13. Of the €4.5B invested yearly (avg. 2006-2008), approximately €70M went to early-stage investments (AIFI & PricewaterhouseCoopers 2008)
14. Only 186 start-ups were able to get funded in the last three years, with an average deal size of €0.5M to €1M (AIFI & PricewaterhouseCoopers 2008)
15. In H1 2009: 46 early stage deals (€56M invested) (AIFI & PricewaterhouseCoopers 2009)
17. The stock market capitalization to GDP ratio is lower than 60%, versus 140% in the United States and 170% in the United Kingdom (IMF & World Federation of Exchange)
41. Pitching US investors / partners (MtB Gran Finale events)Connecting Talent MIND THE BRIDGE FOUNDATION Not for profit..…… 501c(3) California Independent………… fundedbydonorsnotgovernment Ecosystem.……..…… partneringwith the mostrelevantactors 6