Analysis

July 3, 2024

European VCs outperform US VCs over 10 and 15 year horizons

One active European fund has an IRR of more than 100%

Amy Lewin

3 min read

Venture capital might have been born in the US — but Europeans aren’t too bad at it nowadays. 

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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