Brussels, Belgium – 29/01/2025
EBAN, Civitta, and Bourse Consult, supported by the European Commission (EC FISMA), are excited to launch a new research initiative to enhance access to risk and growth capital for startups and scale-ups across the EU.
This initiative, commissioned under EC-FISMA/2024/OP/0002 – Lot 1, seeks to identify key challenges in the European investment landscape and propose actionable solutions to improve the availability of institutional investment in growth-stage startups.
What This Initiative Will Deliver
The project is designed to analyze the structure and effectiveness of investment funds providing risk capital in the EU and develop strategies to overcome existing barriers. Our research will focus on:
✅ Understanding Growth Capital Dynamics: Examining the characteristics of investment funds supporting startups at the scale-up stage.
✅ Identifying Barriers to Institutional Investment: Assessing economic, legal, supervisory, technological, and operational obstacles.
✅ Exploring Fund Consolidation & Scaling: Evaluating potential benefits of larger, more efficient investment funds to increase ticket sizes and enhance cross-border investments.
✅ Proposing Policy & Market Interventions: Recommending measures to create a stronger, more integrated EU investment ecosystem.
Calling All Investors! – Join Our Research
As part of this study, we are conducting interviews with business angels, venture capitalists, and institutional investors to gather insights on the challenges and opportunities in scaling investment funds for startups in the EU.
📢 Are you an investor? Share your perspective!
We invite business angels, VCs, and fund managers to participate in our research by joining an interview and contributing to this EU-backed initiative.
💡 Why Participate?
- Influence policy recommendations to enhance startup financing in Europe.
- Gain early insights into research findings on scaling risk capital.
- Strengthen networks between early-stage and institutional investors.
📩 Express Your Interest Today!
Complete this short questionnaire to participate:
Together, let’s shape a stronger European investment ecosystem that fuels startup growth and innovation!
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