Venture capitalists accounted for roughly half of the funding raised by startups in the Nordic countries, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom between 2016 and the first half of 2021. In that same period, corporate investors were the second most common funding source in the region, with all female teams recording the largest share of corporate investments.
Distribution of investors in startups in Europe from 2016 to 1st half of 2021, by gender of founding team
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
Survey time period
2016 to H1 2021
Number of respondents
8,552²
Supplementary notes
¹Figures were calculated by Statista based on the data provided by the source. It includes accelerators, advisors, angel investors, crowdfunding, family office, governments, non-profit institutions, investment funds, private equity, universities, and other.
²Including only companies founded from 2010 onwards and with more than 0.2 million euros in funding.
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Various sources (Unconventional Ventures). (November 15, 2021). Distribution of investors in startups in Europe from 2016 to 1st half of 2021, by gender of founding team [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218766/capital-sources-european-startups/
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