Reports, events and research on women in VC

Reuters NEXT Europe brought its first invitation-only leadership summit to London on June 16, 2026, joining the series' established gatherings in New York, Singapore and Abu Dhabi. Drawing on Reuters' global newsroom, the day covered geopolitics, markets, AI, climate and business leadership at a pivotal moment for Europe.

During SuperReturn week in Berlin, European Women in VC hosted The Investor's Table, an intimate LP-GP lunch co-hosted by Goodwin and the European Investment Fund. The two-hour gathering brought together a curated group of investors for candid, unhurried dialogue rarely found on a packed conference agenda.

Invest-NL Chief Business Officer Jellie Banga explains how the Dutch national promotional institution plugs Europe's growth-stage "missing middle" - backing scaling companies and 50+ VC funds while mobilising private capital alongside public funding, across climate tech, life sciences, agrifoods, and deeptech.

Alex Seddon, Head of Impact & Private Equity at M&G Investments, discusses how M&G Catalyst is backing European scale-ups with growth capital while driving measurable impact across climate, healthcare, inclusion, and technology.

Bpifrance has backed nearly 80% of French startups since 2013, channeling $10.5B into the ecosystem - and is doubling down on GP relationships and diversity.

EWVC founder Kinga Stanislawska took the stage twice at EIC Summit 2026 in Brussels - on scaling capital strategy and building gender-diverse leadership teams.

Kinga Stanislawska presents three critical policy challenges to the EU Parliament: Europe's capital-channeling problem, EU-INC harmonization gaps, and brain drain from emerging ecosystems that require urgent capital-architecture reforms.

European Women in VC joined thousands of participants across 25 thematic tracks at IMPACT 2026 - where business, technology, global politics, and culture converge to shape Central & Eastern European innovation.

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

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

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.

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.

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.