The 20 biggest funding rounds in European tech in H1 2015. We’ve been hard at work making sense of the data we’ve collected on European investment and exit activity in the first half of 2015, and will be bringing you plenty of analyses over the next couple of weeks and months in order to give you the most accurate snapshot of what’s currently happening in the European technology scene.
First up, we take a look at those companies who’ve stolen the headlines so far in 2015, with their giant funding rounds and the ambitions to match them. Incredibly, two Europe-based technology companies have gone on to raise $500 million+ rounds in the first six months of the year, with Spotify’s $526 million round sitting at the top of the pile.
Twelve companies have already raised $100 million+ rounds in 2015, which is significant you realise that’s as many as we saw in the whole of 2014, a clear demonstration that funding is on the increase in Europe this year. Here’s a look at each of the rounds in a little more detail: 1) Spotify (Sweden) raised $526 million. 30 Power Players in Tech You Need to Know. Our world is electric. Tech devices have become extensions of our very beings, with some so integrated into daily life that many people proclaim they can't live without them. Like cell phones. Tablets. And life-changing apps. Every day, someone touts the next big thing. Forward-thinking pioneers provide followers with sound advice on devices that are the real deal.
While some influencers have made a name for themselves by simply reviewing new electronics in an honest way, others like Guy Kawasaki have been in the industry for what seems like several lifetimes. To give recognition to these intuitive and groundbreaking tech gurus, Zolt Chargers has teamed up with the Evolve Marketing Agency to establish the 30 most prominent power players in the tech industry today.
If you're looking to stay on top of tech trends, these are the folks to follow. What are some of the most prominent tech advances in the current landscape? Social Goes Stratospheric The Rise of Simplicity. Explicit cookie consent. §. Résultats Google Recherche d'images correspondant à. Création d'entreprise par les entrepreneurs issus de l'immigration - taquet_m - Ressources professionnelles. Quelques rappels Avant d’aborder les grandes questions relatives aux créateurs d’entreprise issus de l’immigration, situons tout d’abord l’importance des étrangers salariés et «non salariés » avant de faire briè vement connaissance, à partir de quelques éléments de profil, de ces créateurs et de leurs entreprises. - Selon l’enquête sur l’emploi de mars 2000, la France comptait 1,125 million de salariés étrangers et 121 000 non salariés (chefs d’entreprise travaillant seuls, employeurs et aides familiaux). - Les femmes sont moins souvent intégrées dans le monde du travail : parmi les salariés étrangers, 37 % sont des femmes contre 46 % pour l’ensemble des salariés ; parmi les non salariés, elles sont 20 % contre 31 %. - Enfin, parmi les étrangers ayant une activité entrepreneuriale, 46 % sont Européens et 44 % Maghrébins.
Qu’en est- il de ces créateurs d’entreprise par rapport à l’ensemble des nouveaux entrepreneurs ? Paris, capitale mondiale du tourisme, a rassemblé en 2013 dans l’ensemble du Grand Paris quelques 46,8 millions de visiteurs. Si l’attractivité de la capitale française est bien connue dans le monde, Paris a depuis quelques années pris son envol numérique en soutenant très fortement la création d’entreprises innovantes. Une offre qui prend forme à travers plusieurs dispositifs, allant de l’accompagnement au financement. Retour sur ces dispositifs et sur ceux mis en place par sa sœur anglaise, Londres.
Sur le thème du financement, Paris se classe à la 3ème marche du podium des villes les plus attractives en terme de capitaux étrangers (selon l’étude Global Cities Investment Monitor 2014). Le sur-mesure et l’innovation ne se retrouvent pas uniquement dans le secteur de la mode. Parmi les grandes réussites du web français, Deezer, Dailymotion ou encore Criteo font figure de modèles de développement pour les entrepreneurs en devenir et montre la qualité de l’écosystème français. Internet startup deals drop 23% in 2014. The latest Barclays and Business Growth Fund Entrepreneurs Index has warned of a 23% drop in investment in internet firms from 2013 to 2014.
The report, which measures startup formation, growth and business exits, says that although there’s been a net gain of nearly half a million companies founded since their first analysis in 2012, internet companies saw a significant drop in the number of deals made over the course of last year. The telecoms sector, meanwhile, saw a 117% increase in stake sales resulting in growth in individual wealth of £0.2m or more, the measure used by the report to understand the value of deals in each industry.
The number of high-growth companies, those with revenue bands between £2.5m and £100m that meet specific turnover and growth targets, has also dropped, demonstrating the difficulty that new companies have in scaling their business. Stephen Welton, chief exec of the Business Growth Fund, said: