After peaking in 2023, venture capital (VC) investments in Eruope decreased significantly in 2022 and 2023. In 2023, approximately 13 billion euros were invested in the continent, with financings in the start-up stage accounting for half of the total.
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Value of venture capital (VC) investments in Europe from 2013 to 2023, 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. (May 7, 2024). Value of venture capital (VC) investments in Europe from 2013 to 2023, by investment stage (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878705/investments-by-venture-capital-in-europe/
Invest Europe. "Value of venture capital (VC) investments in Europe from 2013 to 2023, by investment stage (in billion euros)." Chart. May 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878705/investments-by-venture-capital-in-europe/
Invest Europe. (2024). Value of venture capital (VC) investments in Europe from 2013 to 2023, by investment stage (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878705/investments-by-venture-capital-in-europe/
Invest Europe. "Value of Venture Capital (Vc) Investments in Europe from 2013 to 2023, by Investment Stage (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878705/investments-by-venture-capital-in-europe/
Invest Europe, Value of venture capital (VC) investments in Europe from 2013 to 2023, by investment stage (in billion euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878705/investments-by-venture-capital-in-europe/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
Value of venture capital (VC) investments in Europe from 2013 to 2023, by investment stage (in billion euros) [Graph], Invest Europe, May 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/878705/investments-by-venture-capital-in-europe/