Analysis

December 3, 2019

Europe's top angel investors

A hand-picked selection of some of the most prominent angel investors in Europe, featuring Xavier Niel, Oleg Tscheltzoff and Jacques Antoine-Granjon.


Kim Darrah

9 min read

Angel investors in Europe are more active than ever. Last year $5bn of the total investment in European startups came directly from private wealth, while 2019 is on track to exceed this, according to a new report from Dealroom and Talis Capital released on Tuesday.

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