Opinion

September 15, 2021

It’s not easy for old money to flow into Europe's tech startups

It's not easy for Europe's old money to find its way to new, upcoming startups. But should that really be what Europe is aiming for?


Nicolas Colin

5 min read

La Famiglia partners Judith Dada and Jeannette zu Fürstenberg

Almost everyone in the industry agrees that Europe is falling short in providing capital to its tech startups, whether at the pre-seed stage or the growth stage. Sure, things are getting better by the day, but we’re nowhere near the levels of capital deployed in regions like the US and China.

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Nicolas Colin

Nicolas Colin is cofounder of VC firm The Family. He writes a regular column for Sifted

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