Introduced by Andreas Munk Holm, this EUVC Live at GoWest series spotlights the thought leadership of policymakers, institutional investors, GPs, corporates, and public capital leaders around one defining question:
How does Europe mobilise its own capital to secure its technological future?
Across all sessions, one unifying theme emerges:
Europe does not lack talent.
It does not lack innovation.
It does not lack savings.
It lacks coordination.
EIF: Catalyst, Anchor or Competitor?
The series opens its final segment with Adem Yakışırer, Senior Investment Manager at the European Investment Fund (EIF).
In Catalyst or Competitor? Why the European Investment Fund Exists and How It Shapes Venture, Yakışırer outlines how EIF has backed more than 1,600 fund managers and built a financing continuum from pre-seed to pre-IPO.
EIF’s role is structural:
anchoring new managers
stabilising fundraising across cycles
crowding in private LPs
strengthening strategic sectors
He frames EIF not as a market substitute, but as a market enabler.
Following his keynote, the discussion continues in a fireside Q&A with Mia Grosen, Venture Parner at SuperSeed and Andreas Munk Holm.
The tone becomes candid.
Questions surface:
Is Europe becoming too dependent on public anchor investors?
Does institutional backing function as a signal or a crutch?
How should policy priorities such as technological sovereignty, defense, and deep tech influence private market behaviour?
The tension is structural:
EIF strengthens the ecosystem.
But it also becomes its gravitational centre.
The Core Takeaway
Across all sessions, the conclusion converges.
Europe’s challenge is not talent.
It is not innovation.
It is not even savings.
It is coordination.
From national LP mobilisation to cross-border collaboration, from private portfolio construction to public market-building, the message is clear:
If Europe wants technological sovereignty and long-term competitiveness, capital must move with intent, alignment, and scale.
