn, which could not only open them up [...]
Blackberry losses grow ahead of crunch year for smartphones June 23, 2016 Blackberry revenue has slumped again as it turns towards software and away from the devices that made it a household name. The figures Blackberry's losses climbed to $670m for the first quarter, or $1.28 per share compared to a 10 cents per share loss in the same quarter last year and 15 cents per share on [...]
Wealth management firms told to target social media as they face fintech challenge June 23, 2016 Wealth management firms are being encouraged to up their game on social media to better cater for the digital needs of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). Capgemini’s 20th World Wealth Report also warned fintech companies are “making inroads along the entire expanse of the wealth management lifecycle”. “Firms need to be making progress on all aspects of [...]
Londoners should be inspired by our diverse and global tech sector June 22, 2016 It is the eve of the most important political decision of a generation, a decision that has forced each and every one of us to examine what it means to be part of a community that is British, European and international. On such an historical day, London Technology Week has reminded us of the global [...]