In Europe, between the 2016 and 2020 period, it can be seen that the majority of venture capital (VC) investments were made during the start-up stage. In 2020, 6.2 billion euros worth of investment were made in the start-up stage, whilst only 800 million euros worth of investments were made during the seed stage. All stages of funding saw an increase between 2013 and 2020, apart from a decrease of about five billion euros in VC investments in the Later-stage venture stage between 2019 and 2020.
Total value of investments by venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2020, by investment stage
(in billion euros)
* Seed stage is 'funding provided before the investee company has started mass production/distribution with the aim to complete research, product definition or product design, also including market tests and creating prototypes.'
** Start up as 'funding provided to companies, once the product or service is fully developed, to start mass production/distribution and to cover initial marketing.'
*** Later-stage financing as 'financing provided for an operating company, which may or may not be profitable.'
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Invest Europe. (July 12, 2021). Total value of investments by venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2020, by investment stage (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878705/investments-by-venture-capital-in-europe/
Invest Europe. "Total value of investments by venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2020, by investment stage (in billion euros)." Chart. July 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878705/investments-by-venture-capital-in-europe/
Invest Europe. (2021). Total value of investments by venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2020, by investment stage (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878705/investments-by-venture-capital-in-europe/
Invest Europe. "Total Value of Investments by Venture Capital in Europe from 2013 to 2020, by Investment Stage (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878705/investments-by-venture-capital-in-europe/
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