Европейские технологические платформы

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01 2019 основные результаты www.stateofeuropeantech.com In Partnership with &

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Общие инвестиции европейских городов ($), 2015 - 2019 Мы приближаемся к

Общие инвестиции европейских городов ($), 2015 - 2019

Мы приближаемся к отметке

$110 млрд, вложенных в Европу с 2015

Инвестированный в Европу капитал

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Страны (Великобритания, Германия и Франция), чей инвестированный капитал превысил $ 10млрд.l

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Европейские города, привлекающие более $ 100 млн капитала, инвестированного только в 2019 году

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Совокупное число европейских технологических компаний, поддерживаемых венчурными инвесторами по странам и

Совокупное число европейских технологических компаний, поддерживаемых венчурными инвесторами по странам и

годам. достигающих отметки в млрд дол

Ознакомьтесь с историей успеха Европы на миллиард долларов

$B+ COMPANIES

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Получившие Млрд дол европейские венчурные компании основанные после 2010

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Совокупные привлеченные венчурные фонды 2010-2014 и 2015-2019 Совокупный объем привлеченных венчурных

Совокупные привлеченные венчурные фонды 2010-2014 и 2015-2019
Совокупный объем привлеченных венчурных фондов

($млрд) за выбранные периоды времени

В рекордный 2018 г европейские венчурные инвесторы собрали более 13 миллиардов долларов.

Привлеченные венчурные фонды

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Средства, собранные венчурными компаниями за первое полугодие 2015-2019

$902млн
рекордные инвестиции пенсионных фондов в европейские венчурные фонды в 2018 году

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жили комфортно/оплачивали основные расходы с дополнительными остатками 81% 04sgnidnfiyeK01 21% Респондентов

жили комфортно/оплачивали основные расходы с дополнительными остатками

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Респондентов являются женщинами

Ответы европейских основателей

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50% респондентов впервые являются основателями

ЕВРОПЕЙСКИЕ ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ УЧРЕДИТЕЛИ
Мы опросили более 1200 основателей со всей Европы.
Исследуйте набор данных!

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на каждые вложенные 100дол основатели мужчины $92 1 к 12 На

на каждые вложенные 100дол основатели мужчины

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На каждую

женщину руководителя приходится 12 руководителей мужчин

Капитал, инвестированный основателями по гендерному признаку

РАЗНООБРАЗИЕ И ИНКЛЮЗИВНОСТЬ
Отсутствие существенного повышения доли капитала, вложенного в европейские технологические компании в различные группы основателей.

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$4.4млрд 12.3% капитал, вложенный в целевые европейские от объема капитала, инвестированного

$4.4млрд 12.3%
капитал, вложенный в целевые европейские от объема капитала, инвестированного
технологические

компании в 2019 году в европейские технологии в 2019г., что
в два раза больше, чем в прошлые годы

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С 2005 года создано более 500 европейских технологических компаний, которые считают устойчивое развитие основной частью своей миссии.

Целевые инвестиции

ЦЕЛЬ

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02 Состояние европейских технологий2019 Почему Европа не может заниматься технологиями? Пора

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Состояние европейских технологий2019

Почему Европа не может заниматься технологиями?
Пора перестать задавать этот

вопрос. У нас есть неопровержимые доказательства того, что Европейская технологическая экосистема может поддерживать крупные компании. Мы наблюдаем растущее число крупных инвестиционных вложений и появление «целеустремленных» компаний, решающих некоторые из самых больших мировых проблем, а так же наличие талантливых разработчиков, не менее чем в США; однако остаются такие проблемы как отсутствие многообразия и расходящиеся приоритеты между политикой и общественностью.

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02.1 www.stateofeuropeantech.com In Partnership with & At this point, we were

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At this point, we were amongst a growing but

still limited number of people who truly believed in the ecosystem’s potential.
Belief is as vital as talent or capital when it comes to building tech companies. However, in 2015, belief in the European ecosystem was limited to the European tech industry itself.
Fast forward to 2019, and while the world’s media may have focused on Chinese-US trade disputes and volatility on the public markets, European tech has quietly increased its number of external believers. We see this everywhere, from the increased time top US investors are spending on the ground here to the fact that a fifth
of European rounds this year had at least one US or Asian investor participating - a proportion which grows as the deal size increases. VCs are reporting increasing interest from global LPs, while previously unconvinced European Institutional Investors are now fully engaged. We’re also seeing valuations and pre-emptive term sheets on the increase in Europe - always a sign that competition to invest in the best tech companies is accelerating, as well as a reflection on the quality of the opportunity.
In fact, European tech companies are performing at a level exceeding the expectations of all but the most optimistic. In 2015, we celebrated $10B of investment into the region’s tech companies. This year, $35B seems par for the course. That year, our report concerned itself with the late-stage funding gap: in 2019, 40 different European tech companies were able to raise
$100M+ rounds. To date, there are now at least 174 European tech companies that have scaled to a valuation of over $1B - including 99 venture-backed companies.
However, we can’t afford to be complacent - or to lose focus. Now that we’ve instilled the external as well as internal belief,
it’s up to us to shape our own destiny when it comes to the future of European tech. We hope this report provides inspiration and guidance: we need to address our D&I issues, acknowledge the importance of well-being, foster a generation of purpose-driven companies, reinforce the density of our networks of people
and capital, and end the disconnect between policymakers and founders.
A word on our D&I issues: we won’t realise our full potential until we stop squandering talent and value.

Если мы сможем обеспечить, безопасность демографических показателей и многолетнего опыта, у нас будет огромное конкурентное преимущество перед другими частями света, которые менее всеобъемлющи.
Мы надеемся, что этот отчет является полезным исследованием, который является обоснованным подтверждением способностей Европейцев создавать технологические компании. Однако этот отчет-не последнее и не единственное слово о европейских технологиях. Мы рекомендуем вам посетить города, выходящие за рамки тех, которые вы обычно посещаете, и живущие широкими и разнообразными технологическими площадками, которые вместе представляют собой крупнейшую экономическую силу экономического роста во всей Европе
Мы пишем этот отчет, чтобы пролить свет на европейскую технологическую систему. Он намеренно обеспечивает макро взгляд на ландшафт и предназначен для исследования, полезного для максимально возможного количества людей. . Дело в том, что каждый город имеет свою собственную невероятную историю с собственным микро-составом основателей, сотрудников, компаний, инвесторов и университетов, помогающих продвигать технологии как на местном, так и на региональном уровне. Мы инвестировали в 20 европейских городов в 15 странах, но мы помним о том, что у нас есть и слепые зоны. С каждым годом мы наблюдаем, что европейские технологии становятся все более взаимосвязанными - каждый из нас должен воплотить это в жизнь и гарантировать, что эти связи будут продолжаться. Создав прочность талантов и опыта, мы увидим что технологические знания более эффективно передаются будущим и нынешним поколениям европейских основателей. Это поможет нам достичь плотности населения в Европе: обеспечив равномерное распределение талантливых разработчиков и исследователей с капиталом по всему континенту, наш и без того стремительный прогресс ускорится еще быстрее. Когда мы начинали в 2015 году , мы верили, что европейский успех останется без внимания. Сегодня вера в европейские технологии приходит как извне нашей экосистемы, так и изнутри. Принято считать, что вы можете собрать необходимые деньги, нанять лучшую команду и выйти на международный уровень, не мигрируя в США. На самом деле ничто так не демонстрирует этот сдвиг, как приток американского капитала увеличившегося в пять раз в 2018 году.

Предисловие к докладу 2019 года
Многое изменилось с тех пор, как мы представили первый отчет о состоянии европейских технологий в 2015 году . В тот год президент Обама отмечал первую годовщину соглашения по климату с Китаем, в то время как Совет Европы размышлял над письмом премьер- министра Великобритании Дэвида Кэмерона, в котором излагались будущие отношения Великобритании с Евросоюзом. Будущее имеет обыкновение высмеивать прошлые прогнозы, но иногда они действительно попадают в цель. Тогда мы считали, что технологии в Европе уже испытали прорывной год, став платформой для большего успеха. Однако это убеждение оказалось неуместным.

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5 Years of SOET 02.1 Тем не менее, нам нужно убедиться,

5 Years of SOET

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Тем не менее, нам нужно убедиться, что мы

не зациклились на США или Китае. Мы должны наметить свой собственный курс и построить свою собственную технологическую экосистему на основе наших собственных ценностей. Наша мощная инвесторская база способствовала реальным изменении европейских технологий. Как вы видите, когда-то мы были в основном потребителями, а сейчас мы развили свою мощь в таких областях, как корпоративное программное обеспечение и пограничные технологии. Наконец данный доклад предоставляет информацию, которая ведет к подлинным изменениям и улучшению нашей экосистемы.

Нам есть чем гордиться и над чем работать. В этом году мы отмечаем пятый день рождения нашего доклада. Что еще более важно, мы празднуем пять лет поразительного роста европейской технологической экосистемы. Сравнение того, где мы сейчас находимся, с тем, где мы были в 2015 году, показывает, как далеко продвинулась Европа.

Сейчас
2015-2019

5 лет назад
2010-2014

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$млрд с венчурным капиталом

Компании с венчурным капиталом

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страны, привлекающие $1 млрд капитала в год

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страны, привлекающие $1 млрд капитала в год

СТРАНЫ

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за. 2010-2014

$113млрд
за 2015-2019

Инвестированный капитал

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2010-2014

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выход>$100M

$25млрд

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Привлеченные венчурные фонды

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Этапы в 2014

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Этапы в 2019

$100M+ этапы

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Этапов в 2014

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4.1m для США

6.1m
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Проф. разработчики

7.2%
Капитала в 2014

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02.2 Основные положения www.stateofeuropeantech.com In Partnership with & В 2019 году

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В 2019 году 92% финансирования досталось мужским командам,

что соответствует цифрам, шокирующим читателей в прошлом году. Когда вы рассматриваете данные о расе, возрасте, образовании и социально-экономическом фоне, видно возникновение больших проблем: 43% темнокожих/африканских / карибских основателей испытали дискриминацию;80% которых связывают это со своей этнической принадлежностью. Темнокожие основатели составили только 1% (0,9%) из более чем 1200 респондентов-основателей. В 2019 году 92% финансирования досталось мужским командам, что соответствует цифрам, шокирующим читателей в прошлом году. Когда вы рассматриваете данные о расе, возрасте, образовании и социально-экономическом фоне, видно возникновение больших проблем: 43% темнокожих/африканских / карибских основателей испытали дискриминацию;80% которых связывают это со своей этнической принадлежностью. Темнокожие основатели составили только 1% (0,9%) из более чем 1200 респондентов-основателей. Мы также обнаружили, что люди с более низким социально-экономическим статусом менее склонны становиться предпринимателями: 81% опрошенных основателей сказали нам, что они жили комфортно до того, как основали свою компанию против 39% в Европе. Мы также обнаружили, что люди с более низким социально-экономическим статусом менее склонны становиться предпринимателями: 81% опрошенных основателей сказали нам, что они жили комфортно до того, как основали свою компанию против 39% в Европе.
Что также становится все более очевидным, так это то, что женщины-капиталисты продолжают решать проблемы разнообразия Европы: 63% из них сообщили нам, что они увеличили свое внимание на посещение мероприятий с более активным участием различных учредителей против 36%мужчин. Это особенно проблематично, поскольку в докладе за этот год показано, что венчурные капиталисты не увеличили долю женщин на уровне партнеров. Один положительный момент - в быстро растущей отрасли глубоких технологий, мы обнаружили, что 23% европейских квантовых компаний имели смешанную или возглавляемую женщинами команду основателей, что более чем вдвое превышает средний показатель по Европе-13%.Это неудивительно, учитывая большую долю исследователей и ученых, которые являются женщинами: как показывает доклад, женщины фактически составляют более половины населения ученых и инженеров в Литве, Болгарии, Латвии и Дании.

В ходе этого процесса возник целый ряд идей, начиная от детальной информации о том, как основатели на ранних стадиях финансировали свой бизнес, и заканчивая возрастным составом компаний, которые оценивались в миллиарды долларов. Мы также смогли изучить интенсивное личное становление, которое влечет за собой строительство компании, в отчете за этот год. Мы собрали набор данных, который без сомнения демонстрирует, что многие основатели хотят получить помощь.
Целых 57% учредителей, которые привлекли внешний капитал, заявили, что они были бы признательны за поддержку со стороны Совета директоров или инвесторов. В других странах есть положительные стороны : мы обнаружили, что Европейский профессиональный союз разработчиков по- прежнему глубже, чем в США (6,1 млн против 4,3 млн), в то время как на более поздних стадиях европейские компании сокращают разрыв с США в использовании фондовых условий для стимулирования инвестиций.

Состояние разнообразия и вовлеченности
Этот отчет показывает, что европейское разнообразие и вовлеченность все еще недостаточно развиты.

Люди
Опираясь на ответы опроса учредителей , мы набросали портрет того, как выглядит типичный европейский технологический основатель в 2019 году , и как их проблемы меняются по мере увеличения их компании.

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Теперь это обещание выполняется, и двадцать стран создают

технологические компании на миллиарды долларов. У основателей никогда не было большего выбора, но наш отчет показывает, что они предпочитают находиться на своем внутреннем рынке, если это возможно, в то время как цены на аренду в популярных центрах, таких как Лондон, показывают спрос.И каков же результат? Большое географическое многообразие по мере того, как деятельность удаляется от основных центров. Восточноевропейские города доминируют в списке растущих центров по числу участников Meetup, поскольку такие топовые технологические центры, как Лондон, Берлин и Париж, имеет меньшую популярность среди основателей, думающих о том, где разместить свой бизнес. В докладе также описывается критическая роль, которую играют университеты, и исследуется повторяющаяся критика в адрес того, что Европа не может эффективно коммерциализировать свои передовые исследования.

Место
Каждый год наши данные выделяют целый ряд технологических центров, которые показывают многообещающие результаты .

Инвесторы поддержали целевые европейские технологические компании с капиталовложениями в размере более $4 млрд в 2019 году, увеличившись более чем в 6 раз за последние пять лет - с учетом того, что совокупный объем инвестиций с 2015 года приблизился к $10 млрд. Dealroom.co была создана основа для оценки европейских технологических компаний с венчурной поддержкой на основе их соответствия целям устойчивого развития Организации Объединенных Наций. Анализ был сосредоточен на совокупности семи из семнадцати Целей устойчивого развития (ЦУР), отобрав только те, где Dealroom наблюдал более высокий уровень активности европейских венчурных стартапов. Мы обнаружили, что более 500 европейских технологических компаний, основанных с 2005 года, решают по крайней мере одну из этих семи целей в качестве основной части своей миссии.

Цель
По наблюдению Маргрет Вестэджер в настоящем докладе рассматривается вопрос о том, что европейские технологии отличаются друг от друга по целевому назначению

Слишком многие основатели все еще пребывают в неведении относительно видения европейской политики в области технологий: 40% опрошенных нами основателей и сотрудников стартапов заявили нам, что они не чувствуют себя информированными о цифровых приоритетах Европейской комиссии. Наш отчет показывает, что основатели технологий призывают к упрощенному регулированию занятости, в то время как данные Politico говорят о том, что внимание политиков находится в другом месте: они меньше сосредоточены на цифровом едином рынке, чем два года назад, и больше сосредоточены на создании цифрового налога и деятельности из крупных американских технологических фирм. Европейские истории успеха, такие как финтех и цифровое здравоохранение, также редко обсуждаются политиками. Мы должны обеспечить, чтобы европейские политики и основатели смотрели в том же направлении, если Европа хочет реализовать свой потенциал.

Политика
Чтобы реализовать потенциал европейских технологий, сложная и четкая политика будет иметь ключевое значение , поэтому необходим диалог

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Наиболее перспективные европейские компании предпочитают больше и дольше оставаться частными, а

Наиболее перспективные европейские компании предпочитают больше и дольше оставаться частными, а

также получают многомиллиардные оценки на фоне повышения $100 млн раундов на рекордных уровнях. Мы идем по пути достижения $34,3B, вложенных в европейские технологии в 2019 году, при этом $11.B вложены только в Q2.
Во многом это было вызвано большими раундами финансирования: 40% всего финансирования, привлеченного европейскими технологическими компаниями за первые девять месяцев 2019 года, было в сделках больше $100 млн. Хотя в 2019 году не было европейского IPO с венчурной поддержкой в $1B, мы действительно видим амбиции масштабироваться до огромных результатов в экосистеме.
IPO больше не входят в повестку дня каждого основателя, но сколько бы капитала ни поступал в регион, они всегда будут осторожно относиться к повышению следующего раунда

Инвестиции
В отличие от США и Китая, инвестиции в европейские технологии продолжают расти.

Данные кембриджской ассоциации по доходности венчурных инвестиций показывают, что индексы по Европе либо находятся на одном уровне, либо значительно превосходят показатели как американских так и европейских прямых инвестиций.
Даже несмотря на то, что инвестиции государственных агентств в венчурные фонды упали почти на $1 млрд в 2018 году , фактически мы наблюдаем всплеск инвестиций в пенсионные фонды, что на 203% больше, чем в прошлом году.
Отчет этого года отслеживает больше инвесторов, чем когда- либо прежде, от новичков до 2600 уникальных институциональных инвесторов, участвующих в европейской сделке в 2019 году .
И давайте не будем забывать о корпоративных инвесторах, таких как Unilever Ventures или Next 47, которые участвовали в 1 из 5 сделок в 2019 году или рост интереса инвесторов из- за рубежа: в прошлом году 21% европейских раундов имели по крайней мере одного американского или азиатского инвестора- по сравнению с 10% в 2015 году.

Инвесторы
После успеха европейской технологической экосистемы в последние пять лет, нет ничего удивительного в том, что европейская венчурная индустрия чувствует себя вполне здорово.

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02.3 Компания Slush www.stateofeuropeantech.com In Partnership with & Мы считаем, что

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Мы считаем, что предпринимательство - это один из

самых эффективных способов добиться перемен в мире. Согласно данным опроса этого года, в Европе уже сейчас большинство предпринимателей и особенно инвесторов стремятся измерить долгосрочное воздействие на общество и окружающую среду, которое оказывает их бизнес или портфель. Пятикратный рост инвестиций в специализированные предприятия за последние пять лет в Европе говорит на том же языке. Только в 2019 году в этих компаниях было развернуто более $ 5 млрд. Это событие несомненно радует и мы видим, что Европа может занять место лидера во всем мире.
Однако Европа только начинает осознавать тот факт, что предпринимательство не является одинаково доступным для всех. И для того, чтобы увидеть разного рода проблемы, нужны разные люди. Slush по- прежнему стремится освещать более широкий спектр ролевых моделей для следующего поколения основателей через наши мероприятия и недавно запущенные средства массовой информации .
Учитывая эти достижения, рекордные инвестиции в европейские технологии- это явный признак динамичной экосистемы. Одним из наиболее обнадеживающих событий является рост предпринимательских амбиций, о чем свидетельствует количество инвестиционных раундов на поздних стадиях: европейские компании больше не продают свои активы на ранних сроках , а продолжают расти как самостоятельные предприятия. Это создает надежду на исключительно положительные времена, когда основатели и ключевые сотрудники этих историй успеха начинают свой второй этап построения компании.

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02.4 Компания Orrick www.stateofeuropeantech.com In Partnership with & Развитие технологий по-прежнему

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Развитие технологий по-прежнему опережает регулирование. Отчет демонстрирует, что

искусственный интеллект это верх ума для регулирующих органов. Тем не менее 40% респондентов опроса сообщили, что они не чувствуют себя достаточно информированными, чтобы комментировать технологические и цифровые приоритеты регулирования ЕС. Мы видели большие преимущества сотрудничества в области разработки стратегии– например, в области Британских финансовых рынках– но оно начинается с большей прозрачности государства.
Мы также призываем директивные органы рассмотреть возможности упрощения и рационализации требований к соблюдению требований, увеличивая нагрузку по мере расширения компании (и риска). Это особенно важно в сфере регулирования занятости. В противном случае мы рискуем возложить непомерное бремя на стартапы – и задушить их способность расти, внедрять инновации и создавать те самые рабочие места .

Интеграция по- прежнему является сложной задачей для данного сектора, поскольку только 8% финансирования приходится на компании, возглавляемые смешанными гендерными и женскими командами. Однако на уровне компании более 40% членов команды видят улучшение. В докладе также отмечается, что более половины инвесторов и сотрудников стартапов до сих пор не имели преимуществ от неосознанных предубеждений.
Социальная наука не оставляет никаких сомнений в том, что более инклюзивное лидерство будет порождать больше инноваций и отдачи.

Европейская комиссия должна уточнить свои приоритеты в области регулирования.

Технологии-это двигатель европейского роста, как ясно видно из отчета о состоянии европейских технологий в этом году. Технологическая экосистема Европы хорошо налажена и устойчива, с рекордным финансированием, опытными основателями и инвесторами, а также ускоряющимся ростом. Европейские технологические компании, скорее всего, достигнут $34 млрд финансирования в 2019 году, по сравнению с $25 млрд в 2018 году. За последние пять лет объем финансирования увеличился более чем вдвое. Это включает в себя более 40 $100 млн сделок в этом году – больше, чем когда-либо прежде. ПО всей Европе сейчас насчитывается 174 $ млрд+ технологических единорогов. В 2010 году их было всего 18 – Это в 10 раз больше, чем за последние десять лет. А в 20 странах сейчас есть по крайней мере один единорог, вдвое больше, чем всего пять лет назад. Сегодня в 170 городах есть технологические сообщества, по сравнению с 70 четыре года назад. Хотя в этом году число сделок по слияниям и поглощениям сократилось, за последние пять лет их было в два раза больше, чем за предыдущие пять лет. А стоимость сделки по слияниям и поглощениям уже близка к тому, чтобы превысить прошлогоднюю сумму в $100 млрд.
Что потребуется для поддержания успеха Европы? В докладе говорится о четырех вещах:

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A word from Orrick 02.4 Более 85% учредителей говорят, что они

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Более 85% учредителей говорят, что они заботятся о

социальном и экологическом воздействии своих компаний – и инвесторы поддерживают это обязательство. Почти 50% венчурных капиталистов говорят, что они принимают во внимание социальное или экологическое воздействие потенциальной компании, прежде чем принять решение об инвестировании. Мы хотели бы еще больше сосредоточиться на социальном воздействии. Мы также приветствуем 15% венчурных капиталистов, которые продолжают отслеживать показатели социального воздействия своих портфельных компаний на постоянной основе.

Почти 20% основателей говорят, что запуск компании оказал “в основном негативное” влияние на их психическое здоровье, а подавляющее большинство-на психическое здоровье людей. Большинство заявило, что они приветствовали бы большую поддержку со стороны инвесторов в управлении давлением, с которым они сталкиваются. Здоровье основателя является важным фактором общего здоровья экосистемы. Мы считаем, что акцент на инклюзивность может помочь и здесь. Мы невероятно благодарны компании Atomic за то, что она собрала и поделилась богатой информацией о рынке в этом отчете. В Orrick мы с нетерпением ожидаем продолжения нашей работы с Европейским технологическим сообществом для создания еще более сильной европейской платформы. За последние 15 кварталов мы консультировали больше венчурных сделок в Европе, чем любая другая юридическая фирма – в 2,5 раза. И мы поддержали более 20 компаний единорогов юридическими, нормативными и коммерческими консультациями с момента их создания. Это невероятная честь-быть частью вашей истории успеха.

Устойчивость- это верх ума – но есть место для большей сосредоточенности.

Как общество, мы должны заботиться о психическом здоровье и стабильности
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03 Инвестиции Сколько венчурные капиталисты вкладывают в европейские технологии? Как вы

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Сколько венчурные капиталисты вкладывают в европейские технологии?
Как вы оцениваете доходность европейских

технологий? Европейские учредители ищут лучшего времени в истории региона, чтобы получить финансирование; они собрали рекордную сумму в 2019 году, включая в себя рекордное количество раундов на $100 млн, что европейские технические скептики когда-то считали невозможным.

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В отличие от США и Азии, где инвесторы отступили от рекордного уровня инвестиций в 2018 году , инвестиции в европейские технологии продолжают расти. Несмотря на снижение в США в 2019 году , объем инвестированного в США капитала все равно окажется примерно в 3,4 раза выше уровня Европы за год.

Во втором квартале 2019 года впервые за один квартал в европейские технологические компании было инвестировано более $10 млрд. За первые девять месяцев текущего года европейские технологические компании привлекли в среднем около $ 3,3 млрд в месяц.

За последние пять лет объем капиталовложений в Европу увеличился на 124%. С 2018 года это число выросло более чем на 39%.

Во втором квартале 2019 года наблюдался самый большой в истории период для капитала, инвестированного в европейские технологические компании.

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Похоже на то, что сейчас для Европы наступил золотой век: качество

Похоже на то, что сейчас для Европы наступил золотой век: качество

талантов, уровень амбиций и доступность капитала находятся в совершенно ином масштабе.

Европейские стартапы строят глобально определяющие потребительские и корпоративные бизнесы с большим успехом. Spotify, UiPath, Adeyn - все это яркие примеры. Я думаю, что эти и другие ролевые модели сыграли решающую роль в вдохновении нового и совершенного поколения основателей, которые теперь выбирают предпринимательство в качестве своего карьерного пути.

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Неизбежно наблюдаются взлеты и падения с точки зрения последовательных ежеквартальных сумм, инвестируемых в европейские технологические компании, но с учетом 12-месячного обзора инвестированного капитала показывает долгосрочную восходящую траекторию вложений, инвестированного в регион

Увеличение числа крупномасштабных сделок на сумму более 100 миллионов долларов является движущей силой роста общего объема капитала, инвестированного в Европу. В 2019 году на эти сделки приходилось 36% всего финансирования, привлеченного европейскими технологическими компаниями.

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Investment Snapshot Несколько крупных сделок оказывает существенное влияние на годовой уровень

Investment Snapshot

Несколько крупных сделок оказывает существенное влияние на годовой уровень капиталовложений

в европейские технологические компании. Только за первые девять месяцев 2019 года Топ- 3 сделок составили $ 2,4 млрд.

От всех средств,привлечено более 100млн до

мега сделки

36%

В дополнении ежегодных капиталовложений в европейскую технологическую экосистему важно понимать, что существует существенная тенденция, которая означает, что многие раунды фиксируются только после значительной задержки. Это "отставание в отчетности" означает, что окончательные итоги не будут известны до тех пор, пока не пройдет значительный период времени после окончания рассматриваемого года. Соответственно, мы индексно скорректировали годовые итоговые показатели с учетом этого отставания в отчетности, чтобы можно было сопоставить общие тенденции инвестиций на европейском уровне.

Самые большие проблемы Европы: несмотря на весьма большой приток капитала, необходимо значительно больше средств, особенно на более поздних стадиях и фазах роста, чтобы вырастить действительно крупные европейские компании глобального значения

И нам нужно выпускать больше акций, чтобы охватить более широкую аудиторию для выгоды инвестирования стартапов. И нам все еще не хватает большого количества предпринимателей, таких как США, которые вышли из этих масштабных проектов, перерабатывающие свой капитал и таланты в технологическую экосистему. Самые сильные стороны Европы-это, безусловно, наша система образования, наше культурное разнообразие, а также огромное количество и высокое качество наших технических основателей. Это сопряжено с более низкими оценками входа по сравнению с США и Азией, что приводит к очень эффективным инвестиционным возможностям капитала.

Daniel Keiper-Knorr Основатель/партнер Speedinvest

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Total capital invested ($B)

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

Capital invested ($B)

$15.3B

$16.5B

$22.6B

$24.6B

$29.8B

$1.3B

$6.3B

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

Total capital invested ($B) per year, divided by Top 3, 10, and all other deals
LEGEND
Все другие топ 10 сделок
Топ 3 сделки
примечание
Dealroom.co исключают следующие данные: биотехнологии, вторичные сделки, долги, кредиты, гранты. Обратите также внимание, что эти данные не включают Израиль.

Инвестированный капитал ($млрд) с поправкой на отставание в отчётности
фактическая сумма млрд
С поправкой на отставание в отчетности($млрд)

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Investment Snapshot Как и выше, важно учитывать "запаздывание отчетности" ,чтобы обеспечить

Investment Snapshot

Как и выше, важно учитывать "запаздывание отчетности" ,чтобы обеспечить сопоставление

количества сделок на европейском уровне.

Несмотря на рекордный уровень инвестиций в Европу, все больше основателей считают, что за последние 12 месяцев стало труднее привлекать венчурный капитал в Европе . Это первый случай за последние пять лет, когда мы задали этот вопрос основателям в рамках настоящего доклада.

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# of deals

5,620

6,416

6,244

4,839

3,456

854

2,304

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

0

2,000

4,000

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<$5M

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$25M+

0 10 20 30

40 50 60 70 80 90 100
% of respondents


На ваш взгляд, легче или труднее привлечь венчурный капитал в Европу, чем год назад?
Легче
Сложнее
Не изменилось


Количество сделок, скорректированных с учетом эффекта запаздывания отчетности
Фактич сделки
С поправкой на отставание в отчетности

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Investment Snapshot Основатели крупных компаний (более 100 сотрудников) и учредители, которые

Investment Snapshot

Основатели крупных компаний (более 100 сотрудников) и учредители, которые привлекли

больше внешнего капитала, имеют значительно более благоприятный курс для привлечения капитала

Среди основателей женщин в два раза больше считают, что за последние 12 месяцев стало труднее привлекать венчурный капитал, а около половины считают, что не заметили изменений

03.1

ОБЩИЙ ОБЪЕМ ПРИВЛЕЧЕННОГО КАПИТАЛА

Количество сотрудников

≤10 сотрудников

10-100 сотрудников

100+ сотрудников

0

10

20

30

40 50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

100

<$5M

$5M-25M

$25M+

0

10

20

30

40

50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

100

16%

32%

52%

25%

25%

50%

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Труднее привлечь

Не изменилось

0

5

10

15

20

25

30
% of respondents

35

40

45

50

55

По вашему мнению, сейчас в Европе легче или труднее привлечь венчурный капитал, чем год назад?
Легче
Сложнее
Не изменилось
Примечание:
Только основатели

По вашему мнению, сейчас в Европе легче или труднее привлечь венчурный капитал, чем год назад?
LEGEND
Жен Муж
Примечание
Только основатели, цифры могут округляться до 100

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В 2019 году в Европе наблюдалось увеличение числа

этапов мегафинансирования на $100 млн+, включая шесть этапов на сумму более $ 500 млн.

We are on an overall good wave: more capital, more startups from seed to large, late rounds, more exits.

I take a long view on European tech, I’m old enough to remember how far we have come and to understand we still have a way to go yet. Plus, Brexit has changed the picture a lot, so progress based on the work done the year before isn’t as inevitable as it perhaps was.

There is still a large capital gap regarding the US and China situations, but we can see very encouraging recent signals: the €100 billion EU Commission future fund and the €5 billion investment announcement from President Macron in France, for instance.

Antoine Hubert
Ÿnsect CEO

Steve O’Hear TechCrunch Journalist

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Топ-20 крупнейших сделок по сбору средств при поддержке венчурных инвесторов в 2019 году (округлено)
Примечание
Dealroom.co исключают следующие данные: биотехнологии, вторичные сделки, долги, кредиты, гранты. Обратите также внимание, что эти данные не включают Израиль.

We are on an overall good wave: more capital, more startups from seed to large, late rounds, more exits. We should all keep up the good work to position Europe as the key place for technology!

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Финансовые технологии Корпоративное программное обеспечение Здоровье Энергетика Транспорт Еда Маркетинг Путешествия

Финансовые технологии

Корпоративное программное обеспечение

Здоровье

Энергетика

Транспорт

Еда

Маркетинг

Путешествия

Безопасность

Робототехника

Реклама

Недвижимость

Проведение мероприятий

Подбор персонала

Интернет Дом Игры

Образование

Мода Закон Связь

спорт приборы

Красота Хостинг музыка дети

Финансовые технологии

Корпоративное программное обеспечение

Health

Энергетика

Транспорт

Еда

Маркетинг

Путешествия

Безопасность

Робототехника

Реклама

Недвижимость

Дом

Мода

Связь Интернет

приборы

спорт меропр красота закон

Игры персонал музыка образов

Дети

03.2
Инвестиции по отраслям

В течение последних пяти лет основными бенефициарами капитала были финтех-компании и компании, занимающиеся корпоративным программным обеспечением. В целом за последние пять лет европейские компании только в этих двух секторах привлекли около $ 50 млрд..

Инвестировано в финтехкомпании

КАПИТАЛ, ВЛОЖЕННЫЙ В ФИНТЕХ

$25млрд

2015-2019

2019


Инвестированный капитал ($млн) по отраслям промышленности
up to 10,000
4,000 to 8,000
2,000 to 4,000
1,500 to 2,000
1,000 to 1,500
750 to 1,000
500 to 750
200 to 500
100 to 200
0 to 100
up to 0

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Тем не менее, существует высокий уровень разнообразия с точки зрения потоков

Тем не менее, существует высокий уровень разнообразия с точки зрения потоков

капитала в различных отраслях европейской технологической экосистемы. В настоящее время существует семь отраслей, в которые инвестировано более 2 миллиардов долларов по сравнению только с четырьмя в 2018 году.

Investment by Industry

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Capital invested ($M)

2015

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2017

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2,500

5,000

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Capital invested ($M)

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Capital invested ($M)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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250

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$2млрд+ в 2019

$1млрд - $2млрд в 2019
2,000

$250M - $500M в 2019

$500M - $1млрд в 2019

< $250M в 2019


Капитал инвестированный в индустрии
Финтех
Прог обеспечение
Здоровье
Энергетика Транспорт
Еда Маркетинг
LEGEND
Туризм БезопасРоботы Реклама
Недвижимость
LEGEND
Мероприятия
НаемперсоналаДом
Интернет
Игры
Образование
Мода
закон
LEGEND
Связь Спорт
Приборы Красота
LEGEND
Хостинг МузыкаДети

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Я считаю, что сейчас в Европе есть

значительные технологические возможности в области финтеха. Более жесткой макроэкономический подход, отрицательные процентные ставки и более мягкая денежно-кредитная политика потенциально открывают путь для захватывающих новых бизнес-моделей, поскольку действующие лица сталкиваются с рисками платежеспособности и продолжают терять позиции перед лицом разрушительных инноваций. На мой взгляд, это больше, чем платежи, торговля и другие технологии, которые мы наблюдаем в последние годы, и может означать фундаментальное изменение государственной финансовой инфраструктуры, включая льготы, налоги и субсидии.

Akshay Naheta Инвестиционный Консультант SoftBank управляющий партнер

Европейские технологические компании в области финтеха, корпоративного программного обеспечения, энергетики, здравоохранения и продовольствия стали самыми крупными бенефициарами возросших инвестиций в 2019 году, в совокупности увидев прирост капитала более чем на 11 миллиардов долларов по сравнению с 2018 годом.

$3,929M

$-53M

$-141M

M

$-308
$-333

M

$-399M

$-424M

$-757M

финтех

Прогр обеспечение

энергетика

здоровье

еда

безопасность

туризм

мероприятия

маркетинг

персонал

недвижимость

роботы

закон

игры

образование

реклама

итернет

транспорт

дом

мода

-1,000

-500 0

500

1,000

1,500 2,000
YoY growth ($M)

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

Абсолютное изменение по отраслевой вертикали инвестированного капитала ($млн), 2018 г. по сравнению с 2019 г.

Европа всегда имела выдающийся образовательный продукт, и это благоприятствует технологиям здравоохранения, особенно в важном слиянии биотехнологий и Информационных технологий, где выступает Оукин. Для этого требуются высокотехничные математики, инженеры и разработчики с широким кругозором. Мы можем применить свою дисциплину к сложной области систем биологии, открытию и разработке лекарств.

Наша самая большая проблема заключается в сохранении талантов и как уже упоминалось выше, я улучшаю регулятивную и инвестиционную культуру, а также некоторые реальные преимущества жизни в европейском городе, поощряя наших лучших докторов наук и специалистов для сохранения их в Европе. Оукин, например, имеет более 50 европейских ученых-исследователей, работающих над многоступенчатым анализом и интерпретируемым искусственным интеллектом, а наша лаборатория по праву признана одной из лучших в мире групп искусственного интеллекта в области естественных наук.

Thomas Clozel
Owkin
Соучредитель и генеральный директор

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Самые быстрорастущие отрасли промышленности с точки зрения процентного изменения в годовом

Самые быстрорастущие отрасли промышленности с точки зрения процентного изменения в годовом

исчислении в 2019 году включают безопасность, энергетику и продовольствие.

Инвестиции в европейские компании находятся на пути к тому, чтобы побить еще один рекорд - $8,4 млрд в 2019 году, по сравнению с $6,7 млрд в 2018 году и $3,0 млрд в 2015 году.

инвестиционный уровень 2015 года.

2.8x

Investment by Industry

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193%

186%

124%

90%

80%

76%

69%

56%

47%

34%

23%

-9%

-15%

-19%

-20%

-30%

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-59%

-68%

Security

Energy

Food

Jobs recruitment

Health

Fintech

Travel

Enterprise software

Real estate

Marketing

Robotics

Gaming

Transportation

Media

Education

Sports

Telecom

Internet of Things

Home living

Semiconductors

Fashion

Music

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-25

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YoY growth (%)

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Capital invested ($B)

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$3.9B

$6.0B

$6.7B

$8.4B

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0.0

2.5

5.0

7.5

% изменение отраслевой вертикали инвестированного капитала ($млн), 2018 г. по сравнению с 2019 г.

Инвестированный капитал ($млрд) в европейские техкомпании

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Искусственный интеллект доминирует над капиталом, вложенным в глубинные технологии, в то

Искусственный интеллект доминирует над капиталом, вложенным в глубинные технологии, в то

время как квантовый еще не сделал своего скачка в Европе. В 2019 году европейские компании, отнесенные к категории компаний "искусственного интеллекта", привлекли почти $5 млрд-самую крупную отдельную подкатегорию.

Капитал, инвестированный в 2019 году в европейские технологические компании, классифицированные как компании искусственного интеллекта.

$4.9млрд

По всей Европе наблюдается сильный рост капитала для компаний, занимающихся сложными технологиями....тем не менее, объем инвестированного капитала все еще не является репрезентативным для качества и потенциальной стоимости потока сделок в Европе.

Существует сильное увеличение капитала для глубинных технологических компаний по всей Европе. (Глубинные технологии — это уникальные, дифференцированные, часто защищенные патентами или трудно поддающиеся копированию технологические или научные достижения). Такие компании, как Insect, cam или AMSilk, использование конвергентных технологии для создания реальных ценностей в крупных, глобальных и сложных отраслях промышленности. Признавая эти возможности, инвесторы (и покупатели) из Европы и из-за рубежа инвестируют в европейские активы глубинные технологии (большинство приобретений в США теперь приходится на компании глубинной технологии ). В то же время создается новое поколение политиков ЕС, стремящихся сохранить “технологический суверенитет", что помогает снизить риск инвестиций в эти предприятия.

Sofia Hmich основатель положительного капитала

Investment by Industry

03.2

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Искуств.интеллект
Данные комп зрение
роботы нанотехнол. Блокчейн
поиск интернет
Оборудов. Прогноз.анализ
3D
Обучение
Прогр обесп
дроны приборы
Вирт ре
радары
речь
квантум

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2016

2017

2018

2019

Искуств.интеллект
Данные комп зрение
роботы нанотехно Блокчейн
поиск интернет
Оборудов. Прогноз.анализ
3D
Обучение
Прогр обесп
дроны приборы
Вирт радары
речь
квантум

Капитал, вложенный в глубинные технологии

Количество сделок

Тем не менее, объем инвестированного капитала все еще не является репрезентативным для качества и потенциальной стоимости потока сделок в Европе. Этот дисбаланс особенно бросается в глаза, когда вы рассматриваете размер рыночных возможностей, которые преследуют эти компании, таких как мясо ($1 трлн), строительство ($10 трлн) или чистая энергия ($2,5 трлн). Иными словами, капитал остается неравномерно распределенным по всему спектру возможностей. Две основные причины такого " дефицита финансирования” (1) многие венчурные инвесторы не имеют необходимых экспертных знаний и структур для оценки и поддержки этих компаний, и (2) некоторые исторические атрибуты более глубоких технологических инвестиций (время выхода на рынок, капиталоемкость...) все еще мешают инвесторам, даже если они не применимы ко всем типам глубоких технологических компаний.

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Великобритания является ведущим направлением в Европе для инвестиций в глубинные технологии,

привлекая $ 2,9 млрд в 2019 году и почти $10 млрд в совокупности с 2015 года. Франция и Германия также являются европейской технологической силой, и в 2019 году в эти страны было инвестировано в общей сложности 2 миллиарда долларов. Глядя за пределы топ-10, Румыния выделяется благодаря большим суммам, вложенным в UiPath, возможно, самый быстрорастущий чемпион Европы по глубинным технологиям.

Квантум-это небольшая, но важная развивающаяся категория для инвестиций в глубинные технологии. В глобальном масштабе совокупные инвестиции в квантовые компании достигли более чем $600 млн

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11-20 место

Топ 10 стран

Великобритания

Франция

Германия

Швейцария

Нидерланды

Швеция

Ирландия

Финляндия

Испания

Бельгия

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000 6,000
Инвестированный капитал($M)

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

11,000

Инвестированный капитал ($M)

Румыния
Италия

Россия
Норвегия

Австрия

Дания
Польша

Исландия

Эстония
Португалия

Остальные

0

100

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700 800

900

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1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400

Инвестированный капитал ($млн) в европейские компании глубинной технологии по странам
2014-2018
2019

Capital invested ($M)

# of deals

$101M

$13M

$155M

$120M

$222M

21

10

30

43

28

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

0

50

100

150

200

250


Количество сделок и капиталовложений ($млн) в quantum Global
Капитал в млн
Количество сделок

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Европейская сила в области глубинных технологий также распространяется на новые подкатегории,

которые приобретают все большее значение в качестве направлений для глобальных инвестиций. Квантум-это прекрасный пример того, насколько сильны исследования региона в европейских университетах(такие как Бристоль, Инсбрук, Оксфорд и UCL) помогает укрепить позиции Европы как конкурентной силы на мировой арене.

Хотя многие европейские квантовые компании остаются в скрытом режиме, все большее число перспективных квантовых компаний в прошлом году увеличили количество серий продаж. Хотя некоторые из этих компаний не были включены в нижеследующее, они также воспользовались грантами Европейского Союза - например, Beit получила дополнительные 2,6 млн. долл.

Бренд Бристоль признан во всем мире.

10 лет назад английские основатели приезжали в Кремниевую долину и им задавали вопрос : "Когда вы собираетесь переехать сюда?’ Теперь возникает вопрос: " Как мы можем инвестировать в эту невероятную возможность?’

Это доказательство сдвига во внешнем восприятии экосистемы Великобритании. Это отражает работу, проделанную британским правительством по продвижению страны, а также большое количество успешных технологических фирм. Сегодня есть предприниматели, которые "были там и сделали это.’ Есть образцы для подражания, на которые может равняться следующее поколение, и это подпитывает еще более высокие уровни устремлений и амбиций.

И это не только Великобритания в целом, но и бренд Бристоль, который теперь признан во всем мире.

Nigel Toon
Соучредитель и генеральный директор

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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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100


Доля квантовых сделок (%) по регионам
США И Канада
Европа
Азия
Остальные


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03.3 География инвестиций Суммарные капитальные вложения с 2015 года превысили $

03.3
География инвестиций

Суммарные капитальные вложения с 2015 года превысили $ 10 млрд

в трех европейских странах (Великобритания, Германия, Франция) и более $1 млрд еще в одиннадцати странах.

11-20

другие

Топ 10 стран

Capital invested ($M)

Великобритания Германия

Франция

Швеция

Испания

Швейцария Нидерланды

Исландия

Финляндия

Италия

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20,000

30,000

40,000

Capital invested ($M)

Россия

Дания

Бельгия

Румыния

Норвегия

Люксембург Австрия

Польша

Португалия

Эстония

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500

1,000

1,500

2,000

Capital invested ($M)

Кипр Турция Исландия Литва Венгрия Хорватия Чехия Гернси Украина Монтенегро

0

100

200

300

400


Инвестированный капитал ($млн) по странам в год с 2015
2015
2016
2017
2018
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2,747 1,183 930 776 457 437 371 359 314 302 London

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437

371

359

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Paris

Berlin

Stockholm

Amsterdam

Barcelona

Dublin

Helsinki

Madrid

Moscow

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250

500

750

1,000

1,250 1,500 1,750
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2,250

2,500

2,750

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Я даже более оптимистична, чем 12 месяцев

назад, невероятно.

За последние 12 месяцев мы стали свидетелями рекордного финансирования и появления новых французских компаний-единорогов.. Мы также наблюдали некоторые очень обнадеживающие инициативы со стороны правительства, такие как новая французская техническая виза для талантов и недавнее объявление Макрона о новом массовом фонде для глубинных технологий. Мы видим все больше и больше международных инвесторов и предпринимателей .Все это очень многообещающе.

Roxanne Varza директор

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London is Europe’s tech capital, as measured by the total number of unique companies that have raised funding since 2015, with more than twice the number of the second city by size, Paris. In total, Europe is home to more than 13,000 unique companies that have raised funding since 2015.

of unique European tech companies that have raised funding since 2015.

EUROPEAN TECH COMPANIES

13,000

CITIES 11-20

TOP 10 CITIES

252

219

197

142

138

132

126

126

116

115

Munich

Milan

Copenhagen

Zurich

Hamburg

Oslo

Vienna

Warsaw

Tallinn

Istanbul

0

25

50

75

100

125 150 175
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200

225

250

275

Top 20 hubs by number of unique funded companies, 2015-2019
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2018-2019 YTD

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2018-2019 YTD

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2018-2019 YTD

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50

75

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The distribution of capital invested per country varies within key European tech industry verticals. The UK, for example, is the most important destination for investments in fintech, accounting for half of all capital flows.

UK share of total European
fintech investments since 2018.

FINTECH INVESTMENTS

50%

FINTECH

ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE

HEALTH

Share of capital invested (%) per vertical per country, 2015-2017 vs. 2018-2019 YTD
LEGEND
United Kingdom Germany Sweden
France Switzerland Netherlands Spain Denmark Italy
Ireland
Rest of Europe
LEGEND
United Kingdom Germany France Switzerland Romania
Spain Belgium Portugal Sweden Finland Denmark Ireland
Rest of Europe
LEGEND
United Kingdom France Germany Switzerland Netherlands Belgium Sweden
Ireland Spain Denmark Italy
Rest of Europe
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% of capital invested 2015-2017 2018-2019 YTD 0 25 50 75

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2015-2017

2018-2019 YTD

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25

50

75

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2015-2017

2018-2019 YTD

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2015-2017

2018-2019 YTD

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50

75

100

Share of capital invested (%) per vertical per country, 2015-2017 vs. 2018-2019 YTD
LEGEND
United Kingdom Sweden Germany France Switzerland Netherlands Spain
Finland Denmark Italy
Rest of Europe
LEGEND
Germany
United Kingdom France
Spain Netherlands Sweden Switzerland Russia Croatia Finland Ireland
Rest of Europe
LEGEND
United Kingdom France Germany
Spain Finland Sweden Belgium Norway Italy Netherlands
Rest of Europe
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ENERGY

TRANSPORTATION

FOOD

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% of deals 2015-2017 2018-2019 YTD 0 25 50 75 100

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2015-2017

2018-2019 YTD

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2018-2019 YTD

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2018-2019 YTD

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03.3

Though the UK has a dominant share of capital invested in European fintech companies, its share of deals is lower, a reflection of the fact that UK fintech companies have been successful in raising a number of giant rounds of more than $100M. In fact, looking at the distribution of deals per industry vertical per country shows the distributed characteristic of investment activity across the region, as demonstrated by the share of deals in the transportation industry.

TRANSPORTATION

ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE

HEALTH

Share of deals (%) per industry vertical by country
LEGEND
United Kingdom Germany France Netherlands Spain
Sweden Russia Switzerland Italy Norway
Rest of Europe
LEGEND
United Kingdom Germany France
Spain Netherlands Sweden Switzerland Italy
Ireland Denmark
Rest of Europe
LEGEND
United Kingdom France Germany Switzerland Netherlands Sweden
Spain Italy Finland Belgium Ireland
Rest of Europe
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FOOD

FINTECH

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2015-2017

2018-2019 YTD

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25

50

75

100

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2015-2017

2018-2019 YTD

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25

50

75

100

% of deals

2015-2017

2018-2019

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0

25

50

75

100

Share of deals (%) per industry vertical by country
LEGEND
United Kingdom France Netherlands Germany Sweden Switzerland Finland
Ireland Spain Italy Norway
LEGEND
United Kingdom France Germany
Italy Spain
Netherlands Sweden Switzerland Finland Norway Ireland
Rest of Europe
LEGEND
United Kingdom Germany France
Sweden Spain Italy
Netherlands Switzerland Ireland Denmark
Rest of Europe
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Investment by Geography

03.3

The top 10 European tech hubs for capital invested

is becoming an increasingly interesting set of cities. Places perhaps less known to European tech outsiders have established themselves as important destinations for inbound capital flow, including Bucharest, Cambridge and Munich.

Similarly on the number of deals, it is interesting to see cities like Milan make the top 15% list, a sign that Italy is starting to catch up.

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

London Berlin Stockholm
Paris
Munich Bucharest Barcelona Helsinki Madrid Cambridge Copenhagen
Bristol Amsterdam
Zurich Milan Dublin Hamburg Oxford Oslo Brussels

30

19 20

22

19

39
32

22 21

17

16

14

12 23

23
15

24
13

25
19

32
18

23
23

33

29

30

77

23

32
21
20

33
39
23

36
27
31

26
24
20

25
25
25

55

36
23
23
25

16
22
50
38
38

22
47
45
28
49

28
20
34
23
19

36
36
35
28
25

80

104

110

72

39

53

40

41

15

51
55

53
38

67

41

73

82

78

88

53

114

135

122

87

56

71

67

83

50

59

74

182

126

84

64

114
92
37

100
84
39

102
84
49

83
101
55

83
67
65

137

157

161

131

108

151

127

137

114

117

170

321

334

200

177

349

321

266

319
326

411

399

315

300
249

1035

993

952

655

788

2015

2016

2017

2018 2019

13

London
Paris
Berlin Stockholm
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Madrid
Munich Zurich
Dublin
Copenhagen
Helsinki Milan
Oslo
Hamburg
Moscow Vilnius
Manchester
Vienna
Cambridge
Warsaw Edinburgh
Lausanne
Bristol
Istanbul Lisbon
Oxford
Bucharest
Budapest
Lyon

Top 20 European hubs by capital invested ($M), ranking based on 2019
LEGEND
up to 8,000
1,000 to 4,000
800 to 1,000
600 to 800
400 to 600
200 to 400
100 to 200
50 to 100
up to 50
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

Top 20 European hubs by number of deals, ranking based on 2019
LEGEND
up to 1,000
600 to 800
400 to 600
300 to 400
200 to 300
100 to 200
50 to 100
25 to 50
up to 25
NOTE:
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03.4 $1B+ Companies There are now at least 174 European tech

03.4
$1B+ Companies

There are now at least 174 European tech companies that

have scaled to a valuation of more than $1 billion. Before entering this decade, that number stood at just 13, meaning Europe has seen over 13x increase in the number of companies scaling to this milestone. This is a diverse set of companies, a large proportion of which (43%) scaled to $1 billion+ without raising venture capital.

European founder attitudes to venture capital have undergone a transformation. While Europe has always produced tech companies that can reach billion-dollar milestones, these companies have not historically used venture capital as a means to finance themselves. As Europe’s venture capital base has matured and as awareness of the benefits of partnering with VCs has grown, this trend has reversed itself entirely.

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2011

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2018

2019

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# of VC-backed
# of non-VC-backed
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Share of VC-backed & non-VC- backed $1B+ European tech companies (%) per founding year decade
LEGEND
# of VC -backed companies
# of non-VC-backed companies
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At the time of publication, there are 99

$1 billion+ VC-backed European tech companies.
If Europe’s not already surpassed 100, it’s only a matter of time before this milestone is surpassed.

The UK is the single largest source of $1 billion+ VC-backed tech companies from Europe with 29, followed by Germany (17) and France (11). There are now VC-backed $1 billion+ European tech
companies from 20 unique countries across Europe, including Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic.

In France, the pipeline of potential $1B+ companies has never been so promising, and has even started to deliver with Doctolib. The first exits will follow soon, and with them the ‘mafias’ of operators with firsthand rocketship experience that we lack. We perceive this as the last significant step before ecosystem maturity.

Pierre Entremont
Frst
Co-Founder & Partner

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2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

25

50

75

100

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Sweden

Netherlands

Denmark

Switzerland

Ireland

Russia

Ireland

Spain

Czech RepublLicuxemburg Poland Ukraine Romania

Portugal

Austria

Estonia

Belgium

Number of new and total $1B+ European tech companies per year
LEGEND
Exisiting New in year
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel.

Number of $1B+ VC-backed European tech companies by country of origin
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The total aggregate value of $1 billion+ VC-backed

companies from Europe is just short of $270B with companies founded during the 2000s delivering the greatest share of value to date. Companies
founded during the 2010s are on track to comfortably exceed that total based on the current trajectory of value accretion.

Combined valuation of companies ($B)

$29B

$144B

$96B

1990s

2000s

2010s

0

50

100

150

Fintech

Enterprise Software

Fashion

Travel

Gaming & Entertainment

Health

Social & Consumer Apps

Food & Drink

Transportation

Security

Semiconductors

Retail (excl. Fashion)

Real Estate Adtech & Martech

Music Classi ed

Construction

Hosting

Media

Fintech

Enterprise software

Music

Social & consumer Apps

Gaming & entertainment

Fashion

Food & drink

Transportation

Health

Travel

Security

Semiconductors Classi ed Real estate

Adtech & martech Retail (excl. fashion) ConstructionHosting

Media

There are more billion-dollar companies for fintech (20) than for any other industry vertical, though there are a growing number of$1billion+ VC-backed European enterprise software companies.

Europe has now produced 16 $1 billion+ VC-backed enterprise software companies.

EUROPEAN SAAS

16

Number of $1B+ VC-backed European tech companies by industry, all time

The total value of VC-backed $1 billion+ European fintech companies now exceeds $50 billion.
Total value of $1B+ VC-backed European tech companies by industry

Total value of VC-backed European $1B+ tech companies by founding decade
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companies founded during the 2010s remains overwhelmingly in private hands.

I’m very optimistic. We’ve seen so many exciting ideas being developed
by firms and embraced by consumers, including here at Monzo.
People are appreciating how technology can provide them with a much better level of transparency and control, and I expect that trend to continue. We’re seeing multiple world-class, growth-stage companies coming out of Europe across multiple sectors, really for the first time ever. In digital banking alone, we’ve got three or four companies with multi-billion valuations.

Because fewer unicorn companies have started in Europe than in America, we have a less fixed mindset as to what a successful business or a successful founder should
be. We’re more open to quirky business ideas and teams that don’t quite fit the ‘socially awkward white guy with a hoodie’ mould.

Tom Blomfield
Monzo CEO

Valentina Milanova
Daye
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100


Share of $1B+ VC-backed European tech companies (%) by ownership status and founding year decade
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Private Public Acquired
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Europe’s now produced 13 $1B+ VC-backed tech companies

that have scaled to more than $5B, including four that have grown beyond the $10B milestone.

Great operating talent came out of the first generation of consumer tech companies in Europe - people who are great marketers, great at product, great at finance. That talent has been key in supporting a new
generation of deep tech companies as they commercialise. We now have the ingredients to build big companies.
Nigel Toon
Graphcore
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Number of $1B+ VC-backed European tech companies by valuation group
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All time $1B+ VC-backed European tech companies. All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel.

Share of VC-backed European
$1B+ tech companies (%) by business model
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel.

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Europe has produced more tech IPOs than the US for six consecutive years, including more tech IPOs in the first nine months of 2019.

# of tech IPOs

41

49

63

87

33

28

20

30

32

29

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

25

50

75

100

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Europe United States
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2019 based on data up to September 2019.

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European Exit Landscape

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But you have to dig beneath the headline numbers

to get the full story. First of all, looking at the magnitude of the tech IPOs, as measured by market cap ($B) at IPO, it is clear that the US had a dominant year in 2019. The combined value of the Top 10 tech IPOs in the US in the first nine months of the year equated to a total market cap of $153B versus $22B for the ten largest European tech IPOs. Uber’s market cap at IPO alone eclipsed the combined market cap of Europe’s top 10 tech IPOs in 2019.

Uber
Nexi

S75,463M

S6,384M

Lyft

Adevinta

S20,583M

S6,218M

Pinterest
TeamViewer

S10,058M

S5,776M

Zoom

Trainline

S9,230M

S2,137M

Chew
HeadHunter

S9,769M

S675M

Datadog
FINEOS

S7,826M

S458M

CrowdStrike

LocoSoco

S6,687M

S390M

Tradeweb
BMIT

S6,000M

S113M

Dynatrace
essensys

S4,409M

S92M

CloudFlare

BoomBit

S4,400M

S67M

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70,000

80,000

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Nexi

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S2,323M

Lyft

TeamViewer

S2,556M

S2,166M

Pinterest
Trainline

S1,639M

S1,389M

Tradeweb

Adevinta

S1,242M

S387M

Chew
HeadHunter

S1,177M

S253M

Zoom
FINEOS

S864M

S146M

Datadog

BMIT

S745M

S55M

CrowdStrike
essensys

S704M

S35M

Dynatrace
Induction Healthcare

S655M

S22M

Change Healthcare

Zwiрe

S641M

S14M

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000 5,000

Proceeds raised (SM)

6,000

7,000

8,000

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Top 10 largest tech IPOs by proceeds raised ($M) at IPO in Europe and US, 2019

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European Exit Landscape 03.5 The numbers of sponsor-backed tech IPOs per

European Exit Landscape

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The numbers of sponsor-backed tech IPOs per region are

at similar levels in Europe and the US. These relate to IPOs where typically financial investors, whether VCs or PE funds, play a ‘sponsoring’ role in bringing these companies to the public market. The mix of VC versus PE sponsors between the US and Europe in 2019 has been very different. In the US, VCs have been the dominant sponsor of tech IPOs, while in Europe they’ve been led by PE funds. This marks a shift versus 2018, when Europe’s largest tech public listings were ‘sponsored’ by VCs, including Spotify, Adyen and Farfetch.

There is a divergence between European and US public markets in terms of the ability of tech companies of different scale (by market cap) to access them. While the number of US tech IPOs with a market cap of less than $1B has been in persistent decline for several years, Europe has seen the opposite trend as a result of the greater diversity in types of companies that can access the region’s public markets.

# of sponsor-backed tech IPOs by region

10

3

8

6

5

14

7

8

10

9

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

5

10

15

# of tech IPOs

36

46

56

80

29

16

15

15

11

8

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

20

40

60

80

Number of sponsor-backed tech IPOs by region
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Europe United States
NOTE:
2019 based on data up to September 2019.

Number of tech IPOs with less than $1B market cap at IPO by year and region
LEGEND
Europe United States
NOTE:
2019 based on data up to September 2019.

Looking past the opening day headlines, it’s notable that Europe’s 2019 crop of IPOs, large and small, have delivered returns for their investors
which exceed their US contemporaries.

2019 has been a highly eventful year in global tech listings, with companies like Uber and Lyft in the US, and Nexi
and Trainline here in Europe. While numbers of European listings have been a little subdued compared with 2018, Europe has stretched its lead over the US in the number of tech listings for the 6th year running. Looking past the
opening day headlines, it’s notable that Europe’s 2019 crop of IPOs, large and small, have delivered returns for their investors which exceed their US contemporaries.

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European Exit Landscape 03.5 Of course, the 2.8x difference should be

European Exit Landscape

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Of course, the 2.8x difference should be put in

additional context. It’s only one consideration to account for the difference between Europe and the US, but it’s relevant to note the gap in terms of relative levels of capital investment into tech in Europe and the US. Since 2015, the US saw a 4.0x greater level of venture capital investment versus Europe, a number that puts into additional context the 2.8x multiple on $1B+ tech IPOs.

The long-standing dominance of the US in the global tech industry and the sustained decades-long gaps in relative capital investment in tech in different regions are best captured by the difference in total market cap of public tech companies by region. The total aggregate value of public US tech companies (around $5.9T) is 5.5x greater than Europe (around $1T). This too, however, is in part a reflection of the fact that relative levels of venture capital investment in the US and Europe have been on very different scales. More than $800B of venture capital has been invested in the US since 2000 versus between $150-200B in Europe.

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Total market cap ($B) of public tech companies by region in 2019
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Data as of 21 October 2019.

At the other end of the market cap scale, while European has consistently delivered multiple billion- dollar tech IPOs each year, the US has delivered a greater volume of larger tech IPOs of $1B+ market cap at issuance. Since 2015, there have 2.8x as many $1B+ tech IPOs from the US versus Europe.

# of tech IPOs per year

5

3

7

7

4

12

5

15

21

21

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

5

10

15

20

Number of tech IPOs with $1B+ market cap at IPO per year and region
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Europe United States
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European Exit Landscape 03.5 Though Europe has yet to produce a

European Exit Landscape

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Though Europe has yet to produce a company that

comes close to rival the value creation of
trillion-dollar market cap companies to rival Microsoft or Apple, it’s often forgotten that Europe has produced more than one $100B tech company. SAP, Europe’s largest public tech company by market cap, has now grown to be valued at more than $150B. If SAP has done it, why can’t others?

$158B

$108B

$40B

$31B

$31B

$30B

$23B

$21B

$21B

$20B

SAP

ASML

Dassault

Amadeus

Ericsson

Nokia

Infineon

Spotify

Ayden

Capgemini

0

20

40

60

80

100
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120

140

160

180

$1,068B

$1,057B

$874B

$863B

$530B

$228B

$198B

$179B

$129B

$126B

Apple

Microsoft

Amazon

Alphabet

Facebook

Intel

Cisco

Oracle

Adobe

Salesforce

0

100

200

300

400

500

600
Market cap ($B)

700

800

900

1,000

1,100

1,200

$463B

$43B

$40B

$37B

$36B

$22B

$22B

$22B

$18B

$14B

Alibaba

Foxconn

Hikvision

NetEase

Baidu

Qihoo 360

Tencent

Luxshare Precision

BOE Technology

Avary

0

50

100

150

200

250 300
Market cap ($B)

350

400

450

500

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European Exit Landscape 03.5 Whilst the US had a bumper year

European Exit Landscape

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Whilst the US had a bumper year in terms

of the scale of its tech IPOs in 2019, those companies have not gained value as a cohort since listing, as the public markets have been impacted by increased volatility. The weighted aftermarket performance of the 2019 class of tech IPOs from the US was down 6% at the end of October 2019; Europe’s 2019 vintage was up 18% at the end of the same period. Of course, it’s still much too early to judge the performance of these companies.

Weighted aftermarket performance (%)

106%

30%

22%

42%

18%

154%

205%

80%

40%

-6%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

-50

0

50

100

150

200

Weighted aftermarket performance of tech IPOs by vintage year (%)
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Europe United States
NOTE:
Aftermarket performance is weighted by market cap at IPO. 2019 based on data to 21 October 2019.

There are a lot of things happening right now in tech that are raising a lot of questions. Looking at what happened to WeWork most recently, we’re seeing investors shy away from companies that might not
be clearly profitable from the get-go.

I think there will be some kind of movement when it comes to funding for startups. Startups will need to prove themselves, and their business models even more. It’s going to be trickier; if you rely on funding, a far more uncertain future is ahead. Combined with the delay of Brexit in the UK, we’re entering an extended state of uncertainty for businesses.

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Depop CEO

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Besides simply looking at the scale of public tech

companies, there are a number of other cultural differences between European and US public markets. One is a greater level of openness to existing investors selling down their position at IPO for liquidity. As a result, there is a materially higher share of secondary share sales on European than on US markets.

Average share of secondary/primary shares sold

96%

81%

67%

74%

66%

76%

80%

76%

87%

89%

94%

98%

99%

91%

94%

88%

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

60

70

80

90

100

Average share of secondary/primary shares sold

4%

19%

33%

26%

34%

24%

20%

24%

13%

11%

6%

2%

1%

9%

6%

12%

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

10

20

30

Average share of primary versus secondary shares sold at IPO by region
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Europe United States
NOTE:
2019 based on data up to September 2019.

PRIMARY SHARE SALES

SECONDARY SHARE SALES

There is a strong pool of sophisticated European public market investors that have built large portfolios of holdings in public European tech companies. Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund, Norges Bank Investment Management, is the single largest European investor in European public tech companies, as measured by the size of its portfolio at the end of September 2019.
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European Exit Landscape 03.5 2018 was a record year for European

European Exit Landscape

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2018 was a record year for European VC-backed exits,

including the IPOs of Spotify, Adyen
and Farfetch, amongst other highlights. By comparison, 2019 has been a very quiet year in terms of large-scale VC-backed exits, with the largest exit coming in at just over $850M.


Top 10 largest VC-backed exits by value at exit in 2019
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EUR to USD conversion taken by date of exit from Bloomberg; Graze value at exit based on rumours.

The slow year in terms of VC-backed exits is reflected in the count of total M&A transactions.

Looking beyond just venture-backed European tech M&A activity, total deal value hit $88B
in the first nine months of 2019 and is on track to surpass 2018’s total for the year of nearly
$100B. Non-VC-backed companies have been the key driver of that figure, accounting for
almost 80% of total deal value up until the end of September 2019.

VC-backed exit count

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Exit value ($B)/exit count

32

45

8

31

20

48

100

72

66

67

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

25

50

75

100


VC-backed M&A exit count by deal size
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<$100M
$100M-$250M
$250M-$500M
>$500M
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All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 based on data up to September 2019.

European M&A exit value ($B) per year by VC-backed or not
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VC-backed exit value
Non-VC backed exit value
NOTE:
2019 is based on data up to September 2019.

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2016

2017

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25

50

75

100

Share of M&A exits

by buyer region by year
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United States and Canada Asia
Other (incl. unknown buyer country)
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VC-backed and non-VC backed deals included. All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 based on data to September 2019.

European tech M&A is dominated by exits to European buyers, which accounted for 60% of exit by deal count in 2019.One in four M&A transactions in 2019 was a US buyer, a record high over the past five years.

of European tech companies are sold to European buyers.

TECH M&A BUYERS

60%

Despite the slow exit year in 2019, Europe has a large pipeline of potential exit candidates with close to $103B of unrealised $1B+ candidates for exits across a number of industries.

Realised and unrealised value ($B) of $1B+ startups

$91B

$41B

$47B

$39B

$21B

$21B

$7B

$6B

$50B

$19B

$2B

$6B

$11B

$1B

$10B

$4B

Fintech

Enterprise software

Gaming

Food

Transportation

Music

Travel

Health

0

10

20

30 40 50 60

70

80

90

100

Realised and unrealised $1B+ exits by industry vertical
LEGEND
Value of realised $1B+ exits
Value of unrealised $1B+ startups
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All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. Data from 2013 to 2019; 2019 based on data up to September 2019.

Entrepreneurs believe they can build extraordinary success stories in Europe,
because either they know of others, or perhaps, increasingly, they know someone directly who has been a part of one
of those stories. That’s hugely powerful.

I tend to think that a high-performing ecosystem is made up of three main things: talent, capital and a ‘belief system’. I think Europe has more and more phenomenal
talent, including people who move from the US to come to Europe for any number of reasons - for their studies, for lifestyle or world experience, to move back to where their families are, etc.

I don’t have to tell you there’s more capital than ever before, and more high-quality capital, I should add. But it’s really the ‘belief system’ that I think has had the most marked change. Entrepreneurs believe they can build extraordinary success stories in Europe, because either they know of others, or perhaps, increasingly, they know someone directly who has been a part of one of those stories. That’s hugely powerful.

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investment into European startups continues to set records, capitalprovidershaveproliferatedatallstagesfromangeltogrowth. Investors at more than 100 funds are on track to raise over $100B, and we saw a record number of first-time funds.
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reason why the level of interest in European tech has increased in the way it has over the past five years. But it would be foolish to look past the hard data. The fact is that European VC returns are now globally competitive and that has caused LPs to wake up. On a one-, three- and five- year horizon, Cambridge Associates data, the most widely cited benchmark of
venture capital performance, shows that its index for European VC performance is either on par or significantly outperforming indices for both US VC and, importantly, European Private Equity.

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25 year

20 year

15 year

10 year

5 year

3 year

1 year

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

Horizon pooled return (net) by fund index, June 2019
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Europe Developed Venture Capital Index ($)
Cambridge Associates US Venture Capital Index
Europe Developed Private Equity Index ($) MSCI Europe Index ($)
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LPs from around the world are becoming increasingly interested in European tech. They recognise the quality of technical talent in Europe and want access to this potential. There is also a realisation that the next Silicon Valley isn’t going to be a single location; instead, it will be a number of cities that attract and aggregate the world’s best talent and build ecosystems around this.

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VCs and LPs

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2018 was another record year with European VCs raising

more than $13B, and fundraising activity in the first six months of 2019 (>$7.5B) indicates that the full year total for 2019 could go on to surpass that level. Larger funds of greater than €250M represent over 40% of capital raised in 2018.

The overall median fund size at final closing reached $53M in the first six months of 2019, continuing the gradual increase in average fund size in Europe over the past five years.

of all VC funds raised in 2018 are from funds with a size of
>€100M.

Size of median VC fund closed in Europe in H1 2019

FUNDS > €100M

AVERAGE VC FUND SIZE

66%

$53M

Funds raised ($M) / # of funds closed

2015

2016

2017

2018

H1 2019

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

Fund size ($M)

$51M

$43M

$48M

$50M

$53M

$100M

$92M

$112M

$106M

$105M

2015

2016

2017

2018

H1 2019

20

40

60

80

100

120

Funds raised ($M) / # of funds closed

2015

2016

2017

2018

H1 2019

0

50

100

150

200

250

Median and mean fund size ($M) at nal closing by year

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Median

Mean

VC funds raised ($M) and number of VC funds closed per year by fund size (€M)
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<€25M
€25-50M
€50-100M
€100-250M
>€250M
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H1 2019 gures are preliminary. Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. EDC data converted at EUR:USD of 1.1367, the rate on 30 June 2019.

NOTE:
H1 2019 gures are preliminary. Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. EDC data converted at EUR:USD of 1.1367, the rate on 30 June 2019.

FUNDS CLOSED

FUNDS RAISED

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Europe hit $62.5m in the first half of 2019. This is up nearly 3x on median fund sizes from five years ago. The increased fund size is a reflection of the sophistication of new generation first-time fund managers in Europe, as well as a necessary response to the increased round sizes in European early-stage venture.

Fund size ($M)

$22.7M

$15.9M

$22.9M

$32.5M

$24.6M

$62.5M

$43.5M

$82.6M

$45.7M

$97.3M

$44.6M

$122.0M

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

H1 2019

0.0

25.0

50.0

75.0

100.0

125.0

Fund size ($M)

$97.3M
$69.9M

$3490..10M

$90.9M

$10.2M

$6.9M

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

H1 2019

0.0

100.0

200.0

Fund size ($M)

$41.6M

$51.2M

$43.3M

$48.3M

$49.9M

$52.6M

$67.8M

$99.7M

$92.1M

$112.0M

$105.5M

$105.4M

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

H1 2019

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

120.0

Median and mean fund size ($M) at nal closing per year by fund type (2014-H1 2019)
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Median Mean
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H1 2019 gures are preliminary. Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. EDC data converted at EUR:USD of 1.1367, the rate on 30 June 2019.

FIRST-TIME VC FUND OF ESTABLISHED FIRM
300.0 $280.9M

FOLLOW ON VC FUND

INITIAL FIRST VC FUND

In the UK and Germany the mean fund size at final closing has surpassed $100M, but elsewhere in Europe average fund sizes are still much lower. On a European-wide basis, the mean VC fund has a final closing at $45M.

$117M

$101M

$46M

$45M

$28M

$20M

$17M

$186M

$156M

$98M

$73M

$41M

$27M

UK & Ireland

DACH

All Europe

France & Benelux

Southern Europe

CEE

Nordics

$65M
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

Fund size ($M) at nal closing

Median and mean fund size ($M) at nal closing by year by sub- region, 2014-H1 2019
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Median Mean
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Looking back on a cumulative basis at total funds

committed to European VCs since 2014, government agencies have been the largest contributors - supporting the European VC ecosystem with $9B. They are followed by corporate investors and private individuals as the next two largest LP types.

The record high of more than $13B raised by European VCs in 2018 came despite a decline in government agency investment of almost $1B. This drop was more than offset by large increases in investment by fund of funds, pension funds and family offices.

Funds allocated by government agencies to European VCs since 2014

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6.0 to 8.0
4.0 to 6.0
2.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 2.0
0.0 to 1.0 up to 0.0
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up to the European VC opportunity. They contributed just short of $1B to European VCs in 2018, a material increase on the average commitment of just $395M per year for the period between 2014 and 2017. The emergence of fund of funds with a mandate for European VC is also notable. Fund of funds contributed $1.2B in 2018, more than any other LP type except government agencies.

Looking at 2018 commitments as a multiple of average commitments in the four previous years, pension funds, family offices and endowments and foundations have shown the greatest increase in their allocations to European VC, a clear indication of the increased institutional investor interest in the asset class.

Size of total investment by pension funds in European VC in 2018 (a record)

PENSION FUNDS

$902M

Government agencies

Fund of funds

Corporate investors

Family offices

Private individuals

Pension funds
Other asset managers (including PE houses other than
fund of funds)
Banks

Insurance companies

Endowments and foundations

0

2,000

250

500

750

1,000 1,250
Funds committed ($M)

1,500

1,750

2.9x

2.4x

2.3x

2.1x

2.0x

1.5x

1.4x

1.1x

1.0x

0.9x

Endowments and foundations

Family offices

Pension funds

Insurance companies

Fund of funds

Banks
Other asset managers (including PE houses other than
fund of funds)
Private individuals

Government agencies

Corporate investors

0.0

0.5

1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
Multiple of funds committed in 2018 vs average per year in 2014-2017

3.0

Funds committed ($M) to VC funds by LP type (>$500M), 2014- 2017 vs 2018
LEGEND
VC Funds 2018 ($M)
Average VC Funds 2014-2017 ($M)
NOTE:
Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. Excludes Unclassi ed. EDC data converted at EUR:USD of 1.1367, the rate on 30 June 2019.

Funds committed to VC funds by LP type (multiple), 2018 versus average per year 2014-2017
LEGEND
Multiple (2018 vs. average 2014-2017)
NOTE:
Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. Excludes Unclassi ed. EDC data converted at EUR:USD of 1.1367, the rate on 30 June 2019.

The value creation in venture is based on innovation. Great companies can be created anywhere and at any time in a
market cycle. That makes venture an interesting complement to other asset classes where the value creation are more related to interest rates and stock markets.

The European VC market has matured and grown and has been proven by successful exits. Still, many managers are too young to have experienced a market downturn. But the increased market size makes the market more resilient to a potential correction.

Christina Brinck Sixth Swedish National Pension
Fund - Investment Director

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VCs and LPs 04.1 The diversification of the LP base for

VCs and LPs

04.1

The diversification of the LP base for GPs in

different regions is at very different levels depending on the maturity of the local VC ecosystem. The GP investor base in the UK, the most developed European VC market, benefits from access to a heavily diversified LP base. This is in contrast to GPs based in Central & Eastern Europe, where there is still a large dependency on funds raised from government agencies. The Nordics, meanwhile, has the strongest relative support from pension funds, which make up 16% of all VC funds raised in the sub-region since 2014.

Government agencies

or

Corporate invest s

Private individuals

Insurance companies

Fund of funds

Family offices

Banks

Other asset managers

(including PE houses

other than fund of

fPuenndsi)on funds

Academic institutions

Sovereign wealth funds

da

Endowments and

foun tions

Capital markets

CEE

DACH

France & Benelux

Nordics

Southern Europe

UK & Ireland

VC funds raised ($M) by GP region and LP type, 2014-2018
LEGEND
up to 3,500
2,500 to 3,000
2,000 to 2,500
1,500 to 2,000
1,000 to 1,500
500 to 1,000
250 to 500
100 to 250
up to 100
NOTE:
Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. EDC data converted at EUR:USD of 1.1367, the rate on 30 June 2019.

UK-based VCs have raised $17B in cumulative funds since 2014, followed by French ($11.7B) and German ($7.6B) VCs. Given its status as Europe’s fourth-largest economy by GDP, the fact that Italian VCs have raised only $1.2B over the same period is particularly
noteworthy. The launch of the recent €1B National Innovation Fund in Italy with a mandate that includes investing in VC funds could help to move that number in the right direction.

VC FUNDS RAISED IN UK AND ITALY

$1.2B vs $17B
Total amount raised by Italian and UK funds respectively since 2014

Belgium

France

Germany

Hungary Denmark Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg Finland

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Austria Portugal LEitshtuoaniiCazech RepublGicreeLceaRt

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

voima aBnuialgUSakrler

oiaravbianiakeia

United Kingdom

VC funds raised ($M) by country, 2014 to H1 2019
LEGEND
up to 17,000
9,000 to 13,000
5,000 to 9,000
1,000 to 5,000
500 to 1,000
250 to 500
100 to 250
50 to 100
0 to 50
up to 0
NOTE:
2019 based on data to H1 2019. H1 2019 gures are preliminary. Taken from the
European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. EDC data converted at EUR:USD of 1.1367, the rate on 30 June 2019.

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$30 $33 $23 $12 $20 $5 $0 $2 $3 $57 $57

$30

$33

$23

$12

$20

$5

$0

$2

$3

$57

$57

$54

$54

$30

$18
$16

$16

$11

$10

Germany

Ireland

Belgium

Denmark

Spain

Austria

Italy

Greece

Lithuania

Bulgaria

0

5

$8
10

15

20

25

30 35
Funds raised per capita ($)

40

45

50

55

60

VCs and LPs

04.1

On a population-adjusted basis, VCs

based in Luxembourg and Switzerland have raised the highest amount of funds, a reflection of their attractiveness as global financial centres. The Netherlands and the UK also rank high on a per capita basis, while large European markets such as Italy, Spain
and even Germany still have relatively underdeveloped VC ecosystems compared with the most advanced European countries. Estonia is an example of a country that has seen a rapid development in the local VC ecosystem with the emergence of a new generation of VC funds, such as Karma Ventures and Tera Ventures.

$280

$86

$94

$5

$55

$7

$10

$771

$189
$191

$183

$153

$99
$124

$120

$114

$56
$85

$80

Luxembourg

Switzerland

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Norway

Estonia

France

Finland

Sweden

Hungary

0

$72
100

200

300

400 500
Funds raised per capita ($)

600

700

800

$5

$5

$2

$0

$0

$4

$7

$7

$7

$7

$4

$3

Czech Republic

Latvia

Poland

Serbia

Romania

Portugal

0

1

2

3

4
Funds raised per capita ($)

5

6

7

8

VC funds raised per capita by country of GP by year
LEGEND
$ raised per capita (2013-2015)
$ raised per capita (2016-2018)
NOTE:
Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. EDC data converted at EUR:USD of 1.1367, the rate on 30 June 2019.

TOP 10

RANKS 11-20

REST OF EUROPE

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VCs and LPs 04.1 It’s interesting to look at the geographic

VCs and LPs

04.1

It’s interesting to look at the geographic distribution of

VC funds raised in different sub- regions of Europe and their stage of focus. The distribution of VC funds with an early- stage venture focus is fairly even across Europe, but there are greater levels of regional concentration for multi-stage and later-stage venture VC funds. Southern Europe stands out for its smaller share of VC funds raised across Europe in the past five years.

36%

France & Benelux

UK & Ireland

DACH

Southern Europe

CEE

Nordics

5%
0 5 10 15

20 25 30 35 40
% of total VC funds closed


Share of total VC funds closed (%) by GP region by venture stage focus, 2014-H1 2019
LEGEND
Early stage venture Later stage venture Venture (all stages)
NOTE:
H1 2019 gures are preliminary. Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. Total may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

But looking at the dollar-weighted distribution of VC funds raised by VC across the region shows there is a greater level of concentration of capital availability. VCs in the UK and France hold the greatest firepower in terms of dollar amounts raised, while GPs in CEE and Southern Europe have far less capital to deploy.

The geographic target focus of funds raised by GPs from different European sub-regions also stands out because of the wide variance. VC funds raised from the UK & Ireland are most likely to be investing with a pan-regional or global mandate, while VC funds raised by GPs based in the CEE are most likely to have a local mandate specific to one country or a small set of neighbouring countries.

Share of total European early-stage venture funds raised by VCs based in CEE since 2014

CEE VC FUNDING

4%

50%

11%

18%

13%

4%

4%

58%

15%

25%

2%

35%

31%

17%

8%

7%

1%
2%

UK&Ireland

France&Benelux

DACH

Nordics

Southern Europe 0%

CEE

Distribution of funds (%)

3%

CEE

DACH

Southern Europe

Nordics

France & Benelux

UK & Ireland

0

25

50

75

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
% of total VC funds raised ($B)

(%) by GP region by venture stage focus, 2014-H1 2019
LEGEND
Early stage venture Later stage venture Venture (all stages)
NOTE:
H1 2019 gures are preliminary. Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. Total may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Distribution of VC funds by GP region and geography target for all venture stages, 2014-H1 2019
LEGEND
% of local
% of pan-European/Global
NOTE:
H1 2019 gures are preliminary. Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. Only includes VC funds stating their geography targets.

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VCs and LPs 04.1 There are interesting differences in the LP

VCs and LPs

04.1

There are interesting differences in the LP composition of

VC funds in different regions across Europe. VC funds from less mature markets in CEE are more dependent on government agency funding, while those funds from more advanced markets like the UK have a greater level of LP type diversity.

CEE

Southern Europe

DACH

France & Benelux

Nordics

UK & Ireland

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

VC funds raised by GP region and LP type, 2014-2018
LEGEND
Government agencies Corporate investors Private individuals Fund of funds
Family o�ces
Other asset managers (including PE houses other than fund of funds)
Pension funds Banks
Insurance companies Endowments and foundations Capital markets
Sovereign wealth funds Academic institutions

The overwhelming share of VC funds raised in Europe flows to follow-on funds, which account for almost 80% of the total. That being said, more than $1.7B has been committed to 28 first-time Europe VC fund managers in just the first six months of 2019.

Funds raised ($B) / # of funds closed

2015

2016

2017

2018

H1 2019

0.0

2.5

5.0

7.5

10.0

12.5

Funds raised ($B) / # of funds closed

2015

2016

2017

2018

H1 2019

0.0

50.0

100.0

150.0

200.0

250.0

Funds raised ($B) and number of funds closed per year by fund type
LEGEND
First-time VC fund
First-time VC fund of established rm Follow-on VC fund
NOTE:
H1 2019 gures are preliminary. Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. EDC data converted at EUR:USD of 1.1367, the rate on 30 June 2019.

FUNDS CLOSED

FUNDS RAISED

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VCs and LPs 04.1 First-time fund managers are most dependent on

VCs and LPs

04.1

First-time fund managers are most dependent on raising from

government agencies and corporate investors, but also receive meaningful contributions from private individuals and banks. Follow-on funds, unsurprisingly, are able to raise from a more diversified LP base.

28%

20%

17%

10%

8%

5%

4%

3%

2%

0%

0%

14%

26%

5%

4%

13%

11%

5%
5%

8%

8%

4%

0%
0%

1%

3%

Corporate investors

Government agencies

Other asset managers (including PE houses other than
fund of funds)

Banks

Private individuals

Fund of funds

Insurance companies

Family offices

Pension funds

Endowments and foundations

Academic institutions

Sovereign wealth funds

Capital markets

0

5

10

15
% of funds raised

20

25

30

Share of funds (%) raised by fund type and type of LP, 2014-2018
LEGEND
Initial rst VC fund Follow on VC fund
NOTE:
Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. Excludes Unclassi ed. Total may not sum to 100% due

Europe has produced some very strong performing first-time VC fund managers. The European Investment Fund’s returns analysis shows that first-time VC fund managers make a large share - approaching half - of their Top 10 best-performing funds.

Distribution of funds

IRR

IRR

IRR

TVPI

TVPI

TVPI

Top 5

Top 10

Top 20

0

5

10

15

20

Distribution of top-performing EIF backed VC fund managers split by emerging versus established funds
LEGEND
IRR, Emerging TVPI, Emerging IRR, Established TVPI, Established
NOTE:
Data relates to EIF-backed European ICT funds only. Emerging funds are de ned as any fund between Fund I and III. Based on data up to Q2 2019.

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VCs and LPs 04.1 Based on their interactions with different LP

VCs and LPs

04.1

Based on their interactions with different LP types VC

respondents to the survey stated that corporates, family offices and private individuals are the LP types, most frequently cited as having shown an increased appetite for investment in the European VC asset class in the last 12 months.

European Buyout raises funds from a diverse LP geographic footprint, with European LPs accounting for less than 50% of total LP commitments. By contrast, European VC funds are still overwhelmingly backed by European investors. There are, however, clear signs of the geographic diversification of the European VC LP base as international interest in the asset class grows. Non-European investors accounted for 20% of commitments to European VCs in 2018 versus an average of 10% for the period 2014-2017.

Family offices & Private HNW individuals

Corporate investors

Sovereign wealth Funds

Insurance companies

Government agencies (e.g. EIF)

Fund of funds

Pension funds

Endowments, foundations & fcademic institutions

0

10

20

30

40

50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

100

% of funds raised

VC funds (2014-2017) VC funds (2018) Buyout funds (2014-2017) Buyout funds (2018)

0

25

50

75

100

I see far more openness to European VC than when we raised our first fund four years ago.

I see far more openness to European VC than when we raised our first fund four years ago. There are more examples of big outcomes in recent years that I think are fuelling that interest, and far lower in-prices and relatively less competition (although I think that’s changing in the later stage rounds when it’s more of a global investor universe). There are also more operators coming onto the investment side (instead of retiring!), and that’s a really positive force for the ecosystem as a whole.

Leila Rastegar Zegna Kindred Capital Founding General Partner


In the last 12 months, which LP types have you spoken to and how has their appetite for European Venture Investment changed?
LEGEND
Increased appetite Same appetite Decreased appetite
NOTE:
Venture Capitalist respondents only, excluding respondents that answered 'I do not feel su ciently informed to comment' and 'I have not interacted with any LPs of this type'. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.


Funds raised by fund type and LP region, 2014-2017 vs 2018
LEGEND
Europe
North America Asia & Australia Rest of the world
NOTE:
Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. Excludes Unclassi ed. Total may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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As venture capital and innovation continue their global growth,

Europe and its surrounding ecosystem remain increasingly attractive on many fronts, including valuations and capital flows. Our Silicon Valley neighbours have echoed this sentiment and are moving teams to Europe in increasing numbers.

David York
Top Tier Capital Partners Managing Director

VCs and LPs

04.1

A large share of European VCs reported increased appetite for European venture investment from LPs inside and outside Europe and across all regions, most obviously from Asia and the Middle East.

Europe

North America

Asia

Middle East

0

10

20

30

40

50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

100

In the last 12 months, how has the appetite for European venture investment of Limited Partners from the following regions changed?
LEGEND
Increased appetite Same appetite Decreased appetite
NOTE:
Venture Capitalist respondents only, excluding respondents that answered 'I do not feel su ciently informed to comment' and 'I have not interacted with any LPs of this type'. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

US LP interest in European VC has strengthened as the European tech industry has proven its ability to deliver outsized returns. This is reflected in a 5x increase in funds committed from US-based LPs in 2018 versus 2017. There is also an increase, though much smaller, in LP commitments from Asia.

Increase in commitments to European VC funds from US LPs in 2018

US LP INTEREST IN EUROPEAN VC

5x

Funds committed ($B)

$4.2B

$4.4B

$7.1B

$8.7B

$8.2B

$0.0B

$0.1B

$0.2B

$0.3B

$0.5B

$0.5B

$0.7B

$0.3B $0.3B

$1.7B

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

0.0

2.5

5.0

7.5

Funds committed ($B) to VC funds by LP region per year, 2014-2018
LEGEND
Europe
Asia & Australia North America
NOTE:
Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. Excludes Unclassi ed. EDC data converted at EUR:USD of 1.1367, the rate on 30 June 2019.

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VCs and LPs 04.1 The scale of European VC is small

VCs and LPs

04.1

The scale of European VC is small when compared

against the level of LP commitments to European Buyout funds. Since the beginning of 2018, more than a $100B has been raised by Buyout funds versus around $20B raised by European VC funds. That said, the gap is closing. In the first six months of 2019, the difference was 3.7x versus 7x as recently as 2017.

Funds raised ($B)

$38.1B

$71.2B

$82.6B

$75.6B

$28.6B

$7.7B

$10.3B

$11.7B

$13.0B

$7.7B

2015

2016

2017

2018

H1 2019

0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

Funds raised ($B) by fund type per year
LEGEND
Buyout funds VC funds
NOTE:
H1 2019 gures are preliminary. Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. EDC data converted at EUR:USD of 1.1367, the rate on 30 June 2019.

Pension funds have invested $100B in European Buyout funds since 2014, but only $3B in European VC funds, a difference of 40x. The multiple is
even more extreme for sovereign wealth funds, which have invested 79x more capital in European Buyout funds than European VC funds.

Difference in pension funds commitments to European Buyout funds versus European VC funds

PENSION FUND COMMITMENTS

40x

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VCs and LPs 04.1 The share of capital deployed by different

VCs and LPs

04.1

The share of capital deployed by different LP types

into European VC and Buyout funds varies significantly. While government agencies allocate a greater share of their dollar commitments into European VCs, pension funds allocated a 3% share of the combined commitment to European Buyout and VC funds to the region’s venture capital funds. Sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies also allocated at single-digit percentage levels into European VC.

As a result of these vast differences in capital allocation, the composition of the LP base of European Buyout and VC funds looks very different. Pension funds make up 36% of all funds raised since 2014 by Buyout funds, but only 7% of funds raised by European VCs.

55%

46%

36%

27%

26%

19%

16%

13%

12%

11%

7%

45%

54%

64%

73%

74%

81%

84%

87%

88%

89%

93%

97%

98%

Government agencies

Capital markets

Corporate investors

Private individuals

Family offices

Endowments and foundations

Banks

Fund of funds

Other asset managers (including PE houses other than
fund of funds)

Academic institutions

Insurance companies

Pension funds 3%

Sovereign wealth funds 2%

0

10

20

30

40

50 60
% of commitments

70

80

90

100

24%

16%

12%

10%

7%

7%

7%

6%

4%

3%

2%

1%

1%

2%

2%

4%

14%

6%

6%

36%

4%

11%

4%

1%

11%

0%

Government agencies

Corporate investors

Private individuals

Fund of funds

Family offices

Other asset managers (including PE houses other than
fund of funds)

Pension funds

Banks

Insurance companies

Endowments and foundations

Capital markets

Sovereign wealth funds

Academic institutions

0

5

10

15

20
% of funds raised

25

30

35

40

Share of total commitments (%) to European Buyout and VC funds by LP type, 2018
LEGEND
Venture Buyout
NOTE:
Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe. Excludes Unclassi ed. Total may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Funds raised by fund type and LP type, 2014-2018
LEGEND
VC funds Buyout funds
NOTE:
Taken from the European Data Cooperative, developed by Invest Europe.

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04.2 Investors We asked European VCs to give their perspective on

04.2
Investors

We asked European VCs to give their perspective on a number

of trends related to the underlying dynamics of the market. The sentiment was clear; competition has intensified. There was a strong level of agreement that competition between local VCs has increased and that T1 US VCs have become more active in Europe, even at the early stages. This intensification of competition is felt in valuations, the compression of fundraising timelines and more pre-emptive term sheets being offered to companies.

Competition between European VCs has intensified

Early-stage (Seed to Series B) US VCs are more active in
Europe

European VCs are demonstrating greater concern about the potential societal and/or environmental impact of
their portfolio companies

More companies are receiving pre-emptive term sheets

European VCs have taken meaningful steps to improve the diversity of the founders they back

Valuations for early-stage companies are at healthy
levels

0

10

20

30

40

50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

100

Thinking about the past 12 months, do you agree or disagree with the following statements:
LEGEND
Agree Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
NOTE:
Venture Capitalist respondents only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

One driver of increased competition is the increase in the number of active investors deploying capital into European tech. This investor base continues to expand, with over 2,600 unique institutions participating in at least one deal in 2019. We can expect this number to come close to 3,000 once adjusted for the reporting lag.

# of unique institutions

1,774

2,323

2,802

2,656

2,604

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

# of unique institutions

232

280

307

269

233

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

100

200

300

Number of unique institutions that have participated in at least 1 and 5 investment deals in Europe per year
NOTE:
Number of unique investors (incl. investment funds, corporate investors & accelerators, but excl. angel investors) that have participated in at least 1 investment round per year. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

AT LEAST FIVE DEALS PER YEAR

AT LEAST ONE DEAL PER YEAR

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# of unique institutions 190 234 285 379 356 2015 2016

# of unique institutions

190

234

285

379

356

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019 9M

0

100

200

300

400

# of unique institutions

75

41

93

119

151

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019 9M

0

50

100

150

Investors

04.2

The depth of

the pool of investors varies according to the size of the round. While there are more than 1,500+ unique institutions that have made at least one investment into rounds of less than $10M, the number reduces to just over 100 unique institutions that have invested in a round of $100M or more.

NUMBER OF UNIQUE INSTITUTIONS BY ROUND SIZE AND BY YEAR
<$10M

$20M-$50M

$100M+

$10M-$20M

$50M-$100M

# of unique institutions

1,140

1,520

1,813

1,644

1,191

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019 9M

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

# of unique institutions

60

53

71

102

113

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019 9M

0

25

50

75

100

125

# of unique institutions

224

300

398

447

426

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019 9M

0

100

200

300

400

500

NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 based on data to September 2019.

There has never been stronger interest in Europe from US investors, who are more active in terms of their activity in the region, but also are spending an increasing amount of time on the ground to build their European network and dealflow.

# of institutions

363

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481

525

507

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Number of unique US institutions that have participated in at least 1 investment round in Europe per year
NOTE:
Number of unique investors (incl. investment funds, corporate investors & accelerators, but excl. angel investors) that have participated in at least 1 investment round per year. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

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Investors 04.2 One in five rounds raised in Europe in 2019

Investors

04.2

One in five rounds raised in Europe in 2019 involved the

participation
of at least one US or Asian investor, up from just 10% in 2015.

US and Asian investors have been particularly important for the rise of large-scale funding rounds of $100M+ in Europe. In 2019, 90% of all
$100M+ rounds involved the participation of at least one investor from the US or Asia.

The growth in US and Asian investor activity in Europe is reflected
in the total capital commitments from investors based in those regions. In 2019, the total capital invested into Europe from US-based investors is approaching $10B, up nearly 3x since 2015.

Share of rounds raised in Europe with at least one US or Asian investor participating

of $100M+ rounds raised in 2019 involved at least one US or Asian investor

US AND ASIAN INVESTORS IN EUROPEAN TECH

US AND ASIAN INVESTORS

21%

90%

% of deals

15%

21%

1%

2% 2% 2%

4%

10%
9%

11%
10%

13%
11%

13%

19%

0

5

10

15

20

% of deals >$100M involving non-European investors

63%

73%

70%

88%

90%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

60

70

80

90


2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Share of European deals (%) per year with at least one US or Asian investor
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 based on data up to September 2019.

Share of deals (%) >$100M involving non-European investors
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 based on data up to September 2019.

Venture capital invested ($B) into Europe
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
North America

S3.4B

S2.5B

S4.4B

S5.8B

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Asia

S0.5B S0.8B

S1.7B S1.7B

S4.0B

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Rest of world

S0.4B

S0.3B

S0.8B S1.1B S0.8B

7.5

5.0

2.5

0.0

Venture capital invested (SB)

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Investors 04.2 The volume of investment activity by corporate investors has

Investors

04.2

The volume of investment activity by corporate investors has also expanded

considerably in recent years. In 2019, almost 700 unique corporate investors participated in at least one investment round involving a European tech company.

The rise of corporate investor participation has been even more marked than the rise of US and Asian investors. 22% of rounds closed in Europe in 2019 involved at least one corporate investor, up from just 9% in 2015.

# of corporate deals

# of unique corporate investors

250

500

750

400

500

600

% of European deals

9%

11%

13%

15%

22%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

8

10

13

15

18

20

23

0 300
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Number of unique corporate investors per year and number of deals involving at least one corporate investor, 2015-2019
LEGEND
# of unique corporate investors # of corporate rounds
NOTE:
Unique corporate investor count is based on number of corporate (i.e. non investment fund) investors that have participated in at least 1 round per year. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

Share of European deals (%) per year with at least one corporate investor
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 based on data up to September 2019. Includes corporate VC funds as well as corporate investors.

I’d say the European funding gap has moved a lot more to later stages than in the past. Today, there are a lot of high-quality investors available from the seed stages until maybe Series B (referring to up to €30-50m rounds). However, from Series C onwards (now talking about €100m+ rounds), there are a lot fewer options available in Europe than elsewhere.
For instance, in our case over 2/3 of the investors we spoke with for our Series C came from outside Europe, while we’d mostly focused on speaking with European investors up until our Series B.

Miki Kuusi
Wolt
Co-Founder & CEO

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Investors 04.2 On the other hand, the most active Corporate VCs

Investors

04.2

On the other hand, the most active Corporate VCs span a

wide range of industries. With 4 of the top 10, Germany is home to some of the most active Corporate VCs, each one having at least one unicorn in portfolio - Graphcore, Fair, Bolt and N26.

The depth of the corporate investor base is also apparent from a vertical perspective. Young companies can tap into a specialised pool of investors to navigate their scaling journey. It’s also remarkable to see some of our homegrown European scale-ups such as Just Eat and Delivery Hero become active investors in the ecosystem.

Top 10 most active corporate investors for select vertical ranked by number of deals, 2015- 2019
NOTE:
2019 based on data up to September 2019.

Top 10 most active corporate venture capital investors in European tech by number of deals in the last 12 months
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 based on data as of September 2019.

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04.3 Angels European angel investing landscape EBAN estimates that $8.6B (€7.5B)

04.3
Angels

European angel investing landscape

EBAN estimates that $8.6B (€7.5B) was invested across

all European countries in 2018 by angel investors, based on the extrapolation of the ‘visible’ market. Angel investors with the deepest pockets reside in the UK, Germany and Spain.

Pre-seed stage investments are particularly difficult to monitor given most angel investments are not tracked until much later in the life of the startup. The European Business Angels Network organisation (‘EBAN’) estimates that the ‘visible’ market only represents 10% of the overall angel investments.
As such there is an inherent bias in our datasets towards ‘super-angels’ and/ or startups that have already managed to progress through multiple stages of investments. The reporting lag is also much more likely to impact the performance for 2018 and 2019.


invested by angel investors in Europe in 2019.

CAPITAL INVESTED ($B)

$8.6B

'Visible' capital invested ($M) by angels by country
LEGEND
up to 120
80 to 100
60 to 80
40 to 60
20 to 40
10 to 20
up to 10
NOTE:
EUR to USD conversion taken at 1 EUR to
1.145 USD from December 31, 2018. Displaying 'visible market' capital invested ($M) in the EU-28 countries.

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A significant number of founders surveyed mentioned receiving angel

investments to start their company from these countries.

Though we can see only a small part of the ‘visible’ market, EBAN estimates there are well over 300,00 angel investors in Europe. Still, the number of active angels (those who participate in at least one investment every year) is significantly lower - though rising quickly.

30%

29%

28%

26%

25%

23%

20%

UK & Ireland

Nordics

Southern Europe

CEE

DACH

France & Benelux

Rest of Europe

0

3

5

8

10

13

15

18
% of respondents

20

23

25

28

30

33

# of angels participating in at least one investment

# of investments

923

970

1,648

726

733

1,314

2015 2016 2017

0

500

1,000

1,500

Share of respondents (%) who raised initial nancing from angel investors by region
NOTE:
Founder respondents only.


Number of unique angel investors participating in at least one investment and # of angel investment
LEGEND
# of investments
# of angels participating in at least one investment
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel.

Angel investing in Europe has grown significantly from just a handful of investor networks on the continent in the late 90s to a market that today sees more than 450 active communities of angels scattered across the map.

Angel investing in Europe has grown significantly from just a handful of investor networks on the continent in the late 90s to a market that today sees more than 450 active communities of angels scattered across the map.

This strong growth is also reflected in the size of the angel market in terms of investments made annually in early stage startups. Nearly €7.5B are estimated to be invested each year by European angels, with approximately forty thousand startups receiving pre-seed, seed and series A funding from this category of private investors. To put this number into perspective, in 2009 the angel investor market in Europe was estimated to be worth approximately €2.6B.
EBAN has been monitoring the angel investment market in Europe since 2004 when we first launched our annual ‘Statistics Compendium’ publication.

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EBAN
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Angels 04.3 Founders are becoming more likely to make investments back

Angels

04.3

Founders are becoming more likely to make investments back in the

ecosystem in comparison with the period 2015-2018, leading to the increased sophistication of the investor pool.

Average % of deals

17%

21%

2015-2018

2019

0

5

10

15

20

The top 15 most active angel investors are all founders (or in the case of Sophia Bendz, operator) except for 3.
Top 15 angel investors in Europe by deal count, 2015-2019

Share of angel investments (%) by founders, 2015-2018 vs 2019
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 as of September 2019.

Angel investors form a critical part of any
successful ecosystem.

Angel investors form a critical part of any successful ecosystem. Looking back a dozen or so years ago, there were very few angel investors in Europe, and even fewer founders turned angels. For TransferWise, it was a huge coup to get the likes of Max Levchin (founder of PayPal) and David Yu (then the CEO of Betfair) to invest in our seed round. Besides the credibility, it gives startup teams lots of experience to tap into for problem solving as you grow.
Seed funds like Seedcamp, who often act together with the
angels, also have a vital role to play in fulfilling this need.

Taavet Hinrikus TransferWise Co-Founder & Chairman

FORMER FOUNDERS

of angel investors surveyed by EBAN have also been a founder in the past.

40%

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Angels 04.3 The age profile of angels varies widely. In France,

Angels

04.3

The age profile of angels varies widely. In France, the average

angel investor is 62,
while in CEE countries they are 43.

CEE countries also have the largest proportion of women angel investors.

62

55

55

53

52

50

43

France

Austria and Germany

Switzerland

Benelux

Northern Europe + UK

Southern Europe

Central & Eastern Europe

27%

24%

24%

15%

13%

12%

11%

10%

10%

8%

4%

73%

76%

76%

85%

87%

88%

89%

90%

90%

92%

96%

96%

Switzerland

Bulgaria

Macedonia

Spain

Slovenia

Cyprus

Finland

Ukraine

Slovakia

Croatia

Latvia 4%

Ireland

0 10

20

30

40

50 60
% of business angels

70

80

90

100

110

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Average age

Average age of business angels by region
NOTE:
Based on a study performed by EBAN and funded by the European commission, 'Understanding the nature and impact of the business angels in funding research and innovation', November 2017. The dataset includes 592 angel respondents across Europe.

Share of angels (%) by country and by gender
LEGEND
% of women
% of men
NOTE:
Based on a study performed by EBAN and funded by the European commission, 'Understanding the nature and impact of the business angels in funding research and innovation', November 2017. The dataset includes 592 angel respondents across Europe.

We are also noticing an increase in diversity within the angel investor population, not
just in terms of gender with more female investors participating in angel networks, but also in terms of age and background profile of the individuals beginning their investor careers.

We are seeing consolidation of angel investment activity in many countries in Western Europe and strong expansion into regions such as Central and Eastern Europe and South Eastern Europe. We’re
also noticing an increase in diversity within the angel investor population, not just in terms of gender with more female investors participating in angel networks, but also in terms of age and background profile of the individuals beginning their investor careers. What has never changed in these years, though, is the fundamental role played by the angels in getting ideas to the market and scaling up businesses in their early days.

Jacopo Losso
EBAN
Director of Secretariat

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Roxanne Varza
Station F, France

Tuva Palm
NordNet, Sweden

Josefin Landgard
Kry, Sweden

Gregory Gazagne
Criteo,

France

Emily Brooke
Beryl, UK

Stefano Bernardi
Token Economy, Italy

Rohan Silva
Second Home, UK

Doreen Huber
Lemoncat, Germany

Clare Johnston
The Up Group, UK

Suvi Haimi
Sulapac, Finland

Johan Brand
We Are Human, Norway

Ritu Jain
LifeX, Denmark

Atomico Angel Investor Programme
The first Atomico angels cohort has invested into 42 companies to date, mostly in climate tech, and 45% of investments have been into female founded companies.

We started Atomico’s inaugural angel programme last year with 12 angels from across the European ecosystem. They received no guidance about sectors. Currently, 34% of the deals have been in startups with an environmental impact,and 34% of the deals are with female founders.
This just goes to show that a diverse set of people becoming angels – whether that is through capital earned at a successful tech company or through angel programmes – is key to increasing the diversity gap in funding and supporting solutions to big societal problems.

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Angels 04.3 Repeat founders with significant experience in scaling a company

Angels

04.3

Repeat founders with significant experience in scaling a company are much

more likely to use angel investments for initial financing of their company.

‘Super angel’ investors and venture capital investors have similar investment selection criteria. Venture capital investors are more focussed on exit potential, while ‘super angels’ are more interested in valuation and deal terms.

Angel investors spend a significant amount of time supporting founders every month. They spend most of their time giving general advice, followed closely by operational contributions.

% of respondents

25%

27%

37%

First-time founder

Repeat founder with limited experience in scaling Repeat founder with significant experience in scaling company company

0

10

20

30

40

85%

55%

45%

32%

22%

18%

13%

12%

84%

56%

50%

37%

12%

34%

4%

5%

10%
10%

Managment team

Technology/product's value proposition

Scalability of the business

Market size (actual or potential)

Valuation and deal terms

Exit potential

Referral by other investors

Past performance

Strategic fit in investment portfolio

ESG considerations

0

5%
6%
10

20

30

40

50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

hours spent per month

10h

5h

5h

8h

4h

Advice

Board activities

Support with introductions Operational contributions

Financial intermediation

0

3

5

8

10

Investment selection criteria by angels and VCs

LEGEND

% of angels

% of VCs

Angels' median time spent per month on their portfolio

How did you nance the initial setup and earliest phase of your most recent company?
NOTE:
Founders only. Respondents could select multiple options.

NOTE:
Angel data are based on the EIF BA Survey, a survey of 60 angel investors or 65% of the ‘European Angels Fund’ programme population at the time the survey was conducted. VC data is based on the EIF VC Survey 2019.

NOTE:
Based on EBAN survey respondents including 90 different angels across Europe in 2019.

is the median number of investments made by angel investors over the past 12 months.

NUMBER OF INVESTMENTS

3

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Angels 04.3 Still, on average angel investors are likely to say

Angels

04.3

Still, on average angel investors are likely to say they participate

in board activities and leverage their network with introductions more than on operational contributions.

Regarding specific ‘hot topic’ sectors, angel investors are most excited about artificial intelligence, e-commerce and digital health, but a number of angel investors are also actively investing in sustainability and cleantech.

92%

78%

73%

59%

59%

Advice

Board activities

Support with introductions

Operational contributions

Financial intermediation

0

10

20

30

40 50 60 70 80
% of respondents / median time spent (hours/month)

90

100

68%

68%

52%

47%

38%

30%

23%

18%

17%

17%

7%

5%

0%

76%

55%

58%

56%

56%

36%

35%

23%

31%

23%

14%

9%

10%

Artificial intelligence/machine learning

E-commerce

Digital health

Fintech

Deep tech

Energy efficiency/renewable energy

Cybersecurity

Social economy

Agriculture/bio-economy

Blockchain technology

Dual use (civi/defense) technologies

Blue economy/sustainable use of maritime resources

Space

0

10

20

30

40 50
% of respondents

60

70

80

How are angels typically involved with companies they invest in?
NOTE:
Based on EBAN survey respondents including 90 angels across Europe in 2019.

Share of VC and angel investors (%) with portfolio companies in selected sectors
LEGEND
% of angels
% of VCs
NOTE:
Angel data are based on the EIF BA Survey, a survey of 60 angel investors or 65% of the ‘European Angels Fund’ programme population at the time the survey was conducted. Source for VC data: Botsari, A., Crisanti, A., and Lang, F. (2019).

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Angels 04.3 Angels tell us the lack of favourable tax systems

Angels

04.3

Angels tell us the lack of favourable tax systems is a

barrier to investing. Over 30% of respondents picked this element as the most important consideration out of 17 options available. The EIS/SEIS scheme introduced in the United Kingdom has been an incredibly effective tool to attract angel investments into the country.

Favourable tax systems

VC funds for follow-on rounds

Vibrant start-up hubs

Capital market integration across borders

Regulatory framework

General economic conditions

Involvement of corporate investors

Highly experienced VC funds

Cultural attitude towards entrepreneurship

R&D environment

0

5

10

15 20 25 30 35 40 45
% of respondents who ranked these different considerations in top 3

50

55

Top 10 most underdeveloped elements for angel investing
LEGEND
Most important
Second most important Third most important
NOTE:
Based on the EIF BA Survey, a survey of 60 angel investors or 65% of the ‘European Angels Fund’ programme population at the time the survey was conducted.

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05 Diversity & Inclusion Does European tech still lack diversity and

05

Diversity & Inclusion

Does European tech still lack diversity and inclusion?
Despiteincreasedawarenessalackofdiversity,theproblemremains entrenched.

There is only one woman CTO among a sample of VC- backedtech companies. Nearlya quarter ofpeople inthe ecosystem say they’ve experienced discrimination on factors from ethnicity to age. Some initiatives - such as more organisations serving talent from underrepresented backgrounds - give hope, but change will require a concerted effort from everyone in the ecosystem.

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Share of founder respondents (%) who have raised external funding by

Share of founder respondents (%) who have raised external funding by

self-identi ed ethnicity

LEGEND
All founders
Already raised external capital Bootstrapped to date

Asian

Black/African/Caribbean

Caucasian/White

Hispanic/Latinx

Middle Eastern/North African

Mixed

Other

Prefer not to say

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0 60.0
% of respondents

70.0

80.0

90.0

05.1
State of D&I in European Tech

Oursurveypolledover 1,200 Europeantech founders andaskedthemtoself- identifybasedonanumberofcharacteristics, includinggender, ethnicity, educationandtheirfinancialstatuspriorto founding theircompany. Wealsoasked these founders tosharewhethertheyhadraisedexternalfundingorwhetherthey hadbootstrappedtheircompanies. Whilethisdatasethaslimitations, itprovides aninterestinginsightintowho Europe’s founders areandwho’sraisedfunding.
Basedonthisdata, 21% ofall founders whorespondedarewomen, thoughthey makeuponly 15% of founder respondentswhohaveraisedexternalcapital.

Ifwelookatthecompositionofthe founder respondentsbasedonself-reported ethnicity, we found that 84% ofall founders identifiedas White/Caucasian. Only 0.9% ofall founder respondentsself-identifiedas Black/African/Caribbean, andthose respondentsmadeuponly 0.5% ofall founders whohaveraisedexternalcapital.

NOTE:
Share of founders who reported having already raised external capital (of any amount) versus reporting having bootstrapped their companies. Excludes founders who responded 'Other'. Founder respondents only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Women

Men

Non-Binary

Other

Prefer not to say

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0 60.0
% of respondents

70.0

80.0

90.0


Share of founder respondents (%) who have raised external funding by self-identi ed gender
LEGEND
All founders
Already raised external capital Bootstrapped to date
NOTE:
Share of founders who reported having already raised external capital (of any amount) versus reporting having bootstrapped their companies. Excludes founders who responded 'Other'. Founder respondents only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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State of D&I in European Tech 05.1 If we look at

State of D&I in European Tech

05.1

If we look at the highest

educational attainment of the founder respondents to the survey, 82.3%
of all founders reported having a university education (bachelor’s degree or higher), compared to just 35% of the EU-28 population aged 25-54 who have attained tertiary education or higher, according to Eurostat. Examining the share of founders who have raised external capital or are bootstrapped, there are observed differences between founders who have a university education or not.

The survey asked founders to share details of their financial situation immediately prior to starting their company to provide an insight into the financial background of European tech founders.
According to the responses shared, 80% of all founders stated they lived comfortably or at levels that left disposable income once basicexpenses were met. This compares to 39% of the EU-28 population that live easily, fairly easily or very easily, according to Eurostat. Again, looking at any variance between the share of founders based on whether they have raised external funding or not, there is also an observable difference between founders based on their self-reported prior financial situation.

We’re beginning to see the industry pay attention to other intersections beyond gender, such as race, class, ability and more. This intersectional approach supports and celebrates individuals who have multiple identities, such as black women. Over the past couple of months, there have been a number of initiatives supporting these underrepresented groups, such as EITFood Change Makers Programme; a two-day hackathon for women and people of colour in the agricultural sector and Included VC; a 12-month venture capital fellowship group for marginalised communities, such as veterans and refugees.

Deborah Okenla
YSYS
Founder & CEO

Share of founder respondents (%) who have raised external funding by education background
LEGEND
All founders
Already raised external capital Bootstrapped to date
NOTE:
Share of founders who reported having already raised external capital (of any amount) versus reporting having bootstrapped their companies. Excludes founders who responded 'Other'. Founder respondents only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

82.3%

17.7%

85.9%

14.1%

79.7%

20.3%

University educated

No university education

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0 50.0 60.0
% of respondents

70.0

80.0

90.0

Lived comfortably

Met basic expenses with some left over for extras

Just met basic expenses

Struggled to meet basic expenses

Didn't have enough to meet basic expenses

Rather not say

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0
% of respondents

40.0

50.0

60.0

Share of founder respondents (%) who have raised external funding by prior nancial status before starting company
LEGEND
All founders
Already raised external capital Bootstrapped to date
NOTE:
Share of founders who reported having already raised external capital (of any amount) versus reporting having bootstrapped their companies. Excludes founders who responded 'Other'. Founder respondents only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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CAPITAL RAISED % of capital raised / deals 85.4% 86.7% 86.2%

CAPITAL RAISED

% of capital raised / deals

85.4%

86.7%

86.2%

85.5%

86.9%

10.8%

9.9%

9.9%

10.6%

11.0%

3.9%

3.3%

4.0%

3.9%

2.1%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0.0

25.0

50.0

75.0

D&I and investment data: the

limitations
If you have access to, or suggestions for, data sets which would help us tell this story, please email research@atomico.com.

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05.1

Funding for all women teams is actually going down. There is no material improvement in the share of capital invested in European tech companies going to diverse founding teams. In fact, the share of capital invested in companies founded by women decreased in 2019 versus 2018. This means that in 2019, $92 in every $100 invested in Europe went to founding teams that were all men.

CAPITAL RAISED BY FOUNDING TEAM GENDER

$92 in every $100
invested in Europe went to founding teams that were all men

% of capital raised / deals

89.0%

89.1%

90.4%

91.7%

91.6%

9.5%

8.4%

7.0%

6.8%

8.0%

1.5%

2.5%

2.6%

1.4%

0.4%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0.0

25.0

50.0

75.0

100.0

DEALS

Share of capital raised and deals (%) by founding team gender composition
LEGEND
Men Mixed Women
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

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% of deals 86% 85% 84% 85% 4% 4% 4% 5%

% of deals

86%

85%

84%

85%

4%

4%

4%

5%

3%

10%

10%

10%

12%

13%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

25

50

75

% of deals

82%

84%

92%

90%

94%

4%

15%

13%

7%

8%

6%

0

25

50

75

100

$10M-$20M

% of deals

92%

82%

91%

91%

11%

15%

9%

9%

0

25

50

75

$20M-$50M
100
89%

<$10M
86%

State of D&I in European

Tech

05.1

The gender diversity of founding teams varies according to the size of the round. There is a greater level of diversity at round sizes of less than $10M, though it is notable that there has not been any material change in the trends over recent years. It’s also notable that larger rounds are typically raised by founding teams that are all men, and so the more these large rounds are raised, the greater the dilutive impact on the overall share of capital raised by more gender diverse teams.

Share of deals (%) by round size, year and founding team gender composition
LEGEND
Men Women Mixed
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

% of deals

92%

100%

95%

100%

93%

0%

0%

5%

0%

0%

8%

0%

0%

0%

7%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

25

50

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100

% of deals

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0%

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2018

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Czech Republic

Italy

Portugal

Spain

United Kingdom

Germany

Sweden

Russia

Switzerland

Ireland

Finland

France

Belgium

Denmark

Netherlands

Poland

0

10

20

30

40

50

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The share

of rounds raised by more gender diverse founding teams varies by country across Europe. Looking at the total distribution of deals raised by founding teams since 2015, it is noteworthy that countries from Southern Europe, such as Portugal or Italy, have seen greater diversity in the number of rounds raised by teams composed of women or mixed-gender founders compared with Nordic countries, such as Finland or Denmark.


Share of deals (%) by founding team gender composition and country, 2015-2019
LEGEND
Men Mixed Women
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 based on data to September 2019.

What kind of progress do I think the European tech community has made towards increasing diversity and inclusion in the past 12 months? The slow kind.

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It's particularly notable that, when looking

at the evolution of the share of deals by the gender composition of founding teams over time in different European countries, there's been minimal movement in recent years in almost all countries.

BELGIUM

DENMARK

FRANCE

FINLAND

% of deals

93%

0

25

50

75

100

% of deals

87%

89%

87%

90%

86%

3%

4%

8%

5%

0%

10%

7%

5%

5%

14%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

25

50

75

100

% of deals

88%

89%

87%

90%

86%

3%

2%

3%

2%

2%

9%

9%

10%

8%

13%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

25

50

75

100

% of deals

0

25

50

75

100

TASET: UNITED KINGDOM

% of deals

85%

86%

86%

85%

89%

5%

5%

5%

6%

2%

10%

9%

10%

10%

9%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

25

50

75

100

UNITED KINGDOM

Share of deals (%) by founding team gender composition and country

LEGEND
Men Women Mixed

NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 based on data to September 2019.

% of deals

83%

85%

89%

87%

87%

3%

2%

1%

1%

0%

14%

14%

10%

13%

13%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

25

50

75

100

% of deals

88%

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10%

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Share of deals (%) by founder team gender and industry, 2015-

Share of deals (%) by founder team gender and industry, 2015-

2019
LEGEND
Men
Women + mixed gender
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel.

% of deals

84%

83%

82%

82%

80%

79%

78%

78%

77%

70%

64%

58%

16%

17%

18%

18%

20%

21%

22%

22%

23%

30%

36%

42%

Sports

Gaming

Education

Robotics

Jobs recruitment

Home living

Health

Food

Ecommerce

Fashion

Dating

Kids

0

25

50

75

100

% of deals

93%

93%

91%

91%

90%

89%

88%

88%

87%

86%

86%

84%

7%

7%

9%

9%

10%

11%

12%

12%

13%

14%

14%

16%

Energy

Security

Real estate

Transportation

Travel

SaaS

Enterprise software

Fintech

Legal

Media

Music

Marketplace

0

25

50

75

100

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Looking across industries, there are significant differences in the distribution of rounds
to founding teams of different gender compositions. Industries such as health and food show a higher level of founding team diversity.

There are other reasons to be optimistic that greater diversity can be achieved across all industry verticals. In quantum computing, for example, a rapidly growing deep tech sub-sector, we found that 23% of European quantum companies had a mixed or woman-led founding team, more than double the European average of 13%.


Share of deals (%) in quantum companies by founding team gender composition, 2015-2019
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Men-only teams
Mixed gender and women-only teams
NOTE:
Based on a sample of 85 companies globally of which 35 are in North America and 44 in Europe. All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. 2019 YTD is as of October 2019.

77%

83%

81%

23%

17%

19%

Europe

North America

Global

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State of D&I in European Tech 05.1 The fact that Quantum

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The fact that Quantum is more

inclusive should not be a surprise given the large proportion of women scientists and engineers in Europe. Women actually account for more than half of the population of scientists and engineers in Lithuania, Bulgaria, Latvia and Denmark.

The quality and diversity of talent in deep tech fields are also evident when looking at the gender composition of the student population of Europe's leading technical universities, which rank amongst the highest-rated globally for engineering and technical qualifications. These institutions have female participation levels in terms of share of students that are typically far higher than European tech industry benchmarks.

Share of women scientists and engineers (%) in Europe by country
LEGEND
Men Women
NOTE:
Data is sourced from Eurostat and gathered by CERN.

43%

48%

48%

49%

50%

51%

51%

51%

52%

52%

54%

55%

56%

57%

59%

59%

59%

60%

61%

61%

61%

62%

63%

66%

67%

69%

70%

71%

57%

52%

52%

51%

50%

49%

49%

49%

48%

48%

46%

45%

44%

43%

41%

41%

41%

40%

39%

39%

39%

38%

37%

34%

33%

31%

30%

29%

Lithuania

Bulgaria

Latvia

Denmark

Portugal

Ireland

Poland

Romania

Spain

Sweden

Austria

Croatia

Belgium

Slovenia

EU-28

Estonia

United Kingdom

France

Czech republic

Greece

Slovakia

Netherlands

Malta

Italy

Germany

Luxembourg

Hungary

Finland

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10

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% of women scientists and engineers

70

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90

100

Share of female students (%) and rank of select European universities among global top 100 in engineering and technology

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Rank refers to position in global list of top 100 institutions for engineering and technology quali cations. Includes 1,008 universities across the world. Share of females refers to share of female students attending the university.

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We revisited prior analysis exploring the gender composition of the leadership

We revisited prior analysis exploring the gender composition of the leadership

teams of European tech companies that raised a Series A or Series B round in the past 12 months and found that men continue to account for the overwhelming majority of executives in Cx0 positions. For example, there was only one CTO that is a woman out of more than 119 CTOs in the sample set. Executive roles
in Finance, Marketing and Operations are most likely to be
filled by women.

For every woman executive, there are 12 men executives.

1 woman CTO out of 119 CTOs working at VC-backed European tech companies that raised a Series A or B in the past year with more than $10M of funding.

GENDER COMPOSITION IN EXECUTIVE-LEVEL POSITIONS

WOMAN C-LEVEL EXECUTIVE

1 in 12

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We have now produced this analysis across
three cohorts of companies since 2017, and there has been no positive change in either the gender composition of founders and CEO's, or at the full executive leadership teams. In fact, the numbers declined slightly in 2019.
Women made up just 8% of all leaders in CxO positions in the 'class of 2019' cohort, versus 9% in the previous two cohorts analysed.

Gender composition by C-level title
LEGEND
Women Men

NOTE:

Based on a sample of executives in CxO positions at 251 European VC-backed tech companies that raised a Series A or B round between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019 with more than $10M funding.

1%

5%

7%

9%

16%

17%

18%

21%

99%

97%

95%

93%

91%

84%

83%

82%

79%

Chief Technology Officer

Chief Product Officer 3%

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Scientific Officer

Chief Revenue Officer

Chief Financial Officer

CxO Other

Chief Marketing Officer

Chief Operating Officer

0

10

20

30

40

50
% of Executives

60

70

80

90

100


Share of women (%) by executive-level positions of selected European Series A and B venture-backed companies
LEGEND
2017
2018
2019
NOTE:
Based on a sample of founders and executives in CxO positions at 382 European VC-backed tech companies that raised a Series A or B round between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019.

% of women by executive-level position

6%

2%

6%

9%

6%

1%

9%

5%

1%

5% 5%

8%

% of CEOs % of CTOs % of founders % of all CxO leaders

0

3

5

8

10

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22% 30% 18% 13% 16% 5 to 9 years 10 to

22%

30%

18%

13%

16%

< 5 years

5 to 9 years

10 to 14 years

15 to 19

years

20+ years

0

3

5

8

10

13

15

18
% of respondents

20

23

25

28

30

33

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28%

30%

21%

11%

10%

< 5 years

5 to 9 years

10 to 14 years

15 to 19 years

20+ years

0

3

5

8

10

13

15

18
% of respondents

20

23

25

28

30

33

NON-BINARY

40%

32%

13%

8%

7%

< 5 years

5 to 9 years

10 to 14 years

15 to 19 years

20+ years

0

5

10

15

20

25
% of respondents

30

35

40

45

WOMEN

Experience and gender breakdown of professional developers in Europe
NOTE:
Based on Stack Over ow's 2019 survey. Experience relates to years since learning to code.

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If investors are more representative of society's diversity, we will reach

If investors are more representative of society's diversity, we will reach

a more diverse set of entrepreneurs. They, in turn, can create a whole range of companies and services that we have not previously thought of.

92% of all funding went to all-men teams this year, which is not much better than last year. It’s obvious that capital is not being allocated in a way that reflects our
society or encourages a broader set of people to become entrepreneurs. Diversity of all kinds is lacking in our ecosystem. I am passionate about changing the status quo, and increasing diversity at VC funds is one important piece to encourage more diverse founders. If investors are more representative of society's diversity, we will reach a more diverse set of entrepreneurs, we will reach more diverse entrepreneurs. They, in turn, can create a whole range of companies and services that we have not previously thought of.

Sophia Bendz
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Lookingonacountry-by-countrybasisattheexperiencelevelofthe Europeandeveloperbase, anumber ofcountriesstandoutwithamaterialshareofwomendeveloperswithmorethan 15 yearsofexperience.

Though there is a difference of opinion over how meaningful these steps that have been taken have been, VC respondents shared that they have made changes to the way they source new investment opportunities over the last 12 months. The most frequently cited changes by respondents were diversifying their networks of partner funds and angel investors, while the least frequently cited changes were running open office hours and responding positively to cold inbound opportunities.

Top 5 countries by share of women developers with over 15 years of experience
LEGEND
Women Men
NOTE:
Based on Stack Over ow's 2019 survey.

% of respondents

29%

22%

17%

13%

9%

36%

38%

30%

23%

39%

Finland

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Sweden

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5

10

15

20

25 30

35

40

Diversify network of partner funds

Diversify network of angel investors

Attend events with stronger participation from diverse
founders

Organise events for diverse founders

Focus on sectors with greater founder diversity

Run open office hours

Respond to cold inbound opportunities

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10

20

30

40

50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90 100

In the last 12 months, have you made any changes to how you source new investment opportunities?
LEGEND
Increased focus Decreased focus Stayed the same
NOTE:
Venture capitalists only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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State of D&I in European Tech 05.1 Given these static numbers,

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Given these static numbers, it's important

to examine the steps that investors have taken to try to improve the diversity of the founders they invest in. Venture capitalist respondents to the survey were divided over whether the European VC industry has taken meaningful steps to improve the diversity of the founders they back. In fact, for this particular question, there was a greater level of divergence of opinion between the VC respondents than for all other questions where VCs were asked to share their sentiment on major industry issues.

We found important differences in the changes to sourcing activities reported by VC respondents who were men and women that suggests the focus on improving diversity is itself not equally shared. For example, 63% of VC respondents who are women said they had increased their focus on attending events with stronger participation from diverse founders, compared to just 36% of respondents who are men.

I think we have made huge steps in understanding and admitting the problem. Now, action will be key. In the words of Alan Turing, 'we can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done'.

Suranga Chandratillake
Balderton Capital General Partner

Thinking about the past 12 months, do you agree or disagree with the following: European VCs have taken meaningful steps to improve the diversity of the founders they back
NOTE:
Venture capitalists only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

% of respondents

37%

24%

39%

Agree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

0

10

20

30

40

In the last 12 months, have you made any changes to how you source new investment opportunities?
LEGEND
Increased focus Decreased focus Stayed the same
NOTE:
Venture capitalists only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Women

Men

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50

75

100

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We also found large differences between

men and women when it came to sourcing activities such as running open office hours or focusing on sectors with greater founder diversity.

It's important context to show the level of female representation within the VC industry. Diversity VC's data shows that VC funds in the UK have improved the representation of women at junior levels, but there has not been any material change in the share of women venture professionals at more senior levels, with no movement at the partner level.

70%

63%

56%

51%

45%

38%

23%

64%

36%

53%

40%

28%

21%

16%

Diversify network of partner funds

Attend events with stronger participation from diverse
founders

Diversify network of angel investors

Organise events for diverse founders

Focus on sectors with greater founder diversity

Run open office hours

Respond to cold inbound opportunities

0

10

20

30

40
% of respondents

50

60

70

80

In the last 12 months, have you made any changes to how you source new investment opportunities?
LEGEND
Increased focus (women) Increased focus (men)
NOTE:
Venture capitalists only. Respondents that answered 'Increased focus' only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

% of woman investors

29%

25%

13%

37%

26%

13%

Junior (analyst, associate or equivalent) Middle (principals or equivalent) Senior (partner or equivalent)

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10

20

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2017
2019
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Diversity VC analysis 2019. Based on a sample of 987 and 1,436 venture
professionals in 2017 and 2019 respectively.

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In the last 12 months, has your company taken any of

In the last 12 months, has your company taken any of

the following actions to improve diversity and inclusion?
LEGEND
Already actioned Yes
No
NOTE:
Venture capitalists, founders and startup/scaleup employees only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents could choose multiple responses.

Introduced more flexible working arrangements (e.g.
remote working, flexible hours

Introduced more generous maternity leave policies

Introduced more generous paternity leave policies

Introduced anti-harassment code of conduct

Introduced specific diversity and inclusion hiring policies

Offered relevant training for employees (e.g.
unconscious bias training)
Introduced specific diversity and inclusion talent
development programmes

Appointed a diversity & inclusion representative

0

10

20

30

40

50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

100

Introduced more generous maternity leave policies

Introduced more generous paternity leave policies

Introduced anti-harassment code of conduct

Introduced specific diversity and inclusion hiring policies

Offered relevant training for employees (e.g.
unconscious bias training)
Introduced specific diversity and inclusion talent
development programmes

Appointed a diversity & inclusion representative

0

10

20

30

40

50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

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VENTURE CAPITALISTS
Introduced more flexible working arrangements (e.g.
remote working, flexible hours

FOUNDERS & TECH/SCALEUP EMPLOYEES

Ekaterina Gianelli
Inventure Partner

It's our responsibility to build an open and inclusive tech ecosystem in Europe. We have taken the first step and started a conversation around the topic. Now we need a firm commitment, actions and measures to move forward, as there is clearly value to be captured through diversity.
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In the last 12 months, have you experienced any form of

In the last 12 months, have you experienced any form of

discrimination while working in the European tech industry?
LEGEND
Yes No
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

% of respondents

49%

15%

40%

51%

85%

60%

Women

Men

Prefer not to say

0

25

50

75

100

Last year, our survey found that 46% of women working in the European tech industry had experienced some form of discrimination at some point in the past. This year, we found that 38% of respondents who are women had experienced some form of discrimination in just the past 12 months. In fact, almost half (49%) of all founders who are women and more than 40% of founders from minority ethnicgroups report having experienced some form of discrimination during the last 12 months.

% of respondents

40%

33%

19%

33%

45%

37%

33%

33%

60%

67%

81%

67%

55%

63%

67%

67%

Asian Black/African/CaribbeanCaucasian/White

Hispanic/Latinx

Middle Eastern/North African

Mixed

Other

Prefer not to say

0

25

50

75

100

ETHNICITY ALL RESPONDERS

% of respondents

44%

43%

19%

36%

42%

46%

45%

56%

57%

81%

64%

58%

54%

55%

Asian

Black/African/Caribbean Caucasian/White

Hispanic/Latinx

Middle Eastern/North African

Mixed

Other

0

25

50

75

100

ETHNICITY FOUNDERS ONLY

% of respondents

38%

15%

36%

62%

85%

64%

Women

Men

Prefer not to say

0

25

50

75

100

GENDER ALL RESPONDERS

GENDER FOUNDERS ONLY

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Discrimination in the European tech industry

takes many forms. Women respondents most commonly report having experienced gender-based discrimination, while men most commonly report age-based discrimination. The survey can't accurately quantify the level of discrimination based on all forms of discrimination (for example, disability or sexual orientation), but the data points to these being very prevalent here too.

What kind of discrimination have you experienced?
LEGEND
Women Men
NOTE:
Respondents who reported having experienced some form of discrimination only. Numbers may not add to 100 as respondents could select multiple choices.

Gender

Age

Nationality

Language

Ethnicity

Education

Socio-economic status

Sexual orientation

Disability

Religion

0

10

20

30

40

50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

Respondents who self-identified as belonging to different minority ethnic groups also reported different experiences of discrimination while working in the European tech industry. For example, 80% of respondents that said they had experienced a form of discrimination in the past 12 months while working in the European tech industry and that self-identified as Black/African/Caribbean reported they had experienced discrimination on the basis of their ethnicity.

ASIAN - KIND OF DISCRIMINATION EXPERIENCED

23%

29%

35%

65%

38%

8%

8%

2%

4%

2%

Gender

Age

Nationality

Ethnicity

Language

Education

Socio-economic status

Sexual orientation

Religion

Disability

0

10

20

30

40
% of respondents

50

60

70

CAUCASIAN / WHITE -KIND OF DISCRIMINATION EXPERIENCED

BLACK / AFRICAN / CARIBBEAN - KIND OF DISCRIMINATION EXPERIENCED

% of respondents

30%

40%

10%

80%

10%

10%

Gender

Age

Nationality

Ethnicity

Language 0%
0%

Education

Socio-economic status

Sexual orientation 0%
0%

Religion

Disability

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

61%

44%

24%

11%

15%

8%

6%

5%

1%

1%

Gender

Age

Nationality

Ethnicity

Language

Education

Socio-economic status

Sexual orientation

Religion

Disability

0

5

10 15 20 25

30 35 40 45
% of respondents

50

55

60 65

70

HISPANIC / LATINX - KIND OF DISCRIMINATION EXPERIENCED

% of respondents

50%

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43%

21%

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7%

7%

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Industry Sentiment on D&I

I FEEL BETTER

INFORMED ON THE TOPIC OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMPARED TO 12 MONTHS AGO

THE EUROPEAN TECH ECOSYSTEM HAS MADE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS IN IMPROVING ITS LEVEL OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

THE EUROPEAN TECH ECOSYSTEM PROVIDES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE OF ALL DEMOGRAPHICS, BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES

THE FOCUS ON CREATING A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE EUROPEAN TECH ECOSYSTEM IS IMPORTANT

I HAVE CHANGED MY BEHAVIOUR AS A RESULT OF INCREASED FOCUS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

I FEEL MORE EMPOWERED TO TAKE POSITIVE STEPS TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WITHIN MY COMPANY COMPARED TO 12 MONTHS AGO

The survey included a large number of questions exploring industry sentiment on a range of different issues related to progress on building a more diverse and inclusive European tech industry in the past 12 months. There is strong agreement in the European tech and VC community about the importance of creating a more diverse and inclusive industry. While many feel better informed and more empowered to take actions towards this goal and have changed their behaviours accordingly, it's also clear that for many the industry is a long way from creating equal opportunity for people of all demographics, backgrounds and experiences.

% of respondents

Founder or employee at a tech startup/scale-up

Venture Capitalist

0

25

50

75

100

% of respondents

Founder or employee at a tech startup/scale-up

Venture Capitalist

0

25

50

75

% of respondents

Founder or employee at a tech startup/scale-up

Venture Capitalist

0

25

50

75

100

% of respondents

Founder or employee at a tech startup/scale-up

Venture Capitalist

0

25

50

75

100

% of respondents

Founder or employee at a tech startup/scale-up

Venture Capitalist

0

25

50

75

% of respondents

Founder or employee at a tech startup/scale-up

Venture Capitalist

0

25

50

75

100

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
LEGEND
Agree Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree

NOTE:
Venture capitalists, founders and startup/scale-up employees only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Asian Black/African/Caribbean Caucasian/White Hispanic/Latinx Middle Eastern/North African Mixed Other 0 10

Asian

Black/African/Caribbean

Caucasian/White

Hispanic/Latinx

Middle Eastern/North African

Mixed

Other

0

10

20

30

40 50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

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I FEEL BETTER INFORMED ON THE TOPIC OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMPARED TO 12 MONTHS AGO

THE FOCUS ON CREATING A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE EUROPEAN TECH ECOSYSTEM IS IMPORTANT

THE EUROPEAN TECH ECOSYSTEM HAS MADE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS IN IMPROVING ITS LEVEL OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

THE EUROPEAN TECH ECOSYSTEM PROVIDES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE OF ALL DEMOGRAPHICS, BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES

I HAVE CHANGED MY BEHAVIOUR AS A RESULT OF INCREASED FOCUS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

I FEEL MORE EMPOWERED TO TAKE POSITIVE STEPS TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WITHIN MY COMPANY COMPARED TO 12 MONTHS AGO

It's also clear that the experience of working in the European tech industry varies greatly based on background. For example, respondents from minority ethnic groups are much less likely to believe that the industry has made meaningful progress towards being more diverse and inclusive and much less likely to believe that it provides equal opportunity for all.

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Four in ten women and men believe there has been an increase in the past 12 months, but more than half felt things hadn't changed, including 56% of respondents who are founders of work in a tech startup or scale-up. This sentiment is reflected at similar levels across respondents from all ethnic groups too. Respondents from the UK were most likely to share the view that there has been an increase in inclusiveness, while respondents from France and the Benelux were least likely to say there has been an increase.

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Thinking only about the last 12 months, have you experienced any change in the inclusiveness of the tech industry in Europe?
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Industry Sentiment on D&I

05.2

When asked to share their sentiment on any

change in the inclusiveness of the culture within their own companies in the past 12 months, the responses were similar to those based on the industry- wide view. Half of all respondents said there had been no change in the past 12 months, but 44% were more positive and stated they had seen an increase in the inclusiveness of the culture at their companies. Respondents based in the UK were most likely to have reported an increase.

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Industry Sentiment on D&I 05.2 We asked respondents to share whether

Industry Sentiment on D&I

05.2

We asked respondents to share whether they felt

more comfortable in bringing their whole selves
to work. A material share of respondents stated that they had increased comfort levels in this regard, but there are also meaningful numbers of respondents who said they had felt no change or even felt a decreased comfort level. For example. 10% of women and 16% of Black/African/Caribbean respondents said they felt less comfortable over the last 12 months.

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Industry Sentiment on D&I 05.2 I think we're rightly seeing more

Industry Sentiment on D&I

05.2

I think we're rightly seeing more thought and

attention being given to diversity and inclusion. At Monzo we've taken a really important step and hired our first head of diversity and inclusion, Sheree Atcheson. I feel we're making progress in this space but there’s still a long way to go.

Tom Blomfield
Monzo CEO

The divided sentiment around progress on diversity and inclusion is also visible when asking respondents to share their sentiment on the priority level at their companies to recruit, retain and grow talent from diverse demographics, backgrounds or experiences. 45% of respondents who are founders or working at tech startups and scale-ups reported an increase in priority level and 55% of venture capitalist respondents. But, again, we found that more than four in ten respondents reported they felt there had been no change in priority level.

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Industry Sentiment on D&I

05.2

In our experience hiring in Europe, we assumed

there might have been a challenge in terms of gender diversity, but this actually became an advantage for us.

At Karma we're 60% female, which is unusual in a tech company. And those women are across all teams, including engineering and product. We feel extremely lucky to have attracted this talent.

Another thing we had on our side was the level of English spoken in Sweden; it was a clear advantage for us expanding internationally. At Karma we spoke English internally from the very beginning, even when all employees were Swedish. Now that we have offices in 3 countries and 70 employees from over 20 countries, it's a no-brainer to communicate in English.

Elsa Bernadotte
Karma
Co-Founder & COO

Despite large numbers of respondents reporting increases in the quantity of diverse talent hired into their companies overall, far fewer respondents reported that the diversity of senior leadership in their company had increased over the last 12 months.

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The net

net is that there are still far too many people who believe they must overcome obstacles to be successful in the European tech industry. 43% of women respondents and more than 40% of respondents from minority ethnic groups shared that they believe it is more
difficult to be successful in tech because of their
background and/or identity.

Irina Haivas
Atomico Principal

I only heard the concept of 'part time' when I moved out of Romania!

The CEE has more gender diversity in its tech workforce than other regions in Europe. This is a 'side effect' of
the old communist regimes where it was the basis of the society that both women and men worked equally. Women often pursued careers in STEM fields, which was encouraged due to the focus on industrialisation. I experienced this firsthand as I was growing up in
Romania. It was natural for professional-age women to work - most of our mothers worked full time as engineers, entrepreneurs, doctors and lawyers, and took pride in their careers. I only heard the concept of 'part time' when I moved out of Romania! They encouraged their children, regardless of gender, to have educational and career ambitions, and they provided role models. This doesn't mean that there isn't work still to be done, including more representation in key political roles, reporting of diversity statistics and addressing pay gaps.

GENDER

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05.3
Community-Led Change

We asked respondents to share their views on initiatives they

believe have had the biggest impact on promoting or enabling greater diversity in the European tech ecosystem. The most cited factors include better education on the topic, greater awareness via media coverage and the impact of events focussed on the topic of diversity and inclusion.

Intuitively, it feels like diversity and inclusion have gained an increased level of prominence in the news narrative around the European tech industry. But our analysis of more than 450,000 tech-related articles published in the past year by over 1,000 European news sources shows that diversity and inclusion actually declined as a relative share of total news coverage, even though it increased in absolute terms versus 2018. By contrast, the relative share of news coverage focussed on topics such as fundraising or AI increased in 2019.

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Education & training

Media focus & coverage

D&I-focused events

Diversity reporting & measurement

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2019
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In your opinion, which initiatives, if any, have had the biggest impact in promoting or enabling greater diversity and inclusion in the European tech ecosystem?
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UK & IRELAND

One of the most powerful reasons

to be optimistic about the possibility of making and accelerating positive change towards a more diverse and inclusive European tech ecosystem is the large and growing number of initiatives working directly to achieve this goal. Last year, we included a list 28 initiatives identified by Diversity VC in just the UK alone. This year, Sifted has been able to identify 100 different initiatives from all across Europe.
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In some areas, European tech has certainly become more diverse in

In some areas, European tech has certainly become more diverse in

the last year. Initiatives like OneTech, funds like Backstage Capital and communities like Foundervine, Blooming Founders and Femstreet have grown in scale and influence in the main hubs, and there is a growing understanding of the importance of inclusion and not just diversity, which is very welcome.

Check Warner Diversity VC Co-Founder

Community-Led Change

05.3

As the industry has focused more of its attention on the topic of diversity, there has been a large rise in the number of events focused on D&I acros the region in recent years.

Still we have to be honest that both our industry and ourselves need to do more to really change the picture.

We still see about 80% of the founder teams being predominantly male. But we strongly believe that one of Europe's biggest assets in global competition is its diversity. Europe sees a large number of initiatives to encourage and include specifically female founders and entrepreneurs, and it seems that these dynamics are accelerating in a very positive way, also triggered by an increasing number of top-level female investors. Speedinvest is actively supporting local initiatives to drive gender equality and age equality such as 'Female
Founders' and 'WisR'. Still we have to be honest that both our industry and ourselves need to do more to really change the picture.

Daniel Keiper-Knorr Speedinvest Founder & Partner

# of tech-related Meetups

% of tech-related Meetups hosted

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Community-Led Change

05.3

According to Meetup, 'Women in Technology' is one of Top

10 fastest-growing topics for all tech-related Meetup events in Europe in 2019.

Despite the rise of events focussed on bringing together and supporting underrepresented groups within European tech, at a macro level there has not been any material improvement in female attendees in tech-related Meetup events in Europe in recent years. Women accounted for only 23.4% of participants in 2019, a number that has only crept upwards from 23.0% in 2018.

55%

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27%

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% of female attendees

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27.6% 27.5% 26.4% 25.9% 25.7% 25.7% 25.5% 25.5% 25.5% 25.3% Romania

27.6%

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Latvia

Germany

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Ireland

Norway

Switzerland

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Netherlands

France

Bulgaria

Portugal

Serbia

Estonia

Ukraine

Austria

Finland

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COUNTRIES 11-20

THE REST

TOP TEN COUNTRIES

Eastern

European countries are the main constituents of the top 10 list of countries for female participation at tech-related Meetup events. Though there are differences across countries, the participation of women in tech community events throughout Europe remains low; Hungary, the number one country by share of participants in events that are women, tops the list with just 28%. Denmark, at the other end of the list, has one of the lowest female participation rates at just 18%.

Share of woman attendees in tech-related Meetup events by country
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% of the reported gender of attendees. Only countries with at least 100 female attendees included.

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21.2%

20.8%

20.8%

20.7%

19.8%

19.7%

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17.1%

15.4%

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Croatia

Hungary

Turkey

Poland

Italy

Greece

Denmark
Czech Republic

Russia

Slovenia

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06 People What kinds of people work in European tech jobs?

06

People

What kinds of people work in European tech jobs?
The archetype of

a European founder is still overwhelmingly a man with financial stability. Founders are feeling the heat from increased competition for talent. The debate is now turning to how to keep that talent engaged through incentives and stock options, and healthy through discussions of mental health and wellness.

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06.1 Portrait of a European Tech Founder Our survey of more

06.1
Portrait of a European Tech Founder

Our survey of more than 1,200

founders from across Europe found that 21% of founder respondents self-identify as female. The gender diversity of founders varies across the region. According to the survey responses, the UK and Ireland have the highest gender diversity, while France, the Benelux and Southern Europe have the lowest levels.

The overwhelming majority of founders who responded to the survey self- identify as White/Caucasian, making up 84% of responses received. The ethnic diversity of founder respondents was highest in the UK, where 20% of founder respondents self-identified with a minority ethnic group.

UK & Ireland

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Men
Non-Binary Other
Prefer not to say
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Caucasian/White Asian
Mixed Black/African/Caribbean Middle Eastern/North African Hispanic/Latinx
Other
Prefer not to say
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Portrait of a European Tech Founder 06.1 Around one-quarter of all

Portrait of a European Tech Founder

06.1

Around one-quarter of all European founder

respondents to the survey are immigrants; in other words, they have chosen to build their company in a country not the same as their country of origin. There is a huge variance among the different parts of Europe. In the UK, approaching 50% of all founders are immigrants. In Central and Eastern Europe, it is only just over 10% of founders.

The founder respondents to our survey showed a high level of educational attainment.
Three-quarters of founders have a bachelor's or master's degree, while another 7% have
a doctorate. This compares to just 35% of EU-28 population aged 25-54 who have attained tertiary or higher education, according to Eurostat.

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Some college/university study without earning a degree
Secondary school Primary/elementary school
No formal education completed
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43%

37%

32%

30%

20%

18%

11%

57%

63%

68%

70%

80%

82%

89%

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Founders only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

81% ofentrepreneurswerelivingcomfortably before they founded theircompany, comparedwith 39% of Europeanswhosaytheywerelivingfairly easily, easilyorveryeasilyaccordingto Eurostat.

Lived comfortably/met basic expenses with extra left over

LIVING COMFORTABLY

81%

% of respondents

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Looking only at those founders who have attained a university degree,

Looking only at those founders who have attained a university degree,

there are interesting differences in the diversity of subjects studied by founders from different regions. Founders in the Nordics, UK & Ireland have more diverse backgrounds than in other regions. CEE, DACH and Southern Europe stand out with the largest share of founders with a technical degree.

% of capital

15%

12%

10%

10%

8%

1%

11

11

11

11

11

11

Nordics

United Kingdom & Ireland

France & Benelux

DACH

Southern Europe

CEE

0

5

10

15

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% of capital

41%

40%

38%

37%

33%

22%

35

35

35

35

35

35

Southern Europe

DACH

CEE

France & Benelux

United Kingdom & Ireland

Nordics

0

10

20

30

40

TECHNICAL

% of capital

55%

32%

29%

40

40

40
37%

40
37%

40

40

Southern Europe

DACH

France & Benelux

Nordics

United Kingdom & Ireland

CEE

0

20

40

60

BUSINESS & LAW

Share of capital invested (%) by education background and by region, 2015-2019
LEGEND
% of capital raised
European average capital raised (%)
NOTE:
Numbers don't add up to 100 because deals can have more than one founder involved. 2019 based on data up to September 2019.

ART/SOCIAL SCIENCES

to 'friends and family rounds' still bewilders me. We need to develop an empathetic

the playing field.
These pathways look like community groups, diverse angels and early-stage pre-seed funds. Initiatives such as Natwest Back Her Business aremakingthosefirststeps, theprogrammatch funds female founder crowdfunding campaigns.

Deborah Okenla
YSYS
Founder & CEO

The assumption that all founders have access to 'friends and family rounds' still bewilders me.
The assumption that all founders have access On YSYS pre-accelerator FoundersDoor, one of

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our alumni Emilia Servane Founder of The Good Hair Co, took part and was able to crowdfund

understanding that this is not accessible to all, £1,500 to which Natwest matched an additional and thus develop inclusive pathways that level £1,500 - this capital will now give her the ability

to validate her ideas and move forward.
We need more impactful interventions like this to truly have a diverse and inclusive European startup ecosystem.

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The Unicorn Trajectory
In November 2019, Notion,

a European VC investing in early-stage SaaS and enterprise tech startups, published a comparison of people hired into leadership teams of B2B software $1B+ companies (unicorns) and B2B software companies that raised the same amount of VC money at the same time as unicorns, but did not enjoy the same levels
of success. The research paints a useful picture of the diversity of leadership teams (Founders, C-level, EVP, SVP, VP) of these companies.

A high proportion of companies that have scaled to $1 billion or more have at least one leader with
a top university degree, but also a high proportion of these same companies have leaders that didn't attend university at all.

The prevalence of leaders in $1B+ companies with no university degree is highest in sales,
technical and operational functions and lowest in finance and marketing.

% of companies

100%

90%

78%

58%

44%

44%

Top 50 undergraduate university Top 10 MBA No degree

0

25

50

75

100

% of companies

12%

20%

10%

12%

62%

32%

78%

6%

2% 2%

10%

4%

8%

14%

12%

44%

Finance

Marketing

Operations

Other

Product

Sales

Technical

Any function

0

20

40

60

80


Share of companies (%) that have at least one leader with different academic
quali cations
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Unicorns Control group
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For access to Notion's full report on leadership hiring at unicorn companies, The Unicorn Trajectory, please visit: https://notion.vc/resources/how-unicorns- hire/

Share of companies (%) that have at least one person with no university degree in their leadership team per function
LEGEND
Unicorns Control Group
NOTE:
For access to Notion's full report on leadership hiring at unicorn companies, The Unicorn Trajectory, please visit: https://notion.vc/resources/how-unicorns- hire/

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Across Europe, 40% of seed stage

startups have a founding team aged between 26-30 years old. Southern Europe, DACH and the CEE regions have the largest share of young founders.
Only 7% of founding teams in the CEE are over 40 years old - while in France, this number is close to 20%.

of seed stage European founding teams are on average less than 30 years old.

EUROPEAN FOUNDING TEAMS

50%

% of founding team in age group

39%

43%

37%

33%

40

40

41%0

420%

40

40

Southern Europe

DACH

CEE

United Kingdom & Ireland

France & Benelux

Nordics

0

10

20

30

40

26-30

% of founding team in age group

41%

39%

36
35%

3376%

36

36
35%

36
34%

36

Southern Europe

DACH

CEE

United Kingdom & Ireland

France & Benelux

Nordics

0

10

20

30

40

31-40

% of founding team in age group

11%

7%

7%

15%

17%

13

13

13

13

13

1143%

Southern Europe

DACH

CEE

United Kingdom & Ireland

France & Benelux

Nordics

0

5

10

15

41+

Share of founding team (%) in age groups by region
NOTE:
Seed stage startups founding team average age post 2015. All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants.

20-25

% of founding team in age group

15%

12%

8%

12%

14%

12

1132%

12

12

12

12

Southern Europe

DACH

CEE

United Kingdom & Ireland

France & Benelux

Nordics

0

5

10

15

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Portrait of a European Tech Founder 06.1 # of years of

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# of years of prior work

experience

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.2

5.8

6.2

17.9

20.6

25.3

27.6

28.0

29.0

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

UNICORNS

Years of experience of least and most experienced leaders in unicorn companies versus the control group average per year since founding
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Least experienced leaders Most experienced leaders
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For access to Notion's full report on leadership hiring at unicorn companies, The Unicorn Trajectory, please visit: https://notion.vc/resources/how-unicorns- hire/

# of years of prior work experience

10.0

9.0

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.3

20.1

20.9

22.2

22.5

21.8

21.9

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

The importance of age diversity is supported by Notion's research. Teams of companies that scale to a valuation of $1 billion or more are significantly more diverse in leadership experience than those in the control group. Their most experienced leaders have more experience, and their least experienced leaders less, than those in the control group.

The wide range of experience in the average $1B+ company, and how this evolves through the journey of the company, can be seen in the distribution of leaders by years of experience.

% of leaders

0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 40+

0

10

20

30


Distribution of previous years of experience of each leader in an average unicorn per year since founding
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Year 0
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
NOTE:
For access to Notion's full report on leadership hiring at unicorn companies, The Unicorn Trajectory, please visit: https://notion.vc/resources/how-unicorns- hire/

CONTROL GROUP

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Portrait of a European Tech Founder 06.1 The companies seeding the

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The companies seeding the largest number

of European tech founders are mostly from the US. Ten of the Top 15 companies by number of founder alumni are American, with Microsoft in first place followed by Google and BCG. Nokia is the highest-ranked European company. Rocket Internet is the only homegrown, Internet-era company that makes the Top 15.
Top 15 companies by number of founder alumni

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06.2 How Founders Get Started Starting out... We wanted to explore

06.2
How Founders Get Started

Starting out...
We wanted to explore the initial phase

of the founding journey. How do founders finance their companies? Who do they raise those initial funds from? How much do they raise? How do they decide where to build their companies? What personal and business considerations influence their decisions?

Nearly 50% of first-time founders set up and start their companies with less than
$25,000. Repeat founders who have successfully scaled companies in the past are far more likely to raise significantly more to start their next companies. 32% of repeat founders with significant experience raised more than $500,000 to set up and start their most recent companies, versus 12% of first-time founders.

20%

19%

12%

13%

29%

23%

13%

7%

25%
25%
25%
25%

24%

31%

33%

No capital

Less than $25k

Between $25k-$100k

Between $100k-$500k

More than $500k

0

5

10

15

20
% of respondents

25

30

35

How much capital did you 'raise' or collect in order to set-up and start this company?
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First-time founder
Repeat founder with limited experience in scaling company
Repeat founder with signi cant experience in scaling company
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Founders only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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How Founders Get Started 06.2 15% 25% 36% 17% 8% 13%

How Founders Get Started

06.2

15%

25%

36%

17%

8%

13%

22%

26%

25%

14%

No capital

Less than $25k

Between $25k-$100k

Between $100k-$500k

More than $500k

0

5

10

15

20
%

of respondents

25

30

35

40

5%

5%

11%

42%

37%

8%

4%

26%

30%

33%

No capital

Less than $25k

Between $25k-$100k

Between $100k-$500k

More than $500k

0

5

10

15

20

25
% of respondents

30

35

40

45

23%

32%

23%

16%

6%

18%

23%

25%

20%

14%

No capital

Less than $25k

Between $25k-$100k

Between $100k-$500k

More than $500k

0

5

10

15

20
% of respondents

25

30

35

REPEAT FOUNDER WITH LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN SCALING

REPEAT FOUNDER WITH SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN SCALING

FIRST-TIME FOUNDER

How much capital did you 'raise' or collect in order to set-up and start this company?
LEGEND
Women Men
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Looking at the differences between men and women founders and their entrepreneurial experience, we found that women first-time founders were significantly more likely to have set up and started their most recent company with no capital or with less than $25,000. This gap disappears, though, when looking at the differences between experienced men and women repeat founders.

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How Founders Get Started 06.2 We also observed material differences in

How Founders Get Started

06.2

We also observed material differences in the responses

from founders who self-identified with different ethnic groups. 60% of founders who self-identified as Black/ African/Caribbean started their most recent company with no capital or with less than $25,000.

Thesurveydoesn'tallowustoexploretherelationshipbetweentheinitialfinancingandtheeventual successofacompany. Whatwecansay, though, is that founders ofcompaniesthathavescaledto morethan 100 employeesaremorelikelytohavesetupandstartedwithalargersumofinitialfinancing comparedwith founders ofcompanieswheretheemployeecountisstilllessthan 100 employees.

How much capital did you 'raise' or collect in order to set-up and start this company?
LEGEND
No capital Less than $25k
$25k-$100k
$100k-$500k More than $500k

% of respondents

Black/African/Caribbean

Middle Eastern/North African

Caucasian/White

Other

Hispanic/Latinx

Asian

Mixed

0

5

10

15

20

25

30 35

40

45

50

55

% of respondents

11%

20%

26%

23%

16%

15%

8%

23%

23%

35%

No capital

Less than $25k

$25k-$100k

$100k-$500k

More than $500k

0

10

20

30

40

NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

How much capital did you 'raise' or collect in order to set up and start this company?
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<100 employees
>100 employees
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

of women first-time founders start their company with no initial capital

STARTING WITH LESS THAN $25K

55%

The need for funds focused on diversity is as important as the need for insights and related to diverse founders - and there is zero data on black founders in the UK.

Andy Davis
Backstage Capital

This is why I started interviewing black founders and creating a database with their permission. It is important to shine a light on the differences, especially as black founders have become synonymous with a seemingly perpetually fixed 0.2% funded statistic or the fact that 67% of those I surveyed mentioned that they were struggling to meet their needs before starting a company, compared to 19% of the respondents surveyed by Atomico.

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It's time that black founders have realistic insights and perspectives as to what it takes to be a black founder and know that there are others in their ecosystem like them. This will hopefully create a clearer path for future black founders and the investors who back them.

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How Founders Get Started 06.2 We also wanted to understand how

How Founders Get Started

06.2

We also wanted to understand how founders finance

the initial setup of their companies.
The overwhelming majority of founders (around two-thirds) did so by tapping into their personal savings. The sources of initial funds vary significantly, however, depending on the level of experience of the founders. As one might expect, repeat founders with previous success are significantly more likely to have used angel investments and VC money for initial financing.

It's interestingtolookathowthesourcesofinitialfinancingraisedby founders tostarttheirjourneys varyacross Europe. Thereisamateriallevelofvarianceinthemostprevalent form ofinitial funding dependingonwhereyoustartyourcompany. In the Nordics, for example, governmentgrantsarea muchmorecommonsourceofinitialfinancing for founders in thosemarkets. In France, there'sahigher likelihoodofobtainingacorporategrantthanelsewherein Europe.

Personal savings

Family & friends investment

Angel investment

Public grant

Personal debt (credit cards, overdraft, etc)

Accelerator funds
Venture capital

Incubator funds

Bank loan
Corporate grant

Crowdfunding

0

10

20

30

40
% of respondents

50

60

70

How did you nance the initial set up and earliest phase of your most recent company?
LEGEND
First-time founder
Repeat founder with limited experience in scaling company
Repeat founder with signi cant experience in scaling company
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents could select multiple choices.

% of respondents

72%

68%

65%

65%

62%

58%

50%

Southern Europe

France & Benelux

DACH

UK & Ireland

Nordics

CEE

Rest of Europe

0

20

40

60

80

% of respondents

37%

36%

30%

28%

27%

22%

21%

Southern Europe

CEE

Rest of Europe

France & Benelux

UK & Ireland

Nordics

DACH

0

10

20

30

40

% of respondents

30%

29%

28%

26%

25%

23%

20%

UK & Ireland

Nordics

Southern Europe

CEE

DACH

France & Benelux

Rest of Europe

0

10

20

30

PERSONAL SAVINGS

ANGEL INVESTMENT

FAMILY & FRIENDS INVESTMENT
How did you nance the initial set up and earliest phase of your most recent company?

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How Founders Get Started 06.2 % of respondents 33% 24% 17%

How Founders Get Started

06.2

% of respondents

33%

24%

17%

15%

15%

14%

11%

Nordics

DACH

CEE

Rest of Europe

Southern Europe

France & Benelux

UK

& Ireland

0

10

20

30

% of respondents

35%

16%

16%

14%

13%

12%

8%

Rest of Europe

CEE

Nordics

UK & Ireland

DACH

France & Benelux Southern Europe

0

10

20

30

40

PERSONAL DEBT

PUBLIC GRANT

HOW DID YOU FINANCE THE INITIAL SET UP AND EARLIEST PHASE OF YOUR MOST RECENT COMPANY?

% of respondents

25%

17%

14%

13%

12%

8%

7%

Rest of Europe

CEE

DACH

UK & Ireland

Southern Europe

France & Benelux

Nordics

0

5

10

15

20

25

% of respondents

15% 15%

14%

13% 13%

12%

12%

Rest of Europe

UK & Ireland

DACH

CEE

Southern Europe France & Benelux

Nordics

0

5

10

15

VENTURE CAPITAL

ACCELERATOR FUNDS

% of respondents

12%

11%

10%

9%

7%

6%

4%

DACH

UK & Ireland

Rest of Europe

France & Benelux

CEE

Southern Europe

Nordics

0

3

5

8

10

13

% of respondents

14%

7%

5% 5% 5%

4%

2%

Nordics

CEE

DACH

Rest of Europe Southern Europe France & Benelux UK & Ireland

0

5

10

15

BANK LOAN

INCUBATOR FUNDS

% of respondents

7%

7%

5%

4%

3%

3%

2%

France & Benelux

Nordics

Rest of Europe

UK & Ireland

DACH

Southern Europe

CEE

0

2

4

6

8

% of respondents

5%

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3% 3%

2%

DACH

UK & Ireland

France & Benelux

Nordics

CEE

0

1

2

3

4

5

CROWDFUNDING

CORPORATE GRANT

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06.3 Founder Challenges & Well-Being We set out to understand how

06.3
Founder Challenges & Well-Being

We set out to understand how the journey

of starting a company affects founders. Not just in terms of the company-building challenges, but also in exploring some of the intense personal challenges that founders must deal with on a daily basis. We started by asking what they consider to be the most challenging aspects of being a founder. Our respondents, more than 1,200 of them, most frequently cited balancing working and personal lives, loneliness at the top and securing access to talent and capital as their biggest challenges.

48%

44%

33%

Securing access to capital
Finding a reasonable balance between your working and
personal lives
Securing access to talent

Developing as a leader of your company

Finding mentors/advisors who add value

Feeling lonely at the top

Support from your investors

Future career/reconversion prospects
Support from family and friends

0

10

20

30
% of respondents

40

50

Since you started a company, what have you found the top three most challenging aspects of being a founder?
NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents selected up to three options.

Mental health isn’t
a PR campaign, it’s a paradigm shift.

Mental health isn’t a PR campaign, it's a paradigm shift. Millennials and Generation Z are acutely aware of mental health issues, and it is something that we incorporate into our community events. It’s about making sure that entrepreneurs have a support system and have people to have honest conversations with. I'm interested to see in five to ten years how these conversations about mental
health at the early stage will filter through to conversations about founders' relationships with investors, and what the expectations on the part of investors are.

Abby Scarborough
Yena
Co-Founder

The same challenges surfaced with similar frequency for both men and women founder respondents, though responses did demonstrate small differences around the challenge of securing access to capital, finding a reasonable balance in their personal and working lives, and finding mentors and advisors who actually add value.

47%

43%

33%

27%

24%

23%

53%

47%

29%

25%

29%

25%

Securing access to capital
Finding a reasonable balance between your working and
personal lives
Securing access to talent

Developing as a leader of your company

Finding mentors/advisors who add value

Feeling lonely at the top

Support from your investors

Future career/reconversion prospects

Support from family and friends

0

10

20

30
% of respondents

40

50

60

Since you started a company, what have you found the top three most challenging aspects of being a founder?
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NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents selected up to three options.

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Founder Challenges & Well-Being

06.3

Where we saw a greater variance in responses

was when we asked founders with different levels of experience. Repeat founders with significant experience in scaling a previous company are materially more likely to state that securing access to talent is the most challenging aspect of being a founder. They were also much less likely than first-time founders to cite the challenge of developing as a leader or being able to find mentors.

Securing access to capital

Finding a reasonable balance between your working and
personal lives
Securing access to talent

Developing as a leader of your company

Finding mentors/advisors that add value

Feeling lonely at the top

Support from your investors

Future career/reconversion prospects

Support from family and friends

0

10

20

30
% of respondents

40

50

Since you started a company, what have you found the top three most challenging aspects of being a founder?
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First-time founder
Repeat founder with limited experience in scaling company
Repeat founder with signi cant experience in scaling company
NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents selected up to three options.

It should not be a surprise that the most challenging aspects of being a founder also change at each step of the scaling journey. As their companies grow in scale, founders point out that the challenges of the earlier stages, such as securing access to capital and finding mentors, become much less of a concern. Instead, it becomes much clearer that finding a balance in their working and personal lives and developing as leaders of their growing companies become the most challenging aspects of being a founder.

Securing access to capital
Finding a reasonable balance between your working and
personal lives
Securing access to talent

Developing as a leader of your company

Finding mentors/advisors who add value

Feeling lonely at the top

Support from your investors

Future career/reconversion prospects

Support from family and friends

0

10

20

30 40
% of respondents

50

60

Since you started a company, what have you found the top three most challenging aspects of being a founder?
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<10 employees
11-100 employees
>100 employees
NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents selected up to three options.

of experienced repeat founders mentioned that 'securing access to talent' is one of the top three most challenging aspects.

REPEAT FOUNDERS

40%

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Founder Challenges & Well-Being 06.3 of all founders said that starting

Founder Challenges & Well-Being

06.3

of all founders said that starting a company

mostly had a negative impact on their well-being.

FOUNDERS

We asked founders if the experience of starting and building a company had led to any change in their mental health. While founders
mental health, we also found that one in five founders said it had a 19%
were most likely to say it had mostly had a positive impact on their
mostly negative impact for their mental health. It is interesting that 'success' - as defined here by scaling a company to a meaningful number of employees - is not more likely to lead to positive mental health outcomes. In fact, founders of larger companies were less likely to say they had experienced a positive change in their mental health.

36%

19%

23%

16%

2%

5%

29%

23%

19%

6%

6%

30%

22%

24%

16%
16%

3%

4%

Positive change

Negative change

No change

Not aware of change

Prefer not to say

Other

0

5

10

15

20
% of respondents

25

30

35

40

Have you experienced any change in your mental health since you founded your company?
LEGEND
<10 employees
11-100 employees
>100 employees
NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers may not to 100 due to rounding.

I am a co-founder so that has helped as [I have] done lone founder before, and it is tough so you have to team up with other founders/CEOs to support when getting going.

State of European Tech survey respondent

It is also noteworthy that we saw little difference between first-time and repeat founders. Experienced repeat founders were just as likely to say they had experienced a mostly negative change in their mental health as first-time founders. We did find that experienced repeat founders were more likely to say that they don't believe that being a founder had had any impact at all on their mental health.

Have you experienced any change in your mental health since you founded your company?

LEGEND

36%

20%

20%

4%

32%

18%

23%

17%
17%

3%
3%

8%

32%

21%

31%

12%

2%

3%

Positive change

Negative change

No change


First-time founder
Repeat founder with limited experience
Repeat founder with signi cant previous experience

Not aware of change

Prefer not to say

Other

0

5

10

15

20
% of respondents

25

30

35

40

NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Where we did see a larger variance was between founders of

Where we did see a larger variance was between founders of

externally funded and bootstrapped companies. Founders of bootstrapped companies were materially less likely to tell us that being a founder has had a mostly negative impact on their mental health compared with those founders who have raised external capital.

31%

38%

Positive change

Negative change

No change

Not aware of change

Other (please specify)

Prefer not to say

0

5

10

15

20 25
% of respondents

30

35

40

Have you experienced any change in your mental health since you founded your company?
LEGEND
Raised external capital Bootstrapped
NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers may not to 100 due to rounding.

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I am under more stress than I've ever been, but I am also more intellectually stimulated than I've ever been. These positives and negatives are both felt at the same time, so they don't cancel out - but they are both felt.

State of European Tech survey respondent

We also saw that the decision to take external capital introduces a different set of challenges for those founders. While many challenges are cited at the same level by founders of both types of companies, such as the sense of loneliness at the top, there were clear differences of opinion on whether others were amongst the most challenging aspects of being a founder. Notably, founders
of companies who have raised capital were more likely to see access to capital and talent as a challenge, while founders of bootstrapped companies were more likely to say that finding mentors was a challenge.

54%

45%

42%

%

Securing access to capital

Finding a reasonable balance between your working and
personal lives

Securing access to talent

Developing as a leader of your company

Feeling lonely at the top

Finding mentors/advisors who add value

Support from your investors

Future career/reconversion prospects

Support from family and friends

Since you started a company, what have you found the top three most challenging aspects of being a founder? By funded versus bootstrapped companies
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Funded Unfunded
NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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We tried to explore the most challenging aspects of being a

We tried to explore the most challenging aspects of being a

founder that were more or less likely to be correlated with founders who experience negative or positive impact on their mental health, and found some clear differences. Respondents who said that being a founder had had a mostly negative impact on their mental health were materially more likely to point to balance in the personal and working lives and loneliness at the top as being the most challenges issues.

53%

55%

34%

25%

20%

31%

17%

10%

7%

46%

40%

36%

28%

27%

18%

12%

7%

6%

Securing access to capital
Finding a reasonable balance between your working and
personal lives
Securing access to talent

Developing as a leader of your company

Finding mentors/advisors who add value

Feeling lonely at the top

Support from your investors

Future career/reconversion prospects

Support from family and friends

0

10

20

30
% of respondents

40

50

60

Since you started a company, what have you found the top three most challenging aspects of being a founder?
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Mostly negative impact Mostly positive impact
NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents selected up to three options.

Due to the power dynamic between founders and investors, if the investor does not set the tone, founders may not feel that asking for help or voicing a need for support is possible.

Chronicstress and exhaustion are driven by an imbalance between an employees' perceived and actual resources, and their work and demands in the workplace. Stress and burnout, and then even more severe
symptoms of negative mental health, are often signs of deeper root causes, which can range from personal time management practices to physical health, and relationships.

At an individual level, employees and founders need to be able and supported to manage the root causes that allow them to both perform and be well. At the company level, employees, founders, and investors need to be able to manage the need for growth in a smarter way

Madeleine Evans
Levell
Founder & CEO

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We also set out to explore what support, if any, founders are receiving from their investors to manage the pressures they experience. More than half of founder respondents who have raised external capital state they have received some level of support from their investors, with another 11% saying they had received significant support. But that leaves nearly 40% of founders who said they had received no support at all from their investors.

11%

46%

38%

2%

3%

Significant support

Some support

No support

Prefer not to say

Other

0

5

10

15

20 25 30 35
% of respondents who raised external capital

40

45

50

What support, if any, have you received from your investors to speci cally help you manage the pressures of being a founder?
NOTE:
Founder respondents who have raised external capital only. Numbers may not to 100 due to rounding.

and be able to have an honest conversation when growth expectations are not achievable because the market is simply not yet there.

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In order to have open conversations, you need to have trust and open communication. Due to the power dynamicbetween founders and investors, if the investor does not set the tone, founders may not feel that asking for help or
voicing a need for support is possible. Investors need to signal in many different ways that founders have permission to ask for help, get support, and talk about their overall mental/ physical health and well-being.

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We also explored if founders who had experienced negative impact on

We also explored if founders who had experienced negative impact on

their mental health were receiving support, and found that 41% of those founders had received no support at all from their investors.

15%

40%

41%

10%

48%

Significant support

Some support

No support

Prefer not to say

Other

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55
% of respondents

What support, if any, have you received from your investors to speci cally help you manage the pressures of being a founder?
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Founders reporting mostly a negative impact on mental health
NOTE:
Founder respondents who have raised external capital only. Numbers may not to 100 due to rounding.

One investor/advisor in particular has been useful but mostly by being a role model. Or you see someone else acting in the right way (e.g. work-life balance, right morals). It is easy to keep those standards. Many words are just hot air.

State of European Tech survey respondent

of founders who raised external capital said they had received no support at all from their investors to help them manage the pressures that comes with being a founder.

SUPPORT FROM INVESTORS

38%

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When we asked founders if they would feel comfortable discussing changes in their mental health with their investors, we saw a clear divide amongst founders. Those who reported being negatively impacted are much more likely to feel uncomfortable discussing these changes with their investors - 41% in fact, compared to only 11% for founders for whom becoming a founder has been a positive experience.

Founders reporting mostly positive impact on mental
health

Founders reporting mostly negative impact on mental
health

Founders reporting no impact on mental health

Founders uncertain of the impact on mental health

0

10

20

30

40

50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

100

Would you feel comfortable discussing changes in your mental health with your board investors?
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Yes, I would feel comfortable No, I would not feel comfortable I don't think it is relevant
Not able to comment Prefer not to say Other
NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers may not to 100 due to rounding.

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Of course, it is a fair question to ask whether founders

Of course, it is a fair question to ask whether founders

would actually appreciate any support from their investors. We found that the large majority, around
two-thirds of founders, state they would indeed appreciate support from their investors to help manage their mental health. This is true whether their experience of being a founder has been mostly positive, neutral or negative (from the perspective of changes to their mental health).

Founders reporting mostly positive impact on mental
health

Founders reporting mostly negative impact on mental
health

Founders reporting no impact on mental health

Founders uncertain of the impact on mental health

Founders preferring not to say

Other

0

10

20

30

40

50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

100

I think it would benefit the investments to be more open about things like [managing mental health], because you can course-correct [and] save the value of the investment. But good luck with that.

State of European Tech survey respondent

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Would you appreciate receiving support from your board/investors to speci cally help you with managing your mental health?
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Yes No
Prefer not to say Other
NOTE:
Founder respondents who have raised external capital only. Numbers may not to 100 due to rounding.

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06.4 Strong Talent Base There's a huge competition between cities and

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There's a huge competition between cities and countries across

Europe to position themselves as the most attractive place for founders to start up. Given that one-quarter of founders across Europe are migrants and have moved country to set up and start their companies, this appeal to founder mobility makes sense. As such, we wanted to explore the considerations that matter to founders when choosing where to start their companies. From a business perspective, the most important considerations are access to talent and customers. There is, however, observed variance in the responses from first-time founders and repeat founders with significant experience. The greater the level of prior entrepreneurial success, the more likely founders are to consider access to talent as an important consideration for location choice.

Immigrant founders are significantly more likely than local founders to have considered access
to capital as an important practical business consideration for choosing where to locate their company when they founded it. One way to interpret this is that there is a clear incentive for cities and countries to try to build a strong local investor base to ensure that local talent does not feel the need to migrate elsewhere to ensure access to capital and investors.

Access to talent

Lower cost base

Access to capital/investors

Access to customers

Financial incentives (grants, subsidies, etc.)

Friendly regulatory environment

Specific market opportunity

0

10

20

30
% of respondents

40

50

60

% of respondents

37%

27%

37%

37%

31%

45%

30%

27%

38%

21%
21%
21%

15%

24%

Access to talent

Lower cost base

Access to capital/investors

Access to customers

Financial incentives (grants, subsidies, etc)

Friendly regulatory environment

Specific market opportunity

0

5

10

15

20 25

30

35

40

45

50

What were the most important practical business considerations for you when choosing where to locate your company when you founded it?
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First-time founder
Repeat founder with limited experience in scaling company
Repeat founder with signi cant experience in scaling company
NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents could choose multiple responses.

What were the most important practical business considerations for you when choosing where to locate your company when you founded it?
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Founder (migrant)
Founder (local)
NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents could choose multiple responses.

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I think the great strength of Europe's ecosystem is the plurality

I think the great strength of Europe's ecosystem is the plurality

of industrial background we have. While Europe may not have the depth of pure technology experience that, say, the Bay Area does, I would argue we understand finance, fashion, food, manufacturing, aerospace and more at least as well, if not better.

I think the biggest challenge continues to be the lack of experienced talent, especially for later-stage companies and especially in the areas of sales, marketing and product.
We just don't have the decades of large companies and start-up history that has churned out legions of people who've seen it and done it before. We will get there but
some things are hard to accelerate. I think the great strength of Europe's ecosystem is the

Suranga Chandratillake Balderton Capital General Partner

Europe hasmore than 6 million professional developersand hasexperienced steady growth in the developer talentpool, in contrastto the US, where the professional developer base hasbeen static for the pasttwo years.

Number of professional developers by region
LEGEND
Europe United States

# of professional developers (million)

5.5M

5.7M

6.1M

4.4M

4.4M

4.3M

2017

2018

2019

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

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plurality of industrial background we have. While Europe may not have the depth of pure technology experience that, say, the Bay Area does, I would argue we understand finance, fashion, food, manufacturing, aerospace and more at least as well, if not better. As software eats the world, these skills and this know-how will become crucial in building companies that are about technology but also the context in which that technology will be used.

Map of professional developer distribution across Europe by country
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up to 1,000,000
8,000,000 to 900,000
700,000 to 8,000,000
6,000,000 to 700,000
500,000 to 6,000,000
400,000 to 500,000
300,000 to 400,000
200,000 to 300,000
100,000 to 200,000
up to 100,000

Germany and the UK are the two largest hubs for professional developer talent in absolute numbers, and together are home to more than 1.7 million professional developers.

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Strong Talent Base 06.4 The growth in the professional developer talent

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The growth in the professional developer talent pool across

Europe is a Europe-wide phenomenon, with all countries (except Luxembourg) experiencing growth in numbers in 2019.

Number of professional developers by country, 2018 vs 2019
LEGEND
2018
2019

United Kingdom

France

Russia

Spain

Netherlands

Italy
Poland Ukraine Sweden

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000 500,000 600,000
# of professional developers

700,000

800,000

900,000

1,000,000

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000 100,000 120,000
# of professional developers

140,000

160,000

180,000

RANK 11-20
Turkey
Switzerland Belgium
Romania Austria
Czechia Denmark
Portugal
Finland Hungary

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000 50,000
# of professional developers

60,000

70,000

80,000

90,000

RANK 21-30
Ireland Norway Greece Bulgaria Belarus Serbia Slovakia Croatia Lithuania Slovenia

RANK 31+

TOP 10
Germany

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Europe's larger countries are, of course, home to the largest developer

Europe's larger countries are, of course, home to the largest developer

talent pools. It's useful, therefore, to explore the density of talent on a relative basis to the general population size of different countries. When looking on this population-adjusted basis, a number of smaller countries emerge as having a relatively higher density of developer talent, such as Sweden, Switzerland or the Netherlands.

professional developers in Europe which represents an increase of 400,000 compared to 2018.

CAPITAL INVESTED IN EUROPE

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The pool of tech talent in Europe is improving
quickly in terms of quality and seniority, but there is still a way to go when you compare it to the pool in other larger ecosystems, like those in the Valley.

The pool of tech talent in Europe is improving quickly in quality and seniority, but there is still a way to go when you compare it with the pool in other larger ecosystems, like those in the Valley. We're attracting talent from the bigger, more established tech brands, and those bring with them experience and learning from more established markets. This is a good thing for Europe, but it will also be important to ensure European businesses don't become clones of those in, for example, the US. Europe has its own startup style, and I'd love to see that remain a strength.

Naren Shaam
Omio
Founder & CEO

Number of professional developers per 1,000 inhabitants
LEGEND
up to 20
16 to 18
14 to 16
12 to 14
10 to 12
8 to 10
6 to 8
4 to 6
2 to 4
up to 2
NOTE:
Calculated based on the total number of professional developers in the country in 2019 divided by the total population. World population gures taken from World Development Indicators using 2018 world population data.

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86% 83% 82% 80% 75% 73% 64% 60% 57% 57% 55%

86%

83%

82%

80%

75%

73%

64%

60%

57%

57%

55%

54%

52%

49%

41%

40%

37%

33%

27%

18%

Copenhagen

Dublin

Brussels

Vienna

Budapest

Amsterdam

Helsinki

Zurich

Istanbul

London

Paris

Prague

Stockholm

Bucharest

Kiev

Moscow

Madrid

Warsaw

Milan

Cologne

0

10

20

30

40 50 60
% of professional developers in given city

70

80

90

Share of professional developer talent

(%) in the largest hub for selected European countries in 2019
NOTE:
% of total professional developers in city as share of country total.

There is also a wide variance in the distribution of talent in different countries. In smaller countries or those with relatively less mature tech ecosystems, there tends to be a larger concentration of tech talent in a single hub. Other countries, such as Germany, Italy and Spain, have a more distributed tech talent base, thanks to the strength of multiple large cities in those countries.

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The European ecosystem's greatest strength continues to be the quality of

The European ecosystem's greatest strength continues to be the quality of

technical talent, particularly those coming out of some of Europe's world-class universities.

We still need to see more startups convert to scale-ups. One of the challenges is that as our companies scale there is a small pool of experienced startup execs in Europe, particularly those who have taken a startup beyond a couple of hundred people. Competition to hire experienced startup COOs and CMOs right now is fierce! The European ecosystem's greatest strength continues to be the quality of technical talent, particularly those coming out of some of Europe's world class universities. It's exciting to see more and more of these technologists consider a career as a founder, or in a startup, and this creates a bright long-term future for Europe.

Alice Bentinck Entrepreneur First Co-founder

NOTE:
%-point change in % of software engineer jobs that are hard to ll in 2019 versus 2018 by country. Hard to ll is de ned as % of 'software engineer' job postings on the Indeed site(s) for more than 60 days.

27%

10%

9%

8%

2%

1%

-1%

-6%

-12%

-12%

United Kingdom

France

Ireland

Sweden

Belgium

Italy

Netherlands

Germany

Denmark

-15

-10

-5

0 5 10 15 20
% change in share of software engineer job postings that are hard to ll

25

Lower density can also make it more difficult to find sought-after talent. Portugal and Spain are seeing a rise in the % of hard-to-fill software engineer job postings, a reflection, amongst other factors, of the emerging strength of local tech ecosystems and, in the case of Portugal, a trend for larger international companies to build a presence to source local talent.

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% of searches for 'tech' job postings UK Netherlands Italy France

% of searches for 'tech' job postings

UK Netherlands Italy France Germany Spain Belgium Ireland Sweden Portugal

0.0

25.0

50.0

75.0

100.0

The European talent pools searching

for tech job postings are overwhelmingly looking for jobs where they live. Still, there are some differences in countries like Sweden and Portugal where talent is a bit more open to global mobility.


Share of searches (%) for 'tech' job postings by country ip addresses
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Domestic Europe
North America Rest of world
NOTE:
'Tech jobs' included in the search for example: software engineer, programmer, application developer, UI/UX/graphic designer, web developer, frontend developer, backend developer, data scientist, business intelligence, it support.

Founders don't need to move any more to build world-class teams, because they're finding that talent at home.

There is now an abundance of talent across engineering, product, design and growth. Founders don't need to move any more to build world-class teams, because they're finding that talent at home - whether it be from home-grown successes like Adyen, Spotify, FarFetch or US tech companies who've expanded here, or from top engineering schools. It's advantageous and easier to hire from your network locally, and founders are playing to their strengths.

Ophelia Brown Blossom Capital Founder & Partner

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Top 10 countries with the largest share of freelance professional developers

Top 10 countries with the largest share of freelance professional developers
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%

of respondents by country
% of respondents by average: European and US

Czech Republic

Ukraine

Poland

Italy

Belgium

Romania

Hungary

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

European average

United States average

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0 12.0
% of respondents

14.0

16.0

18.0

A new form of mobility is emerging: flexibility. Europe has a much larger proportion of professional developers working freelance or part-time than the United States. CEE countries have the largest share of freelance professional developers.

% of respondents

Switzerland

Austria

Germany

Netherlands

Czech Republic

Hungary

Denmark

Finland

Norway

Poland

European average

United States average

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, FREELANCERS OR SELF-EMPLOYED

PART-TIME

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of professional developers respondents in Europe work as independent contractor/freelancers compared to only 6% in the US.

FREELANCE DEVELOPERS

11%

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% of respondents 65% 64% 72% 31% 33% 21% 4% 4%

% of respondents

65%

64%

72%

31%

33%

21%

4%

4%

7%

≤10 employees

11-100 employees

>100 employees

0

20

40

60

80

YoY growth (%)

19%

17%

17%

17%

12%
11%


10%
8%

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

Cyprus

Montenegro

Croatia

Ireland

Slovenia

Liechtenstein

Azerbaijan

Albania

Finland

Lithuania

0

5

10

15

20

YoY

growth (%)

15%

11%

9%

8%

8%

7%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6

6

6

6

6

6

Belgium

Turkey

Czech Republic

France

Netherlands

Sweden

Austria

Germany

Switzerland

Poland

0

5

10

15

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As a result, employees are increasingly working remotely, which in turn lowers the need for mobility between hubs. It is a trend that appears to be materialising across tech companies of all sizes.

Has your company experienced any change in the number of employees working remotely?
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Increase No change Decrease

Top 10 fastest-growing countries for professional developers, 2018 vs 2019

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YoY growth (%)

European YoY growth (%)

<100K DEVELOPERS
25
23%
22%

100K+ DEVELOPERS

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The best part is that thanks to another 2019 milestone, we're

The best part is that thanks to another 2019 milestone, we're

open: When you join a French startup, our new French Tech talent visa can get you and your family here in a matter ofweeks with a
4-year residence permit.

French Tech is leapfrogging the usual ecosystem development curve in 2019. Four years ago, serious capital was hard to come by. Today, our startups are raising mega-round after mega-round. Our total number of unicorns doubled in six months. And that was before President Macron announced €5B making its way into the tech ecosystem or that he grew the French Tech Mission 10x, making us the biggest (and baddest) pro-startup team inside modern government. The best part is that thanks
to another 2019 milestone, we're open: When you join a French startup, our new French Tech talent visa can get you and your family here in a matter of weeks with a 4-year residence permit. À bientôt!

Kat Borlongan La French Tech Director

Indeed data is able to provide a proxy for the volume of interest in US-based tech job seekers looking to move to Europe to take up positions working in tech. Looking at searches originating from the
US, but scanning for jobs in Europe as a whole, Indeed's data shows a decline across two successive years since 2017. This, however, masks an important underlying trend. The decline is entirely accounted for by a reduced level of interest in UK-based jobs by US tech talent. In contrast, there have been two successive years of increase in the relative level of interest of US tech talent in finding jobs in the rest of Europe (i.e. anywhere else but the UK).

Fewer people overall are searching for tech jobs in the UK, but elsewhere in Europe job searches are up 20% in many countries when compared with 2017. Huge growth in Belgium is supported by a sharp increase in capital invested in the country (+71%) over the period.

25.6%

17.1%

8.6%

25.2%

16.4%

8.8%

23.0%

13.6%

9.4%

Europe

United Kingdom

Rest of Europe

0.0

2.5

5.0

7.5

10.0

12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0
% of searches

22.5

25.0

27.5

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Share by destination country/region (%) of US- originated cross-border searches containing key 'tech' titles
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2017
2018
2019
NOTE:
This data shows the % of total searches for key 'tech' job postings on the local Indeed country site that are originated from non- native ip addresses, i.e. from outside the speci ed country. 'Tech jobs' include: software engineer, programmer, etc.

Change in number of searches (%)

76%

45%

42%

36%

31%

30%

27%

26%

26%

7%

-3%

Belgium

Portugal

Sweden

Netherlands

Spain

Ireland

France

Germany

Italy

r

Denma k

United Kingdom

0

-25

25

50

75

Change in number (%) of tech jobs searches per million by country, 2017 H1-2019 H1
NOTE:
This data measures the relative number of searches per country for tech related job postings as a share of every million searches on the local Indeed site for each country. 'Tech jobs' include: software engineer, programmer, application developer, etc.

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06.5 Incentivising and Retaining Talent The difference in the level of

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The difference in the level of compensation for

founders is material between Europe and the United States at the early venture stages (Seed to Series B). Founders in the US have higher base salaries and higher incentive pay. At Series C, the gap in total compensation closes, driven by higher incentive pay for European founders, not higher base salary levels.

The average level of founder equity by funding round is closely aligned between the United States and Europe at the early stages of funding. Post Series C, European founders maintain more ownership than their American counterparts. The overall trend in terms of founder equity dilution as companies progress through multiple funding rounds is important to observe. After their Seed round founders hold, on average, around 32% equity in their company, but this declines to less than 15% post-Series C.

Founder base salary and incentives ($)

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe United States
Seed

United States
Series A

United States
Series B

United States
Series C

0

100,000

200,000

300,000
Founder equity by funding round in the 50th percentile by region

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Europe

United States

% of founder equity

Europe

Europe

Europe

United States

United States

United States

31.5%

18.6%

13.0%

13.6%

32.6%

18.3%

12.8%

9.8%

Europe United States
Seed Funding Only

Post Series A

Post Series B

Post Series C

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

Founder base salary ($) by funding round in the 50th percentile by region
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Base salary (Europe)
Base salary (United States) Incentive pay (Europe) Incentive pay (United States)
NOTE:
Note that at Seed stage some Founders may not take a base salary and take incentive pay instead.
Incentive pay is cash bonus or incentive, which is not related to equity or equity value. Converted EUR to USD with an FX rate of 1.1151 from 30 October 2019.

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European tech companies have historically lagged behind those from the US

European tech companies have historically lagged behind those from the US

in their use of stock options as an effective tool to attract, incentivise and retain talent. However, looking at Shareworks’ latest employee ownership survey, there are signs that the latest generation of companies from Europe are now properly rewarding their most talented executives and employees. While there is likely sample bias because most founders who participate in the survey are likely to a) understand the issue more and b) be better at remunerating their employees, it is a positive sign. There is still work to do, but thanks to important efforts to build awareness around the issue, such as NotOptional, more founders are starting to take this issue seriously, and the rest will hopefully follow suit. European governments need to pay attention and ensure that the implementation of progressive policies around use of stock options do not lag behind this evolved attitude among European founders.

% of ownership

Europe

Europe

Europe

Europe United States
Seed

United States
Series A

United States
Series B

United States
Series C

0

5

10

15

20

Employee ownership by funding round in the 50th percentile by region
LEGEND
Executives (Europe) Executives (US)
Staff + other (Europe) Staff + other (US) Unissued (Europe) Unissued (US)
NOTE:
This details equity held by employees and unissued options excluding founders shares.

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UK & Ireland

France & Benelux

Nordics

CEE

Rest of Europe

Southern Europe

DACH

0

10

20

30

40 50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

100

CEE

DACH

Southern Europe

Nordics

France & Benelux

Rest of Europe

0

10

20

30

40 50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

100

EMPLOYEE AT A TECH STARTUP OR SCALE-UP

FOUNDER
UK & Ireland

Founders' and employees' views on stock options being used effectively to incentivise employees in my company
LEGEND
Agree Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
NOTE:
Founder and tech start-up and scale-up employee respondents from companies with more than 11 employees only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

To be clear, there are more and less favourable environments for the use of stock options in different European countries. It's interesting in that context to look at differences by geography in how founders and tech startup employees perceive the effective use of stock options in their companies. Founders from the UK, which has one of the most favourable environments for the use of stock options, are more likely to believe that stock options are used effectively in their company. This is mirrored by responses from employees at UK-based tech startups and scale-ups.

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It's also interesting to observe how founders of companies that have

It's also interesting to observe how founders of companies that have

raised external capital compare in their responses with founders of bootstrapped companies. We found that founders who have taken external funding are more likely than founders of bootstrapped companies to agree that they are using stock options effectively within their companies to incentivise employees.

% of respondents

59%

42%

24%

19%

17%

40%

Raised external capital

Bootstrapped

0

20

40

60

Founder's view on stock options being used effectively to incentivise employees in their company
LEGEND
Agree Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
NOTE:
Founder respondents from companies with more than 11 employees only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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#Not Optional — Europe must attract more talent to startups.

Policy wheels are turning slowly, but they are turning.

Last year at Slush, 30 CEOs and founders of some of the most well-known European companies including BlaBlaCar, Klarna,
Revolut, Supercell and TransferWise signed a letter calling on legislators 'to fix the patchy, inconsistent and often punitive rules that govern employee ownership— the practice of giving staff options to acquire a slice of the company they're working for.'

They argued that stock options is one of the main levers startups have to recruit the talent they need. They wrote: 'If we don’t eliminate the talent bottleneck, we risk squandering the incredible momentum that European tech has built up in recent years. The next Google,
Amazon or Netflix could well come from Europe, but for that to happen, reforming the rules of employee ownership is definitely not optional.'

Within weeks, 500 more CEOs and founders added their signature to the letter, which kicked off #NotOptional, a campaign to bring about change in how stock options are governed across Europe.

A year on, the European Commission has actively engaged with the campaign and is looking for ways to tackle the issue in the upcoming 5-year term.

Martin Mignot Index Ventures Partner

Startup associations across Europe, from Deutsche Startups to France Digitale and Scale Ireland have held meetings at the most senior levels and secured commitments to make rewarding startup talent a priority.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, ineffective employee ownership policies were singled out as a major bottleneck to the growth of Digital Europe.

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A change is afoot in Europe. Finland is currently in the process of drafting its new policy, France has made changes to its scheme for startups and we expect to see more, Ireland just broadened the scope of its employee ownership scheme and has
a full-scale review planned for next year, and Germany, one of the countries with the worst policy in Europe, is finally responding to entrepreneurs who've been lobbying for change for years.

Based on our experience working with entrepreneurs around the world, we strongly believe that fixing stock option policies will have material impact on the ability of startups to grow and create tech giants on par with those emerging from the US and China.

Everyone who joined us in signing #NotOptional can be proud that they've helped to put the issue on the agenda in Europe. Now we need to turn positive conversations across the continent into policy.

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Competition for talent from local startups Competition for talent from global

Competition for talent from local startups

Competition for talent from global tech

companies

Employee awareness of stock options

The role of stock options as a tool to incentivise talent is particularly relevant in the context of increased competition for talent within the European tech ecosystem. Larger companies, in particular, are experiencing increasing competition for talent from both local tech startups and global giants. If you're an employee at a company with 100+ employees, you're more likely to be aware of your stock options; founders can leverage this insight not only to attract but also to retain talent.

Competition for talent from global tech companies

Competition for talent from local startups

Employee awareness of stock options

11-100 EMPLOYEES

Competition for talent from global tech companies

Employee awareness of stock options

Competition for talent from local startups

100+ EMPLOYEES

Has your company experienced any changes in the following talent trends in the last 12 months?
LEGEND
Increase Decrease No change

<=10 EMPLOYEES

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Beyond financial incentives, employees are increasingly drawn to companies with strong

Beyond financial incentives, employees are increasingly drawn to companies with strong

missions. This is particularly striking for larger companies and could be a differentiating factor for unlocking a highly sought-after talent base.

49%

57%

71%

47%

38%

29%

4%

5%

<10 employees 11-100 employees >100 employees

Number of employees placing greater emphasis on corporate social responsibility by company size
LEGEND
Increase No change Decrease
NOTE:
Employee at a tech startup or scale-up respondents only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

We've been blown away by the strong talent across Europe; we've hired key roles from Uber, Apple, Deliveroo, Spotify and iZettle. We're lucky to have scaled quickly across Europe and now have three offices with local teams. The best thing we've done is create a remote-friendly culture where key and senior roles are not bound to our Swedish base. In fact our new VP of Marketing joined us a few months ago and is based out of our London office.

Elsa Bernadotte
Karma
Co-Founder & COO

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of employees of large tech companies place greater emphasis on corporate social responsibility

INCREASE IN CSR FOCUS

71%

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07 Purpose What is the definition of a purpose-driven tech startup?

07

Purpose

What is the definition of a purpose-driven tech startup?
The EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager has observed: ‘Some

say China has all the data, and the US has all the money. Butin Europe, wehavepurpose.’ In European tech, purpose has become a powerful differentiator. European founders aren’t just aiming for commercial success - they are trying to solve some of the world’s largest problems. It makes business sense too: consumers and tech talent alike are demanding companies think about more than the bottom line.

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07.1 Finding Purpose Techlash narrative In the United States the Techlash

07.1
Finding Purpose

Techlash narrative

In the United States the Techlash narrative is driven

mostly by the Tech giants - the Big Tech breakup plan and the Big Tech backlash account for 26% of the overall narrative. On the other side of the pond, Europe remains focused on data privacy, but conversations on antitrust, tech ethics and the gig economy signal that a bigger Techlash is just around the corner.

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Finding Purpose 07.1 80% of VCs say they assess the potential

Finding Purpose

07.1

80% of VCs say they assess the potential long-term societal

and/or environmental impact of an investment, in either a pre- or post-investment timeframe. The largest share of respondents (47%) stated that the impact assessment happens pre-investment as part of the due diligence process.

Nearlytwo-thirdsof VCrespondentsagreethatinthelasttwelvemonths European investors havedemonstrated greater concern aboutthepotential societal or environmental impactoftheirportfolios.

% of respondents

62%

13%

25%

Agree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

0

20

40

60

Thinking about the past 12 months, do you agree or disagree with the following: European VCs are demonstrating greater concern about the potential societal and/or environmental impact of their portfolio companies.
NOTE:
Venture capitalists only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

47%

18%

15%

13%

4%

3%

1%

Pre-investment, as part of the due diligence process

Post-investment, on an ad-hoc basis when the need arises (change of strategy, pivot, etc..)

Post-investment, on an ongoing basis with defined KPIs

Never, but this is something we are considering

Never, not meaningful

Prefer not to say

Other

0

5

10

15

20

25 30
% of respondents

35

40 45

50

When, if at all, do you assess the potential long-term societal and/or environmental impact of an investment?
NOTE:
Venture capitalists only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

We believe that Europe can take a leading position in development and investment in the ethical use of technology.

I am more optimistic about the future of European technology today than I was 12 months ago although we are in uncertain times with big problems facing the planet
- from climate change to delivering resources such as healthcare, food, and education to a global population approaching 8 billion. Europe is leading the way in building trustworthy technology by choosing to use its values
to drive the use of technology to the right place. Being a member of the HLEG-AI group, we published ethical
guidelines for the use of AI, and we believe that Europe can take a leading position in development and investment in the ethical use of technology.

Loubna Bouarfa OKRA Technologies Founder & CEO

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Finding Purpose 07.1 One in five European founders states their company

Finding Purpose

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One in five European founders states their company is already

measuring its societal and/or environmental impact. Only 14% of founders don't believe it's relevant for their company. Founders who are women are much more likely to be advanced in their approach to measuring impact.

Where founders aren't yet measuring their company's impact, it's mostly because they are prioritising other things. Investors can lead the way by prompting founders to think about these issues.

25%

16%

24%

24%

8%

1%

17%

9%

29%

26%

16%

2%

1%
1%

Yes

Not yet, but currently in the process of introducing a
measurement tool

No, but this is something we are considering

No, not actively measured but impact is taken into
consideration in our work

No, we don't think it's relevant for our company

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

0

5

10

15
% of respondents

20

25

30

52%

16%

12%

6%

6%

5%

3%

Other priorities are more important right now

Our own assessment is enough

There is a lack of accurate measurement tools on the
market

It is too time-consuming

Other (please specify)

It is not core to our mission

It would be too expensive

0

10

20

30
% of respondents

40

50

Does your company measure its societal or environmental impact?
LEGEND
Women Men
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Which of the below statements best describes why you do not measure your company’s impact?
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Founders are most likely to measure their company's impact by tracking CO2 emissions. Engaging with customers through surveys or conversation is the next most common method.

75

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23

12

11

9

Carbon/CO2 measurement

Talking to customers (e.g. surveys, interviews)

Internal functions (e.g. travelling, recycling)

Ongoing KPIs

B-Corporation certification

Diversity metrics

Sustainable Development Goals

0

10

20

30

40
# of mentions

50

60

70

80

Stated brie y, what type of impact measurement techniques or tools is your company using, implementing or considering?
NOTE:
Founders who answered that they measure their company's impact, are considering it or are implementing a tool. Keyword analysis performed on open-ended answers, similar spellings & keywords aggregated.

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Finding Purpose 07.1 I see us moving towards a potentially unhealthy

Finding Purpose

07.1

I see us moving towards a potentially unhealthy dual internet:

a free- for-all 'poor man's' web versus a premium web, and I think businesses need to try harder
to build products for broader socio-economic segments ofsociety.

One interpretation I have honed in on around 'tech for good' is the idea of 'humane technology', as I think there's a real need to think more clearly through the behavioural ramifications of consumer-tech especially - and its impact on debate/ politics/addiction/mental health/etc. I think we have some good thinkers along these lines in the UK, but there remains a contradiction in terms when it comes to business models and the need for rapid returns which still prioritise rapid
growth, eye-balls and the attention economy. I see us moving towards a potentially unhealthy dual internet: a free-for-
all 'poor man's' web versus a premium web, and I think businesses need to try harder to build products for broader socio-economicsegments of society.

Jessica Butcher
Tick
Co-Founder

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
European technology entrepreneurs will do more to address societal challenges (pollution, congestion, climate change, food sustainability, health, etc.) in the next decade than European governments.
LEGEND
Agree Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

% of respondents

Angel investor

Venture capitalist

Other

LP investing in private equity & venture capital

Other investor

Employee at a tech startup or scale-up

Consultant/M&A advisor/investment banker

Founder

Student

Employee at a company not a tech startup or scale-up

Academic/researcher

Media/journalist

Employee in the public sector

Policymaker/regulator

0

10

20

30

40 50

60

70

80

90

100

Investors are most likely to agree with the statement that European technology entrepreneurs will do more to address societal challenges in the next decade than European governments. Policymakers and the media are more sceptical…

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Finding Purpose 07.1 I'm excited to see a new generation of

Finding Purpose

07.1

I'm excited to see a new generation of
entrepreneurs in Europe

who oppose the 'move fast and break things' dogma in favour of a more thoughtful, more resilient, truly long-term approach to business.

'Social innovation' or 'tech for good' is a different approach to entrepreneurship. One that's in contrast with the average MBA-grad, who crunched some numbers and, driven by a search for monetisation, decided to fill a given market niche. I'm excited to see a new generation of entrepreneurs in Europe who oppose the 'move fast and break things' dogma in favour of a more thoughtful, more resilient, truly long-term approach to business. I see more of my entrepreneur friends in Europe looking to build companies that last 100 years, and more of my friends in SV looking for a quick exit. Both approaches to founding companies are valid; I just find the first one to be much more enjoyable.

Valentina Milanova
Daye
Founder & CEO

European founders are trying to solve some of world’s most endemic challenges, achieving transformative impact on climate change, smart cities, economic inclusion and other imperatives of our generation. At the same time, there is an estimated $502B of assets under management focused on impact investment – and greater focus than ever before from investors and consumers alike on sustainability. It’s a very good moment for the purpose-driven entrepreneur.

Perry Teicher
Orrick
Impact Finance Lawyer

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07.2 Purpose-driven Investment Measuring purpose-driven investment in European tech 2019 saw

07.2
Purpose-driven Investment

Measuring purpose-driven investment in European tech

2019 saw a huge spike

in investment into European tech companies that are seeking to solve some of humanity's most pressing problems.
We partnered with Dealroom to try to quantify this trend and identify the growing universe of purpose-driven venture-backed European tech companies.
To do so, Dealroom created a framework to assess venture- backed European tech companies based on their alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
In this first iteration, the analysis focused on a subset of seven of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals, selecting only those where Dealroom.co has observed greater levels
of European venture-backed startup activity. For each of the selected SDGs, Dealroom manually assigned keywords used to tag companies in its platform to search for and identify a firs set of potential companies for review.
The initial results set was then manually reviewed by Dealroom analysts to evaluate the companies for fit against one or more of the SDGs and assign them to those SDGs accordingly.
Additionally, Dealroom's team also manually differentiated all companies in the dataset based on whether the purpose-driven impact of the company was ‘core’ to the business model, or a ‘peripheral’ or indirect component of the business model.
Only companies where the purpose-driven impact was considered core to the business model were included in the final dataset and analysis. In total, the analysis identified 528 unique venture-backed, purpose-driven tech companies. The full list can be accessed on Dealroom's platform here.
We understand the methodology has limitations and see this as a first attempt to seek to build a more robust analysis of European purpose-driven tech companies. We welcome feedback and
will update this work both in terms of scope and methodology in future iterations.

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Purpose-driven Investment 07.2 Overview of SDGs included in analysis and mapping

Purpose-driven Investment

07.2

Overview of SDGs included in analysis and mapping to keywords

on Dealroom platform

The analysis has an initial focus on identifying companies that are addressing a subset of seven of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

There are more than 500 European tech companies who received funding since 2005 that are tackling at least one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals as a core part of their mission. SDG 13 on Climate Action is
by far the most addressed goal.

410

336

99

89

53

41

40

SDG 13: Climate Action

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG 3: Health and Well-being

SDG 2: Zero Hunger

SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

SDG 12: Consumption and Production

0

50

100

150

200

250
# of companies

300

350

400

450


Number of purpose-driven European tech companies per Sustainable Development Goal, 2005-2019
NOTE:
Based on a set of 528 unique companies identi ed by Dealroom. The sum of all companies per SDG is greater than that number as some companies may be addressing more than one goal.

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Purpose-driven Investment 07.2 Germany SDG 2: Zero Hunger Netherlands SDG 3:

Purpose-driven Investment

07.2

Germany
SDG 2: Zero Hunger

Netherlands
SDG 3: Health and Well-being

United Kingdom
SDG 12:

Consumption and Production

Netherlands
SDG 2: Zero Hunger

United Kingdom
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Sweden
SDG 13: Climate Action

France
SDG 2: Zero Hunger

Sweden
SDG 3: Health and Well-being

United Kingdom
SDG 12: Consumption and Production

United Kingdom
SDG 3: Health and Well-being

Sweden
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Findland
SDG 13: Climate Action

Selected purpose-driven European tech companies

Investors have supported purpose-driven European tech companies with over
$4 billion in capital investment in 2019, up more than 6x over the past five years
and taking the cumulative total invested since 2015 to more than $10 billion.

Capital invested ($B)

$0.7B

$1.2B

$1.5B

$1.9B

$4.4B

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

Capital invested ($B) in purpose- driven European tech companies per year
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

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Purpose-driven Investment 07.2 This year the number of purpose-driven European founders

Purpose-driven Investment

07.2

This year the number of purpose-driven European founders who have

pitched to us has been overwhelming.

This year the number of purpose-driven European founders who have pitched to us has been overwhelming. European founders have the most powerful tech toolkit in history, and they are stepping up to help solve some of the world's most pressing challenges such as the climate crisis and healthcare. In doing so they will build huge commercial successes, the global category winners of tomorrow. I believe companies who are purpose driven will outperform the companies who are not. Being mission-driven makes business sense. Many consumers
- specifically younger consumers - would rather pay more for something that's sustainable. Younger employees want to work for companies with a mission, and they will leave companies they think are doing things that are negatively impacting society or the environment.

Niklas Zennström Atomico Founding Partner & CEO

Purpose-driven European tech companies have raised huge rounds in 2019, topped by a $1B investment into Sweden's Northvolt, founded in 2016 with the mission to build the world's greenest battery and enable the European transition to renewable energy.

Top 10 largest deals raised by purpose-driven tech companies in 2019
NOTE:
Based on deals announced between 1 January 2019 and 30 September 2019 only.

For the team here, there's no bigger motivator than knowing you’re applying your skills to improving the lives of patients, their carers and their families.

At Healx we believe every rare disease patient deserves a treatment. It's this belief which drives us to achieve our mission of taking 100 new treatments towards the
clinic by 2025. Having such a clear mission also helps with recruiting and retaining the best and brightest talent. For the team here, there's no bigger motivator than knowing you're applying your skills to improving the lives of patients, their carers and their families. This is especially the case for the many team members who count either themselves or a relative amongst the 400 million people worldwide living with a rare disease.

Kate Hilyard
Healx COO

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Purpose-driven Investment 07.2 'Tech for good' generally addresses humankind's most important

Purpose-driven Investment

07.2

'Tech for good' generally addresses humankind's most important needs, which

means the largest markets.

Ÿnsect is a mission-driven company from Day 1. It is right in our DNA, as we came from an activist non- profit association. We see more and more projects and entrepreneurs looking to have an impact, to have a purpose, with great ideas showing that profits and
impacts can be compatible. Amazing companies like Olio, NorthVolt, OpenClassRooms or Doctolib demonstrate that Impact Unicorns won’t be a myth! Europe could become the best place for 'tech for good' companies, which
will have tremendous positive economical and social impacts in Europe and beyond, as 'tech for good' generally addresses humankind's most important needs, which means the largest markets.

Antoine Hubert
Ÿnsect CEO

As a result of the large funding rounds raised by some of the leading players, capital invested into purpose-driven companies accounted for more than 12% of total capital invested into European tech in 2019, more than double any previous year.

% of total capital invested

3%

6%

5%

6%

12%

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

3

5

8

10

13


Capital invested in purpose- driven European tech companies per year as a share of total capital invested (%)
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All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

A significant part of our own portfolio is in life sciences and
digital health and clean growth, mobility and transportation. Not only are there social positives from investing in these types of companies, there are also potentially very large commercial returns available both for VCs and LPs.

Consumers are becoming increasingly values-driven in their lifestyles and this in turn affects how they spend their money. Consumers will look for businesses with values similar to their own, whether that's how a company improves its environmental impact and treats workers
in their supply chain or the way it works within its local community. While much of VC is still focussed on areas like Enterprise Software and Fintech, there are significant market opportunities in areas that tackle global issues like efficient energy, sustainable consumption and health and social care. A significant part of our own portfolio is in life sciences and digital health and clean growth, mobility and transportation. Not only are there social positives from investing in these types of companies, there are also potentially very large commercial returns available both for VCs and LPs.

Christine Hockley British Patient Capital
Director of Investments

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Purpose-driven Investment 07.2 The number of deals involving purpose-driven European tech

Purpose-driven Investment

07.2

The number of deals involving purpose-driven European tech companies
has been

increasing steadily over the past five years.

Though the absolute number of deals is increasing (when factoring in the reporting lag) and the share of total deals has been rising consistently, investments into purpose-driven European tech companies still only represented less than 5% of all deal activity in 2019.

# of deals

111

168

171

157

133

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

50

100

150

Number of deals involving purpose-driven European tech companies per year
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All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

% of total deals

2.0%

2.6%

2.7%

3.2%

4.4%

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5


Deals in purpose-driven European tech companies per year as a share of total deals (%)
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

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Purpose-driven Investment 07.2 Belgium Denmark Norway Austria Poland Portugal Russia Estonia

Purpose-driven Investment

07.2

Belgium
Denmark Norway
Austria Poland
Portugal Russia
Estonia Hungary
Lithuania

0.0

0.2

0.5

0.7

1.0

1.2

1.5 1.7
% of companies

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.7

3.0

Top 20 countries by

share of purpose-driven European tech companies

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% of purpose-driven companies

% of all companies

United Kingdom

France

Germany

Netherlands

Sweden
Finland Spain Ireland Italy
Switzerland

0.0

2.5

5.0

7.5

10.0

12.5 15.0
% of companies

17.5

20.0

22.5

25.0

RANK 11-20

TOP 10

NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

The UK, France and Germany are home to the highest number of purpose-driven European tech companies.

We’re beginning to see the industry pay attention to other intersections beyond gender, such as race, class, ability and more. This intersectional approach supports and celebrates individuals who have multiple identities, such as black women. Over the past couple of months, there have been a number of initiatives supporting these underrepresented groups, such as EITFood Change Makers Programme; a two-day hackathon for women and people of colour in the agricultural sector and Included VC; a 12-month venture capital fellowship group for marginalised communities, such as veterans and refugees.

Osnat Michaeli
Infarm
Co-Founder

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Rank of countries by %-point difference in relative share of purpose-driven

Rank of countries by %-point difference in relative share of purpose-driven

European tech companies versus all European tech companies
LEGEND
%-point difference
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

4.5

0.8

0.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

-0.1

-0.1

-0.3

-0.6

-0.9

-1.0

-1.1

-1.2

-1.2

-1.5

-1.7

-2.0

-4.2

-5.1

Sweden

Finland

Austria

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Hungary

France

Belgium

Norway

Switzerland

Portugal

Italy

Denmark

Russia

Estonia

Ireland

Lithuania

Poland

Germany

Spain

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But looking on a relative basis, it's clear that some countries are much more overweight towards purpose-driven tech companies when benchmarked against their overall share of all European tech companies. Sweden, for example, is home to nearly 10% of purpose-driven tech companies, but accounts for only 4.3% of all European tech companies, a difference of 5.1% points.

In absolute terms, London is the capital of purpose-driven European tech companies; it is home to nearly one in 10 companies with a purpose-driven mission. But on a relative basis, Stockholm is by far the number one city, with the heaviest weighting towards purpose-driven tech companies compared to its share of all European tech companies.

% of companies

London

Stockholm

Paris

Amsterdam

Berlin

Helsinki

Dublin

Zurich

Espoo

Delft

0.0

1.0

2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0

7.0

8.0 9.0 10.0

11.0 12.0 13.0

14.0 15.0

Top 10 European cities by share of purpose-driven European tech companies
LEGEND
% of purpose-driven tech companies
% of all European tech companies
NOTE:
All Dealroom.co data excludes the following: biotech, secondary transactions, debt, lending capital, grants. Please also note the data excludes Israel. 2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

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08

Places

What are the best hubs for European tech?
Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Delft, the

Netherlands, Minsk, Belarus. European tech isno longer driven byahandfulofcitiesandahandful of countries. More European countries can say they have created a billion-dollar tech company. Universities across the region are creating more spinoffs. And founders are choosing even more to found where they are, further fueling local tech communities and setting the stage for the global category winners of tomorrow.

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08.1 Picking Places The answer from founders is interesting; for the

08.1
Picking Places

The answer from founders is interesting; for the significant majority

(60%+), regardless of the level of experience, there is no place like home.

of all founders chose to start where they live.

PICKING PLACES

60%+

65%

36%

32%

22%

3%

64%

32%

37%

29%
29%

25%

59%

42%

37%

24%

33%

1%
1%

Already living there

Strong personal network

Strong and supportive local tech community

Close to friends and family

Better quality of life

Visa restrictions

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50

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70

What were the most important personal considerations for you when choosing where to locate your company when you founded it?
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First-time founder
Repeat founder with limited experience in scaling company
Repeat founder with signi cant experience in scaling company
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents could choose multiple responses.

Getting started
In the People chapter (06.2), we explored a number of the business-related motivations behind why founders set up their companies where they did. We also wanted to explore the personal side of this decision. In a European tech ecosystem where there are so many emerging tech hubs and where people mobility is so significant, what are the personal factors that shape the decision to start a company in one city versus the next?

In this context, it's interesting to look at how the personal considerations vary for local founders who have started their companies in their home country versus migrant founders who have started in a country other than their country of origin. What is clear is that migrant founders are often already in situ prior to having started their company, perhaps because they had already moved earlier in their career. This is an important point that reinforces the need for countries not only to focus on attracting founders from overseas, but also to attract talent before they embark on their entrepreneurial journey.

67%

Already living there

Strong personal network (mentors, contacts)

Strong and supportive local tech community

Close to friends and family

Better quality of life

Visa restrictions

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What were the most important personal considerations for you when choosing where to locate your company when you founded it?
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Founder (migrant) Founder (local)
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents could choose multiple responses.

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Picking Places 08.1 Most founders alsosharedthattheyareunlikelytochangetheiroriginaldecision. Giventhechoicetostart overandto found andbuildtheircompanyagain, theoverwhelmingmajorityof

Picking Places

08.1

Most founders alsosharedthattheyareunlikelytochangetheiroriginaldecision. Giventhechoicetostart overandto found andbuildtheircompanyagain, theoverwhelmingmajorityof founders, bothfirst-timers

andrepeat, wouldchooseeithertostayexactlywheretheyareortostayin Europe, butinadifferentcity.

% of respondents

64%

20%

5%

68%

17%

7% 7%

4% 4%

2%

74%

26%

0% 0% 0%

In the same city

In a different European city In a Silicon Valley/Bay Area In a different US city (not Silicon Somewhere else (e.g. Asia)
Valley/Bay Area)

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20%

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60%

21%

6%

5%

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14%

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In the same city

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Valley/Bay Area)

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COMPANY SIZE

FOUNDER TYPE

If you were to start over, where would you choose to found and build your company?
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First-time founder
Repeat founder with limited experience in scaling company
Repeat founder with signi cant previous experience in scaling company
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents could choose multiple responses.

Still, there are some differences by region worth noting. The interest for the US and other international hubs remains low, but European tech founders from CEE and DACH are more likely to pick a location different from where they started.

of founders from CEE would pick a different European city.

STARTING OVER

30%

In the same city

In a different European city

Silicon Valley/Bay Area In a different US city (not Silicon Somewhere else (e.g. Asia) Valley/Bay Area)

Clearly there is way more international talent in French startups than a few years ago.

Clearly there is way more international talent in French startups than a few years ago. This is for two reasons.
First, President Macron has clearly projected a very
pro-business image of France, which wasn't necessarily the case before. It's not just political blabla; the quality of the startups here is also attracting this talent. But part of it is also that entrepreneurs and startup employees are looking for new locations different from some of the other, more traditionally sought-after ecosystems. For example, I don't hear as many entrepreneurs getting hyped up to move to Silicon Valley.

Roxanne Varza Station F Director

If you were to start over, where would you choose to found and build your company?
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France & Benelux Nordics
Rest of Europe Southern Europe UK & Ireland
Founders only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents could choose multiple responses.

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Picking Places 08.1 In fact, European scale-ups, i.e. those that have

Picking Places

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In fact, European scale-ups, i.e. those that have reached $1B+

valuations or more, are more likely to have internationalised than those in the US. 83% of European tech scale-ups established an international office versus 70% of tech scale-ups in the United States. So how do founders chose where to go next?

The Top 10 most popular countries for international office locations of European tech scale-ups is dominated by other European countries, most frequently the UK and Germany, and then France. But the huge prize of making a dent in the giant North American market unsurprisingly means that the US comes in as the second most popular location for international offices for European tech scale-ups.

83%

70%

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30%

European tech companies

United States tech companies

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66%

58%

43%

38%

36%

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31%

28%

25%

United Kingdom

United States

Germany

France

Singapore

Australia

Netherlands

Spain

Japan

Sweden

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% of internationalised companies with o ce in country

60

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80

Share of leading VC-backed European and Bay Area tech companies (%) with an international o ce footprint
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International o ce location No international o ce location
NOTE:
Based on a sample of 80 European tech companies and 182 Bay Area tech companies that have reached $1B+ milestone and/or raised more than $50M in venture capital, excluding Biotech.

Top 10 most popular countries for international o ce locations of European tech scale-ups that have internationalised their
o ce footprint
NOTE:
Based on a sample of 80 European tech companies that have reached $B+ milestone and/or raised more than $50M in venture capital, excluding Biotech.

Where next?
But staying in Europe does not mean settling for proximity. European tech founders have international ambition and build companies with this mindset.

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Picking Places 08.1 When you go to market in your own

Picking Places

08.1

When you go to market in your own local market,
you

have a different scale that you are working against, which translates into the availability
(or lack thereof) of experienced talent you can find when you need to scale up.

Being a European company is one thing, being a Belgian company is another. Personally I believe that the biggest challenge for scaling in Europe is Europe's fragmented marketplace. When you go to market with a product in Europe, you aren't going to market in Europe as much
as you are going to market country by country. Every country has their own identities, languages, cultures, laws, channels,… which means that - all else being equal - a dollar (or euro) spent in a US go-to-market
goes a lot further than one distributed over the different geographies in Europe. If you then look at orders of magnitude, Belgium has 10M+ people, Germany 80M+, France 65M+, the UK 66M+, ... whereas the US has 330M+ people. This means that when you go to market in your own local market you have a different scale that you are working against, which translates into the availability (or lack thereof) of experienced talent you can find when you need to scale up.

Stijn Christiaens
Collibra
Co-Founder & CTO

Cost of prime rent ($ per square metre per year) for o ce space by city, 2Q 2019
NOTE:
EUR to USD (1 EUR = 1.1367 USD) conversion taken from 30 June 2019 from Bloomberg.

$1,470

$966

$870

$850

$796

$793

$682

$649

$644

$573

$546

$525

$500

$489

$477

$477

$361

$358

$355

$348

$341

$327

$314

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Stockholm

Dublin

Zurich

uxembourg

Moscow

Oslo

Frankfurt

Helsinki

Munich

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Rome

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Madrid

Barcelona

Brussels

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Vienna

Athens

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Lisbon

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European tech continues to undergo a strong level of geographicdiversification, meaning that tech activity is growing in more cities in more countries than ever before. This trend also includes geographicdiversification within countries and away from the main hubs. There are potential downsides, of course, but there are also material benefits from the lower cost to operate outside of the main hubs.

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$239

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Lille

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$573

$525

$477

$409

$382

$327

Frankfurt

Munich

Berlin

Hamburg

Dusseldorf

Cologne

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100

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Prime Rent ($

per square metre per year)

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SPAIN

Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year)

$477

$361

$177

$171

$164

$143

Madrid

Barcelona

Valencia

Malaga

Zaragoza

Palma de Mallorca

0

50

100

150

200 250 300

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500

UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

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European tech continues to undergo a strong level of geographic diversification, meaning that tech activity is growing in more cities in more countries than ever before. This trend also includes geographic diversification within countries and away from the main hubs. There are potential downsides, of course, but there are also material benefits from the lower cost to operate outside of the main hubs.

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08.1

As consumers are more and more aware that tech is

changing
their lives, this conversation between governments and tech is only going to become more crucial.

For a European tech company, the challenge is always around paths to expansion. As a continent, we are made up of many different markets, with separate cultures and languages. For a startup in China or the US, their initial markets are much, much larger. European startups, on the other hand, have to think global from day one. This can be their strength, of course, but to succeed they have to be absolutely ruthless about product market fit. The flip side is that we are much
more diverse as a continent, have some of the best universities in the world (especially for deep tech) and are more open to regulation.

Simon Cook Draper Esprit CEO

35%

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The material increase in the cost of prime rent in certain cities over the past five years is certainly a consideration for founders. In Stockholm, for example, office space rental costs are up 76% since 2013, while in Berlin they are up 56%.

The latter is something I think will only become more important. Fintech is a good example of this already in action — London became the world leader because the regulators have been engaging with the technology, not because it has been left alone to do its own thing. As consumers are more and more aware that tech is changing their lives, this conversation between governments and tech is only going to become more crucial.

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Picking Places 08.1 The cost of office space is perhaps not

Picking Places

08.1

The cost of office space is perhaps not at the

top of the list of considerations for founders when thinking about where to start and build a company, but the data certainly helps' to understand the relative cost of different cities, particularly as companies choose to scale and build office presence across multiple locations as they grow and seek access either to new customers or new talent pools.

$637

$560

$357

$313

$297

$227

$849
$850

$644

$546

$371

$338

$289

$221

Stockholm

Oslo

Helsinki

Gothenburg

Malmo

Copenhagen

Aarhus

0

100

200

300

400 500 600
Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year)

700

800

900

$451

$343

$350

$151

$168

$157

$140

$490
$489

$477

$361

$341

$287
$314

$217
$246

$177

$171

$164

$143

Rome

Madrid

Barcelona

Athens

Lisbon

Porto

Valencia

Malaga

Zaragoza

Palma de Mallorca

0

50

100

150

200

250 300 350
Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year)

400

450

500

550

$855

$755

$560

$518

$441

$378

$378

$870

$793

$573

$525

$477

$409

$382

$357
$348

$308
$327

Geneva

Zurich

Frankfurt

Munich

Berlin

Hamburg

Dusseldorf

Vienna

Cologne

0

100

200

300

400 500 600
Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year)

700

800

900 1,00

$726

$478

$503

$276

$649

$475

$419

$299

Moscow

St Petersburg

Istanbul

Kiev

0

100

200

300

400 500
Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year)

600

700

800

NORDICS

FRANCE & BENELUX

SOUTHERN EUROPE

UK & IRELAND

DACH

REST OF EUROPE

Prime rent ($ per square metre per year) by city in selected countries, Q2 2018 vs Q2 2019
LEGEND
Q2 2018
Q2 2019
NOTE:
Q2 2018 EUR to USD conversion rate taken
at 1 to 1.1663 from 30 June 2018; Q2 2019
taken at 1 to 1.1367 from 30 June 2019.

CEE

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Picking Places 08.1 Amsterdam has built a growing reputation as an

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Amsterdam has built a growing reputation as an attractive location

choice for international tech companies to set up overseas offices - and it's not hard to see why. It is home to one of Europe's largest developer talent clusters and also offers reasonable costs in terms of office space.

The average capital invested ($) per professional developer has increased by 23% year-over-year. Berlin, and now also Munich and Hamburg, rank in the top 10 cities, asserting Germany's position as the technical powerhouse of Europe.

Prime rent ($ per square metre per year)

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50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000 450,000 500,000 550,…
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Dublin

Paris

Helsinki Hamburg

Munich Bucharest

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100,000


Number of professional developers versus prime rent ($ per square metre per year) versus capital invested ($M) by city (bubble size)
NOTE:
Bubble size represents the capital invested amount annualised based on data to September 2019.

Top 10 European cities for capital invested ($) per professional developer
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Capital invested per professional developer ($)
European average ($)
NOTE:
Investment amounts are based on capital invested in the cities in aggregate between 2015 and 2019 9M divided by the total number of professional developers in the city. Only cities with at least 50,000 professional developers in 2019 are included.

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Capital invested ($) per professional developer by country
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up to 50,000
40,000

to 45,000
35,000 to 40,000
30,000 to 35,000
25,000 to 30,000
20,000 to 25,000
15,000 to 20,000
10,000 to 15,000
5,000 to 10,000
up to 5,000
NOTE:
Investment amounts are based on capital invested in the country in aggregate between 2015 and 2019 9M divided by the total number of professional developers in the country. Only countries with at least 1 million inhabitants included.

It is also interesting to assess the capacity of certain countries to mobilise their talent pool effectively and look at how much capital has been invested based on the size of the local professional developer talent base. Finland and the United Kingdom are in the lead, but it is also important to note that countries in
Central & Eastern Europe such as Romania, Lithuania and Estonia are starting to emerge though being under the radar the year before.

European tech can grow faster by tapping into hidden talent pools. The number of professional developers compared with the amount of capital invested in countries across the region suggests that countries such as the Netherlands, Spain and Poland still have the potential to exceed expectations in the European tech ecosystem.

# of professional developers

Germany

United Kingdom

France

Russia
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Sweden

Turkey

Switzerland

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Capital invested ($M)

Professional developer talent pool vs capital invested ($M) by country, 2015-2019
NOTE:
Capital invested is based on amount invested in respective countries in aggregate between 2015 and 2019 9M. Only countries with at least 50,000 professional developers in 2019 are included.

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There are a number of challenges facing the tech ecosystem in

There are a number of challenges facing the tech ecosystem in

Spain. However, the biggest issue by far is a lack of real support
for the tech companies here, especially when compared with France or Portugal.

There are a number of challenges facing the tech ecosystem in Spain. However, the biggest issue by far is a lack of real support for the tech companies here, especially when compared with France or Portugal.

While it's fair to say that policymakers around the world are wrestling with how to effectively regulate disruptive technologies, the vast majority are trying to do so without reigning in or stifling innovation. In Spain, the impact of regulators so far suggests a determination to hold back new technologies and new ways of working in favour of maintaining the traditional industries' status quo. From our point of view, Spain is the only country (out of the 26 in which we operate globally) where we haven't been able to open a constructive dialogue with local regulators around the labour market rules for startup workers. When you couple this with rising taxes, and a tax system not adapted to providing share-based incentives to employees, it can be difficult for tech companies to gain a foothold in the Spanish market without quickly becoming embattled.

In terms of its strengths, Spain has so much to offer the global tech community. It's easy to attract top talent, especially to Barcelona, and there are many good universities here. The high quality of life and low living cost also make it much more affordable than other big European tech hubs, such as London, to set up and launch a business. And the country's geographical position makes expansion in Europe easy and gives it a distinct advantage in Latin America, due to the cultural ties with that region.

Oscar Pierre
Glovo
Co-Founder & CEO

Picking Places

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08.2 Budgeting for your (Series) A Team 'Cheat sheet' How much

08.2
Budgeting for your (Series) A Team

'Cheat sheet'
How much does it cost

to start and build a team in different European cities? It should be an easy question to answer. Of course, it really isn’t.
We don’t have a perfect answer, but to help we’ve put together an illustrative org chart for a Series A stage software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. No two teams are the same, but we think it provides a reasonable benchmark on what a team might look like for this type of business at that stage.
We then enriched our ‘dream team’ dataset with data from Aon's rewards data (covering base salary and actual incentives) and CBRE’s dataset on the prime rent cost of office space. We then built this out to give cost benchmarks for ten key European tech hubs, as well as providing a comparison with the equivalent cost to build the team from the Bay Area.
No methodology is ever perfect, but this should help founders (and others) to understand what it costs to set up and build in different European tech hubs.

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$529k $699k $105k $314k $168k $168k $896k $1,351k $93k $93k $470k

$529k

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$105k

$314k

$168k

$168k

$896k

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$706k

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20 people

30 people

ANNUAL COST BASE ($K) FOR 20-30 PEOPLE

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BAY AREA

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Paris

Berlin

Dublin

Amsterdam

London

Munich

Copenhagen

Bay Area

Madrid

Barcelona

Stockholm

Paris

Berlin

Dublin

Amsterdam

London

Munich

Copenhagen

Bay Area

30 PEOPLE

20 PEOPLE

Annual salary cost ($k) for 20-30 people Series A team per city
LEGEND
Engineering team salary Product team salary Operations team salary
Sales & Marketing team salary Finance team salary
NOTE:
'Salary cost' based on rewards data from Aon.

Although London is the most expansive European city overall when taking into account both office space and talent, Copenhagen and Munich come first when accounting for talent alone.

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08.3 Research & Technology Hubs Europe enjoys a broad technical talent

08.3
Research & Technology Hubs

Europe enjoys a broad technical talent base composed

of professionals with a scientific
or technical training background. The UK and Germany are the region's powerhouses, followed by France, Spain and Poland.

On a population-adjusted basis, the Nordic region is home to countries with the densest research and developer talent bases. Finland, in particular, has been able to capitalise on a dense technical talent base to support a proportionately higher number of deep tech deals given its population size. In this graph, the size of the bubbles indicate the number of deep tech deals.

Germany

France

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Italy

Sweden

Switzerland Austria

Belgium

Spain

Turkey

Ireland

bourg

Norway

Poland

Czech Republic

Portugal

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Romania

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Researchers in R&D per million people

Germany

United Kingdom

Italy

Spain

Poland

Romania

Netherlands

Belgium

France Portugal

Austria Switzerland

Denmark
Sweden
Finland

Ireland

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Number of scientists and engineers by country
NOTE:
'Scientists' and 'engineers' refer to people who are engaged in professional work on science and technology. Data is sourced from Eurostat and gathered by CERN. Latest data is 2018.


Density of researchers and professional developers by country versus deep tech deals per million people
NOTE:
Only countries with 10,000+ developers and 10+ deep tech rounds included. Funding data from Dealroom, developer data from Stack Over ow. Research data from Eurostat, gathered by CERN. Numbers adjusted per capita for clarity.

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A profound and exciting wind of change is blowing through Europe.

A profound and exciting wind of change is blowing through Europe.

European

Universities are simply among the very best in the world for research and IP contributions, especially in deep tech. Yet, until a few years ago, they were also quite modest in their commercial aspirations, certainly compared to the United States. But a profound and exciting wind of change is blowing through Europe. A new generation of European entrepreneurs and academics are setting their sights at building world class global companies. Many are not willing to expat to the US to find success anymore. And they
can count on a growing support ecosystem that is taking root here, e.g. the launch of CDL in the UK in 2019 (and in Paris next year), or new funds such as OSI (Oxford) and CIC (Cambridge) willing to support founders with the patient capital necessary for deep tech startups. And the world has taken notice, with many of the large North American and Asian funds now turning their attention to Europe, opening offices and/or announcing growth funds specific to Europe. Very exciting.

Patrick Pichette Inovia Capital General Partner

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The large research community in Europe continues to be a prolific source of ideas and a knowledge
factory globally, on par with the US.

Europe doesn't only stand out by the size of its talent pool; the quality of the research originating from Europe is world-class, with 4 of the top 10 global research institutions based in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

20,116

16,583

12,340

19,859

16,298

9,229

United States

Europe

China

NOTE:


Number of publications in Europe, China and the US
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2018
2017
NOTE:
'Count' refers to a fractional count that takes into account the percentage of authors from that institution/country and the number of
a liated institutions per paper. Data sourced via Nature Index and gathered by CERN.


Top 10 global research institutions by contributors to research papers, 2019
NOTE:
'Count' refers to a fractional count that takes into account the percentage of authors from that institution/country and the number of
a liated institutions per paper. Data sourced via Nature Index and gathered by CERN.

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Research & Technology Hubs 08.3 Giovanni Anelli CERN Head of Knowledge

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Giovanni Anelli
CERN
Head of Knowledge Transfer Group

Historically, US research

has often been more application-driven than European research, which could be a clue to understanding the US' success in commercialising research. I think the bridges between different communities
are stronger in the US, especially between investors and the startup community. However, the European tech ecosystem has a lot to offer for deep tech. For example, Europe publishes more research papers related to artificial intelligence than either China or the US. At CERN, we are looking for investors interested in our AI solutions, so we invite them to look for opportunities on this side of the pond.

On the global scene, China continues to grow its research capabilities at an impressive rate and, while the number of patents for both Europe and the US is mostly stagnant year on year, their share is in decline.

Share of patents (%) led by region of origin over the years
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China Europe
United States Rest of world

% of patents

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2009

2010

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2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

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Europe China
United States Rest of world

Engines, pumps, turbines
Mechanical elements
Transport Organic fine chemistry Analysis of biological materials
Biotechnology Micro-structural and nano-technology
Pharmaceuticals Medical technology Other consumer goods
Handling
Civil engineering Measurement
Thermal processes and apparatus
Other special machines Chemical engineering
Basic communication processes Macromolecular chemistry, polymers Textile and paper machines
Surface technology, coating Basic materials chemistry
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
Environmental technology Materials, metallurgy Furniture, games Machine tools
Food chemistry
Control Digital communication Telecommunications
Optics Semiconductors
Audio-visual technology Computer technology
IT methods for management

But Europe is particularly well positioned to win in a number of technology fields, often tied to the strength of traditional industries and the presence of large incumbents in certain regions. For example, Europe is in the lead for both the mobility and robotics space. Meanwhile, Europe is still lagging behind in software & computer technology.

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The growth of Europe's most dynamic tech hubs - London, Berlin,

The growth of Europe's most dynamic tech hubs - London, Berlin,

Amsterdam, Stockholm, Helsinki, Dublin and others - along with the accompanying inflow of investment, is driving a steady reorientation of talent, not only from Europe but from countries outside of Europe - including my native Israel - to help meet demand. Our business, which
requires highly trained individuals in plant biology and plant science, also benefits from the pool of master’s and Ph.D candidates so plentiful in European markets.

Osnat Michaeli
Infarm
Co-Founder

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Fastest-growing patent technology elds in Europe, 2009-2013 vs 2014-2018

27%

-1%

-3%

-5%

-6%

-6%

IT methods for management
Transport Digital communications Mechanical elements
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
Control Other special machines
Micro-structural and nano-technology
Medical technology Biotechnology Measurement
Other consumer goods
Handling Engines, pumps, turbines
Optics Macromolecular chemistry, polymers Environmental technology
Computer technology Materials, metallurgy Chemical engineering Basic materials chemistry
Analysis of biological materials
Furniture, games Civil engineering
Surface technology, coating
Food chemistry Machine tools Semiconductors
Textile and paper machines Basic communication processes

Europeistryingtocatchupthough, withthe"ITmethods for management" categorybeingoneofthe fastest-growingpatenttechnologyfieldsin Europe. Thisisthecategorythatistheclosestapproximation to 'software', accordingtothedefinitionsusedbythe World Intellectual Property Organisation.

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Mobilityhasbeenconsistentlyintheleadin Europeoverthepast 5 yearsaswellas Health/Pharmaceuticals. It should not come as a

Mobilityhasbeenconsistentlyintheleadin Europeoverthepast 5 yearsaswellas Health/Pharmaceuticals.

It should not come as a surprise

that Germany leads by a long way on the number of patents in Europe and is home to a strong and dynamic base of traditional transport/mobility corporations.

Germany

France

United Kingdom

Switzerland

Netherlands

Russia

Italy

Sweden

Finland

Austria

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Micro-structural and nano-technology


Basic communication processes

IT methods for management

Analysis of biological materials

Telecommunications

Textile and paper machines

Surface technology, coating

Environmental technology

Food chemistry

Audio-visual technology

Thermal processes and apparatus

Semiconductors

Optics

Macromolecular chemistry, polymers

Control

Materials, metallurgy

Furniture, games

Machine tools

Other consumer goods

Chemical engineering

Basic materials chemistry

Biotechnology

Organic fine chemistry

Digital communication

Handling

Computer technology

Engines, pumps, turbines

Civil engineering

Other special machines

Mechanical elements


Pharmaceuticals

Measurement

Medical technology

lectrical machinery, apparatus, energy

Transport

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up to 45,000
35,000 to 40,000
30,000 to 35,000
25,000 to 30,000
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up to 1,000
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WIPO statistics database. Data last updated in October 2019.

Cumulative number of patents led by country of origin
(thousands)
NOTE:
Cumulative number of patents between 2008 and 2018.

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? European universities

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
European universities effectively

commercialise intellectual property (knowledge, technology, etc.) developed by academic research
LEGEND
Agree Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Founder

Policymaker/regulator

Academic/researcher

Angel investor

Other investor

Venture capitalist

Employee at a company that is not a tech startup or
scale-up

Employee at a tech startup or scale-up

Employee in the public sector

Other (please specify)

Consultant/M&A advisor/investment banker

LP investing in private equity & venture capital

Media/journalist

Student

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Yet, despite Europe's long-standing strengths in research, the majority of the European tech community does not agree that European universities are effectively commercialising intellectual property developed by academic research. Most notably, academics, researchers and policymakers were most likely to disagree that European universities are effective.

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Europe is consistently recognised as one of the most promising sources of talent in computer science globally. Indeed, Europe is home to 25% of the Top 50 universities in the world for computer science, including 4 of the top 10 and the overall number one institution, the University of Oxford.

of the top 50 universities in the world for computer science are based in Europe.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

25%

European universities among global top 50 in computer science and their global rank
NOTE:
'Rank' refers to position in global list of top 50 institutions for computer science
quali cations. Compiled by the Times Higher Education Supplement and includes 749 universities across the world.

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When asked directly how to better support the research community to

When asked directly how to better support the research community to

start companies and help them succeed, respondents who are academics/researchers pointed to changing the terms of research funding away from publication and towards commercialisation, as well as educating universities to change their mindset towards being able to encourage and better support spinoffs.

Although there is likely a sample bias in the responses to the survey, it's noteworthy that three- quarters of respondents who work in academia or research shared that they have seen an increase in the level of interest of people in their networks in starting or joining tech startups.

26%

20%

18%

17%

13%

6%

Increased research funding aimed at idea commercialisation vs. publications

Universities encouraging and supporting spinoffs

Improved collaboration with large corporations

Increased pre-seed venture capital (<$250k) available

Increased access to startup support organisation or
program

Better terms offered by universities for spinoffs

0

5

10

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% of respondents

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% of respondents

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% change in level of interest over the last 12 months

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110

If you were to pick one action from the list below that would better support the academic/research community to start companies and help them succeed, what would it be?
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Academics/researchers only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Thinking about your academic or research network (i.e. other academics, researchers, students, etc.), have you observed any change in the level of interest in starting or joining tech startups in the last 12 months?
NOTE:
Academics/researchers only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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I believe the academic and business sectors are currently fragmented and

I believe the academic and business sectors are currently fragmented and

stuck in tunnel vision. We need to align both sectors to drive the development of our technology in
the right direction and achieve global scale for our tech.

I believe the academic and business sectors are currently fragmented and stuck in tunnel vision. We need to align both sectors to drive the development of our technology in the right direction and achieve global scale for our tech. Academia needs the freedom to do research; however,
it needs to align training, researcher upskilling, and the ideas of innovation towards meeting future goals that are aligned with big competitive ambitions for Europe. Ideas that come out of academia need to be feasible for implementation in an industry setting, therefore we need to see each other as partners not as rivals. In many instances academia sees business as funders or as processors, not as partners to reshape the world.
Simultaneously, businesses see academia as long-term vision R&D partners, and business goals are not aligned with academic collaboration. I believe the two should create a real partnership, through an agile work mindset with clear short- and long-term goals.

Loubna Bouarfa
OKRA Technologies Founder & CEO

What are the main reservations you would have when considering whether to start or join a startup?
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Academics/researchers only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents could select multiples choices.

44

29%

24%

24%

18%

15%

13%

12%

11%

9%

6%

6%

Lack of funding

Future career/reconversion prospects

Lack of certain skills (e.g. coding, sales, product)

Inability to find a co-founder

Unattractive lifestyle

Lack of knowledge on how to get started

Lack of ideas

Lack of mental support

Lack of support from incubators/accelerators

Lack of support from family/friends

Lack of successful role models in Europe

Lack of support from universities

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
% of respondents

Though the interest levels in starting or joining startups is increasing, there remain barriers to this happening. When asked about the main reservations they have, lack of funding was given as the most frequently cited reservation by academics and researchers when considering whether to start or join a startup. Risk appetite and fear of failure also appear to be a continuing factor given the strength of consideration regarding future career/reconversion prospects.

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Given those concerns, it shouldn't be surprising that students themselves cite

Given those concerns, it shouldn't be surprising that students themselves cite

increased access to startup support organisations or programs as the number one action that could better support
them. These offer the promise for students to access groups to share knowledge, experiences and connections in a way that can have a meaningful impact at the beginning of the startup journey.

Countries where universities help students materialise their entrepreneurial calling are also likely to benefit in the long term as we see a high proportion of founders starting their companies in the countries where they studied.

26%

21%

17%

17%

10%

6%

Increased access to startup support organisation or
program

Universities encouraging and supporting spinoffs

Improved collaboration with large corporations

Increased pre-seed venture capital (<$250k) available

Increased research funding aimed at idea commercialisation vs. publications

Better terms offered by universities for spinoffs

Other

2%
0 5 10

15 20 25
% of respondents

Share of founders (%) who founded their companies in the countries they studied
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Stayed in country UK
Germany France Switzerland Rest of Europe

University of Oxford, United Kingdom

HEC Paris, France

KTH, Sweden

Imperial College, United Kingdom

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

ESCP Europe, France

LSE, United Kingdom

INSEAD, France

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30

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If you were to pick one action from the list below that would better support students to start companies and help them succeed, what would it be?
NOTE:
Studens only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Hubs that combine mature ecosystems to provide initial support as well as world- class laboratory and research space are best equipped to produce high quality companies. In that respect Oxford, Cambridge, London, Paris and Berlin still lead the pack…There, talent investors like EF, programs like the Creative Destruction Lab in Oxford (and soon in Paris), or dedicated funds like OSI or the PSL Innovation Fund, continue to grow the top of the funnel. That said, some research ecosystems are very strong on specific themes and remain completely under
the radar – Cork University in the microbiome, EPFL and ETH in construction, Montpellier in ecology, the University of Wageningen in Food Science & Technology or the University of Delft in biotech are examples that stand out.

Alex Terrien Future Positive Capital
Co-Founder

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What are the main reservations you would have when considering whether

What are the main reservations you would have when considering whether

to start or join a startup?
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Students only. Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents could select multiples choices.

Looking beyond the faculty to the students themselves, it is interesting to explore their core reservations about starting or joining a startup. For students, a lack of confidence in how to get started is the most frequently cited reservation. This is followed by concerns about funding, having the right skillset and also obtaining the necessary knowledge on how to get going.

There is now positive momentum in the level of deals and capital investedinto spinoffs from European universities.

Capital invested ($M)

# of deals

179

201

327

335

$3,317M

$1,593M 154

$1,698M

$3,190M

$4,889M

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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Number of deals and capital invested in Europe-based university spinoffs
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Capital invested ($M)
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2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

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Although Germany and Switzerland are respectively leading on the overall number of patents and the number of patents per capita, universities in the United Kingdom accounted for the largest share of European university spinoff activity.

# of deals

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

100

200

300

Number of deals in Europe- based university spinoffs by country
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UK
Germany Switzerland France Ireland Belgium Netherlands
Rest of Europe
NOTE:
Based on data from September 2018 to September 2019.

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Top European universities by total capital raised ($M) by spinoffs NOTE:

Top European universities by total capital raised ($M) by spinoffs
NOTE:
Based on

data from September 2018 to September 2019.

$337.2M

$123.5M

$87.2M

$56.0M

$37.8M

$11.1M

$8.9M

$6.3M

$1.7M

$1.7M

$1.5M

$1.2M

University of Cambridge

University College London

University of Oxford

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

ETH Zurich

University of Innsbruck

Imperial College London

University of Turin

Trinity College Dublin

Nottingham University

Technical University of Munich

KU Leuven

0.0

50.0

100.0

150.0

200.0
Total capital raised ($M)

250.0

300.0

350.0

Looking across Europe at the volume of capital raised by spinouts from top European universities over the past 12 months, it's clear that it is a very mixed bag. There are positive signs from the United Kingdom and Switzerland, but beyond those places the level of spinoff activity from universities from elsewhere in Europe is limited.

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The days of the ivory tower are rapidly receding as European universities and the tech industry learn to dance together.

European universities and the tech industry are cooperating more and more. 'Deep
tech' is not just a cool label, it is a viable investment model with its own logic: identify game-changing technologies, assemble diverse teams, build viable business
models, and have lots of patience! This kind of entrepreneurship happens not only at the technical universities, such as Aalto University or TU Munich, but also at the traditional research universities in Paris or
London. At Oxford, we are spinning off more than two new tech ventures every month, and we also have countless student-led startups, supported by university programmes such
as at the Oxford Foundry. The boundaries between universities and the commercial world are increasingly blurred. Oxford Science Innovation is a private venture firm,

Thomas Hellmann Saïd Business School
University of Oxford DP World Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

yet it is entirely focused on the university’s spinoffs. And at the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL-Oxford), we are bringing together business mentors, scientists and students, all with a common goal of accelerating exceptional AI ventures that come from anywhere in the UK and beyond. The appetite for joint academic-industry initiatives is enormous, especially among young students and tech executives. Academics and policy makers are waking up to the opportunities too. There is still a lot to do, including reforming IP and tech transfer policies, rethinking incentives in academia, and even reimagining the role of universities within their local ecosystems. Yet the days of the ivory tower are rapidly receding as European universities and the tech industry learn to dance together.

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08.4 Trending Hubs & Communities Europe continues to flourish and to

08.4
Trending Hubs & Communities

Europe continues to flourish and to experience growth

rates in the number of cities hosting over 100 tech-related Meetup events. 2019 in particular registered an almost 50% increase year over year.

# of European cities

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90

110

117

170

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

0

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100

150


Number of European cities with 100+ tech-related Meetup events per year
NOTE:
2019 annualised based on data to end of September 2019.

Strong and supportive
Founders picked the presence of a strong personal network and a supportive local tech community as two of the top three most important personal considerations for choosing where to start.

Photo by: Samuli Pentti

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Trending Hubs & Communities 08.4 # of Meetup attendees 2015 2016

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40,000

Europe'slargestandmostmaturetechcommunitiescontinuetoseeaslowyetsteadyincreaseinthe levelofparticipationintech-related Meetupevents. Levelofparticipationoutsidethetop 5 hubsis growingevenfasteryearonyear, especiallyincitiessuchas Hamburg, Istanbulor Zurich, tonameafew.

Top 20 hubs by level of tech- related Meetup activity in 2019, ranked by number of attendees
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London Berlin Paris
Amsterdam Munich
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Istanbul Madrid Warsaw Barcelona Hamburg
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Dublin Zürich Stockholm Manchester Oslo
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Budapest Lisbon Wroclaw Frankfurt Vienna
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Based on Stack Over ow's 2019 survey. Experience relates to years since learning to code.

# of Meetup attendees

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2017

2018

2019

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200,000

300,000

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Trending Hubs & Communities 08.4 European tech communities are also expanding

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European tech communities are also expanding beyond the

largest hubs. The share of tech- related Meetup events outside the top 20 hubs has consistently increased over the years.

In fact, we are seeing a trend of 'decentralisation' as the share of attendees in tech-related Meetup events decreases year on year.

Distribution of tech-related Meetup events in and outside top 20 hubs in Europe
LEGEND
% in top 20 hubs
% outside top 20 hubs

% of tech-related Meetups

52%

51%

48%

46%

45%

48%

49%

52%

54%

55%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

25

50

75

100

% of attendees in top hubs

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

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30

40

50

60

70

80

Share of attendees in tech- related Meetup events in top hubs vs. nationwide
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London Berlin Paris Stockholm
Amsterdam
NOTE:
2019 annualised based on data to September 2019.

This year alone, we've invested for the first time in Prague, Milan and Aarhus.

Europe is unique in its model of multiple technology hubs across the continent, which has meant that no single place has the depth and breadth of a Silicon Valley. But we are now seeing unprecedented levels of entrepreneurial activity across the region, not just in the traditional hubs of London, Paris and Stockholm. This year alone, we've invested for the first time in Prague, Milan and Aarhus.
When these markets are taken together, they show a
true diversity in sector and approach - from fintech to healthtech and enterprise automation. The fragmentation also means that talent is dispersed and companies need to be mindful of location as they scale.

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We need to build up stronger relationships between these local ecosystems

We need to build up stronger relationships between these local ecosystems

so as to form a pan-European network and improve liquidity
in the markets for both talent and capital.

Local ecosystems are still too isolated from each other. Whenever you visit a European capital, you can always spot interesting things on the ground: entrepreneurs with higher ambitions; angel investors with an improving track record; venture capital firms with more capital to deploy; and more technical talent willing to join the startup
world. However, every single city in Europe ignores all the others —with the one notable exception of London. And I think that's the biggest challenge we need to tackle. We need to build up stronger relationships between these local ecosystems so as to form a pan-European network and improve liquidity on the markets for both talent and capital. Also, we're still waiting for the European tech world to inspire its own culture, one that would make
it possible for people from different countries and backgrounds to work together. Distributed teams are all the rage now, including in Silicon Valley. But you can't work as a distributed team if that team is not cemented by a common culture. We need that pan-European tech culture if we want people from various European countries to work together and build successful tech companies.

Nicolas Colin The Family Co-Founder & Director

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Top hubs where founders would start a company tomorrow, 2018 vs 2019
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% of votes 2018
% of votes 2019
NOTE:
Founders were asked to allocate three votes in the survey. Percentages indicate the share of founders that cited each named city.

41%

40%

20%

20%

12%

12%

6%

5%

4%

4%

6%

1%

1%

37%

34%

18%

15%

15%

10%

8%

6%
7%

7%

6%
6%

6%
5%

5%

5%

6%
5%

3%
4%

4%

3%
4%

3%

2%
3%

3%

London

Berlin

Barcelona

Paris

Amsterdam

Lisbon

Munich

Milan

Tallinn

Stockholm

Dublin

Madrid

Vienna

Zurich

Tel Aviv

Copenhagen

Warsaw

Oslo

Edinburgh

Brussels

0

5

10

15

20

25
% of votes

30

35

40

As the number of options keeps growing every year, top tech hubs such as London, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, and Copenhagen are losing their popularity amongst founders.

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Trending Hubs & Communities 08.4 Bright future ahead for Central &

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Bright future ahead for Central & Eastern Europe
Central

and Eastern Europe have come to the limelight in the last 12 months.
Not only because of the record level of capital invested in Romania and the rise of UiPath to a $1B+ company but also because of their leadership in areas such as
diversity and technical talent pool. So the growth of tech communities across CEE countries is great news for Europe as a whole.

56%

55%

52%

51%

50%

46%

46%

45%

45%

44%

Newcastle, United Kingdom

A Coruña, Spain

Tallinn, Estonia

Gliwice, Poland

Exeter, United Kingdom

Gdansk, Poland

Bonn, Germany

Reading, United Kingdom

Minsk, Belarus

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30 35
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60

Top 20 fastest-growing tech hubs in Europe by year-on-year growth of attendees to tech- related Meetup events per city
NOTE:
2019 annualised based on RSVPs to end of September 2019. Only hubs with at least 1,000 RSVPs in 2018 are included.

YoY growth (%)

119%

111%

82%

74%

69%

69%

67%

67%

59%

57%

Darmstadt, Germany

Iasi, Romania

Nürnberg, Germany

Montpellier, France

Aarhus, Denmark

Basel, Switzerland

Izmir, Turkey

Bern, Switzerland

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Zaragoza, Spain

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

HUBS 11-20
Stuttgart, Germany

HUBS 1-10

Europe continues to see geographic diversity amongst the Top 20 fastest- growing tech hubs by year-on-year growth to tech-related Meetup events. Iasi, a city in Romania where United State's tech giant Amazon set up office space, ranked number two as the fastest-growing community overall.

Central & Eastern European cities dominate the list of top ten fastest-growing hubs by growth of active members year-on-year.

96%

90%

88%

79%

78%

73%

62%

56%

55%

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Iasi, Romania

Izmir, Turkey

Gliwice, Poland

Cologne, Germany

Novosibirsk, Russia

Minsk, Belarus

Darmstadt, Germany

Stuttgart, Germany

Bern, Switzerland

54%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110

YoY growth (%)

Top 10 fastest-growing hubs in Europe by YoY growth rate of active members in tech-related Meetups
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Trending Hubs & Communities 08.4 Central & Eastern Europe also dominates

Trending Hubs & Communities

08.4

Central & Eastern Europe also dominates the list

of top ten countries by Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of active members since 2015. Albania, the leading country in this category, has seen a CAGR of 267%.

Top 10 countries by growth of active members in tech-related Meetup groups
NOTE:
CAGR = Compound Annual Growth Rate. 2019 annualised based on active members to end of September 2019. Only countries with over 1,000 active members in 2018 are included.

A number of successful acquisitions of Belarusian startups started a boom in the Belarusian startup ecosystem.

In Belarus, a drastic difference between the average compensation in IT and in general in the country drives a lot of people to acquire an education and a job in IT. A
number of successful acquisitions of Belarusian startups (maps.me acquired by Mail.Ru, MSQRD by Facebook, AIMATTER by Google, etc.) started a boom in the Belarusian startup ecosystem. It was further accelerated when the The Decree on Development of Digital Economy passed in December 2017 and greatly improved the tax and legal regime of the High Tech Park. It is now relatively easy for a startup to apply for the HTP regulation and make use of tax benefits and simpler legal regulation.

Yury Melnichek Bulba Ventures Co-Founder & Partner

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Trending Hubs & Communities 08.4 28 cities have made the list

Trending Hubs & Communities

08.4

28 cities have made the list of European

cities surpassing 1,000 members of tech groups for the first time.


European cities surpassing 1,000 members of tech-related Meetup groups for the rst time in 2019 ranked by YoY growth
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09 Policy What can policymakers do to best help European tech?

09

Policy

What can policymakers do to best help European tech?
European policymakers will

play a critical role in determining the speed at which European tech can fulfil its potential, but too many founders are still in the dark about the policy vision for technology. Policymakers need to maintain focus on what’s going on inside Europe, and be less distracted by external factors. By paying attention to the priorities of founders, and delivering on initiatives like the Digital Single Market, policymakers can create optimal conditions for innovation and growth in Europe.

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09.1 Europe Policy Focus Measuring policy focus in Europe The data

09.1
Europe Policy Focus

Measuring policy focus in Europe
The data challenge
According to our

survey respondents, Margrethe Vestager had the most impact in European tech this year. She came first by a long mile with 12% of respondents’ votes. In fact 40% who picked the EU competition commissioner were founders/ employee of tech startups and 10% were part of the VC community. As such, our aim in this article is to identify opportunities for improved collaboration between policymakers and the European tech community. To do this, we used Politico Pro Intelligence to analyse the activity of the European Parliament (the legislative branch of the European Union) during the last term of the European Parliament
(2014 to 2019) to better understand the policy conversation around a number of key topics for the tech community. The European Parliament, as the body that debates and approves policy legislation, is where we can see the 'end result' of the European policy agenda that is set by the European Commission. In other words, it's a useful proxy for actual policy outcomes that may have a nearer-term impact on the European tech ecosystem. If it were possible, we would extend the analysis to cover the European Commission, which creates and proposes the forward-looking policy agenda for the European Union, to be able to complement this analysis with a longer-term view on future policy focus.

Activities and press releases provide a sense of what is being talked about and the responses to those discussions. Legislative documents on the other end tell us what makes it into draft policies.
Overview of European Parliament data
NOTE:
We look at the number of keyword occurrences relating to a set of selected technology-related topics in the European Parliament.

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Europe Policy Focus 09.1 Weinterrogated European Parliamentdocumentationovertheperiod 2014-2019 togetasenseofwhichtopicssurfacedmostfrequentlyintermsofmentionsin activitiesandpressreleases. Itmightbesurprisingtoseethat

Europe Policy Focus

09.1

Weinterrogated European Parliamentdocumentationovertheperiod 2014-2019 togetasenseofwhichtopicssurfacedmostfrequentlyintermsofmentionsin activitiesandpressreleases. Itmightbesurprisingtoseethat Big Tech

companies fromthe USwerecitedmorefrequentlythananyothertopic, surpassingeven Brexit. Dataprivacy-relatedterms, including GDPR, cameinthird.

An analysis of European Parliament activities shows that Brexit has, of course, been a huge distraction in the European Parliament over the past 4 years.

The level of focus on data privacy and GDPR during the previous European Parliament term is not a surprise. It was, arguably, the centrepiece
of EU tech-related policy of the last parliamentary term. Following the implementation of GDPR in May 2018, it’s now taken up materially less airtime in the European Parliament.

# of mentions

US big tech companies

Brexit

Data privacy and GDPR

Digital Single Market

Disinformation/deepfakes

Artificial Intelligence

Fintech

Stock options

Digital tax

Digital health

European Big Tech companies

i

Genome ed ting

Quantum computing

0

2,500

5,000

# of mentions

0

43

794

1,011

1,056

853

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

250

500

750

1,000

# of mentions

136

527

610

228

585

238

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

0

200

400

600

Number of mentions of keyword occurrences related to key topics in European Parliament activities and press releases, 2014-2019
LEGEND
# of mentions
# of mentions (median of all topics)
NOTE:
This data looks at the number of keyword occurrences related to key tech topics in European Parliament activities and press releases.

Number of mentions of Brexit in European Parliament activities and press releases per year
NOTE:
This data looks at the number of keyword occurrences related to Brexit in European Parliament activities and press releases.


Number of mentions of data privacy or GDPR in European Parliament activities and press releases per year
NOTE:
This data looks at the number of keyword occurrences related to data privacy issues in European Parliament activities and press releases.

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Europe Policy Focus 09.1 We also believe that privacy is going

Europe Policy Focus

09.1

We also believe that privacy is going to be

a huge topic globally, and as our laws are more stringent in Europe – as a result of GDPR – we are in a better position to adapt to our users’ expectations as we expand globally.

As a business, we think globally – we don’t think locally. We were born with the need to be international from the beginning because our users demand it. The youth of today are inherently global, and they seek fashion inspiration from all over the world. This has forced us to look at how our business can be more appealing
to other markets from day one. We also believe that privacy is going to be a huge topic globally, and as our laws are more stringent in Europe – as a result of GDPR – we are in a better position to adapt to our users’ expectations
as we expand globally.

Maria Raga
Depop CEO

The Digital Single Market has been an important area of attention from European parliamentarians, especially leading up to and including 2016, but given the widespread agreement on the importance of creating a unified digital market, the drop in the level of discussion since 2016 is notable.

More recently, there’s been a surge of discussion around disinformation. Deep fakes clearly caught the attention of Europe’s legislators, just as they captured the attention of the public.

# of mentions

237

361

675

330

372

275

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

0

200

400

600

# of mentions

2

11

31

38

167

187

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

50

100

150

200


Number of mentions of Digital Single Market in European Parliament activities and press releases per year
NOTE:
This data looks at the number of keyword occurrences related to Digital Single Market in European Parliament activities and press releases.

Number of mentions of disinformation/deepfakes in European Parliament activities and press releases per year
NOTE:
This data looks at the number of keyword occurrences related to disinformation/deepfakes in European Parliament activities and press releases.

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Europe Policy Focus 09.1 What’s interesting is just how little discussion,

Europe Policy Focus

09.1

What’s interesting is just how little discussion, on a

relative basis, there is around topics such as fintech or digital health, where European startups have had a huge impact on the global technology stage.

# of mentions

3

21

63

23

26

1

7

10

17

25

28

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

20

40

60

Number of mentions of ntech and digital health in European Parliament activities and press releases per year
LEGEND
Fintech Digital health
NOTE:
This data looks at the number of keyword occurrences related to ntech/digital health European Parliament activities and press releases.

For fintechs, European regulators have fostered an environment in which challengers can prosper on a level playing field with incumbents, e.g. the Bank of England opening up settlement accounts to non-banks. This forward-thinking approach is setting the standard for regulators all over the world, and is a huge advantage for the European market.

European tech continues to prosper, and it’s very likely the next giant will have started here. There are two crucial
elements to this growth. Critically, later-stage VC money is no longer confined to Silicon Valley, removing the pressure for tech firms to relocate for scale. That’s had a massive impact on the likes of TransferWise, Monzo and N26, who have been able to grow, hire and innovate so much faster. For fintechs, European regulators have fostered an environment in which challengers can prosper on a level playing field with incumbents, e.g. the Bank of England opening up settlement accounts to non-banks. This forward-thinking approach is setting the standard for regulators all over the world, and is a huge advantage for the European market. A year ago, Brexit was my big concern in continuing this momentum. Assuming we lose the regulatory passporting rights the EU provides, how would the current high-growth firms handle the need
to get regulated in multiple countries? Would TransferWise and others be able to continue to hire the talent we need to scale? Today it’s clear the current crop of scale-ups will meet this challenge. Most, like TransferWise, have already taken the steps needed to mitigate all possible Brexit outcomes. My next concern is how we help the next generation of startups also thrive, so that London in particular continues to be attractive as a HQ to grow a business.

Taavet Hinrikus TransferWise Co-Founder & Chairman

While it seems the European Parliament woke up to AI some time in 2016, it has yet to put strategically important and thriving deep tech fields like Quantum Computing and Gene Editing on its policy agenda.

# of mentions

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

50

100

150

200

Number of mentions of Arti cial Intelligence, Quantum Computing and Genetic Editing in European Parliament activities and press releases per year
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Arti cial Intelligence Quantum Computing Genetic Editing
NOTE:
This data looks at the number of keyword occurrences related to arti cial intelligence, quantum computing and genetic editing in European Parliament activities and press releases.

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Europe Policy Focus 09.1 European information governance rules are strong on

Europe Policy Focus

09.1

European information governance rules are strong on privacy protection,

but there are few contractual standards in place, which makes it expensive and time-consuming to form bespoke partnerships with every single institution.

Owkin is playing an important role
in increasing collaboration between academic, biopharma and healthcare institutions
by championing a new class of technology called Federated Learning. FedAI allows researchers to collaborate and train predictive models on the decentralised data within disparate institutions, to reveal insights on mechanism of action, or drivers of disease progression, while entirely safeguarding patient privacy by sending the models to
the data and never removing data from the
hospital firewalls.

Thomas Clozel
Owkin
Co-Founder & CEO

Taxation is, of course, a national competence and what is said in the European Parliament has no legal standing, but it’s still relevant to explore discussion on the topic to understand where priorities lie. We can also see that while the idea of a digital tax has gained traction in European parliament activities, there has been less discussion around key startup-related taxation changes, such as to the tax treatment of stock options.

# of mentions

0

0

0

10

39

43

8

22

20

20

14

9

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

0

10

20

30

40


Number of mentions of digital tax and stock options in European Parliament activities and press releases per year
LEGEND
Digital tax Stock options
NOTE:
This data looks at the number of keyword occurrences related to digital tax and stock options in European Parliament activities and press releases.

More could be done by governments to support collaboration. In America, for example, hospitals have a standard contract form called a business association agreement (BAA)
which standardises how third parties access anonymised patient data. It is a rigorous but standard process. European information governance rules are strong on privacy protection, but there are few contractual standards in place, which makes it expensive and time-consuming to form bespoke partnerships with every single institution.
However, I am confident that these issues are being worked on, and that Europe is moving in the right direction for both attracting and retaining great health tech talent.

The greater level of discussion in the European Parliament on the idea of a digital tax compared with stock option tax reform is better understood when examining which types of tech companies have taken up greater mindshare of European policymakers.

# of mentions

608

954

710

2,381

929

202
10

9

14

14

15

6

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500


Number of mentions of selected US big tech companies versus European tech companies in European Parliament activities and press releases per year
LEGEND
US big tech companies European tech companies
NOTE:
Data looks at the number of keyword occurrences related to select US big tech (i.e. Google, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon) and European tech companies (i.e. Spotify, Skype, Adyen) in European Parliament activities and press releases.

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Europe Policy Focus 09.1 The overall trends outlined in terms of

Europe Policy Focus

09.1

The overall trends outlined in terms of the analysis

of European Parliament activities and press releases also filter down into the focus areas of legislative documentation during the last parliamentary term.

497

159

152

149

93

72

59

48

45

41

36

32

23

18

15

6

Data privacy/GDPR

Content & copyright

Digital Single Market

Platform workers/gig economy

Artificial Intelligence

US big tech companies

Brexit

Fintech

Capital gains taxation

Disinformation/deepfakes

Drones

Stock options

Blockchain/crypto

Digital health

Autonomous vehicles/mobility

Digital tax

Quantum Computing 5

European tech 5

Big Tech 2

Genome editing 1

0

50

100

150

200

250

300
# of mentions

350

400

450

500

550

Number of mentions of key tech- related issues in European Parliament legislative documents by topic, 2014-2019
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This data looks at the number of keyword occurrences of key tech-related issues in European Parliament legislation.

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The rise of AI, big data, gig workers, facial recognition technology

The rise of AI, big data, gig workers, facial recognition technology

and 5G has given rise to a new set of human rights issues. And governments are turning their attention to the human rights impact of the adoption and use of technology.

The healthcare platform that connects with patients around the world.

The disruptive consumer electronics innovator that makes and sells a new kind of device.

The delivery app that relies on gig workers.

The AI pioneer who utilises facial recognition technology.

What do they all have in common?
They are exciting tech company models that also present growing exposure
to human rights concerns.

Human rights may not be the first topic you associate with the state of the European tech ecosystem. But the reputational, financial and legal hazards once associated primarily with the mistreatment of physical labourers have moved into the digital world. The rise of AI, big data, gig workers, facial recognition technology and 5G has given rise to a new set of human rights issues. And governments are turning their attention to the human rights impact of the adoption and use of technology.

A valuable conversation is emerging about ‘responsible technology’ — preventing, addressing and remediating the negative impacts of technology on human rights, and ensuring its ethical design, deployment and use. And Europe is in the driver’s seat on ‘responsible AI’. In April 2019, the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group
on AI presented the ‘Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence’, which are underpinned by international human rights law and identify seven key requirements for AI systems to be deemed trustworthy.

Betsy Popken
Orrick
Special Counsel, Business and Human Rights

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights also published this year a
10-point recommendation on AI and human rights. The report recommends that member states establish procedures for conducting human rights impact assessments, among other things.

OECD also published its own Principles on AI this year, calling for AI systems to be designed in a way that respects human rights.

At the same time, more tech companies worldwide are opting in to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and joining multi-stakeholder initiatives aimed at promoting human rights and ethics in tech, like the Global Network Initiative, Partnership
on AI and the World Economic Forum’s ethical tech projects.

There’s a lot to unpack here – and different schemes need to be reconciled. But, if you’re at a company looking to get started on these issues – as both a moral imperative and a business and risk management matter – we suggest three key steps: (1) a human rights impact assessment, which will help you understand and prioritize areas of risk for your particular business model, (2) integration of human rights considerations into your existing compliance processes and policies, and (3) engagement with key stakeholders, including your board.

This is a growing area of focus for companies, investors and consumers, as this year’s SOET report confirms.

Be on the forefront.

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09.2 Tech’s Take on Policy We need clearer objectives to successfully

09.2
Tech’s Take on Policy

We need clearer objectives to successfully regulate the

European tech ecosystem.

We need clearer objectives to successfully regulate the European tech ecosystem. Are we trying to create sustainable employment and solve major societal
challenges like health and the environment? Or is our chief objective to focus our resources on policing companies from other regions? These goals are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Major technology firms undoubtedly need sustained scrutiny. Still, the political world needs to define a European approach, which balances our ambitions for robust tech regulation with an understanding of what’s needed for our companies to scale.

Linda Griffin
King
VP, Global Public Policy

We used the survey to explore what matters most to more than 1,200 European tech founders when it comes to potential policy support. The priorities they shared focused mostly on policy to create the conditions that make it more appealing for companies to attract, retain and replace talent. Founder respondents cited the introduction of simplified employee regulations across Europe as the number one regulatory change that would have a materially positive impact on the prospects of their business. For founders of companies who have raised external capital,
this is followed by better taxation of employee stock options. The harmonisation of tech-related regulation across Europe also scores highly for founders of both bootstrapped and externally funded companies.

20%

20%

17%

6%

37%
37%

8%

24%

22%

8%

Simplified employment regulations

Better taxation of employee stock options

More harmonised technology regulation across Europe

More favorable capital gains taxation across Europe

Other

0

5

10

15

20 25
% of respondents

30

35

40

What is one regulatory change that would have a materially positive impact on the prospects of your business?
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Raised external capital Bootstrapped
NOTE:
Founder respondents only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Tech’s Take on Policy 09.2 At present, there are too many

Tech’s Take on Policy

09.2

At present, there are too many instances of

governments trying to apply existing legislation
legislation that was drafted in a pre-digital age to respond to the needs of a different type of work and a different type of worker
to startups and new technologies.

I think the approach in Europe differs from country to country. In countries like the UK, France and Portugal, while still recognising a need to regulate certain aspects of the tech community, there’s greater openness to disruptive innovation. Whereas in Spain there’s a distinct lack of trust at the government level. However, what we need is a new regulatory framework that focusses on the digital economy. I find it hard to believe there are some countries in Europe that fail to see the potential of the digital revolution and the long-term socio-economic benefits that come with it. At present, there are too many instances of governments trying to apply existing legislation - legislation that was drafted in a pre-digital age to respond to the needs of a different type of work and a different type of worker - to startups and new technologies. The digital age has brought about a sea
change in the global economy - changing the ways in which we live, communicate, work and consume - and we need regulatory modernisation to really reflect those changes. Otherwise, we run the risk of slamming the brakes on the digital economy. Today, we see millions of people around the world signing up for platform jobs, and yet there’s still no clear regulation that balances their requirement for flexibility and their need for increased social benefits. If we’re going to move forward, then this cannot continue.

Oscar Pierre
Glovo
Co-founder & CEO

There are clear differences in what matters most to founders of funded companies of different scales. Interestingly, the importance of better taxation of stock options is much more likely to be cited by companies that have gained significant scale (i.e. more than 100 employees), while they are far less likely to be concerned about changes to improve the harmonisation of tech regulation across Europe or more favourable capital gains taxation

≤10 employees

11-100 employees

>100 employees

0

10

20

30

40 50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

100

What is one regulatory change that would have a materially positive impact on the prospects of your business?
LEGEND
Simpli ed employment regulations
Better taxation of employee stock options
More favorable capital gains taxation across Europe
More harmonised technology regulation across Europe
Other
NOTE:
Founder respondents of companies who have raised external capital only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Tech’s Take on Policy 09.2 Academic/researcher Consultant/ M&A advisor/investment banker Employee

Tech’s Take on Policy

09.2

Academic/researcher

Consultant/ M&A advisor/investment banker

Employee at a company that

is not a tech startup or
scale-up

Employee in the public sector

Media/journalist

Other (please specify)

Policymaker/regulator

Student

0

10

20

30

40 50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

100

Founder

Employee at a tech startup or scale-up

Venture capitalist

LP investing in private equity & venture capital

Angel investor

Other investor

0

10 20

30

40 50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

100

OTHER OCCUPATIONS

FOUNDERS, TECH EMPLOYEES, INVESTORS

Who do you think is most impacted by the regulatory burden amongst the following?
LEGEND
Tech startups
Established private tech companies Established public tech companies Non-tech SMEs
No difference
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

We also asked the European tech community to share their view on who is most impacted by the regulatory burden in Europe today. Whether they are
empirically right or wrong, the perception of respondents from most occupation groups, including European tech founders and investors, is that the burden is being carried by the region’s tech startups.

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Tech’s Take on Policy 09.2 Academic/researcher Consultant/M&A advisor/investment banker Employee at

Tech’s Take on Policy

09.2

Academic/researcher

Consultant/M&A advisor/investment banker

Employee at a company that is

not a tech startup or
scale-up

Employee in the public sector

Media/journalist

Other (please specify)

Policymaker/regulator

Student

0

10

20

30

40 50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

100

All respondents

0

10

20

30

40

50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

100

Founder

Employee at a tech startup or scale-up

Venture capitalist

LP investing in private equity & venture capital

Angel investor

Other investor

0

10

20

30

40 50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

100

OTHER OCCUPATIONS

ALL RESPONDENTS

FOUNDERS, TECH EMPLOYEES, INVESTORS

What do you think have been the key tech and digital economic priorities for the European Commission in the last 12 months?
LEGEND
I don't feel su ciently informed to comment
Policing a handful of major platform companies/Big Tech
Supporting the growth of the European Tech ecosystem
Delivering a connected Digital Single Market
Other
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

This perception may be impacted by the fact that the general level of awareness of the key priorities of the European Commission in the tech and digital sphere appears to be low. When asked to determine which of the
Commission’s priorities was most important, the most frequently cited answer was ‘I don’t feel sufficiently informed to comment’. Interestingly, very few respondents believe that delivering a connected, single digital market was the key priority for the European Commission.

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Tech’s Take on Policy 09.2 It’s also telling that just one

Tech’s Take on Policy

09.2

It’s also telling that just one in five

European founders believes that the concerns and perspectives of the region’s startups and scale-ups are being heard by European policymakers. We also see that half of all founders perceive that European regulation makes it harder to start and scale technology businesses. The European tech community also shared a strong call to benefit more from ‘preferential treatment’ for European tech companies

On the final point of preferential treatment, it’s fascinating that there’s a high level of agreement across the board from the European tech community, including amongst European policymakers, that European startups should benefit from preferential treatment from the region’s policymakers

The concerns and perspectives of startups and scaleups are being heard by European policymakers

European regulation makes it harder to start and scale
technology businesses

European startups should benefit from preferential treatment from European policymakers
Regulation is an opportunity for countries to gain competitive advantage in the race to attract tech
investment and talent
Regulation is an opportunity for competitive advantage
for my company

Deregulation would have a positive impact on the
prospects of my company

The direction of travel of European regulation around technology is positive for the European Tech ecosystem

0

10

20

30

40

50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

100

LP investing in private equity & venture capital

Academic/researcher

Other investor

Consultant/M&A advisor/investment banker

Employee in the public sector

Media/journalist

Other (please specify)

Angel investor

Founder

Employee at a tech startup or scale-up

Policymaker/regulator

Employee at a company not a tech startup or scale-up

Student

Venture capitalist

0

10

20

30

40

50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

100

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
LEGEND
Agree Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: European startups should bene t from preferential treatment from European policymakers
LEGEND
Agree Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Tech’s Take on Policy 09.2 One of the shared responsibilities of

Tech’s Take on Policy

09.2

One of the shared responsibilities of all government

– local and national
- is to deliver key services in areas like health, mobility, housing and environment. The demand and the opportunities are huge: we have only just begun to see how public services can be improved when resources like public data sets are opened up and re-used. But startups/scale-ups and government services often have different priorities, sensitivities and timescales. They also have different ways of working. Both sides need to understand each other better. There are examples of this
here and there - but it’s far too underdeveloped. We must promote cooperation and dialogue.

Linda Griffin
King
VP, Global Public Policy

Disinformation is most frequently cited by respondents as the technology area that requires urgent attention from regulators. This is followed by artificial intelligence, data privacy and cybersecurity as other areas cited as requiring urgent attention. As interesting as what’s top of the list, is what’s on the bottom. Drones, intermediary liability, autonomous vehicles and blockchain were all far less likely to be cited as requiring urgent attention.

It’s interesting to explore the impact of European policy on the European startup community. Notably, almost half of founders of companies of 10 employees or fewer stated that they have not been negatively impacted by privacy regulation, though that still means that more than half of the region’s smallest tech startups have been negatively impacted. The larger the company, the more likely founders are to report having been negatively impacted by privacy regulation over the last 12 months. The most frequent change cited by founders of companies with 10+ employees as having negatively impacted their business is the appointment of Data Protection Officers, a role that is both difficult and expensive to fill.

42%

39%

32%

30%

24%

22%

20%

19%

18%

13%

12%

Disinformation (e.g. deep fakes)
Artificial Intelligence

Data privacy & management

Cybersecurity
Genetic editing

Tax (e.g. digital tax for big tech)

Platform workers (e.g. gig economy)
Blockchain/cryptocurrency

Autonomous vehicles Intermediary liability (i.e. platforms responsible for
content uploaded by its users)
Drones

0

5

10

15

20

25
% of respondents

30

35

40

45

None of these areas - not negatively impacted by privacy
regulation

Appointment of data protection officers

Right to access (i.e. providing copy of personal data free
of charge)

Right to be forgotten (i.e. ability to ask for their personal
data to be erased)

Privacy by design

Data portability

Breach notifications (i.e. data breach notification to customers and controllers within 72 hours)

0

10

20

30
% of respondents

40

50

In your opinion, which areas in tech require urgent attention from regulators as they are likely to be most impactful for society (in a good or bad way) ? Select up to 3
NOTE:
Numbers do not add to 100 as respondents could select up to three responses.

Which one of the following changes to privacy regulation have impacted your company the most over the last 12 months?
LEGEND
≤10 employees
11-100 employees
>100 employees
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Tech’s Take on Policy

09.2

The impact of data privacy regulation is the

top-ranked area of regulation perceived as most challenging by founders of companies of all sizes.

VCs, LPs, tech workers and founders are more likely to agree that European founders can compete equally on the global tech stage, while policymakers and media are more sceptical. Who’s right and who has the better vantage point? And if policymakers are sceptical about the ability for European founders to compete on the global stage, what can they do to better support the founders in that objective?

Data protection and privacy

Tax

Employment

Competition

Certification

Data localisation
None of these areas - not negatively impacted by
regulation
Copyright

Licensing

Patents

0

5

10

15

20
% of respondents

25

30

3

Venture capitalist

Other investor

Employee at a tech startup or scale-up

Employee in the public sector

Academic/researcher

Founder

Employee at a company not a tech startup or scale-up

Other

Student

Consultant/M&A advisor/investment banker

Policymaker/regulator

Angel investor

Media/journalist

0

10

20

30

40

50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

100

Thinking about any potential negative impact on your business from regulation, which one area do you view as the most challenging for your company?
LEGEND
≤10 employees
11-100 employees
>100 employees
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: European founders can compete equally on the global technology stage
LEGEND
Agree Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Tech’s Take on Policy 09.2 It’s interesting that respondents from outside

Tech’s Take on Policy

09.2

It’s interesting that respondents from outside Europe show

a materially higher level of agreement with the view that European founders can compete equally on the global stage.

Opinion is split on Europe’s likelihood to gain ground relative to the US and China in the next decade.

Outside Europe

Inside Europe

0

10

20

30

40

50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

100

LP investing in private equity & venture capital

Venture capitalist

Employee at a tech startup or scale-up

Media/journalist

Other

Founder

Grand total

Academic/researcher

Student

Consultant/M&A advisor/investment banker

Employee at a company not a tech startup or scale-up

Other investor

Employee in the public sector

Policymaker/regulator

Angel investor

0

10

20

30

40

50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

100

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: European founders can compete equally on the global technology stage
LEGEND
Agree Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
European tech is likely to gain ground relative to the US and China in the next decade
LEGEND
Agree Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Tech’s Take on Policy 09.2 Europe’s tech ecosystem remains characterised by

Tech’s Take on Policy

09.2

Europe’s tech ecosystem remains characterised by a strong

level of optimism about the future. 91% of respondents said they were more optimistic about the future of European tech or the same as they were 12 months ago. This is on par with the levels seen in the past two years.

Interestingly, however, there is a large divergence depending on the occupation of respondents. Investors in European tech, including both VCs and LPs, are amongst the most optimistic occupations, while founders
and tech employees also expressed strong sense of optimism about the future of European tech. Policymakers, by contrast, were the least optimistic.
This divergence of opinion between the founders operators and investors on the one hand, and policymakers on the other, speaks volumes.

% of respondents

91%

90%

91%

2017

2018

2019

0

25

50

75

100

LP investing in private equity & venture capital

Venture capitalist

Academic/researcher

Student

Consultant/M&A advisor/investment banker

Employee at a tech startup or scale-up

Employee in the public sector

Founder

Other

Media/journalist

Angel investor

Other investor

Employee at a company not a tech startup or scale-up

Policymaker/regulator

0

10

20

30

40

50 60
% of respondents

70

80

90

100

Are you more or less optimistic about the future of European technology today than you were 12 months ago?
NOTE:
% of all respondents that answered either 'More' or 'About the same' .

Are you more or less optimistic about the future of European technology today than you were 12 months ago?
LEGEND
About the same Less
More
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Tech’s Take on Policy 09.2 There is still a wide gap

Tech’s Take on Policy

09.2

There is still a wide gap between the

world of policymaking and that of tech entrepreneurs... I think that venture capitalists have a key role to play in bridging that gap between the two worlds.

There is still a wide gap between the world of policymaking and that of tech entrepreneurs. Policymakers genuinely want to help, but they don’t know a thing about tech startups, and they usually don’t count tech entrepreneurs as friends or acquaintances, which makes it even more difficult for them to understand what’s going on. On the other hand, tech entrepreneurs have difficulties reaching
out to policymakers because they don’t understand that world, where everything seems so slow and so bureaucratic; they rightfully prefer to focus on growing their businesses.

This is the reason why, by the way, I think that venture capitalists have a key role to play in bridging that gap between the two worlds.

Nicolas Colin The Family Co-Founder & Director

The OECD has given the UK its highest overall score for the quality of our regulatory practices, but we're not resting on our laurels. We are bringing forward world-leading policies to boost innovation and build trust in digital markets, to promote ethical and responsible technology and give tech firms growing on our shores the competitive advantage they need.
Nicky Morgan UK Secretary of State for Digital,
Culture, Media & Sport

Unlike entrepreneurs, venture capitalists don’t have to focus on one single problem over the course of several years. They can embrace a long-term view of the market, identify the many regulatory obstacles that still stand in the way, and help policymakers understand technology and come up with sound regulations designed to boost local champions.

It’s both about providing entrepreneurs with the resources and the security they need to take more risks and about raising the bar for European tech companies, forcing them to get better on various fronts, and ultimately consolidating their competitive advantage at a global scale - an industrial policy for the Entrepreneurial Age.

Photo by: Samuli Pentti

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10 About This report was produced in partnership with Slush and

10
About

This report was produced in partnership with Slush and Orrick. Nearly

100 people and 20 organizations came together to provide insights and data. This is who they are.

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10.1 Our Contributors Thanks to all of the following people for

10.1
Our Contributors

Thanks to all of the following people for their assistance

and insight in developing this year’s State of European Tech Report
Contributors

Giovanni Anelli
CERN

Alice Bentinck
EF

Sophia Bendz
Atomico

Elsa Bernadotte
Karma

Tom Blomfield
Monzo

Loubna Bouarfa
OKRA Technologies

Kat Borlongan
La French Tech

Christina Brinck
Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund

Anisah Osman Britton
23 Code Street

Jessica Butcher
Tick

Ophelia Brown
Blossom Capital

Suranga Chandratillake
Balderton Capital

Stjin Christiaens
Collibra

Thomas Clozel
Owkin

James Clark
London Stock Exchange

Nicolas Colin
The Family

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Andy Davis Backstage Capital Our Contributors 10.1 Simon Cook Draper Esprit

Andy Davis
Backstage Capital

Our Contributors

10.1

Simon Cook
Draper Esprit

Pierre Entremont
FRST

Sonali de Rycker
Accel

Madeleine Evans
Levell

Ekaterina Gianelli
Inventure

Irina

Haivas
Atomico

Linda Griffin
King

Thomas Hellmann
University of Oxford

Kate Hilyard
Healx

Sophia Hmich
Future Positive Capital

Taavet Hinrikus
TransferWise

Christine Hockley
British Patient Capital

Antoine Hubert
Ynsect

Daniel Keiper-Knorr
Speedinvest

Miki Kuusi
Wolt

Jacopo Losso
EBAN

Yury Melnichek
Bulba Ventures

Martin Mignot
Index

Osnat Michaeli
Infarm

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Our Contributors 10.1 Leila Rastegar Zegna Kindred Capital Niklas Zennström Atomico

Our Contributors

10.1

Leila Rastegar Zegna
Kindred Capital

Niklas Zennström
Atomico

Nicky Morgan
UK Secretary of State for

Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.

Steve O’Hear
TechCrunch

Akshay Naheta
SoftBank Vision Fund

Deborah Okenla
YSYS

Patrick Pichette
Inovia Capital

Maria Raga
Depop

Oscar Pierre
Glovo

Andreas Saari
Slush

Abby Scarborough
Yena

Perry Teicher
Orrick

Naren Shaam
Omio

Alex Terrien
Future Positive Capital

Nigel Toon
Graphcore

Check Warner
Diversity VC

Roxanne Varza
Station F

David York
Top Tier Capital Partners

Valentina Milanova
Daye

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10.2 Acknowledgements We wouldn’t have been able to put together the

10.2
Acknowledgements

We wouldn’t have been able to put together the State of

European Tech without a lot of help - thanks to all of the following in particular:
Acknowledgements

Anastasiya Dudareva
Craft

Yuliya Chernova
Craft

Matt Collins
Studio Lovelock

James Clark
London Stock Exchange

George Clayton
Studio Lovelock

Katelyn Dennis
Shareworks

Mike Allanson
Studio Lovelock

Giovanni Anelli
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

Kaloyan Andonov
Global University Venturing

Karl Bjelland
Politico

Jon Brewer
Orrick

Ivan Draganov
Dealroom

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Our Contributors 10.1 Sarah Guemouri Atomico Ben Jakob Studio Lovelock Thierry

Our Contributors

10.1

Sarah Guemouri
Atomico

Ben Jakob
Studio Lovelock

Thierry Heles
Global University Venturing

Ant Jumratsilpa
Studio Lovelock

Oscar Farres
EIF

Mark

Dunbavan
Studio Lovelock

Rugiyya Gahramanli
London Stock Exchange

Sofian Giuroiu
PEREP Analytics/EDC

Bryce Keane
Atomico

Thomas Kösters
European Startup Initiative

Julie Kim
Quid

Julien Krantz
Invest Europe

Joe Lovelock
Studio Lovelock

Ilya Levtov
Craft

Gligor Micajkov
Dealroom

Elissa Maercklein
Craft

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Our Contributors 10.1 Tom Wehmeier Atomico Yoram Wijngaarde Dealroom The purpose-driven

Our Contributors

10.1

Tom Wehmeier
Atomico

Yoram Wijngaarde
Dealroom

The purpose-driven porpoise
Self-employed

Maxine Smith
Atomico

Eleanor Warnock
Atomico

Karthik Suresh
Craft

Julia Silge
Stack Overflow

Anais

Rassat
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

Julien Puls
Dealroom

Elmo Pakkanen
Slush

Angelina Panagiotopoulou
Studio Lovelock

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10.3
About Atomico

10.4
About Orrick

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But who is Orrick?
Creators. Visionaries. Underdogs. The

Daring.

We’re Atomico. You probably knew that already.
But who are we really?
We’re not a traditional venture capital firm.
We are built by founders for founders. Every single aspect of Atomico, every part of our culture, and every decision we take, is designed with the sole ambition
of helping our partners succeed.
We exist for more than returns. We believe entrepreneurs are the ultimate agents
of positive, transformational change across every aspect of our society and economy.
Our mission is to spur this progress forward.
It’s why we partner with the world’s most ambitious founders. The rule-breakers who want to build the next leader in their category. The world-shapers creating companies that fundamentally shift the way we live today. The gamechangers using technology to rewire the world in favour of something better, for as many people as possible.
When we find these people, we invest much more than money. We work hand-in-glove with them, drawing on hard-won experience scaling some of the most successful technology companies in the world.

Orrick counsels more than 2,700 tech companies, as well as the most active funds, corporate venture investors and public tech companies worldwide. We help you disrupt. We help you build. We protect you. We help you win.
We are the No. 1 most active law firm in European venture capital, No. 3
globally (PitchBook), top 15 for global M&A (Bloomberg) and advisors to seven of the
top 15 global private equity funds. We offer destination practices in other areas that are important to tech companies’ success: privacy and cybersecurity, intellectual property, payments, and beyond.
And we innovate not only in our legal advice but also in the way we deliver our services. That’s why Financial Times has named us the most innovative law firm in North America for the last three years in a row.

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About Slush

10.5
About Studio Lovelock

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Once again we’ve partnered with Slush
to

produce the State of European Tech report
But why are so many people flocking
to Helsinki in November?

Branding to engage and inspire
Studio Lovelock partners with ambitious scale-ups ready to embrace the power of brand to drive growth

Slush is a student-driven, not-for-profit movement with the mission
to create and help the next generation of groundbreaking entrepreneurs.
The Slush year culminates in Helsinki in November, when 25,000 founders, investors, media and executives from 130+ countries gather in Helsinki.
Held during the darkest time of the year, Slush has always been characterized by a unique energy and enthusiasm.
Slush is run by a community of students who want to radically change how entrepreneurship is perceived in Northern Europe and beyond. Several successful entrepreneurs, from the founders of Supercell and Spotify among others, have already become a part of the not-for-profit initiative that has already become a movement
of global magnitude.

Studio Lovelock is a branding and communications design agency based in London.
We are a collection of open-minded, smart and creatively restless folk, driven to help the businesses we believe in achieve great things. We are founded on the belief that creativity and clear design thinking are critical components in the long term success of any business. We pride ourselves on our willingness to push beyond our comfort zone and the quality of the relationships we’ve built with our clients.
Being friendly, helpful and reliable doesn’t hurt either. View more of our work at studiolovelock.com

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11.1 Survey Respondents 27% 19% 16% 10% 7% 5% 4% 3%

11.1
Survey Respondents

27%

19%

16%

10%

7%

5%

4%

3%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

Founder

Employee at a tech startup or scale-up

Employee at a company

that is not a tech startup or
scale-up

Venture capitalist

Consultant/M&A advisor/investment banker

Student

Other

Employee in the public sector

Academic/researcher

Angel investor

Other investor

LP investing in private equity & venture capital

Media/journalist

Policymaker/regulator

0

5

10

15
% of respondents

20

25

30

Occupation of survey respondents
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

35%

29%

30%

6%

≤10 employees

11-100 employees

100+ employees

Not applicable

0

5

10

15

20
% of respondents

25

30

35

40

Company size of survey respondents
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Survey Respondents 11.1 67% 31% 2% Male Female Prefer not to

Survey Respondents

11.1

67%

31%

2%

Male

Female

Prefer not to say

Non-binary 0%

Other 0%

0

10

20

30

40
% of respondents

50

60

70

Gender of survey

respondents
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

% of respondents

51%

31%

18%

First-time founder

Repeat founder with limited experience

Repeat founder with significant experience

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

Experience level of founder respondents
NOTE:
Founders only. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

81%

6%

4%

3%

2%

2%

1%

1%

Caucasian/White

Asian

Prefer not to say

Mixed

Hispanic/Latinx

Middle Eastern/North African

Other (please specify)

Black/African/Caribbean

0

10

20

30

40

50
% of respondents

60

70

80

90

Ethnicity of survey respondents
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

39%

16%

13%

9%

8%

8%

4%

2%

2%

Nordics

UK & Ireland

DACH

CEE

France & Benelux

Southern Europe

Rest of world

Rest of Europe

United States

0

5

10

15

20 25
% of respondents

30

35

40

Geographic origin of survey respondents
NOTE:
Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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11.2 More About Our Data Partners Aon Radford is the technology

11.2
More About Our Data Partners

Aon
Radford is the technology and life sciences

unit of Aon’s Rewards Solutions practice.
ABOUT REWARDS SOLUTIONS
The Rewards Solutions practice at Aon empowers business leaders to reimagine their approach to rewards in the digital age through a powerful mix of data, analytics and advisory capabilities. Our colleagues support clients across a full spectrum of needs, including compensation benchmarking, pay and workforce modeling, and expert insights on rewards strategy and plan design. To learn more, visit: rewards.aon.com.
ABOUT AON
Aon plc (NYSE:AON) is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance. For further information, please visit aon.com.

Dealroom.co
Dealroom is a global company information database & research firm. Its software, database and bespoke research enable its clients to stay at the forefront of innovation, discover promising companies and identify strategic opportunities. Among its clients are world-leading strategy consulting firms, investment banks, multinationals, technology firms, venture capital & buyout firms and governments. For more information, please visit: dealroom.co

CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2018 revenue). The company has more than 90,000 employees (excluding affiliates) and serves real estate investors and occupiers through more than 480 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide.
CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.

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More About Our Data Partners 11.2 The European Business Angels Network

More About Our Data Partners

11.2

The European Business Angels Network (EBAN)
EBAN, The

European Business Angels Network, is the pan-European representative for early stage investors gathering over 150 member organizations in more than 50 countries. Established in 1999 by a group of pioneer angel networks in Europe with the collaboration of the European Commission and EURADA, EBAN represents a sector estimated to invest over 7 billion Euros a year and playing a vital role in Europe’s future, notably in the funding of Start-Ups SMEs. EBAN has been conducting
research on the business angel market since 2001 and is the leading source of knowledge in Europe for this industry.

Flourish
Flourish makes it easy to produce beautiful and engaging data visualizations and interactive presentations. Used by companies from Google and EY to Sky News and the BBC, it converts complex datasets into animated, mobile-friendly, on-brand data stories in minutes. No coding required. Get started for free at flourish.studio.

The European Investment Fund (EIF)
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is part of the European Investment Bank group. Its central mission is to support Europe’s micro, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) by helping them to access finance. EIF designs and develops venture and growth capital, guarantees and microfinance instruments, which specifically target this market segment. In this role, EIF fosters EU objectives in support of innovation, research and development, entrepreneurship, growth, and employment.

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) - is a world-renowned centre for scientific research, celebrated for its recent discovery of the Higgs boson. CERN’s technology provides concrete business solutions in many fields: from medtech to aerospace, and industry 4.0, and are already present in start-ups hosted in CERN’s network of Business Incubation Centres. CERN is also part of the ATTRACT initiative, a European call for breakthrough ideas that will fund 170 innovative projects from 2019.

Craft
Craft is building the ‘Source of Truth’ on companies, mapping the global economy, and delivering unique intelligence on companies to corporate decision-makers globally. Craft collects, aggregates and curates financial, operating and human capital data to provide the deepest picture of private and public companies to assist decision-makers to manage their supply chain, maximize their investments, mitigate risks, grow their sales, leverage their talent and enhance their competitive position.

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More About Our Data Partners 11.2 Graphext Graphext provides a data

More About Our Data Partners

11.2

Graphext
Graphext provides a data science software for

business decision makers. Combining the latest machine learning techniques and a user friendly interface, Graphext automates and simplifies data driven decision making for all aspects of your business.

Indeed
More people find jobs on Indeed than anywhere else. Indeed is the #1 job site in the world and allows jobseekers to search millions of jobs on the web or mobile in over 60 countries and 28 languages. More than 250 million people each month search for jobs, post resumes, and research companies on Indeed. For more information, visit indeed.com.

Invest Europe
Invest Europe is the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors.
Our members take a long-term approach to investing in privately held companies, from start-ups to established firms. They inject not only capital but dynamism, innovation and expertise. This commitment helps deliver strong and sustainable growth, resulting in healthy returns for Europe’s leading pension funds and insurers, to the benefit of the millions of European citizens who depend on them.
Invest Europe aims to make a constructive contribution to policy affecting private capital investment in Europe. We provide information to the public on our members’ role in the economy. Our research provides the most authoritative source of data on trends and developments in our industry.
Invest Europe is the guardian of the industry’s professional standards, demanding accountability, good governance and transparency from our members.
Invest Europe is a non-profit organisation with 25 employees in Brussels, Belgium.
For more information visit www.investeurope.eu

Global University Venturing
Global University Venturing is both a quarterly magazine and website written for and about universities taking stakes in spinouts. We help universities to share best practice and to connect with each other, with investors and with other useful parties in the innovation ecosystem. Our aim is to help improve the processes of bringing innovations from academia to the market and facilitate their integration into the business ecosystem.

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More About Our Data Partners 11.2 London Stock Exchange London Stock

More About Our Data Partners

11.2

London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L)

is a diversified international exchange Group that sits at the heart of the world’s financial community. The Group can trace its history back to 1801.
The Group operates a broad range of international equity, bond and derivatives markets, including
London Stock Exchange; Borsa Italiana; MTS, Europe’s leading fixed income market; and the pan-European equities platform, Turquoise. Through its markets, the Group offers international business, and investors, unrivalled access to Europe’s capital markets.
Post trade and risk management services are a significant and growing part of the Group’s business operations. LSEG operates CC&G, the Rome headquartered CCP and Monte Titoli, the significant European settlement business, selected as a first wave T2S participant. The Group is also a majority owner of leading multi-asset global CCP, LCH.
The Group offers its customers an extensive range of real-time and reference data products, including Sedol, UnaVista and RNS. FTSE calculates thousands of unique indices that measure and benchmark markets and asset classes in more than 80 countries around the world.
London Stock Exchange Group is also a leading developer of high performance trading platforms and capital markets software. In addition to the Group’s own markets, over 40 other organisations and exchanges around the world use the Group’s MillenniumIT trading, surveillance
and post trade technology.
Headquartered in London, United Kingdom with significant operations in Italy, France, North
America and Sri Lanka, the Group employs approximately 4,700 people.

Meetup
Meetup is a global community platform that connects people in real life. It was founded with one simple idea: use technology to get people off technology. Our vision is to harness technology to remove the barriers to human connection and deliver real life community.
Meetup supports over 40 million members+, 320,000+ Meetup groups and 12,000 Meetups per day around the world. Meetup was acquired by WeWork in 2017. The two companies share a vision of the power of bringing people together, and together using technology to create new and innovative ways of building community. Follow us @Meetup on Twitter, @Meetup on Instagram and Facebook, or visit meetup.com to learn more.

POLITICO
POLITICO, a global nonpartisan politics and policy news organization, launched in Europe in April 2015. POLITICO Europe is a joint-venture between POLITICO LLC, based in the USA and Axel Springer, the leading publisher in Europe.
With operations based in Brussels and additional offices in London, Berlin, Paris, Rome, and Warsaw, POLITICO connects the dots between global power centers. In June 2018, an annual ComRes/Burson- Marsteller survey ranked POLITICO as the #1 most influential publication on European affairs, for the second year running.
POLITICO’s premium politics and policy news service, POLITICO Pro, empowers thousands of policy experts and decision-makers from over 900 organizations on key industries. Launched in 2015, Pro now covers 7 policy areas: Agriculture and Food, Energy and Climate, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Trade, and Mobility. POLITICO Pro has 5 cross-industry products: Brexit Pro, Sustainability
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