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Modern Data Stack - An Aspiring Engineering Student’s Perspective: The Evolution Of The Data Stack

In an era where data is heralded as the new enterprise currency, organisations across the globe are...
October 29, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

The Private Equity European Emerging Managers Summit

he Private Equity European Emerging Managers Summit is aimed at management firms and funds in their early stages of development...
October 29, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

GITEX – North Star Dubai 2023

GITEX GLOBAL 2023 was a monumental success, creating a platform for the world to connect...
October 29, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 – Panel

Look, we all want more IPOs. But they’re still far rarer than startups need them to be if they want to...
October 29, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 – Event

TechCrunch Disrupt is a 3-day conference focused on breaking technology news and developments...
October 20, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Starting a Venture Fund Maria Dramalioti Taylor from Beacon Capital

The world celebrates the launch edition of GITEX AFRICA in Morocco from 31 May – 2 June 2023. Africa...
August 17, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

BVCA Fund Raising Forum

The BVCA's First-Time Fundraising Forum is a half-day interactive workshop designed specifically...
June 21, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

London Tech Week

London Tech Week is a global celebration of tech, uniting the most innovative thinkers and talent of ...
June 11, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub’s Spotlight on spinouts 2023

The report also highlights two encouraging developments: the substantial increase in spinouts...
June 7, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

South Summit 2023

South Summit arrives in Madrid to connect participating startups with the entrepreneurial ecosystem...
June 5, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

GITEX AFRICA 2023

The world celebrates the launch edition of GITEX AFRICA in Morocco from 31 May – 2 June 2023. Africa...
June 4, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

SaaStr Europa 2023

SaaStr Europa 2023 is a GO for London on June 6-7!! We’re going even bigger with room for 4,000...
June 4, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

EBAN Annual Conference 2023

This May 24-26, the EBAN Annual Congress 2023 with the theme “Shaping the Future with Every...
May 24, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Beacon Summer Internship 2023

We are really excited to announce the 2023 Beacon Summer Internship program! We are looking for...
May 12, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Emerging Tech Venture Summit 2023

The Emerging Tech Venture Summit is a two-day conference that will explore the latest Tech and...
May 10, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Human-like AI versus Human-centric AI Technologies

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is once again making headlines following the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT...
April 3, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Beacon Macro View: Q1 2023

Two things dominated the VC world during the quarter: Generative AI — a type of artificial intelligence that...
March 31, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Part III Vc & Inflation: Why Enterprise SaaS Could Emerge As The Winner In The Current Macro Environment

Great to see you again for the third and final part of my article on the interplay between VC and inflation...
March 24, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Part II of VC & Inflation: Why Enterprise SaaS Could Emerge as the Winner in the Current Macro Environment

Welcome back! Last time I covered the impact of inflation on startup valuations and the ability of VCs to...
February 13, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Private Equity Global Outlook 2023

Maria Dramalioti-Taylor, at Beacon Capital will be sharing her expertise at the upcoming webinar 'Private...
January 31, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Not Another 2022 Trends Article

Now that the fever of 2022 predictions is subsiding, we share our take on these predictions for the...
January 31, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Part I of VC & Inflation: Why Enterprise SaaS Could Emerge as the Winner in the Current Macro Environment

With 2022 now in the rear-view mirror, it’s clear that inflation is no longer a temporary phenomenon...
January 23, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

PlumCare RWE partners with Lifebit on Greece’s newborn genomic sequencing program, BeginNGS

Lifebit, a leading UK-based company, was awarded a three-year contract with PlumCare RWE to support the...
January 23, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Beacon Engineering, Science and Economics Fellowship

If you are a young professional with a science, engineering or economics degree with strong views...
January 20, 2023/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Beacon Macro View: Q4 2022

Well, we made it! 2022 has finally come to a close and wrapped up a tumultuous but pivotal year for the private markets...
December 31, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Valencia Digital Summit 2022 – Impact

Under the theme 'Building the Good Future', Valencia Digital Summit 2022 will showcase how technology...
October 29, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Valencia Digital Summit 2022

VDS2022 aims to showcase the new Valencia-Miami-LATAM axis as a business bridge between startups...
October 24, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

GITEX GLOBAL 2022

The BIGGEST TECH EVENT IN THE WORLD, a most inclusive tech gathering the world’s most advanced...
October 22, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

WIBF 2022 Shortlist: Mentor of the Year Award

Mentor of the Year celebrates an individual who has consistently demonstrated the importance of...
October 19, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Beacon Macro View: Q3 2022

Q3 was a remarkably unremarkable quarter: the VC industry tracked the “doom and gloom” narrative...
September 30, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Venturing Women Podcast #18: What founders can learn from an outsider-turned-investor 

Today we are happy to welcome Maria, founding managing partner of Beacon, a London-based fund...
September 14, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

The European VC – #108 Maria Dramalioti-Taylor, Beacon Capital

Today we are happy to welcome Maria, founding managing partner of Beacon, a London-based fund that...
September 13, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

PIRATE Summit 2022

PIRATE Summit is the yearly gathering of entrepreneurs that love to solve real problems and build...
September 7, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Exploring Founder Liquidity

In 2007, in the middle of his Ph.D. in Computer Science, Thanos Papangelis left it all behind to focus...
September 6, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Spain’s Zinklar taps €5.5 million to boost insights automation platform

Spain’s Zinklar taps €5.5 million to boost insights automation platform
The platform provides critical...
July 22, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Beacon Macro View: Q2 2022

Unless one has discovered an oil well in one’s backyard, Q2 was a punishing quarter. Sequoia...
June 30, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

TechTour South East Europe 2022

Meet the best entrepreneurs from SE Europe - Innovation in the fields: Digital/ICT, Fintech, Mobility...
June 20, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Royal Academy of Engineering – Winter Showcase

It was my great pleasure to open the #HubShowcase last week at the Royal Academy of Engineering and...
June 4, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

SuperReturn International 2022

SuperReturn International is the world's largest private equity and venture capital event...
June 2, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Making Fast Work Of Big Questions: The Value Of Due Diligence In VC

It is no secret that venture capital is being invested in greater volume and at higher speed than ever before....
May 11, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Cognism Acquires Paris-based Sales Prospecting Provider Kaspr

Cognism, a B2B sales acceleration company based in London, has acquired Paris-based Kaspr...
April 5, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Beacon Macro View: Q1 2022

As we have all seen by now, the much-anticipated correction in the public markets is well underway...
March 31, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Cognism Kicks Off 2022 Securing $87.5 Million Investment

Cognism raises $87.5M Series C funding investment as it plans to solidify European leader position...
January 20, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Humanising Autonomy’s Behaviour Ai – Pioneering ADAS Perception

Recklessness, distraction, and driver or pedestrian error are consistently listed among the top causes of...
January 4, 2022/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Founder Liquidity: The Much-Needed Rocket Fuel For European Startups

As timelines increase, we cannot reasonably expect both to keep founders’ lives on hold for...
December 21, 2021/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Humanising Autonomy Raises $11 Million Series A Funding to Change How Machines Understand People Globally

Humanising Autonomy, a behaviour AI company using modular, low-power computer vision technology to...
October 20, 2021/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Lifebit – Federated Genomic Data Startup Raises $60m Round Led By Tiger Global

Genomic data is considered to be the key to unlocking so-called “precision medicine”. By 2025, 500 million...
September 28, 2021/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Global Admissions Consulting Firm Crimson Education Raises $23.8M in New Funding

The funding takes the education tech company’s total valuation to more than half a billion dollars...
August 21, 2021/by tjcanning@gmail.com

Cognism Raises $12.5 Million as European Expansion Continues

Leading globally compliant prospecting solution, Cognism, today announces it has raised $12.5m...
March 25, 2021/by tjcanning@gmail.com

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