Author Archives: Silicon Roundabout

As online retailer Farfetch is valued at $1bn we asked ‘are renewed fears of the UK’s tech sector being overhyped justified?’ ‘The VC market in Europe is hot right now, but I don’t think it’s out of control. UK tech …

A greater focus on sustainability/profitability. Sharper alignment of technology with actual market need and not just good ideas. Leading to economic as well as functional viability. Alan Maguire – Partner at Leaf Investments

  On 12th June EdTech Europe ,a one day event in London hosted by IBIS Capital and Edxus Group, will bring together leading entrepreneurial innovators and private equity/venture capitalists amongst others. The e-Learning market is one of the fastest growing …

Data Protection (“DP”) DP in the UK and Europe is a hot topic and 2014 should see the finalisation of a new Regulation implementing major reforms across Europe with even tougher regulation and fines for serious data breaches of as …

  By Heather Leisman, MD for Europe at HotelTonight The San Francisco-based company, HotelTonight, was built exclusively for mobile from the ground up. In only three years the app has grown to more than 10 million downloads and 300 destinations …

By Lloyd Price, Co Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Zesty London is rapidly gaining a reputation as the ‘FinTech” capital of the world as investor appetite for disruptive startups in the financial services market increases beyond Angel and Seed financing …

By Mike Laven, CEO, The Currency Cloud If ‘FinTech’ is one of technology’s hottest sectors today, then international payments must surely be the hottest niche, at least if we’re judging by level of investor activity. This year in London alone, …

The European start-up scene is thriving, full of bright young things trying to turn innovative ideas into real businesses. But, increasingly I’m starting to feel that things are getting out of kilter: the start-up scene seems to have become more …