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🚨 UBS and Swisscom are investing to raise 50 billion CHF to drive #innovation in #Switzerland 🚀 🤩 UBS and Swisscom, are launching the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foundation, a non-profit initiative to solidify Switzerland as a leader in deep tech. Major Goals: ➡️ Financing Innovation: Raise 50 billion CHF over the next 10 years to fund deep tech startups in Switzerland. ➡️ Building a Thriving Ecosystem: Improve the overall environment for deep tech companies to flourish, attracting talent and investment. ➡️Job Creation: Foster the creation of 100,000 new jobs in Switzerland by 2030 through a thriving deep tech sector. ➡️ Global Leadership: Solidify Switzerland's position as a global leader in cutting-edge deep technologies. https://lnkd.in/dngjJ3pr #innovation #investment #news #switzerland #startup #fintech #telco #unicorns #banking

Indeed Big News for Swiss Startups in the #deeptech sector - Switzerland will become a global hub for deep tech as Swisscom & UBS invest CHF 50 Bln into the sector over the next 10 years. I will be happy to support all those fundraisings with our Datasite data rooms. Just let me know if you are about to raise funds and I will help you out. #wheredealsaremade #SwissMA

Perfect timing for starting the year with Avolta latest report on #VC and #Exit Trends 2023 #France. A challenging year with several positive outcomes. Some takeaways :  - Europe Outpacing the #USA in Post-Covid Resurgence. - The period from June 2022 to December 2023 evolved in to one of the most challenging phases for #tech companies globally, particularly those that secured capital during the gold rush at valuations that defied rationale. - Fundraising 42% lower than in 2022 (but 29% vs. 2020), with 23% fewer transactions. - An acceleration in new #VC Funds raised (€3.2 billion). - A record year in terms of the number of exits, with more than 400 transactions, for a total amount of €5.3 billion, relatively stable since 2017 if we disregard 2021. - Acquisitions by a Corporate represent 74% of deals in 23. A year with almost no IPOs - potentially one of the Achilles' heel of the #FrenchTech Ecosystem… Avolta’s Public French Tech Index shows a very poor performance at -63% since 2018. - Health and #EnterpriseSoftware maintain their position as most attractive sectors for investors but the really positive news is that business remains buoyant in the areas of #sustainability & environmental #impact.   A closer examination of the French landscape reveals stark disparities between sectors basking in hype, such as #sustainability (Verkor…) #AI (Mistral AI...) & #deeptech (Aledia...), and others, such as #Fintech, which experienced an 80% reduction in the total amount raised in 2023". You can download it here https://lnkd.in/dQwDRcZw

This month, our Head of Conference, Monica Zara, has been part of a panel at Delphi Economic Forum, discussing the emerging ecosystem in Europe, and more specifically insights and involvement in Greece’s accelerating tech ecosystem. Endeavor Greece has summarized the main takeaways in the following article. Find out more 💡 #delphieconomicphorum #EmergingEurope #tech #innovation #techevents

Yesterday I attended Italian Tech Alliance event at Isola for 32 in Milan to talk about VC investments in Italy in Q2 The Italian #VC landscape has seen a dynamic second quarter in 2024, with a total of €228 million invested across 69 investment rounds. This period witnessed a diverse range of investments, including 10 Series A, 2 Series B, and 1 Series C rounds. The Software sector, including AI, led in terms of the number of rounds, while Smart City attracted the highest overall funding. The standout round for this quarter was newcleo, securing an impressive €87 million. The first half of 2024 in Europe saw €28 billion raised across 5,640 rounds, marking an 18% increase in the number of rounds and a 3% rise in total investment compared to the latter half of 2023. In Q2 alone, €15 billion was raised across 2,320 rounds, a 25% increase in invested capital despite a 30% decrease in the number of rounds compared to Q1. Zooming in on Italy, the first half of 2024 saw €671 million raised across 177 rounds. Although the second quarter's €228 million raised in 69 rounds marks a drop from the previous quarter, it remains consistent with the same period in 2023. Notably, 37% of the total capital raised in H1 2024 came from just two mega rounds. Despite these fluctuations, the overall performance has remained stable year-over-year. This data comes from the latest Venture Capital Observatory in Italy, a collaborative effort between Growth Capital and the Italian Tech Alliance, presented by Fabio Mondini de Focatiis and Giacomo Bider, with a very interesting report on the status of the #fintech market made by McKinsey & Company and presented by Zaccaria Orlando. All hosted by the team of Fintech district, nice work Clelia Tosi and Francesco Gavanna. Overall, the feeling of optimism for the upcoming quarters was predominating in the room, and the message we got was pretty clear: the bottom should be behind us. The link to the full report in the first comment if you want to deep dive. Want to stay up to date with the market? Here my newsletter: - Linkedin: https://lnkd.in/d4h8zqKA  - Substack: https://lnkd.in/dzfGJzmW

Europe needs to step up the game to catalyze growth capital to deeptech companies if we want to come out as winners in innovation in the coming decade. Find a report where I have contributed together with a group of esteemed experts in venture capital and innovation across Europe

⚡️Key take aways from the Swiss 🇨🇭#VentureCapital Report. High level insights: - In 2023 investments in early stage startups dropped 35% (better than anticipated: the mid year report was showing a -50% drop)🤞 - We saw a record number of rounds 🎉 - The top 20 rounds represent “only” 55% of the total money raised. A better distribution? 📊 In ICT 🤖where I invest for Vi Partners : - Volume felt 62% at 424m CHF, lower than 2019. - The CHF 10-20m round category in ICT has collapsed📉 - ICT rounds of CHF >20m have vanished 💨 (#4 vs #17 in 2020). Back to reality? 🧐 Other interesting data points: - Number of rounds in Biotech and Medtech 🩺 are stable. 😎 - Total money raised by canton: Vaud (-19%) is more stable than Zurich (-59%). - Later stage gets less money (-49%) and (slightly) more rounds. Rounds naming effect? 🤔 - Exits are rarer: -43% YoY. - Good news: early stage is resilient and stable in term of volume and in number of rounds. 🏁 🔮 2024 will definitely be a pivotal year. 👉 Link to report in comments.

A paywall is a great sign of good journalism - paywalls pay for strong reporting that features experts with deep sector knowledge. There’s a reason the DealStreetAsias of the world (or the Wall Street Journal, or the Information, and even parts of TechCrunch) have paywalls: it’s because they bring very valuable market intel. If you are fundraising in Asia, talking to LPs in Asia, or expanding to Asia, you should be reading this outlet. For now, here’s a quick topline of this deep dive on the exploding interest in longevity and biotech investing by Eudora Wang featuring longevity visionary and angel investor Garri Zmudze: ✅ The longevity market is worth more than $27.1 billion (so if you’ve seen more of these stories recently, it’s not the algorithm - there’s more and more happening) ✅ The family of technologies that make up longevity approach our aging from a dozen different angles: reproductive health, AI-discovered drugs, early diagnostics, mRNA vaccines, and far more ✅ What Garri and the team LongeVC do supremely well: identify and back the “sci-fi”-side of longevity. These are the advancements that sound at first like futuristic predictions, but are already arriving, like cryopreservation. (Give LongeVC a follow if you want to know more about these areas). ✅ And related to that, a great piece of advice from Garri: To invest in longevity, you need optimism - the ability to believe in an advancement that hardly sounds real (and may be barely out of research stage). AI-discovered drugs are all the rage now, but it takes an optimist to have seen that years and years ago (another great mention of Insilico Medicine Alex Zhavoronkov!) The entire article is linked below and well worth a read for many reasons - especially if valuable insight on the state of biotech and longevity investing would help you (or your startup).

🚀 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞'𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞-𝐮𝐩 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥: 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 €𝟏 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 🚀   A new report by a group of independent experts reveals a historic opportunity to supercharge investment in the European technology sector, aiming to strengthen Europe’s sovereignty and competitiveness. Over the past two decades, the European tech sector has grown almost 50x. By scaling capital investment in specialized growth equity and venture capital funds, Europe could unlock an additional €𝟏 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 in investment opportunities over the next five years! 🔍 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩   European venture capital is closing the gap with the US, but capital markets remain underdeveloped. Recommendations include enhancing R&D investments, leveraging pension funds and insurance companies for venture capital, and revitalizing the Capital Markets Union to foster cross-border capital flows.   🌍 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬   Investments would support essential fields like AI and computing, healthcare, biotechnology, energy transition, climate change, space and defence. 💬 William Stevens, Group Convener: “The pace of development of our technology ecosystems over the past decade is a success story that can be built upon. Our independent and specialised investment fund managers can effectively scale investment across Europe and across the technologies that are key for our future health, security and wellbeing.”   📥 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: www.scalinginvestments.eu ➡ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/dK5nXv7X   Timo Bartell Hugues Bultot Jan Dexel Janke Dittmer Stefano Firpo Rob Genieser Anne M. Glover Catherine Lewis La Torre James Mawson Massimo Portincaso Olivier Rousseaux Jean Schmitt Robert-Jan Smits Patrik Sobocki (MSc, PhD) Philippe Tibi Iva Tchetinova #TechTour #TechInvestment #EuropeanGrowth #VentureCapital #Innovation #EconomicGrowth #TechSovereignty #SustainableFuture #CapitalMarkets #InvestmentOpportunity #deeptech #scaleups #scaling #growth #techtransfer #innovation #EICscaleup #growthcapital #funding #europe #growing #maturity #startups

Exciting News in the MENA Tech Landscape! ADQ and the Oman Investment Authority have teamed up to launch a transformative tech fund, marking a significant milestone in the advancement of the technology sector across the MENA region. This strategic initiative is set to fuel innovation, support startups, and accelerate digital transformation, fostering an environment ripe for substantial economic growth and technological breakthroughs. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gFQN_hK7 How Expert MENA Can Amplify Your Business in This Thriving Ecosystem: At Expert MENA, we're poised to help businesses capitalize on this new wave of opportunities. Whether you're a startup seeking to navigate this expanding tech landscape or an established company aiming to integrate new tech innovations, our suite of services is designed to guide you toward success: Strategic Consulting: Tailored insights to drive your business growth. Market Intelligence: Data-driven analysis to stay ahead in complex markets. Innovation Labs: Workshops where your ideas can evolve into breakthroughs. Expert Networking: Connect with industry leaders to enhance your strategic decisions. As the tech fund aims to attract and nurture talent and innovation, Expert MENA is here to ensure that your business not only keeps pace but leads in this dynamic environment. Let's harness this opportunity to shape the future of technology in MENA together! 🔗 Learn more about how Expert MENA can support your journey: https://expertmena.com/ #TechFund #MENATech #Innovation #ExpertMENA #StrategicGrowth #DigitalTransformation