A glimpse about the Successful European Startups in areas like Music, Gaming, Fashion, Travel, FinTech, Apps besides the Startup Europe development and outcomes presented at the Digital Leaders Salon

1. Digital Leaders
European Economic and Social Committee
23rd March 2015, Brussels
Bogdan Ceobanu
European Commission - DG CONNECT - Startup Europe
Leveraging the European tech startup environment

2. Summary
1. Digital Leaders in Europe: Music, Gaming, Fashion, Travel, FinTech, Apps
2. Startup Europe development and outcomes
Leveraging the European tech startup environment

3. 1*Atomico analysis
1. Digital Leaders in Europe
Adyen
Avito
BlaBlaCar
Criteo
DeliveryHero
IronSource
King.com
Klarna
Mobli
Mojang
Monitise
Powa
Qiwi
Rocket Internet
Skype
Souldcloud
Spotify
Supercell
Trusteer
VK
Waze
Wonga
Zalando
Zendesk
Zoopla

4. 1
Music

5. 1
Gaming

6. 1
Fashion

7. 1
Travel

8. 1
FinTech

9. 1
Hardware

10. 1
Software

11. 1
Food Delivery
Marketplaces

12. Founded in London in 2003
IPO 3/2014, $7B Valuation
Founded in Helsinki 2004
$5.15M daily revenue for one
game (Clash of clans)
After 3 years sold 51% of the co
with $1.5B
Founded in Barcelona in 2008
>45M MAU (Monthly Active
Users)
Raised $45M
Founded in Helsinki in 2003
>2B downloads
>800 employees
Founded in Paris in 1999
>20M DAU (Daily Active Users)
>1B downloads
Founded in Stockholm in 2010
20M paying users for Minecraft
$2,5B exit to Microsoft
Revenues:
2013: €17.5billion --- 2018: € 63 billion
Jobs:
2013: 1.8 million --- 2018: 4,8 million
Founded in Stockholm in 2006
>15M subscribers
>1200 employees
Raised more than $500M
Founded in Nicosia in 1999
>100M DAU
$900M exit to Rakuten Japan
App economy

13. Understanding the
European ecosystem
Accelerators: 57 seed
accelerators. 738
graduated startups. These
startups have created
3500-4500 new jobs
(2013).
Crowdfunding: $945
million raised in 2012, EU.
Venture Capital $2.9b
raised in EU vs $13.8b US
in Q2 2014
Scale-ups: More than 1000
internet startups raised
>$100k
MOOCS: More than 250 EU
online courses offered by >
100 institutions
Startup manifesto: >7500
Endorsements of the (GR,
NL, AT versions)
Outcome
1. Understanding the
ecosystem
2. Policy maker's
Awareness
3. Funding startup
ecosystem builders
Desired impact
• More dynamic
ecosystem
• Better policies
• More internet
champions
Startup manifesto follow-up
Funding opportunities
Recognitionandcelebration
Networks of stakeholders
EurApp -
App economy
● Leaders Club
● Startup Manifesto
● EDF - European Digital
Forum - Think Tank
● SEP - Startup Europe Partnership
Corporations and Universities Group
€100M FP7 FIWARE.ORG
16 Accelerator program ●
€10M Horizon2020 ICT13
10 Startup Europe projects ●
Media
Campaign
●●
● SE Accelerator Assembly
● SE Web Investors Forum
● SE Crowdfunding Network
● SE Network of Universities offering
MOOCS
Dynamic Mapping
Startuphubs.eu
●
●
EuroPioneers
TechAllStars
Startup
Europe
Summit
SEC2SV
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2. Startup Europe – Development, outcome and desired impact

14. 5 projects to connect stakeholders
(accelerators, investors, startups, media)
within 17 European cities to accelerate:
 168 startups in the growth phase,
 600 startups part of accelerators and
 32.000 prospective entrepreneurs involved in
tech entrepreneurship activities
 organize the Startup Europe Summit
Startup Europe – Horizon 2020 ICT13 Projects
5 projects to generate impact in startup
ecosystems and:
• facilitate collaboration between startups and
administration
• foster collaboration between corporates and
startups (SEP)
• encourage female entrepreneurship
• link startups with students and young adults
• organise Failing Forward events /communication
campaign on failure
• organize training and promotion in the area of
tech entrepreneurship.
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