Human Leadership and Building High Performing Teams
Notion Capital argues that in the AI‑driven era, human leadership and high‑performing teams are the decisive competitive edge, outweighing pure technology investments. Their model emphasizes trust, robust debate, and rapid decision‑making to navigate complexity and ambiguity. By applying simple frameworks and hands‑on exercises, leaders can double scaling speed while increasing team enjoyment. The upcoming workshop, co‑hosted with The Table Group, will equip executives with tools to build such agile, purpose‑aligned teams.
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2026 Cloud Challengers Report
Notion Capital released its fifth annual Cloud Challengers Top 100, highlighting 100 emerging European B2B software startups. Over 81 % of the companies are AI‑native, spanning data, developer tools, cybersecurity, fintech, industrial automation, robotics and SaaS. The report uses a data‑driven methodology...
Upvest’s Remarkable Journey To Become Europe's Investment Infrastructure Leader
Upvest has evolved from a 2019 Notion Capital-backed startup into Europe’s leading API‑first investment infrastructure, processing over 100 million orders a year for more than 30 financial institutions including Revolut and Santander’s Openbank. The company announced a $125 million financing round led...
Cloud Challengers
Cloud Challengers, hosted by Notion Capital and Google Cloud, convenes Europe’s top 100 B2B software founders after analysing 200,000 companies. The fifth‑annual report identifies firms with outsized growth potential, and inclusion historically triples the likelihood of securing the next funding...
The Notion Capital Academy: The Founder to Leader Journey, Scale Yourself as You Scale Your Company
The Notion Capital Academy is hosting a session titled “Founder to Leader Journey,” led by Rachel Turner of VC Talent Lab. The event targets founders scaling from $1 million to $100 million, teaching the WAM Model of Scale‑Up Leadership and the three...
Growing Pains - Juggling Complexity
Growing technology firms must juggle three inter‑related complexity streams—task, environment, and organization—as they scale. Task complexity spikes when moving from an MVP to a production‑grade product, while market expansion drives incremental then step‑change environmental complexity. Organizational complexity evolves in discrete...
The Negative Split
The report "The Negative Split" draws a marathon pacing analogy to illustrate the founder’s journey, emphasizing that early excitement gives way to a demanding second half. It argues that sustained mental and physical health, supported by data‑driven strategies and peer...
2025 - The Year of Quantum
Quantum computing is moving from theoretical research to commercial opportunity, with startups already delivering products in cybersecurity, networking, middleware, and sensing. Andy Leaver of Notion Capital argues that waiting for fault‑tolerant, cryptography‑breaking machines is unnecessary; viable markets exist today. He...
Venture Capital & the World It Lives In
General Partner Jos White of Notion Capital released his first annual market update, translating a recurring presentation into a full article. He highlights that the S&P 500 recorded 35 new highs in 2025 and rose 17% year‑to‑date, while the ACWI All‑World...
ESG Report
ESG has moved from a niche concern to a mainstream priority for investors worldwide. Over 5,300 investment organisations, managing roughly $128 trillion in assets, have signed the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. This surge reflects ESG’s evolution from a risk‑mitigation checkbox...
Why We Invested in Endra
Notion Capital led a $20 million seed round in Endra, a Stockholm‑based startup building a generative‑design platform for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineers. The solution promises to automate up to 80 % of the traditionally manual MEP design workflow, shrinking project...
