EU plans tech scale-up fund to narrow innovation gap with US, China

5 ways the EU’s bold new startup plan could boost its tech ecosystem

The European Commission has unveiled ambitious plans to cut red tape and make the EU a more attractive place for tech businesses to scale.  Launched today, the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy comes as the bloc scrambles to attract and retain tech startups amid stiff competition from the US and Asia.  Under the new initiative, the EU has laid out a five-point plan to close the gap with its rivals. It’s also in talks to deploy a public-private fun…

EU plans tech scale-up fund to narrow innovation gap with US, China

US funding for later-stage financing of tech firms is seven times that of Europe

EU set to improve investment for biotech start-ups and scale-ups - European Biotechnology Magazine

The European Commission has promised to create a new public-private fund to bridge the ‘valley of death’ phase for technology companies facing expansion. In addition, the EU wants to reduce its lag in the number of technology unicorns compared to the United States and China with a start-up and scale-up strategy.

EC eyes institutional investors in new venture capital strategy

Startups and scaleups need better funding, the Commission says

The European Commission has announced that it intends to create a public-private fund to help European technology companies grow. The reason for this is to reduce the innovation gap with the United States and China. And we already anticipate that the United States and China are light years away from Europe. Not to mention that this fund will not help to reduce any kind of gap. Because Europe has already lost the game. To have a context. We are t…

EU proposes scale-up fund to retain promising tech startups

The European Commission has unveiled plans to launch a large-scale investment fund aimed at preventing promising tech startups from relocating...