geo distribution of VC Capital

Plenty of Dry powder for Europe and Israel VC funds

The availability of VC dry power is a welcome change in Europe

The markets have been taking a beating with Coronavirus and startups that were valued in the hundreds of millions have been folding at what seems like an accelerated rate, prompting journalists to post articles about the bubble being burst. Are we heading into a market correction in 2020? Who knows.

What is certain is that European venture hit a local maximum in 2019, attracting over €4 billion in Q4. The American VC funds are now coming to Europe, seeing European startups as a new asset class worth investing in. More on this from Nicolas Colin. Overall, European and Israeli venture capital funds have a lot of dry powder to fund companies in the years to come, regardless of a potential recession.

European and Israeli tech VC fundraising – source

European Funds launched in 2020 ??

The dry powder in Europe seems to go way beyond the ski slopes. This is a partial list of venture capital funds announced in Europe since the start of 2020:

The availability of capital is of course a welcome change in Europe, but can also become a double edged sword, as Ivan Farnetti points out:

Another question is around exits in Europe, and availability of late stage capital.

geo distribution of VC Capital
The UK continues to attract the most capital, followed by Germany, Sweden, France and Israel

Israeli VC funds launched in 2020 ??

In Israel there’s also been an influx of fresh capital.

The challenges is Israel are different than in Europe. Capital and exits have historically not been real constraints, but the success of the Israeli tech ecosystem, combined with a large number of multinational R&D centres have created a talent crunch.

?Thank you Yannick Roux and Stefano Bernardi for curating this resource.

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Eze is managing partner of Remagine Ventures, a seed fund investing in ambitious founders at the intersection of tech, entertainment, gaming and commerce with a spotlight on Israel.

I'm a former general partner at google ventures, head of Google for Entrepreneurs in Europe and founding head of Campus London, Google's first physical hub for startups.

I'm also the founder of Techbikers, a non-profit bringing together the startup ecosystem on cycling challenges in support of Room to Read. Since inception in 2012 we've built 11 schools and 50 libraries in the developing world.
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  1. Hi Eze! How much do you think the brand of a VC is able to affect the ability to fundraise?

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