Startups
Music startups and their buyers go to different conferences
Music Innovation Consulting (MIC) keeps an agenda of 96 music and tech events for 2026. Fifteen carry its music-tech label, and eight of those are in-person events in Europe. Only one of the eight,…
Ben Costantini · October 15, 2026 
Creative tech in Europe runs on grants. San Sebastián’s finalists prove it
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AI replaced 3D printing in composites pitches
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Half the Slush 100 builds hardware
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IFA 2026: the twenty startups who pitched, and the one who won
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What is a scaleup? When a startup stops being a startup
A scaleup is a company whose search is over: the model works, and the job becomes deploying capital into it fast. The markers, the maths and Europe's gap.
European unicorns: where the billion-euro companies are
Where Europe's unicorns actually are, country by country - and why a paper valuation is a milestone, not a scoreboard.
The term sheet guide: every clause that matters, and what’s standard in Europe
A term sheet is where the deal is actually negotiated. The clauses that move outcomes, the European market standards, and the imported terms to spot.
Where to incorporate a startup in Europe: SAS, GmbH, Ltd, OÜ and BV compared
The legal wrapper determines how you raise, grant options and exit. The seven structures European founders actually use, compared honestly.
Employee equity in European startups: ESOPs, EMI, BSPCE and what’s normal
European option pools sit around 10% and stay flat while US pools climb to 20-25%. What options are, what's normal, and how to read an offer.