EUROPE - European venture performance takes off

The returns from European venture have never been better, with new performance figures now exceeding even the lofty heights seen in 2001. “The GPs left in this space are the cream that has risen to the top,” says Charles Irving at Pond Ventures. “It is the start of new era where smarter investors are working with smarter entrepreneurs, many of whom are repeat entrepreneurs who are coming back for more for the first time.”