From Savings to Sovereignty – Pension and Growth Capital in Europe

Europe's VC-backed ecosystem has grown to $4.3 trillion, yet only about 0.1% of the region's $15 trillion pension and insurance pool has ever reached venture capital. New analysis presented at TechBBQ European Growth Pension and Insurance Summit, Copenhagen.

Key findings

• Europe holds $15 trillion in pension and insurance assets.
• Roughly 0.1% of those assets is allocated to venture capital.
• Raising that allocation to 2% would transform the amount of capital deployed into European companies each year.
• 42% of the 964 unicorns founded by Europeans were built in the United States rather than in Europe.
• Europe's VC-backed ecosystem is worth $4.3 trillion and has produced 53 decacorns.