Scaleup Europe Fund to start making investments
Today, the European Commission completed the final legal steps to establish the Scaleup Europe Fund, which will start boosting Europe's scaleup companies to grow faster and compete globally with a target of €5 billion. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “When Europe invests in its innovators, Europe invests in its future. This is the goal of our Scaleup [...]
European startup & scaleup final report 2026
Europe's startup and scaleup ecosystem is growing, but unevenly. This first edition of the European Startup and Scaleup Scoreboard (ESSS) maps all national startup and scaleup ecosystems in the 27 EU Member States, revealing where the EU excels, where it lags, and what it will take to close the gap [...]
Europe’s innovation performance strengthens amidst global competition
Europe's innovation performance continues to improve, with the EU's overall score rising by 11.6 percentage points since 2019, according to the 2026 European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), just released by the European Commission. This result marks nearly a decade of steady growth, highlighting the resilience of Europe's innovation ecosystem in an [...]