May 7th, 2026
With spring in full swing, we felt the new life and possibility it brings! Smartness closed Italy's largest ever vertical SaaS round, Parima made regulatory history by becoming the first company to win dual species approval for cultivated meat in Singapore, and six of our portfolio companies landed in the Fintech 100 of 2026. Sensome published pioneering first-in-human results in a leading neurology journal, and Payt released research showing just how acute the late payments crisis has become for French businesses. On our team's side, Emmanuel demystified PE IRRs on the Finscale podcast, Alison shared her thoughts on seed investing in 2026 in Tech.eu and Sifted, and Tito spoke on the Term Sheet Tapes podcast about deploying capital across African VC. Let’s make like the season and dive right in!
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