Structured Liquidity for Private Markets
Most private secondaries are held back by the same few things: thin information, unclear transfer rights, long timelines, and discounts that in certain market conditions can reach more than 50%. And the company remains a bystander to its own shares changing hands. For investors, these challenges create uncertainty around valuations, access to reliable information and […]
Why Europe’s Scale-Ups Need Better Secondary Liquidity
The usual story is that Europe lacks growth capital. But look closer at later-stage companies and you find something different: founders, employees and early investors who have been holding shares for 8, 10, 12 years, with no structured way to realise any of it. The default exits are an IPO, a full sale, or a […]
EnteraSense secures CE Mark for PillSense, paving the way for European launch
EnteraSense secures CE Mark for PillSense, paving the way for European launch EnteraSense has reached an important new regulatory milestone, with PillSense™ receiving EU MDR CE Mark approval and paving the way for the company’s European product launch. The Galway-based medical device company has developed PillSense, a swallowable capsule designed to rapidly detect […]
Riyadh, Capital and the Next Stage of Growth: Takeaways from LEAP 2026
he most interesting conversations at LEAP this year weren’t only about raising capital. They were about what comes next. Last week, Venturebeam’s EMEA CEO Kevin Holliday joined founders, investors, corporates and ecosystem leaders in Riyadh for LEAP 2026. Across four days at LEAP – and a packed calendar of meetings and events around it […]
How Monit Is Bringing AI to Where the Risk Happens
Some of the world’s highest-risk operations happen far from reliable connectivity, yet much of the technology designed to protect them still assumes a network. As part of our VIS Founder Series, we spoke with Mustafa Jaffery, Co-founder & CEO of Monit, about how edge AI helps operators identify risk earlier, prevent losses and act in […]
What an Internship Really Teaches You: Matthew Barnes at Venturebeam
An internship should be more than a line on a CV. It should challenge your assumptions, accelerate your learning and give you the confidence to make a genuine contribution. Earlier this year, Matthew Barnes joined Venturebeam as an intern, working across growth capital, investor engagement and investment projects. We sat down with Matthew to discuss […]
EnteraSense: The Future of Emergency GI Triage
As part of the Venturebeam Venture Impact Score (VIS) Founder Series, we speak with founders building companies that combine commercial growth with meaningful impact. This week, we’re featuring EnteraSense, an Irish medtech company transforming the diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding through PillSense™ – a non-invasive diagnostic capsule designed to deliver rapid, evidence-based clinical decision support. We spoke with Donal […]
Footprints AI: Reducing Waste Through Smarter Retail Decisions
Despite the growth of e-commerce, around 90% of retail purchases still happen in physical stores. Yet most retailers continue to make critical decisions using limited or historical data. As part of our VIS Founder Series, we spoke with Paul Gheorghiu, CRO & Co-Founder of Footprints AI, about how AI-powered shopper intelligence is helping retailers […]
HelloBetter: Scaling Mental Health Support Through Clinical Validation
“Clinical validation and clinical safety are at the heart of everything we do. It is not a feature we added. It is the foundation we were built on.” As part of the Venturebeam Venture Impact Score (VIS) Founder Series, we speak with founders building impact-driven companies across our platform. Today, we highlight HelloBetter, […]
In climate and ESG reporting, impact is often limited by data you cannot fully trust
Continuing our Venture Impact Score (VIS) Founder Series, we turn the spotlight to Ahya. The climate tech company building carbon and sustainability infrastructure for the MENAP region – and tackling one of the most overlooked problems in ESG reporting: data you can actually trust. Here’s what the Ahya team had to say. Q: Carbon markets […]