Media

equation is frequently in conversation with leading news and media outlets about the development of the Venture Capital, the Start-up ecosystem, and the broader private market landscape. We are pleased to share our latest media coverage in this section:

article - October 27, 2023
Sifted: equation buys VC fundraising platform Betterfront

Sifted: equation buys VC fundraising platform Betterfront

Sifted: VCs love to invest in software companies, but it isn’t every day that they buy them. Yet today, German fund of funds Equation is announcing its acquisition of VC fundraising software startup Betterfront Technologies. Both companies are based in Munich and declined to share details of the acquisition.

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article - October 27, 2023
equation AG acquires Betterfront Technologies to boost fundraising efficiency and private market secondaries

equation AG acquires Betterfront Technologies to boost fundraising efficiency and private market secondaries

Next-generation asset management firm equation AG has today announced the acquisition of Betterfront Technologies to re-invent the archaic fundraising process in Private Markets and to facilitate liquidity for Venture Capital and Private Equity investors. Betterfront allows fund managers to visualize their track record and connect seamlessly with their investors via a smart data room. Since its inception in 2019, the company supported emerging and established fund managers in raising more than €4B with its all-in-one fundraising platform.
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article - July 12, 2023
Forget What You Know About Picking the Best PE Funds

Forget What You Know About Picking the Best PE Funds

With the increasing risk of a recessionary market environment, many investors are asking themselves what impact economic cycles have on the private equity industry.

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article - June 21, 2023
Business cycle and resilience in private equity

Business cycle and resilience in private equity

With the increasing risk of a recessionary market environment, many investors are asking themselves what impact economic cycles have on the private equity industry.

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article - June 6, 2023
European VC pros expect fundraising challenges to squeeze emerging managers

European VC pros expect fundraising challenges to squeeze emerging managers

European VC investors are warning of tougher conditions for emerging managers for the rest of the year as fundraising continues to be difficult.

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article - June 5, 2023
This is how much VCs rely on their gut feeling when investing - and not on the numbers

This is how much VCs rely on their gut feeling when investing - and not on the numbers

A new study provides rare insights into the investment behavior of venture capitalists. Surprisingly, it is not always the numbers that decide in due diligence.

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report - February 28, 2023
A new VC agenda for Germany and Europe

A new VC agenda for Germany and Europe

A new VC agenda for Germany and Europe - Why we need to mobilize private growth capital and how we can do it

In this study, we highlight the persistent major hurdles hindering access to venture capital, including a lack of private capital from institutional investors, internationally uncompetitive legal frameworks and a lack of opportunities for startup employees and citizens to participate in the value creation of startups and young companies.

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article - September 1, 2022
This new fund of funds wants to back Europe’s emerging VCs

This new fund of funds wants to back Europe’s emerging VCs

Sifted: A lot has been made recently of American VC firms coming to Europe to splash their cash. But it’s a new generation of home-grown VCs — some of which don’t even exist yet — that are set to make a bigger splash.

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article - May 24, 2022
Three reasons why young venture capital firms are often more successful

Three reasons why young venture capital firms are often more successful

Handelsblatt: Newcomer funds offer high return opportunities, a new evaluation shows. But interested investors also have to factor in major risks.

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article - March 21, 2022
Want to Outperform in VC? Don’t Invest in Alumni.

Want to Outperform in VC? Don’t Invest in Alumni.

institutionalinvestor.com: Research shows that endowments’ investments in companies founded by alumni and professors have fewer successful exits than ventures without connections.

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podcast - May 5, 2022
Investing in start-ups: Why new funds often offer the greatest opportunities

Investing in start-ups: Why new funds often offer the greatest opportunities

Handelsblatt: The money pots are full. An ever-increasing number of funds are seeking the most promising start-ups. Exclusive data now show why new funds often have the greatest chances.

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article - February 19, 2021
Made in Germany - still

Made in Germany - still

Wirtschafts Woche: Venture capital expert Schmitz thinks the attention Biontech has been getting these weeks is good: “People are starting to realise that significant enterprise value is being created here, that research and venture capital are making a difference.”

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