Insights, playbooks, and lessons learned from and for the startup ecosystem.
When artificial intelligence stops being a promise and starts taking up space in the real world
August leaves behind a signal that is hard to ignore. Artificial intelligence is no longer appearing only as an emerging…
News & Trends
Technology accelerates decision-making, but human judgement still matters
Mayker Oviedo is Chief Technology Officer at GCO Ventures. His work sits at the intersection of technology, company building and…
Inside GCO Ventures
More capital, fewer bets: is the venture capital model changing?
The European venture capital market is attracting more capital while recording fewer deals. This apparent contradiction is more than a…
Deep Dives
In tech, an edge doesn’t last without a team that can defend it
Javier Rivera Hernández is a venture technology specialist at GCO Ventures, where he tracks technological developments and designs systems to…
Inside GCO Ventures
Due diligence: what investors expect and how to keep your round moving
The email lands: “We need access to the data room before moving forward.” That is when the work starts: pulling…
Founder Playbooks
Runway: how much capital does your startup really need?
Ask a founder how much cash runway they have left and the answer is often, “a few months, I think.”…
Founder Playbooks
July 2026: four signals of an ecosystem entering a new phase
More concentrated capital, new rules for AI, more specialised mental healthcare, and a PropTech sector being pushed beyond the transaction….
News & Trends
If healthcare no longer revolves around the hospital, what does it revolve around now?
For decades, healthcare has been built around a single physical location: the hospital. That model is beginning to lose its…
Deep Dives
June 2026: A more selective market and new signals across health, pet care and innovation
June often brings a mid-year health check, and Europe’s startup ecosystem has delivered one of its own. The data points…
News & Trends