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Tech start-ups activate Brexit contingency plans

Uncertainty over immigration policy pushes entrepreneurs to set up in Europe

European venture capital groups struggle to attract investors

Brexit worries weigh on fundraisings while foreign investors key for biggest deals

German start-ups attract record investment in 2017

Funding jumps 88% as Berlin tries to eat into UK’s European lead in tech sector

France looks to steal UK tech’s European crown

Research suggests Paris is emerging as London’s biggest continental competitor

Balderton Capital launches fund to finance European start-ups

Growing hopes that investment slowdown since Brexit vote may be over

Investors plan safeguards on sexual harassment at Valley VC firms

Limited partners body to help investors avoid funds where harassment has taken place

Klarna co-founder seeks to spur European tech giving

Entrepreneur behind Swedish ‘unicorn’ sets up foundation to solve social problems

Money, money, money: Silicon Valley speculation recalls dotcom mania

Venture capitalists and private equity investors keep the bubble going with their millions

High-profile UK tech failures highlight danger of overhype

Fall of Ve Interactive, Powa Technologies and others raise questions about backers

Monitise humbled by £70m sale to Fiserv

‘Grandfather’ of UK fintech sold for fraction of former billion-pound-plus valuation

Asian groups buy into European tech

Number of acquisitions doubles from 2014 to 2016 led by SoftBank deal for Arm

European tech companies need money to scale up, not just start up

The continent’s entrepreneurs require more than initial funding

Silicon Valley: leakage

While funding to internet start-ups falls, another sector is enjoying the limelight

Silicon Valley investing slump continues, fewer startups get funded

Experts say activity isn’t likely to rebound in the near future to the highs hit in 2015, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Octopus Ventures rides on AI success to raise £120m funding

UK venture capital firm to invest in more British artificial intelligence start-ups

Google Ventures launches first European fintech investment