A total of €1,346M was raised in 2013, a decrease of 33% compared to 2012. Fortunately, the outlook for 2014 and beyond is improving with the emergence of FOND-ICO Global which aims to attract €3,000M over the next 4 years.
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2013: the 74% of venture capital operations for SMEs
Although investment throughout 2013 was much lower than in 2012, the second half of the year saw a significant rebound to €1.2 billion. In addition, several recently announced transactions bode well for the future....
Venture capital reaches highest level since 2008
European countries have faced the worst of the sovereign debt and unemployment crisis. There is still a long way to go to regain pre-crisis levels of growth and capital investment, but there has been slight GDP growth and a stabilisation or reduction in unemployment in most countries. The data provided by Pitchbook show some positive trends for 2014.
UK Venture Capital Review 2013
Venture capital invested $$1.8 billion in UK-based companies in 2013. In contrast, capital raised from the sale of VC-funded companies amounted to $2.2 billion.
Venture capital invests in new advertising models
The world of advertising has been one of the hardest hit by the crisis, as it is one of the activities with the most reduced business budgets. Despite this, venture capital has opted for new advertising models, almost all of which are based on mobility.
Freelance recruitment platforms merge
The recently merged Anglo-Saxon freelance recruitment platforms, Elance and oDesk, have received more than $130M in venture capital investment. Spanish-speaking leader Nubelo has raised $1.7M to date.
Sovereign wealth funds investing in technology and industrials
Sovereign wealth funds are no longer looking exclusively at assets linked to the commodity or financial services sectors, as they did in the past. They are investing in "alternative" assets, beyond fixed income or equities, such as real estate, infrastructure, private equity and even technology start-ups.
Investment in big data continues to grow
The management and exploitation of big data is seen as a key to the development of competitive advantage in many industries. A multitude of companies have emerged that have developed core technology or vertical applications that have found strong support from venture capital.
Latest investments in "disease diagnostics
Biotech companies are developing new systems to test for diseases as early as possible. Venture capital is no stranger to this trend and in December alone more than 15 financing operations were made, in a field dominated by corporate venture capital from pharmaceutical companies.
Video" is the content of choice for investors
On the internet, video content is increasingly becoming the preferred format for consumers. This trend has not escaped Spanish venture capital, which has invested in several companies that work with video.
American venture capital active in the telecommunications sector
The fourth quarter of 2013 saw the largest number of mobile venture capital deals in the US. Investments have gone to large companies such as Uber, Flipboard, and Snapchap, but also to seed capital firms.
Analysing the mobile app market in the USA
According to a study by CBinsights, the average time an app spends in the top 1000 in the iTunes store is 23 days. There is also a wide variation depending on the sector targeted.