Value of investments by venture capital in Europe 2013-2017, by investment stage

Published by Jennifer Rudden, Nov 9, 2020

This statistic illustrates the total value of investments by venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2017, by investment stage. During this five year period, it can be seen that the majority of investments were made during the start-up stage. In 2017, 3.5 billion euros worth of investment were made in the start-up stage, whilst only 600 million euros worth of investments were made during the seed stage. All stages of funding saw an increase between 2013 and 2017.

Total value of investments by venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2017, by investment stage (in billion euros)

	Seed*	Start-up**	Later-stage venture***
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Release date

February 2018

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2013 to 2017

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* 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.'