What we have done so far

Roundtable on Baltic economic resilience, bringing together policymakers, investors, and business leaders to explore what drives long-term investor trust in the region.

EU-Startups released the 2026 Top 100 Most Influential Women in European Startups and VC, highlighting the growing impact of female investors and founders across sectors like climate tech, AI, fintech, and health. Several European Women in VC (EWVC) members are featured, celebrating women shaping Europe’s startup ecosystem.

Breakfast side event to the CEE VC Summit in Warsaw with Vestbee and Imaguru Startup

The EU held a high-level dialogue on how to build a truly European-scale venture capital market - tackling regulation, institutional capital mobilisation and cross-border barriers

Finland may hold the mantle for being the “happiest country in the world” per the World Happiness Report, but this label hasn’t emerged in a vacuum. The country’s stellar social-support system, which distributes comprehensive welfare packages such as healthcare and education support, has allowed its citizens to flourish, both personally and professionally. 

Lisa Edgar, partner emeritus at Top Tier Ventures and advisor to funds such as Open Ocean, has some words of advice for fund managers. She highlighted how fund managers and GPs can clinch actual LP approval — and what to be mindful of when navigating the GP-LP dynamic.

The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), a €1 billion multi-sovereign fund supported by 24 Allied countries, was announced in June 2022 with the aim of investing over a period of 15 years into promising deeptech startups that can address capability gaps in defence, security and resilience across NATO nations. 

Kría Venture fund is a newly established state fund, a result of the merger between two major Icelandic funds, the Icelandic New Business Venture Fund and Kria fund of funds, embodies the country’s appetite to grow its technology ecosystem. In a bid to marry together the strengths of these individual funds, Kría venture fund will double down on two main investment categories — both longer-term, patient capital into funds as well as direct investments in early-stage startups.

In June this year, the British Business Bank – the UK government’s economic development bank – announced its total financial capacity had been expanded to £25.6 billion. The institution has sprawled in size and ambition since it was established in 2014. Initially focusing on bolstering SMEs to drive economic development by providing access to capital, the bank has supported over 64,000 small businesses across the UK. Now, it’s also doubling down on its efforts to galvanise the country’s equity and venture space. This year, it earmarked a fresh £6.6 billion in new capital for promising investments – and Christine Hockley, managing director and the co-head of funds at the British Business Bank, told European Women in VC that the bank has lofty ambitions to tap into the growth market.

Can policy survive politics? Bruegel’s 20th anniversary event in Warsaw, jointly organised with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland

While global enthusiasm toward ESG investing is cooling off, EIFO remains committed to the green transition. The state-owned fund, which is both a national promotional bank and export credit agency, backs Danish companies by injecting long-term capital into the country’s ecosystem, both directly in startups, indirectly through funds and by financing energy and other projects around the world. 

We were incredibly honored to be invited by the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, the UK’s first female Chancellor, to a special reception at 11 Downing Street.

The Invest in Women Taskforce announced that they have convened £635 million in funding commitments, more than double their original target of £250 million to back female-led businesses. This makes it the largest initiative of its kind, marking a pivotal shift in the investment landscape.

Stockholm has long touted the mantle of being the ‘Silicon Valley of Europe’ – and a banner run of IPOs and fundraises from the country in 2025 have helped it to live up to its epithet.

European Women in VC Annual Slush Breakfast, 150+ investors, founders, LPs, and partners disscusing US investor sentiment, LP-GP transparency, and Europe’s growing role in DeepTech, AI, and ClimateTech. A powerful gathering shaping the future of European innovation.