EUVC Live at GoWest | The Case for a United European LP Strategy feat. Philippe Tibi, Chris Elphick, Christina Brinck, Daniel Keiper-Knorr, Joe Schorge, Michiel Scheffer, Adem Yakisirer and Mia Grosen
This EUVC Live panel tackles Europe's fundamental challenge: how to mobilize continental capital to compete with US and Asian tech giants. The discussion reveals stark data points about European funding gaps, including why 45% of government-backed startups can't secure private follow-on funding and how entire regions like Greece and Slovenia remain virtually cut off from VC ecosystems.
Key takeaways
- •Market failure exists at growth stage despite private capital availability, creating a specific need for public intervention in scaling European tech companies.
- •45% of government-backed startups cannot secure private VC funding, revealing a critical disconnect between public grant programs and private investment criteria.
- •Geographic inequality creates funding deserts where startups in countries like Greece and Slovenia face systematic barriers to accessing venture capital.
- •Strategic LPs operate fundamentally differently from financial LPs, requiring different investment approaches and fund selection criteria when deploying corporate versus pension capital.
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