𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.

The issue isn’t innovation.It’s 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲.

Too many companies aim for small exits.
Too few can secure mega rounds (>$100m) of financing.
Boards often lack the independent Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) firepower needed to steer the company.
Europe’s capital markets remain fragmented and underpowered.

There are, however, encouraging examples.

Take SiPearl — Europe’s high-performance computing leader:
A first-class team (ex-Marvell, Mediatek, ST, etc.), a strong international board (incl truly yours), and a powerful blend of financial, corporate, and public investors (Cathay Venture, Arm, Atos/Eviden, EIC Fund, EIB, French Tech Souverainete…) which have invested €130m in the Series A. Work-in-progress but the company has completed its tape-out (61bn transistors, the most complex processor ever designed in Europe). It is now embarking on its Series B which will be around the €300m mark.

It proves that when Europe aligns 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, we can compete globally.

The challenge now is to make this the norm. Not the exception.

👉 Full manifesto here: https://lnkd.in/e-6ky5Pa