Amidst calls for increased investment to drive innovation and fuel the green and digital transitions, European venture capital is stepping up to the challenge.
Invest Europe’s comprehensive research shows over €101 billion invested into 25,500 start-ups in the past decade, as capital and VC know-how flow into dynamic businesses to drive economic growth and boost European competitiveness. These investments are delivering world-leading financial returns and outstanding social returns with job creation far ahead of the European average. And with dry powder of €53 billion at the end of 2023, European venture capital is well placed to support more innovative start-ups across the continent.
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1m
venture capital backed jobs
20.8%
ten-year return from European VC funds
18%
increase in employment at VC backed companies
Research publications
Fuelling Europe’s future: How venture capital drives innovation and growth
With billions invested in start-ups that tackle climate change and drive digital advances, Europe’s VC industry is not just keeping pace—it’s powering the EU’s ambitions and setting the stage for a brighter future.
Explore the insights, the data and the success stories in Eric de Montgolfier's op-ed in Euractiv.
A Different Angle: Nurturing the next unicorns
'A Different Angle' is a groundbreaking online film series presented by Invest Europe and produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions. It explores the vital role of private equity and venture capital in European society, shedding light on the impact of these investments on businesses, innovation, and societal change. Discover the human stories behind these transformative forces and their positive contributions to our daily lives.
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Interviews with industry leaders
Success stories
Success stories
VC at the heart of life sciences
Not only does venture capital investment in European life sciences impact lives for the better, it is also creating new employment and skills, and driving the development of more European Biotech & Healthcare businesses that are world-leading.
Take a look at the data and insights grouped into three sections: investment, employment and well as detailed information on 25 European Life Sciences leaders blazing trails in biotechnology therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health.