This statistic illustrates the total number of companies that received venture capital investment in Europe from 2013 to 2017, by investment stage. During this five year period, it can be seen that the majority of companies received funding during the start-up stage. In 2017, nearly 2.2 thousand companies received funding from venture capital during the start-up stage, compared to 671 companies that received funding during the later stage.
Total number of companies that received investments through venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2017
Seed as '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. (February 5, 2018). Total number of companies that received investments through venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878728/number-of-companies-receiving-investments-through-venture-capital-in-europe/
Invest Europe. "Total number of companies that received investments through venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2017." Chart. February 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878728/number-of-companies-receiving-investments-through-venture-capital-in-europe/
Invest Europe. (2018). Total number of companies that received investments through venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878728/number-of-companies-receiving-investments-through-venture-capital-in-europe/
Invest Europe. "Total Number of Companies That Received Investments through Venture Capital in Europe from 2013 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878728/number-of-companies-receiving-investments-through-venture-capital-in-europe/
Invest Europe, Total number of companies that received investments through venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2017 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878728/number-of-companies-receiving-investments-through-venture-capital-in-europe/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Total number of companies that received investments through venture capital in Europe from 2013 to 2017 [Graph], Invest Europe, February 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878728/number-of-companies-receiving-investments-through-venture-capital-in-europe/
