EUROPE’S SHARE OF REGIONAL IPOS HITS DECADE LOW
Flashpoint
Since 2012, we have been investing in U.S. and Western European tech companies originating from Europe and Israel
#1?EUROPE’S SHARE OF REGIONAL IPOS HITS DECADE LOW
While more European companies are looking to go public this year, many are expected to list outside the region. According to a PitchBook analyst note, the proportion of European companies listing on domestic exchanges fell to the lowest level in a decade last year. Some 15.3% of 183 European company IPOs were held on foreign exchanges in 2024, up from 11.2% in 2023 and just 7% in 2022.
#2?THE UNICORN FOUNDER MYTH: WHY EDUCATION ACTUALLY MATTERS
While stories of dropouts-turned-billionaires — like Bill Gates, who left Harvard in his sophomore year to found Microsoft — capture the public imagination, our data reveals that unicorn founders are significantly more educated than the general population. They are 6x more likely to hold a doctoral degree, 3x more likely to have a master’s degree, and twice as likely to have completed undergraduate studies compared to the average U.S. person over 25 years old.
#3?THE HOTTEST AI MODELS, WHAT THEY DO, AND HOW TO USE THEM
AI models are being cranked out at a dizzying pace, by everyone from Big Tech companies like Google to startups like OpenAI and Anthropic. Keeping track of the latest ones can be overwhelming. Adding to the confusion is that AI models are often promoted based on industry benchmarks. But these technical metrics often reveal little about how real people and companies actually use them.?
#4?GENAI: 15 PRACTICAL, IMPACTFUL APPLICATIONS FOR STARTUPS
Small businesses and startups often struggle to compete with larger enterprises due to limited resources and workforce capacity. However, for some small companies, generative AI could be the key to leveling the playing field with its powerful automation, data analysis and content generation capabilities. Below, 15 members of Forbes Technology Council share impactful ways small businesses can integrate GenAI into their operations.?
#5?SHOULD INVESTORS WELCOME INFLATION OR RUN FROM IT?
Asset prices tend to go up in inflationary environments, but don’t forget that stocks are assets, too! That doesn’t mean they go up steadily every day and every year, but generally speaking, equities are a pretty good long-term hedge against inflation. That may be hard for some to embrace, given that many investors still have a bad aftertaste from the last bout of elevated inflation.
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