As part of a relentless effort to turbocharge its startup ecosystem, the French government wants to triple the number of business angels backing early-stage startups. To pull this off, policymakers are looking for lessons from an unlikely source: the UK.
Analysis
May 8, 2023
France looks to the UK for lessons on boosting business angels
Britain’s SEIS investment scheme has been widely praised across Europe. France wants to import a version as part of a plan to boost annual early-stage investment by €3bn
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