August 8, 2005
Tornado Insider Reports: European High-Tech Venture Capital Drops 36% in Q2 2005
Technology funding activity in Europe slows in the traditionally strong second quarter. UK pulls in 38% of total investment. More

May 9, 2005
Tornado Insider Reports: European Tech Funding Reclaims Billion-Plus Level in Q1 2005
The first quarter of 2005 saw a new boost in venture capital investment in European technology companies. This reverses the downwards trend for both the total amount invested and the number of deals in the second half of 2004. More

February 24, 2005
Tornado Insider Reports: 2004 Showed Solid Increase in European Tech Funding
After three years of solid decline, 2004 posted positive growth in European venture capital investment. Tornado Insider Research’s Deals Database recorded total investment in 2004 of €3.6 billion into 787 high-tech companies. More

January 26, 2005
TORNADO INSIDER RELEASES FOURTH ANNUAL TORNADO100 LIST
Today at the Tornado Insider/World Financial Symposiums T100 Leadership Forum in London, Tornado Insider announced its fourth annual Tornado100 list. The 2004 Tornado100 list is a critical selection of the 100 best-performing and innovative high-tech private companies of Europe and Israel in the past year. More

October 21, 2004
Tornado Insider Reports: Traditional Third-Quarter Dip in 2004 European Tech Funding
After 3 consecutive quarterly increases in European venture capital investment, the third quarter of 2004 showed a seasonal dip. More

August 3, 2004
Tornado Insider Reports: European Tech Funding in Q2 2004 Hits the Billion Mark
The surge in venture capital targeting European technology companies continued in the second quarter of 2004, as the amount invested again showed a firm increase. More

May 18, 2004
Tornado Insider Reports: European High-Tech Venture Capital remains robust in Q1 2004
Venture capital figures for the first quarter of 2004 revealed that investments in European technology companies are still on the rise. According to Tornado Insider Research’s deals database, 193 fundings were secured in Europe, amounting to a total of €837 million in venture capital investment in Q1 2004. More

January 29, 2004
Tornado Insider Reports: Breakthrough in European High-Tech Venture Capital in 2003
A total of €2.5 billion in venture capital funding was raised by 599 European companies in 2003, according to Tornado Insider Research’s deals database. More

July 4, 2003
Invest in Pain Killers, not Vitamins
Over 250 of Europe's most innovative high-tech entrepreneurs along with leading international venture capitalists met on 26-27 June for Tornado Insider’s Upstart Europe 2003 conference at the Hilton Metropole London. More

June 20, 2003
More speakers, more sponsors, more action
It is just announced that Daniel Ishag, founder and CEO of Espotting, Europe’s largest online advertising medium will open the conference with a key note address. More

June 5, 2003
It’s Time to Get in the Driver’s Seat!
Europe's most innovative high-tech entrepreneurs along with leading international venture capitalists will converge on London's Hilton Metropole for Tornado Insider's exciting UpStart Europe 2003 on 26-27 June. More

May 7, 2003
TORNADO INSIDER NAMES TOP 100 COMPANIES
May 7, 2003, Tornado Insider released today the third annual Tornado100 list featuring Europe’s top 100 emerging private tech companies. The list, which will be detailed in the May issue of Tornado Insider magazine, represents the most promising, and innovative emerging companies in the European IT and biotech sectors. More

March 7, 2003
Average Deal Size Shrank 37% in 2002
Amsterdam, March 7, 2003 - Tornado Insider Media today reports on capital investment deals 2002. Venture capital in Europe and Israel fell 45% in 2002, as 5.4 billion Euros were invested into high-tech companies in these regions. Average deal size also shrank 37% in 2002, as the average deal size dropped from 10.0 million Euros in 2001 to 6.3 million Euros. The figure for 2002 was 47% below the 11.9 million Euros average deal size recorded in 2000. More

January 24, 2003
UK BUSINESS ANGELS SURVEY - RESULTS PUBLISHED
Today (January 24, 2003) Tornado Insider is the first to publish findings from the Tornado Insider sponsored 2003 UK Business Angel survey carried out by c2Ventures, a leading British business angel network. The report is believed to be the largest cross angel network survey of its kind to be conducted into the UK's business angel marketplace. More

October 2, 2002
TORNADO INSIDER & HotOrigin identify candidates for Europe’s Top Technology 100 at Dublin Event
HotOrigin partners with leading European Media company Tornado Insider Media to bring the T100 European event to Dublin’s MediaLabEurope in October. More

June 10, 2002
TORNADO INSIDER NAMES TOP 100 COMPANIES
June 10, 2002, Tornado Insider released today the second annual ‘Tornado Insider 100’ list featuring Europe’s top 100 emerging private tech companies. The list, which will be detailed in the summer issue of Tornado Insider magazine due in July, represents the most promising and innovative emerging companies in the European IT and biotech sectors.
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April 8, 2002
TORNADO INSIDER RETURNS
April 8, 2002, Tornado Insider Media, B.V. announced today the restart of Tornado Insider, the first media company serving the pan-European high-tech entrepreneurial and investment community. Operations have already been initiated and the company will maintain its base of operations in Amsterdam, where it was previously headquartered. More

October 26, 2001
Tornado Insider Reports September Jump in VC Investment
Year 2001 Data for Q1 through Q3 Now Available More

October 23, 2001
TORNADO INSIDER GROUP ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT BUY-IN
October 23, 2001, Tornado Insider Group, the Amsterdam headquartered media organization has announced the appointment of a new senior management team through a management buy-in. Details of the arrangement were not disclosed, but the structure of the agreement is based on an equity-for-services model. The designation serves to underscore the Groups’ recently announced fundraising activities. More

August 7, 2001
Tornado Insider Enhances Weekly Reports on Europe's New Economy, Adds Fee
Amsterdam, August 7th 2001 – Tornado Insider, the media company focused on high-tech Europe, has today announced its launch of fee-based newsletters. Deals in Europe and Wireless Europe, two of the company's most popular newsletters, will be available with expanded news coverage and data, beginning September 3rd 2001. Current subscribers to the free versions of these newsletters will receive the new, enhanced versions on a 3-week trial basis, ending on September 21st 2001. More