Busting the Myth: Negative Cash Flow in Startups Isn’t Always a Red Flag
Picture this: it’s 2001, Amazon has been operating for seven years, survived the dot-com crash, and Jeff Bezos has still not delivered a single full year of profit. Analysts have been calling the model into question for years. In shareholder meetings, the recurring question is always the same: when is this company going to stop […]
AI Venture Funding in H1 2026: A Tale of Two Markets
AI venture funding in H1 2026 reached $510 billion, more than the entire industry deployed in any full year on record and above the $440 billion invested across all of 2025. Q1 was the largest quarter ever at $305 billion, Q2 the second largest at $205 billion. What that number contains, though, is two very […]
Where the Money Is Flowing in Digital Health
The numbers coming out of digital health funding in H1 2026 are hard to ignore. US digital health startups raised $4 billion across 110 deals in Q1 2026 alone, the strongest opening quarter since the pandemic peak, a full billion dollars ahead of the same period last year. Europe held its own at $1.16 billion […]
Startup Fundraising Guide #6: Why Do Funding Rounds Exist and How Do They Work?
Imagine a team of engineers walking into your office and pitching you their project. They want to build a rocket and launch it into space, and they have a plan broken down into three phases. In Phase 1, they need €500,000 to build the rocket and test the engine on the ground. The probability of success at this […]
Insights on The Spanish Tech Ecosystem Report 2026
After a more measured 2023 and 2024, 2025 has brought more capital and stronger late-stage activity across Spain’s tech ecosystem. For the fourth consecutive year, we’ve partnered with Dealroom, Kfund, Wayra, SpainCap, Endeavor, BBVA Spark, and Enisa to publish The Spanish Tech Ecosystem Report 2026. What this year’s data shows is an ecosystem that has […]
Startup Fundraising Guide #5: Why Investors Say No (and How to Avoid It)
Most founders don’t lose a funding round because of a weak idea, but because they unintentionally introduce doubt. Investors are constantly assessing risk, and even strong startups can lose momentum when something feels unclear, inconsistent, or simply hard to believe. Understanding the fundraising mistakes startups should avoid is key to building investor confidence. Venture capital is a pattern-recognition business and, when something feels off, investors notice. As […]
The Great Opportunity: AI in Breast Cancer Screening
Three weeks ago, I read an article about a newly released study on real-world evidence in AI for mammography screening programs that blew my mind. It made me reflect more broadly on the role of AI in breast cancer screening, particularly across European healthcare systems. I’ve since spent time digging deeper into the topic: understanding […]
Where Do We Stand in the Healthcare AI Race?
Healthcare AI adoption has reached a turning point. The conversation has moved beyond excitement and technical possibility into a much more demanding phase, where deployment, governance, and execution define success. AI’s transformative potential is now understood alongside its operational risks, making guardrails, accountability, and trust essential components rather than afterthoughts. Friction and reckoning are now shaping the […]
2026 VC Predictions: Tech and Investment Trends to Watch
Technology clearly sprinted in 2025. New capabilities reached the market faster than ever, but adoption often lagged behind ambition. Across industries, execution and deployment emerged as the main bottlenecks. Based on a review of recent market data and GoHub Ventures’ experience investing in B2B technology, our view is that the most relevant tech and VC […]
Building Europe’s Tech Shield: How Innovation Is Reshaping Defense
Europe is rearming, but not just with weapons. The real race is technological. As global tensions rise, the continent faces a new kind of challenge: building a defense tech shield strong enough to secure its sovereignty and agile enough to compete with the U.S. and China. At The Vertex Summit, GoHub Ventures’ annual gathering at Bellver Blue Tech Zone, Gustavo Medina (XRF) and Ricardo Gómez-Acebo (Hyperion […]