Peculiarities of Startup Ecosystem Formation in Ukraine
The share of innovative products in Ukraine's total output does not exceed 2%, compared to 85% in the US, 75% in Japan, and 55% in Germany.
Business angels Reports & Market Data (2026)
Key number
€526m €
Buyout and growth funds raised by Finnish investors. Finnish Venture Capital Association (Paaomasijoittajat) p.5
Key number
4.4 billion SEK
Total VC investments in 2023. Tillvaxtanalys (Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis) p.7
Key number
more than EUR 3 billion EUR
Danish venture capital investments (2022–2024). EIFO - Export and Investment Fund of Denmark p.14
Key number
> 81 million SEK
Capital raised by Connect Sweden companies in 2013. Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (SVCA) p.12
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Buyout and Growth in Finland H1 2025
Finnish growth companies received €161m (-55% YoY) across 30 (-23% YoY) deals from domestic and foreign investors.
From Startup to Scaleup 2025
Danish real GDP rebounded to 3.5 percent in 2024, with expectations to reach 3.0 percent growth in 2025.
Venture Capital Statistics 2023 – Venture Capital
Total VC investments in Swedish portfolio companies dropped sharply in 2023 to SEK 4.4 billion from SEK 9.6 billion in 2022.
Activity of French Private Equity Actors 2022
Total fundraising reached €41.5 billion in 2022, down -1% compared to 2021.
The Effects of Introducing an Exit Tax in Sweden
The long-term annual tax revenue expected from the proposal is overestimated by approximately SEK 160 million because it relies on a period of unusually high equity returns.
Active Owners Create More Jobs
In 2014, total invested equity in Swedish companies reached 8 100 billion SEK, with foreign owners accounting for 50 percent of the total.
Business Angel Networks and Investments
Around 70,000 companies are founded each year in Sweden, but only a fraction are suitable for private equity and business angel investments.
Valuation and Selection of High-Tech Startups by Venture Capital Firms and Business Angels
Lukas André authored an empirical study titled Valuation and Selection of High-Tech Startups by Venture Capital Firms and Business Angels [p.1].