Interview: Victor Englesson sucht Europas nächste 100-Milliarden-Euro-Firma
Der Schwede verwaltet den neuen Scaleup Europe Fund. Sein Auftrag ist, zu verhindern, dass weitere europäische Tech-Firmen in die USA abwandern. Dem Handelsblatt erklärt er den konkreten Plan dafür.
Victor Englesson, a pioneer in the start-up world, is relatively new to it. He previously managed telecom investments for the Swedish financial investor EQT, but now invests on behalf of the European Commission in young companies across various industries. Englesson is co-founder of the Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, which aims to help successful European start-ups grow.
If there were enough money in Europe, fewer companies would migrate to the USA, Englesson hopes. Currently, fast-growing young firms often turn to US investors during large funding rounds because Europe lacks sufficient capital. The fund is equipped with five billion Euros, some of which come from the European Commission and some from private investors.
Englesson insists in a conversation with the Handelsblatt that this amount is only a beginning. The European investment gap, according to economist Mario Draghi, is a staggering 700 billion Euros. Despite this, Englesson has ambitious plans that could play a "decisive role" in the start-up sector. "We aim to achieve the first European tech company worth a billion Euros in not too distant future." Read the full interview with Victor Englesson here.
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