DECEMBER 08, 2022, 01:00 AMhe war in Ukraine, Europe’s energy crisis, a frozen IPO market and a sell-off in public tech stocks herald a hard winter for Europe’s tech ecosystem. Investment in the continent’s startups dropped 15% from a record $100 billion in 2021, but the 25 investors from the sixth annual Midas List Europe are still picking out future winners.
Index Ventures now has an unprecedented four partners on the Midas List Europe, including Rimer’s brother, Neil, and Martin Mignot. Index’s tally is only rivaled by Accel, which counts three partners, led by Philippe Botteri, among Europe’s top investors. The Midas List Europe is a data-driven list that recognizes startup investors’ most successful bets, from high-profile IPOs to still-private unicorns. Each year, Forbes and TrueBridge review confidential data submissions for hundreds of investors across dozens of firms to track their performance.