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Germany has a strong support network for tech entrepreneurialism, with world-leading universities and research centres like TUM and the Max Planck Institutes, a rich network of local and global corporates, and a growing number of $B+ companies nurturing the next generation of founders. Funding levels in Berlin and Munich have increased more than 10-fold over the past decade, but the country still struggles to encourage institutional investors to back tech companies on their scaling journey.
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Extraordinary outcomes have taken place in Europe over the past decade, but the continent’s full potential is yet to be reached. In this chapter, we look at recent trends in exit activity and explore Europe’s attractiveness as an IPO destination.
France has a dynamic tech ecosystem, and the country is home to both Paris, a top-three European tech hub, and BPI France, the government-backed bank and top sustainability investor in Europe. The country also stands out in terms of attracting funding for AI companies. How is France’s tech ecosystem poised for the next decade?
Tech companies in the UK & Ireland — and in London in particular — attract more capital than any other European nation. The region has cemented itself as a European tech leader, but how is it maintaining its lead, and which challengers are catching up to it?
