SEC2SV week: numbers and results

 

The Startup Europe Comes to Silicon Valley week is just over. 
Here you can get a sense of what happened and how participants perceived the mix of meetings, presentations, workshops, keynotes … and fun.

 

How did it go?
Let’s do the numbers:

SCALEUPS:

  • 14 EU Scaleups selected among several hundreds, with the support of a dozen organizations focused on bridging EU and Silicon Valley
  • Scaleups are established companies experiencing hyper-growth (needed to have had 10+ employees by end of 2011, growing 20%+ YOY in revenue/employees ever since)
  • Scaleups are from 10 different EU countries and cumulatively account for 1,000+ employees and 60M Euros revenue

EUROPEAN INNOVATION DAY:

  • 500+ attendees, 62 speakers, demo area with 33 companies showcased

STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES:

Indeed, it’s been the first of this kind.
Considering the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the companies participating, it’s probably about time to start considering version 2…