European Data Cooperative (EDC)

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Data collection

The European Data Cooperative (EDC) is a joint initiative developed by Invest Europe and its national association partners to collect Europe-wide industry data on activity (fundraising, investments, & divestments) and economic impact (Employment, Turnover, EBITDA, & CAPEX).

The EDC platform is jointly owned and operated by the private equity and venture capital associations of Europe. It serves as a single data entry point for their members and other contributors across the continent. The EDC brings together:

4,000 firms
10,900 funds
86,700 portfolio companies
330,900 transactions

Using one platform with a standardised methodology allows us to have consistent, robust pan-European statistics that are comparable across the region.

As a result, we produce the most trusted and comprehensive overview of Europe’s private equity and venture capital markets available, enabling us to better inform fund managers, investors, policymakers, regulators and other stakeholders.

Invest Europe members and data contributors receive dedicated research and data support from Invest Europe’s research team.