SpainCap Yearbook 2026
The Venture Capital and Private Equity sector in Spain manages a portfolio of over 2,500 companies, representing 6.27% of Spain's GDP.
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The Venture Capital and Private Equity sector in Spain manages a portfolio of over 2,500 companies, representing 6.27% of Spain's GDP.
In Q4 2025, $91.6 billion was deployed across an estimated 4,482 VC deals in the US market.
In the second half of 2025, the Italian private equity market recorded a total of 322 investments and 26 divestments.
The strategic framework outlines 5 pillars to transform U.S. defense acquisition and maintain technological overmatch.
Venture capital investment in Swiss start-ups increased by 23.9% in 2025 to a total of CHF 2.95 billion.
Total venture capital investment volume in Swedish portfolio companies rebounded in 2024 to SEK 6.9 billion from SEK 4.4 billion in 2023.
In 2025, the overall early-stage ecosystem in Italy monitored a total of 419 investments compared to 406 operations in 2024.
Funding was evenly distributed across development stages, with €726 million invested in startups (Series A/B) and €714 million in scale-ups (Series C+).
India’s venture capital (VC)/growth equity market reached approximately $16 billion in 2025, logging its second consecutive year of growth.
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The EU faces an annual investment gap of €750-800 billion to boost productivity, support the digital transition, and meet climate goals.
SECA represents over 550 members across investment companies, banks, corporate finance advisors, lawyers, and private investors in Switzerland.
The report presents findings from 307 family offices across more than 30 markets worldwide, with an average net worth of USD 2.7 billion.
The survey collected responses from 80 employees across at least 30 private equity firms in Finland.
US venture capital deal value reached $515.8 billion across an estimated 14,199 deals through the first three quarters of 2026.
Italy ranks among the top ten countries globally for scientific output with over 2.6 million publications.
DACH VC deal activity through Q3 2025 reached €8.4 billion across 1,085 completed deals, pacing 9% YoY below 2024 levels.
Finnish growth companies received €161m (-55% YoY) across 30 (-23% YoY) deals from domestic and foreign investors.
A total of 787 VC and PE mid-market fund managers contributed their insights to the Q4 2025 barometer survey.
As of 29 December 2024, listed private equity firms globally managed €4,140 billion in assets and had a combined market cap of €663 billion.
Preliminary fundraising figures for Europe in H1 2025 reached €54bn, representing a 19% decline from H1 2024.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang estimates that $2T worth of data centers will power software globally over the next four to five years [p.4].
Global fintech investment reached $44.7 billion across 2,216 deals in H1’25, down from $54.2 billion across 2,376 deals in H2’24.
The total number of financing rounds decreased by 10.1% to 124 rounds.
The total number of financing rounds fell by 10.1% year-on-year to 124 rounds.
Globally, 48% of women are active in labour markets compared to 73% of men, with the global gender labour gap falling by only 1 percentage point annually over the past three decades.
Spanish startups raised €1.9B in VC investment in 2024.
Productivity in Swedish companies receiving venture capital increased by 22% over a seven-year period.
In 2023, there were over 8,000 funds globally invested in private equity, managing assets totalling more than USD 7.4 trillion.
Between 2010 and 2025, US, Japanese, and UAE investors participated in over 19k deals, representing approximately €380b raised in equity by European companies (excluding exits).