European Venture Capital - Pre-Event Survey

Please complete this short survey which will help our team and panellists deliver a successful event.

What is your name?

Are you bringing a +1?

A

Yes

B

No

Which of the following describes you best?

1

Angel Investor

2

Venture LP

3

Founder / Entrepreneur (current)

4

Founder / Entrepreneur (exited)

5

Family Office

6

Private Equity / Alternatives

7

Wealth Manager

8

Curious & Connected

As a successful founder or investor, which areas are you most inclined to put your energy or capital into next?

A

New ventures you start

B

Backing other founders

C

Building or funding innovation infrastructure (incubators, accelerators, labs)

D

Education or skills development

E

Philanthropy or social impact

F

None currently

Which types of external funding have you received as part of your entrepreneurial journey?

A

Angel investment

B

Venture capital

C

Private equity

D

Bank finance or debt facility

E

Government or innovation grant

F

Corporate or strategic investment

G

None / self-funded

How does the size of the US venture economy compare to Europe’s?

A

Smaller

B

Roughly the same size

C

2–3 times larger

D

5–10 times larger

E

More than 10 times larger

F

Not sure

How does the number of patents produced by leading European universities (Oxford, Cambridge, ETH Zurich, etc.) compare with their top US counterparts (MIT, Stanford, Harvard, etc.)?

A

European universities produce more

B

About the same

C

US universities produce roughly twice as many

D

US universities produce five times as many

E

Not sure

What would most increase your likelihood of investing more energy or capital into UK or European innovation and venture?

A

Better access to high-quality deal flow

B

Improved liquidity or exit opportunities

C

Clearer regulation and tax incentives

D

Do you believe Europe’s innovation ecosystem would grow faster if more founders followed a ‘PayPal mafia’ model — successful entrepreneurs reinvesting their time, capital, and networks into the next generation?

Do you believe Europe’s innovation ecosystem would grow faster if more founders followed a ‘PayPal mafia’ model — successful entrepreneurs reinvesting their time, capital, and networks into the next generation?

A

Yes please – sign me up!

B

Yes – it’s one of the most important missing ingredients

C

Possibly – it would help alongside better capital and policy

D

Not really – other factors matter more

E

Unsure

European Venture Capital - Pre-Event Survey

Please complete this short survey which will help our team and panellists deliver a successful event.

What is your name?

Are you bringing a +1?

Which of the following describes you best?

As a successful founder or investor, which areas are you most inclined to put your energy or capital into next?

Which types of external funding have you received as part of your entrepreneurial journey?

How does the size of the US venture economy compare to Europe’s?

How does the number of patents produced by leading European universities (Oxford, Cambridge, ETH Zurich, etc.) compare with their top US counterparts (MIT, Stanford, Harvard, etc.)?

What would most increase your likelihood of investing more energy or capital into UK or European innovation and venture?

Do you believe Europe’s innovation ecosystem would grow faster if more founders followed a ‘PayPal mafia’ model — successful entrepreneurs reinvesting their time, capital, and networks into the next generation?

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