Three-year research project will examine market design, listing decisions, investor responses and post-IPO outcomes with approximately 400,000 Swiss francs in SNSF support. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The University of St.Gallen is launching a three-year research project on how junior stock exchanges … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, France, Investment, Small Business, Switzerland
Tagged corporate governance, Dietmar Grichnik, Entrepreneurial Finance, Entrepreneurship and Technology Management, Euronext Growth, France, generative AI, HSG, HSG researchers to examine how junior stock exchanges can close the scale-up funding gap, HSG study to assess IPO pathways for high-growth start-ups and local ecosystems, initial public offerings, IPOs, junior stock exchanges, LightOn, Petrit Ademi, public capital markets, retail investors, scale-up funding gap, scale-ups, SIX Sparks, SNSF, SNSF backs three-year University of St.Gallen study on start-up access to public capital, start-up ecosystems, start-ups, Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland, University of St.Gallen, University of St.Gallen project explores junior stock exchanges as a growth financing route
(IN BRIEF) Allianz has invested in the Scaleup Europe Fund, a European growth-capital initiative targeting €5 billion to support emerging technology companies while seeking long-term returns for insurance and retirement customers. The investment is being made by Allianz Lebensversicherung, Allianz … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, France, Germany, Insurance, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged agricultural technology, AI, Allianz, Allianz Expands Private-Market Investment Strategy With Commitment to €5 Billion Scaleup Europe Fund, Allianz France, Allianz Investment Management, Allianz Lebensversicherung, Allianz Private Krankenversicherung, Allianz Retraite, Allianz SE, Allianz Supports European Technology Scale-Ups With Policyholder Capital Through EIC-Backed Growth Fund, Allianz Targets Long-Term Returns and European Innovation Through Scaleup Europe Fund Investment, Allianz Vie, alternative investments, artificial intelligence, Autonomous systems, biotechnology, deep tech, EIC, energy technology, EQT, European Commission, European competitiveness, European growth fund, European Innovation Council, February 2026, France, funding gap, Germany, growth capital, growth companies, infrastructure, innovation financing, institutional investment, long-term investment, Ludovic Subran, medical technology, Munich, pension assets, policyholder assets, private debt, private equity, private markets, Quantum technology, real estate, renewable energy, retirement savings, robotics, scale-ups, Scaleup Europe Fund, semiconductor technology, semiconductors, September 17 2026, space technology, start-ups, technology investment, €100 billion private-market assets, €100 million investments, €12 billion private-market assets, €14 billion private-market assets, €2 billion private-market assets, €37 billion reserves, €5 billion fund
(IN BRIEF) EIB Vice-President Marko Primorac visited Budapest on 13 and 14 July to deepen the EIB Group’s cooperation with Hungary and identify areas where it can support the country’s reform priorities, investment needs and social development. During the visit, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Hungary, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged affordable housing, Budapest, Budapest Energy and Security Talks, Central and Eastern Europe, climate urgency, education and skills, EIB and MFB Explore New Cooperation to Accelerate EU-Backed Investment in Hungary, EIB Group, EIB Group Focuses on Energy Security, EIB Vice-President Marko Primorac Visits Budapest to Strengthen Hungary Partnership, EIF, energy efficiency, energy security, EU resources, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Government of Hungary, Green Investment, grid investment, housing, Hungarian Development Bank, Hungary, HVCA, ImpactCEE, INNOVATION, János Gerendás, Judit Lannert, Marko Primorac, MFB, renewable energy, resilient infrastructure, scale-ups, SME finance, SME Finance and Reform Support During Hungary Visit, social infrastructure, start-ups, strategic autonomy, TRANSPORT, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Commission and the European Investment Bank Group have signed an agreement adding €22 billion in strategic financing under the InvestEU programme, reinforcing the EU’s flagship investment instrument and supporting key transformative investments across the European economy. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Luxembourg, Pharma & Biotech, Small Business, Technology
Tagged access to finance, Biotech, biotechnology, clean technology, clean transition, competitiveness, digital advancement, Digital Innovation and European SMEs, economic security, EIB, EIB Group, EU and EIB Group Expand InvestEU Programme to Speed Up Transformative Investments and Simplify SME Access to Finance, EU budget guarantees, EU economy, European Commission, European Commission and EIB Group expand InvestEU financing to accelerate strategic investment across the EU economy, European Commission and EIB Group Strengthen InvestEU Financing to Support Competitiveness and Strategic Autonomy, European Competitiveness Fund, European Investment Bank, European SMEs, European Union, green transition, industrial champions, InvestEU, InvestEU Expansion to Mobilise Around €70 Billion for Clean Tech, Investment programme, MFF, Multiannual Financial Framework, Nadia Calviño, Omnibus II regulation, public and private capital, reduced reporting requirements, scale-ups, simplification agenda, small and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups, Stéphane Séjourné, strategic autonomy, strategic financing, technological sovereignty, Valdis Dombrovskis, €22 billion financing, €400 billion mobilised capital, €55 billion target, €70 billion financial impact
(IN BRIEF) ZEISS and Bruntwood SciTech have formed a strategic partnership to support life science research and innovation across the UK by giving researchers and growing companies access to advanced microscopy technology, technical training and expert application support. The collaboration … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Pharma & Biotech, Real Estate, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 100GB connectivity, advanced imaging, Alderley Park, application specialists, biomedical research, biotech innovation, Bruntwood, Bruntwood SciTech, Bruntwood SciTech and ZEISS Partner to Support Drug Discovery Cell Biology and Biomedical Research Across the UK, cell biology, Cheshire Science Corridor, commercialization, Dean Edwards, drug discovery, Gareth Hampton, Germany, Glasshouse, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, high specification laboratories, innovation districts, Jena, Kristin Unger, L&G, laboratory services, Legal & General, life science innovation, lunch and learn sessions, Manchester, Mereside bioscience campus, microscopy technology, pharmaceutical innovation, pop-up imaging clinics, research infrastructure, research microscopy, scale-ups, scientific services, start-ups, technical training, United Kingdom, ZEISS, ZEISS and Bruntwood SciTech Collaboration Strengthens Research Infrastructure for Growing Life Science Companies, ZEISS and Bruntwood SciTech partner to advance life science innovation across UK research campuses, ZEISS Axiovert 5 digital, ZEISS Brings Microscopy Technology and Expert Support to Bruntwood SciTech’s Life Science Innovation Campuses, ZEISS Research Microscopy Solutions
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund, together with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has launched the €225 million Baltic Innovation Fund 3 to strengthen the region’s private equity and venture capital market and mobilise up to €700 million in total investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Altum, Baltic innovation ecosystem, Baltic Innovation Fund 3, climate-aligned investment, EIF and Baltic Partners Strengthen Regional Investment Ecosystem with Baltic Innovation Fund 3, Estonia, European Investment Fund, Fiduciary Management, growth capital, ILTE, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, private equity, public-private investment, Reinis Bērziņš, scale-ups, Sille Pettai, SmartCap, startup funding, Tadas Gudaitis, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) Euronext has launched the 2026 edition of IPOready, Europe’s largest pre-IPO programme, welcoming a record cohort of more than 160 companies from 22 countries. The programme continues to attract high-growth start-ups, scale-ups, and unicorns, with strong representation from … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, France, Greece, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Poland, Technology
Tagged Aerospace and Defence, equity listings, Euronext, Euronext Expands IPOready in 2026 with Largest-Ever Cohort and New Aerospace and Defence Track, Euronext Strengthens Pre-IPO Support with 2026 IPOready Programme Covering 160 Companies Across 22 Countries, European capital markets, European Investment Bank, INSEAD, IPOready 2026, IPOready Defence, Mathieu Caron, pre-IPO programme, primary markets, scale-ups, strategic autonomy, technology companies, unicorns
(IN BRIEF) The University of York has entered a major partnership with NatWest to advance regional entrepreneurship and economic growth, establishing a new NatWest Accelerator hub on campus where founders can develop skills, test ideas, and scale their businesses with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Accelerator programme, Business Support, Commercialisation, economic development, enterprise partnerships, Entrepreneurship, high-growth ventures, innovation ecosystem, Kiran Trehan, NatWest, NatWest Accelerator hub, regional growth, research impact, Robert Begbie, scale-ups, Startups, University of Manchester, University of Oxford, University of York, York named among select universities chosen for NatWest enterprise partnership to drive economic development, Yorkshire economy
(IN BRIEF) The Women Climate Leaders Network (WCLN) held its mid-year hybrid meeting in Brussels, gathering women leaders from all EU Member States, policymakers, and experts to accelerate Europe’s green transition. Discussions centered on funding for green SMEs and scale-ups, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Law, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Argos research, Boston Consulting Group, Brussels meeting, Climate & Energy Summit, Climate Bank Roadmap, climate leadership, decarbonisation, digital transformation, EIB Group, energy efficiency, EU Multiannual Financial Framework, EU policy, European Investment Bank Group, Friends of Europe, gender equality, green transition, resilience, scale-ups, SMEs, sustainability, WCLN, WCLN mid-year meeting calls for stronger EU policy support and funding access for green SMEs and innovators, WCLN strengthens advisory role to EIB Group and urges greater support for SME-driven climate innovation, Women Climate Leaders Network, Women Climate Leaders Network convenes in Brussels to advance Europe’s green transition and competitiveness
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has introduced the TechEU Platform, a new fast-track system aimed at accelerating financing access for start-ups, scale-ups, and innovative companies in Europe. Central to the platform is the “Investment Readiness Checker,” a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, cleantech, critical raw materials, Defence, digital technologies, EIB Group, EIF, equity financing, European Innovation, European Investment Bank, health tech, Investment Readiness Checker, IPO advisory, life sciences, partnership, scale-ups, Space tech, start-ups, sustainability, TechBBQ, TechEU Platform, TechEU programme
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit and Rise Europe have entered into a strategic partnership designed to strengthen Europe’s startup ecosystem and drive regional competitiveness. Leveraging UniCredit’s extensive 13-country footprint and corporate networks, the collaboration aims to support Rise Europe’s expansion, help promising … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 13-country footprint, aerospace & mobility, AI, circular economy, climate neutrality, competitiveness, corporate relationships, energy transition, European startup ecosystem, Fiona Melrose, food & agriculture, Healthcare, innovation hubs, knowledge sharing, local startup initiatives, Pan-European Bank, partnership, Prof. Dr. Helmut Schönenberger, quantum computing, resilience, Rise Europe, robotics, scale-ups, startup champions, strategic partnership, sustainability, trans-continental growth, UNICREDIT, Unternehmertum, venture-capital funding
(IN BRIEF) Delivery Hero has joined forces with Allied for Startups to promote policies that bolster Europe’s tech scale-ups. Drawing on Delivery Hero’s track record as a leading “founder factory,” the collaboration will pinpoint regulatory and funding challenges, channel entrepreneurial … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Berlin, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AFS, Allied for Startups, Delivery Hero, EU decision-making, EU policy advocacy, European tech ecosystem, founder factory, funding access, Niklas Östberg, partnership, regulatory environment, scale-ups, start-ups, startup-friendly policy, sustainability, Talent Attraction
(IN BRIEF) German start-ups raised EUR 1.6 billion in 295 funding rounds during Q1 2025, according to the KfW Venture Capital Dashboard. While this marks a 14% increase from Q4 2024, it falls short of the same period last year … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged acquisitions, early-stage funding, exits, funding round, German start-ups, Germany economy, Interest rates, KfW, KfW Research, KfW Venture Capital Dashboard, Managing the Transition Strengthening Growth, megadeals, public markets, Q1 2025, scale-ups, Steffen Viete, US investors, VC investment, venture capital, volatility
(IN BRIEF) A new report by IDTechEx, “Quantum Computing Market 2025-2045: Technology, Trends, Players, Forecasts,” projects the quantum computing market to exceed $10 billion by 2045, growing at a 30% CAGR. Quantum computing is gaining traction through increased investments, commercial … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged accurate asset pricing, Aegiq, algorithm development, annealing, battery chemistry development, BCI, Blackrock Neurotech, BlueFors (Helium), brain computer interface, Brain Computer Interfaces 2025-2045: Technologies, brain-chip, brain-computer interface, Classiq, Cold Quanta, D-Wave, diamond-defect, Diatope, Diraq, drug discovery, EcoG, electrocorticography, electrode-integrated EEG, Electroencephalography, Element Six (Quantum Technologies), Elon Musk, forecasts, Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory (HCL), Human Machine Interface, IBM (Quantum Computing), IDTechEx, Infleqtion, IonQ, m research institutions, market intelligence, market report, market research, multi-variable logistics, neural interfaces, Neuralink, neutral-atom, nu quantum, Onward Medical, ORCA Computing, Paradromics, photonic, players, Powerlase Ltd, PsiQuantum, Q.ANT, Quantinuum, QuantrolOx, Quantum Brilliance, quantum computer hardware, quantum computing, Quantum Computing Inc, Quantum Computing Market, Quantum Motion, quantum technologies, Quantum XChange, qubits, QuEra, QuiX Quantum, REPORT, River Lane, scale-ups, Schrödinger Update: Batteries and Materials Informatics, SEEQC, SemiWise, Senko Advance Components Ltd, silicon-spin, Single Quantum, Siquance, start-ups, stentrodes, supercomputing centers, superconducting, Synchron, topological, trapped-ion, Vehicle Autonomy, VTT Manufacturing, wearable sensors, XeedQ
(NOTICIA EN BREVE) Benefit Corporation de Eni, Plenitude, ha anunciado a Enosi y Jedlix como los ganadores de su Call for Innovation. La convocatoria tenía como objetivo encontrar soluciones innovadoras para gestionar la integración y las sinergias entre las líneas … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Italy, Small Business, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Archygram, Call for Innovation, e-mobility, ELIS, energías renovables, Energiency, Eni, Enosi, Episensor, Henshin, Jedlix, LVenture Group, Martina Opizzi, One To Zero Challenge, Plenitude, PYMES, Rabot Charge, scale-ups, start-ups, Streem, Tilt Energía, Zerofy
(IN BRIEF) Eni’s Benefit Corporation, Plenitude, has announced Enosi and Jedlix as the winners of its Call for Innovation. The Call aimed to find innovative solutions to manage the integration and synergies between Plenitude’s renewable energy generation, energy services, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Italy, Small Business, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Archygram, Call for Innovation, e-mobility, ELIS, Energiency, Eni, Enosi, Episensor, Henshin, Jedlix, LVenture Group, Martina Opizzi, One To Zero Challenge, Plenitude, Rabot Charge, renewable energy, scale-ups, SMEs, start-ups, Streem, Tilt Energy, Zerofy
(IN BRIEF) Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure sectors, has expressed concern over the collapse and receivership of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, 2023. While the impact on US venture capital firms, start-ups, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Small Business
Tagged HSBC, insolvency, Invest Europe, private equity, scale-ups, Silicon Valley Bank, start-ups, SVB, SVB UK, venture capital, venture capital firms
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