24 of Germany’s leading venture capital funds have joined forces to launch the German Venture and Growth Forum and publish the German Venture & Growth Playbook, which uses market data to highlight the venture capital asset class’s risk-return dynamics and investment potential.
The news is launching today at the “Future at the table”, a side event to the SuperReturn conference in Berlin featuring the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Katherina Reiche, the Personal Representative of the Federal Chancellor of Germany for Investments, Martin Blessing, and the CEO of KfW Group, Stefan Wintels.
The Playbook shows that with the right approach, €15 billion in existing private capital can be activated annually for German growth companies – while meeting market-aligned return expectations for investors.
More investment in venture capital can deliver stronger returns, help cushion portfolios during turbulent markets, and accelerate the growth of innovative businesses and the future-proofing of employment in Germany.
Today, VC-backed companies account for 40 per cent of the market capitalisation of the global top 100 and employ 2.3 million people worldwide. In Europe, analyses estimate that startups have the potential to create 3.6 to 8.1 million additional jobs and generate up to $3.3 trillion in additional market capitalisation, provided capital is available.
