Ewa Kompowska, VP at RTP Global The numbers are in – and they tell a story of acceleration. According to Invest Europe’s latest statistics, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) accounted for 2.2% of total European investment value in 2024, up from 1.9% in 2023. But the real story isn’t the funding jump. It’s what’s powering … Read more
In today’s fast-paced, globally connected world, traditional financial services haven’t kept pace – especially for those who call more than one country home. The frustration of rebuilding credit from scratch every time you move is real and it’s one that founder Tim Chong knew all too well. So, alongside co-founders Theso Jivajirajah and Harry Jell, … Read more
What do elite athletes and successful startup founders have in common? Both require relentless determination, resilience in the face of setbacks, strategic thinking and an unwavering drive toward ambitious goals. In this series of articles, we explore these parallels to uncover the mindset shared by world-class sports stars and founders alike. Our first interview is … Read more
True innovation often emerges from solving familiar challenges in smarter, simpler ways. If you’ve ever created a professional explainer video, you know how demanding it can be. Internally, producing just a short explainer typically consumes dozens of hours – and if you outsource it to an agency, expect timelines stretching from weeks to months, with … Read more
When Olivier Pomel and Alexis Lê-Quôc set out to bridge the divide between developers and operations teams, “cloud” was still considered a ‘toy’ – and most VCs weren’t buying in. RTP Global recognized the potential and led Datadog’s $6m Series A round in 2012. Today, Datadog is a $30bn+ public company, powering thousands of engineering … Read more
In 2023, we partnered with the team at Augment – a Paris-based startup with a bold ambition to reinvent business education for the modern world. Founded by Ariel Renous and Roy Wellner, Augment offers a global, online alternative to the traditional MBA. It is designed for ambitious professionals who want to build or run companies … Read more
Operator-founders are reshaping India’s startup landscape – and we have the data to prove it. In new data from Tracxn, commissioned by RTP Global, we reveal a clear trend: operator-founders in India are getting seed funding faster, raising more capital and outperforming startups founded across the Rest of India’s tech scene. Read and download the … Read more
Thomas Cuvelier, Partner at RTP Global AI startups raised a staggering $22.3B in Q1 2025 – the second-highest quarter on record. New companies are rocketing from zero to $1M ARR in a very short space of time. This is off the back of prosumer buzz, pilot projects and experimental enterprise purchases . But the leap … Read more
We’ve long believed that the future of enterprise IT lies in simplifying complexity – and that the most powerful solutions often come from founders who’ve lived the pain firsthand. That’s why we backed cloud management platform emma early on. From our first meeting with founder Dmitry Panenkov, it’s been clear that he and his team … Read more
Building a great company starts with people – but no one said it was easy. At an RTP Global event in New York, we facilitated a conversation with three powerhouse Chief People Officers (CPO) to unpack the messy, high-stakes and often emotional realities of scaling teams. From hiring your first recruiter to letting go of … Read more
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