21 Jan 2025
European Patent Office publishes study on 'Mapping investors for European innovators'
The recently published European Patent Office's study 'Mapping investors for European innovators' study aims to contribute to improving financing opportunities for technology-driven startups in Europe. It introduces the Technology Investor Score (TIS), a novel metric designed to identify investors specialising in tech companies as measured as the percentage of patenting companies in their portfolio. Leveraging this metric, the study creates a comprehensive mapping of specialised technology investors available to European startups and explores key areas of interest for European competitiveness.