The $1T opportunity — EU Framework Programmes and Startup Funding
Public money remains a significant source of funding for European startups, especially when it comes to deep tech and physical tech. Dealroom’s Yoram Wijngaarde, Orla Browne, and Nina Chaloum take a deep dive into the inner workings of the Framework Programmes, the Commission’s main funding instrument for research and innovation.
Thanks to Dealroom’s data analysis, it is now possible to track the EU-backed startups and properly assess their performance, private VC funding they’ve raised, and enterprise value created in the process.
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00:00 Intro, examples of EU-backed successes
03:30 How the European Union and European Commission fund innovation
11:00 Let’s talk about the Framework Programmes
13:11 The inner workings of Horizon Europe
17:45 The next Framework Programme — what’s going to change?
19:00 The word soup: EIC, ERC, and EIT are confusing but important
20:42 Only 5% of EU’s innovation funding goes to startups — but where does the rest end up?
23:15 Tracking the trajectories of EU-backed startups
28:05 A deep dive into EU-backed Physical Tech
29:55 University spinouts and EU funding
31:30 What will happen in the next seven years?
33:30 The recommended €800B investment, put in context
38:43 Pension savings are not being invested in innovation