European Accelerator Report 2014: €39m invested in 1,588 startups
According to a study released by Fundacity, the total amount of investment in European accelerator-based start-ups during 2014 stands at €39,578,636 in 1588 startups by 76 accelerators. The UK tops the investment ranks, followed by Spain and Germany.Over the last ten years, startup accelerators have continued to spread all around Europe. This model was originally born in 2005 with the launch of YCombinator, followed by Techstars in 2006. Seedcamp was the first accelerator founded in Europe, in 2007, and many others were created in the following years.Read more »