1. Co.Station
4 October 2015, Brussels
Bogdan Ceobanu
European Commission - DG CONNECT - Startup Europe
Startup Europe.
Tech business are changing the way we live, work, play and learn.
Can you be part of this movement?
2. Summary
1. Startup Europe: Why are we doing this & how we started and what are the next
steps?
2. Prospective founders: 3 insights that you need to know.
10. Founded in London in 2003
IPO 3/2014, $7B Valuation
Founded in Helsinki 2004
$2.4M daily revenue for one
game (2013 - Clash of clans)
After 3 years sold 51% of the co
with $1.5B
Founded in Barcelona in 2008
>45M MAU (Monthly Active
Users)
Raised $45M
Founded in Helsinki in 2003
>2B downloads
>800 employees
Founded in Paris in 1999
>20M DAU (Daily Active Users)
>1B downloads
Founded in Stockholm in 2010
20M paying users for Minecraft
$2,5B exit to Microsoft
Revenues:
2013: €17.5billion --- 2018: € 63 billion
Jobs:
2013: 1.8 million --- 2018: 4,8 million
Founded in Stockholm in 2006
>15M subscribers
>1200 employees
Raised more than $500M
Founded in Nicosia in 1999
>100M DAU
$900M exit to Rakuten Japan
App economy is growing
16. Understanding the
European ecosystem
Accelerators: 57 seed
accelerators. 738
graduated startups. These
startups have created
3500-4500 new jobs
(2013).
Crowdfunding: $945
million raised in 2012, EU.
Venture Capital $2.9b
raised in EU vs $13.8b US
in Q2 2014
Scaleups: More than 1000
internet startups raised
>$100k in last 4 years
MOOCS: More than 250 EU
online courses offered by >
100 institutions
Startup manifesto: >8000
Endorsements of the (GR,
NL, AT, PL, ES, BE versions)
Outcome
1. Understanding the
ecosystem
2. Policy maker's
Awareness
3. Funding startup
ecosystem builders
Desired impact
• More dynamic
ecosystem
• Better policies
• More internet
champions
Startup manifesto follow-up
Funding opportunities
Recognitionandcelebration
Networks of stakeholders
EurApp -
App economy
● Leaders Club
● Startup Manifesto
● EDF - European Digital
Forum - Think Tank
● SEP - Startup Europe Partnership
Corporations and Universities Group
€100M FP7 FIWARE.ORG
16 Accelerator program ●
€10M Horizon2020 ICT13
10 Startup Europe projects ●
Media
Campaign
●●
● SE Accelerator Assembly
● SE Web Investors Forum
● SE Crowdfunding Network
● SE Network of Universities offering
MOOCS
Dynamic Mapping
Startuphubs.eu
●
●
EuroPioneers
TechAllStars
Startup
Europe
Summit
SEC2SV
●
Startup Europe – Development, outcome and desired impact
27. Accelerators: 57 seed
accelerators. 738
graduated startups. These
startups have created
3500-4500 new jobs
(2013).
Crowdfunding: $945
million raised in 2012, EU.
Venture Capital $2.9b
raised in EU vs $13.8b US
in Q2 2014
Scaleups: More than 1000
internet startups raised
>$100k in last 4 years
MOOCS: More than 250 EU
online courses offered by >
100 institutions
Startup manifesto: >8000
Endorsements of the (GR,
NL, AT, PL, ES, BE versions)
40. Conclusions
1. Great tech companies come from
anywhere and they will disrupt probably
all industries.
2. These companies are created by young
professionals and are growing super fast.
3. The opportunities today have never
been better and you can benefit from
them.