Venture's immunity

Looking at the entire segment, dealflow was up 10% year-on-year
compared with 2019 numbers, with aggregate value ever so slightly
down (but, at €37.5bn overall, still way ahead of the historical
average over the previous decade). Early-stage VC was even more
resilient, and, across the board, the sudden impact of the
outbreak early in the year did not impact momentum in Q2.


For this venture special, Katharine Hidalgo hosts Unquote editor
Greg Gille and Simon Philips, CEO of ScaleUp Capital, to discuss
key takeaways and the outlook for the European venture space. She
then welcomes Alessia Argentieri, Unquote's southern Europe
specialist, for a deep dive into the trends at play in that
market.


0:00 – Intro


1:54 – Market overview


7:42 – Venture's strengths


11:51 – Fundraising outlook


14:34 – Talking valuations


16:40 – Southern Europe deep dive


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Theme music: 2012 Kick Up The Fire