1、Startups&venture capital in the NordicsFebruary 2023Page/2 Page/2 Source Dealroom.co.1&2.Data referenced on page 21.Pending feedback$40B$30B$20B$10B$58.6BH1 2022$59.9BH1 2021Europe has posted its second highest half-year on record for VC funding.European startups raised$58.6B in H1 2022,the second h

2、ighest half-year for VC investment.Though VC activity in Europe has been affected by the market pullback,its effects have been more pronounced in the US,especially for early-stage funding.The UK leads by both enterprise value and VC funding.The UK concentrates 32%of the value created in Europe in 20

3、22 YTD and 35%of European VC investments in H1 2022,followed by Germany and France respectively.Unicorn creation is a lot more distributed throughout Europe.Number of Acquisitions and Buyouts reached an all-time high.Number of acquisitions and buyouts in Europe reached 1.6K,an all time-high.Number o

4、f public listings however has slowed down after a record 2021.1.6K2022202120202019Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q1H1 2021H1 2020H1 2017H1 2018H1 2019H120222K1K5001.5K$20.8BUnited KingdomFranceGermanySwitzerlandNetherlandsSpainSwedenIrelandFinlandAustria$9.7B$7B$3B$2.2B$2.0B$1.8B$1.5B$1.4B$1.2BVC investment in Europ

5、ean startupsTop European countries by VC investment Number of European Acquisitions and Buyouts Awaiting designFOREWORD BYat“FOREWORD BYSebastian PennHead of Nordicsat Silicon Valley Bank“In a year of global recalibration,the Nordic region once again proved its resilience in 2022.Despite the inevita

6、ble impact of global macro-economic and geopolitical turbulence,Nordic startups had their second highest year for VC funding.With overall activity 50%higher than pre-pandemic figures,it is evident that the Nordics is one of the top global hubs for VC funding.Much of this activity was concentrated on