The art of holding attention: What great pitches really do
A strong investment pitch earns engagement – and that enables you to build enduring relationships long after the pitch is over.
A strong investment pitch earns engagement – and that enables you to build enduring relationships long after the pitch is over.
Learn why tech investors who build depth, context, and empathy are the ones shaping markets that endure.
2025’s VC landscape demands sharper targeting, smarter liquidity, and stronger leadership. Discover how investors are adapting – and why LEAP 2026 is where the next moves will be made.
Find out why four days at LEAP can redefine your deal flow and your investor brand.
Find out why leading with curiosity enables tech leaders to strengthen cybersecurity culture and build resilient teams.
Critical industries are supported by an invisible architecture – energy, finance, and logistics now depend on AI systems that make decisions faster than humans can react. And building resilience into that architecture is becoming one of the tech industry’s most urgent challenges. The team over at Black Hat MEA recently
Research shows moderate constraints boost creativity. See how cybersecurity can act as a design partner for tech innovation, offering the ideal conditions for growth.
Breaches cost millions and destroy trust. Learn why building security into innovation from day one saves money, culture, and growth.
According to research by Morgan Stanley, the tech IPO market is seeing a resurgence this year – with up to 15 deals expected by the end of 2024. Companies leveraging AI are particularly ripe to go public; and as large private companies experience an increase in financing needs, they’ll turn
Product-market fit (PMF) is a scenario in which a product is in strong demand within its target market. Customers buy it, use it, and tell their friends about it – because it’s exactly what they need or want. We asked Damien Garot (Co-Founder and CEO at Stellar) if there’s
In 2023, the software as a service (SaaS) market was valued at approximately USD $197 billion, and it’s expected to reach $247 billion by the end of 2024. The modern world runs on software, so investors are focused on SaaS, with a strong potential for ROI. Before you invest
When we interviewed Dr. Gillian Marcelle (Founder and CEO at Resilience Capital Ventures LLC), we asked her to share one thing she’d change about the way the venture capital industry works. She said: “It would be to have as much venture advising as there is financial capital being deployed.
Public-facing startup culture can appear shiny, glamorous, and pumped full of hype. But the reality for the majority of startups (the ones that don’t hit the headlines) is very different: launching and scaling a tech business is less about high drama, and more about hard work and incremental growth.
We want to tell you a secret: we love talking to people who’ve been into space. OK, maybe it’s not so secret. If you’ve been reading the LEAP blog for a while, you’ve probably read a few of our interviews with astronauts. Every time we have
The 2023 Insight Intelligent Technology report (conducted by IDC InfoBrief and commissioned by Insight Enterprises) highlighted the reality that we’re entering into a new era of innovation – with tech developments accelerating across industries. There are loads of positives to this, but we want to focus on one key finding
In 2023, the number of climate tech deals declined by 12% year-on-year to USD $12.5 billion – but the average deal size increased by 17%. This suggests that there’s a growing focus on large-scale projects that can have a more significant impact on market development and emissions; and climate