Government Funding & VC Investments in Europe |
1. What is the best form of support Government should provide to VC?
Latest reports indicate that Government funding represents the highest individual fundraising source for the VC sector at European level, accounting for an average of approx. 25% of funds raised by investors in the past 5 years with a 30% peak in 2020 and 18% low in 2021. Even in 2021, it tops the ranking of fundraising sources, alongside Corporate Investors. There are indeed significant differences across European regions (52% in CEE, 37% in Southern Europe, 28% in France & Benelux, 26% in DACH, 19% in Nordics, and 12% in UK & Ireland).
The existing research on the performance of various forms of Government direct or indirect involvement in VC / Equity Investment (GVC / Government VC, Hybrid GVC bringing in private VC expertise, and various blended funding solutions piloted by Innovate UK, EC/ EIC Fund, FoF/ LP programmes) suggests that Government investment typically underperforms the traditional private VC (not necessarily a surprise…) but compensates when it comes to alignment with economic policy/ big priorities.
You are invited to express your views on 2 questions:
1. What SHOULD BE, in your view, the most used form of government support to VC in the coming years?
2. What WILL BE, in your view, in reality, the most used form of government support to VC in the coming years?
2. What WILL BE, in your view, in reality, the most used form of government support to VC in the coming years?
This very short independent survey (2min of your time) is by invitation only. Your responses are fully anonymous.
We hope you will embrace this initiative and THANK YOU in advance if you will do so.