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Staggering Growth of European Unicorns Drives the European VC Market

CSS Partners LLP 9 November 2021 No comment

Europe has produced three times as many unicorns than China in 2021 For the first time since 2016, Europe is ahead of China in the number of unicorns created or $1bn exits.  Yet another sign of the enormous momentum in the European tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem. The tech boom is also being spearheaded by European […]

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Venture Capital Activity Skyrockets in First Half of 2021

CSS Partners LLP 27 August 2021 No comment

Venture Capital: Momentum Out of Uncertainty Nearly overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic threw economies around the world into turmoil.  Over one year after the onset of that disruption, an unexpectedly rapid recovery has taken place, as well as resilient private market activity. Venture capital investors leaned into the new reality and despite the challenges posed by […]

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The SPAC Phenomenon and What To Expect in 2021

CSS Partners LLP 15 February 2021 No comment

SPACs (special-purpose acquisition companies) give start-ups an alternative to listing publicly. They are essentially public investment vehicles with a mandate to buy large stakes in start-ups. Instead of listing on a public exchange, start-ups can be bought by a SPAC – securing a large capital raise as well as allowing early shareholders to cash in. […]

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2020 Reshapes IPO Market

CSS Partners LLP 15 February 2021 No comment

After an improbable comeback in the second half of the year, the US IPO market delivered the decade’s biggest year in terms of exit value. Richly valued tech offerings pushed the value of all 120 VC backed IPOs in 2020 to a combined valuation of nearly $260 billion. These mega- IPOs have refashioned the relationship […]

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2021 Emerging Technology Outlook

CSS Partners LLP 15 February 2021 No comment

The primary trends set to shape the emerging tech VC market in 2021. Agtech – expect field robotics to receive a record level of VC investment in 2021 The pandemic has exacerbated labour shortages in the agricultural industry leading to rising long-term food demand on a global scale. Field robotics and smart field equipment could […]

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Venture Capital Outlook for 2021

CSS Partners LLP 15 February 2021 No comment

Venture capital focuses on funding small, early-stage and innovative firms that are deemed to have high growth potential. It is often considered a catalyst for job creation and economic growth. Investment focus in 2021 will be on new highly innovative start-ups and companies that have benefited from the disruption caused by the pandemic with follow-on […]

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How the Founders of Airbnb went from renting three air mattresses to a $32 billion business

CSS Partners LLP 4 December 2020 No comment

With Airbnb set to IPO next week with a price range of between $44 and $50 per share, the company could raise as much as $2.5 billion with a target valuation of $32 billion. If the company can achieve the top end of its targeted valuation, it will once again underline the extent to which […]

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The COVID-19 Crisis has accelerated the rise of the digital economy and the 4th Industrial Revolution

CSS Partners LLP 12 November 2020 No comment

The crisis has forced us to work in accordance with new procedures using new technologies. Business processes, such as alternative investment capital, were redesigned in an unplanned revolutionary manner and at unprecedented speed. A positive effect of the pandemic has been the rocketing digital adoption with levels that previously took several years to achieve being […]

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Tech-Driven Investment Outperforms Trusted Value Investment Models

CSS Partners LLP 23 October 2020 No comment

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway fame are widely heralded as the greatest investors of all time.  Their tried and tested investment strategy is centred on buying securities in typically well-established, non-tech companies identified through their investment model as under-priced.  Whilst Berkshire Hathaway has its own number crunching fundamental analysis to identify investment […]

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The Curious Stock Market and Bitcoin Correlation

CSS Partners LLP 13 October 2020 No comment

Since the liquidity crisis in March, as the S&P has rallied to all- time highs this summer there has also been a strong correlation between the index and the price of Bitcoin. In our latest blog, we ask whether this statistical relationship suggests the fate of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency has become tied to the […]

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European VC Ahead Despite COVID

CSS Partners LLP 29 September 2020 No comment

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all parts of the global economy. Venture Capital (VC) across Europe has remained surprisingly resilient with investment on target to exceed previous records set in 2019.  Below we look at the figures for the first six months of 2020 and what can be expected for the second half of the […]

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Are Direct Listings and SPACs Set to Transform the Tech IPO Market?

CSS Partners LLP 11 September 2020 No comment

The last week of August saw seven high profile US tech unicorns announce upcoming Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) with a combined valuation in the region of $44 billion.  Add into the mix Airbnb filing for its long-awaited public offering and these look like very exciting times for the US IPO market.  However, not all is […]

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