EIF Sponsorship of the "Survey of European Venture Capital (SEVeCA)"

In 2003, EIF sponsored the Survey of European Venture Capital (SEVeCA) conducted by three leading venture capital experts: Laura Bottazzi (IGIER-Bocconi University and CEPR), Marco Da Rin (Turin University, ECGI, IGIER-Bocconi University) and Thomas Hellmann (Stanford University, USA).

The survey, entitled "The Changing Face of the European Venture Capital Industry", is the largest to date on the industry in Europe and includes collected data on the activities of more than 1 850 investment companies, venture capital partners and funds for the period 1998-2001.