Investment by Stage:

- Most funding happens in Q3 every year

- Funding is the Least between Q1 & Q2 every year
Venture Capital - Geographical investment flows
- Domestic investments in European countries -- EUR 2.4 B
- Cross-border investments within Europe -- EUR 750Mn
- Non-European private equity firms investing in portfolio companies in Europe
-- EUR 391 Mn
- European private equity firms investing in portfolio companies outside
Europe -- EUR 352 Mn
Investments by stage focus and regions
Following is the split by regions of the total investment of EUR 3.6 B done by
the VCs
- UK & Ireland EUR 0.9 B
- France 7 Benelux EUR 0.9 B - DACH EUR 0.9 B
- Nordics EUR 0.6 B
- Southern Europe EUR 0.2B - CEE EUR 0.1 B
Following is the split by regions of the total no. Of companies invested(3209)
in Europe by VCs
- UK & Ireland EUR 0.9 B
- France 7 Benelux EUR 0.9 B - DACH EUR 0.9 B
- Nordics EUR 0.6 B
- Southern Europe EUR 0.2B - CEE EUR 0.1 B
Trends Seen in Europe:
- Out of the total investment by done by VCs in Europe, about 80% is in the
same country of VC
- Major Investment is done in UK, France, DACH Region with taking 25% of the
total Investment
- Major Investment by VC over the years has been following areas: Life
Sciences, Computer & Consumer Electronics, Communications
- 95% of the Investment by VCs is done for Company of less than 100
Employees in which 68% is done for less than 20 Employees