Tag: European Union
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Horizon 2020 using Dealroom to track 2,400 companies from its €3 billion SME Instrument portfolio
Business case: How to keep track of a €3 billion portfolio? Horizon 2020 & SME Instrument:Horizon 2020 is a European Union funding programme to support and foster research and innovation. Horizon 2020’s SME Instrument is a €3 billion fund to support high-potential companies to develop “groundbreaking innovative products, services or processes”. The SME Instrument will help 7,500 companies…
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Fund-flows within Europe
Recently we started analysing international fund-flows within Europe. Below is one way to present these flows. The left-hand side shows the location of the companies raising capital. The right-hand side shows where the VC funds are based. A significant portion is coming from the USA/UK, with most of these USA funds having a presence in London. This analysis of course further underscores London’s key position as the…
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Unleash UK’s tech scene onto Europe (don’t Brexit)
Mattias Ljungman, Partner at one of Europe’s largest VC funds Atomico, made yet another important case for the UK to remain in the European Union. He is clear that staying in the EU does not mean “more of the same”, and instead gives the UK “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape Europe’s future […] into what we want it to…