This is the Worst Time to Be a First-Time VC Investor in Europe It’s been a tough few years for VC fundraising in Europe. - In 2024, European VCs raised around €20bn across 161 vehicles - That’s the lowest count in a decade, and well under the peak of 467 funds in 2022. While some huge amounts have been raised — Index Ventures ($2.3bn), Balderton ($1.3bn), Atomico ($1.24bn), Accel ($650m), Creandum (€500m) — the long-tail of smaller and less-established VC firms have had a harder time. - 36% of European VCs have asked for an extension to their most recent fundraise. It is pretty hard to get funds closed: 41% of respondents of Sifted survey told they’d had conversations with over 100 LPs in the past two years. #startups #VC #europe
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🔔 Daily VC Bulletin European VCs have raised €20 billion in 2024 across 161 vehicles, marking the lowest count in a decade. Despite the challenging #fundraising environment, 95% of VCs are optimistic, expecting to return more capital to their LPs next year. This #funding will support European startups as VCs adjust to market conditions, including increasing LP conversations with family offices, high-net-worth stakeholders, and corporate backers. With smaller funds facing obstacles, the larger players continue to secure significant backing, reflecting a selective but steady venture capital landscape across Europe. #Values360Ventures #ValuesFirst #VCBulletin
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The Recursive listed TOP 10 INVESTMENTS for CEE startups in 2024. 🌟 Rohlik.cz 👉 €164M Growth Equity VC Mews 👉 €106M Late VC InoBat 👉 €100M Series C Verne 👉 €100M Series A FintechOS 👉 €55.4M Series B Blueground 👉 €43.4M Series D Hellas Direct 👉€30M Late VC AMPECO 👉 €24.8M Series B AROBS Group 👉 €28.7M Private Placement VC Colossyan 👉 €21.2M Series A P.S. Companies above are picked out as per rule of at least being founded in CEE, even if their HQs moved elsewhere. #CEE #investments #CentralEasternEurope #EuropeRounds
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🔔 Daily VC Bulletin European VCs have raised €20 billion in 2024 across 161 vehicles, marking the lowest count in a decade. Despite the challenging #fundraising environment, 95% of VCs are optimistic, expecting to return more capital to their LPs next year. This #funding will support European startups as VCs adjust to market conditions, including increasing LP conversations with family offices, high-net-worth stakeholders, and corporate backers. With smaller funds facing obstacles, the larger players continue to secure significant backing, reflecting a selective but steady venture capital landscape across Europe. #Values360Ventures #ValuesFirst #VCBulletin
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This is backed up by Scottish Enterprises risk capital market report and Scotland's position as the next most active market after the Golden Triangle. https://lnkd.in/d9PqG7WP
“Venture capital in Scotland is a success story that is worth recognising." That's according to the Chief Executive of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Micheal Moore, after recent figures show Scotland is emerging as a venture capital hotspot outside London 📌🏴 The BVCA’s report, Venture Capital in the UK, found 7% of UK VC-funded firms are in Scotland, and in particular Edinburgh, thanks to its thriving fintech and health tech startups 💊 World-class universities like Edinburgh and Strathclyde are driving success with top 10 rankings for spinout equity deals in 2023 💪 Find out more about how Scotland's mix of innovation, academia and government support is cementing its growing role in the UK’s venture capital landscape 👉 https://ow.ly/kFTz50UlLvS #ScotlandIsNow #Investment
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“Venture capital in Scotland is a success story that is worth recognising." That's according to the Chief Executive of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Micheal Moore, after recent figures show Scotland is emerging as a venture capital hotspot outside London 📌🏴 The BVCA’s report, Venture Capital in the UK, found 7% of UK VC-funded firms are in Scotland, and in particular Edinburgh, thanks to its thriving fintech and health tech startups 💊 World-class universities like Edinburgh and Strathclyde are driving success with top 10 rankings for spinout equity deals in 2023 💪 Find out more about how Scotland's mix of innovation, academia and government support is cementing its growing role in the UK’s venture capital landscape 👉 https://ow.ly/kFTz50UlLvS #ScotlandIsNow #Investment
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New Funds across EVMs surged by 36% in 9M24 compared to the same time last year 🚀 So, what’s the big takeaway? That this could translate into some serious capital deployment into early-stage ventures in early 2025. After a sluggish period for fund deployment, this wave of fund launches and investment vehicles is a silver lining in the current funding landscape. MAGNiTT’s data reveals that 3 out of the 5 largest VC funds in emerging venture markets are from MENA—with Wa'ed Ventures, Ventures, Mubadala Capital and STV leading the way. Singapore's East Ventures and Vertex Ventures round out the top 5. But what’s driving this venture boom? We dive into it in our latest article, also highlighting some of MENA’s leading fund managers launching multiple funds such as Investcorp Bahrain, BECO Capital, Shorooq Partners, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) and Global Ventures. Read the entire piece here: https://lnkd.in/gs-9uXAG Looking to explore this landscape further? Our Funds Directory offers everything from insights into market leaders to contact info for top LPs. Get access to this feature and others that can help you scout for potential investment opportunities, understand your competition, or find future partnerships: https://lnkd.in/dJrCd3fm #VentureCapital #MENA #EmergingMarkets #InvestmentOpportunities #SEA #Fund #Startups
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Less than 1 in 4 dollars raised by VCs are going to emerging firms – the lowest rate in a decade. More LPs think they are playing it safe, but in reality going with established (raised 4+ funds) vs emerging (raised 1–3 funds) VC firms can be a disservice to their investors. Here’s a few reasons why: -STRONGEST RETURNS: The top 10 VC firms were all younger, smaller VC firms, according to a VC performance ranking by HEC Paris/Dow Jones. -HIGHER UPSIDE POTENTIAL: Emerging firms achieve returns of 3x+ net TVPI at a higher rate compared to established firms, according to PitchBook. -FRAGMENTED ECOSYSTEM: 72% of unicorns raised capital from a seed fund with <1% market share of unicorns, according to the Unicorn Founder DNA Report. LPs would be wise to return to diversifying their dollars like they’ve done in the past. #SiliconValley #Fundraising #Startups #VC #VentureCapital #Seed
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Australia: Airtree Ventures VC firm targets a 5th fund, Core Fund V, with $650M, securing 3 US investors as it approaches first closure https://lnkd.in/gG_bgNph #australia #venturecapital #startupaus #vcnews #techstartups
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The one statistic I believe is not that widely known among European founders is the median Exit Valuation of European ventures at €22.7 million. No, it is not a typo, the m is an m. #europe #vc #startupfunding #exitvaluation
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Think. What's your favorite kind of duck? 🦆 #UglyDuck24 As we are getting ready for our venture capital conference - this year for the 1st time welcoming private equity fund managers as well - here's a reminder on the name: why the Ugly Duck? 🤔 It's not your average duck: many people have seen European #VC as an ugly duckling. Investing in things that are just too risky, experiencing lots of ups and downs especially around the 'dot-com crisis' in the early years of 2000. Fast forward to today: European venture capital is more like a beautiful swan. Nurturing innovation, delivering success stories, and supporting #startups and #scaleups that have become global household names. #EEAcademy students: with this video story of our Ugly Duck, we are beyond excited to introduce you to our GP community - see you in Luxembourg! 🇱🇺
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2moAlberto Onetti, using this framing, would you consider "a GP speaking to 'over 100 LPs', to "a lot or little"? The q behind the q; Most managers, across first-time, emerging and seasoned, what would be the expected number of LPs and LP prospects they should expect to be speaking with (top of the funnel and down to final closing)?