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Leah Hodgson

Senior Venture Capital Reporter

Leah Hodgson is a London-based senior reporter for PitchBook, covering the venture capital ecosystem across Europe and the Middle East. Leah, who joined PitchBook in 2018, graduated from the University of Surrey with a BA in international politics with French. She has previously been a radio reporter in France. She later turned to financial journalism, covering the wealth management industry.

Articles by Leah Hodgson

IPO Watchlist: Which European startups are most likely to go public?

Expectations for a widening IPO window in 2025 are mounting as macroeconomics improve.
February 4, 2025

Cherry Ventures seeks European trillion-dollar companies with $500M fund

Cherry V is the firm’s largest vehicle to date and follows a €320M fund in 2022.
February 4, 2025

Which country has the most VC per capita?

Smaller countries are more heavily represented in the list of nations with the most funding per person.
February 3, 2025

5 charts: Europe’s VC dealmaking decline lingers amid flight to quality

While dealmaking dropped in 2024, exits and fundraising stabilized.
January 27, 2025

Spotify founder pulls in $260M Series B for Neko Health

The Stockholm-based startup offers full-body scans capable of detecting health conditions including diabetes and skin cancer.
January 23, 2025

Europe’s VCs enter 2025 with high hopes amid AI gold rush and IPO recovery

Many investors are predicting recovery for European VC in the year ahead.
January 21, 2025

Can a new owner save TikTok from its US ban?

Several suitors including Perplexity AI and Elon Musk are still in the running to buy the Chinese app’s US assets after its ban was delayed over the weekend.
January 20, 2025

European life sciences kicks off year with deluge of VC capital

Less than a month into Q1, the sector has already raised more than half of Q4’s total deal value.
January 15, 2025

Synthesia pulls in $180M for its AI video generation platform

The London-based company is now worth $2.1 billion, more than double its previous valuation.
January 15, 2025

Sygnum rides VC crypto wave to unicorn status

The Swiss company closed a $58 million investment led by Fulgur Ventures.
January 14, 2025