Beyond Grants: Philanthropic Capital for European Innovation

European philanthropy represents a substantial but still underexplored part of Europe’s innovation capital landscape. With more than €500 billion in foundation assets, the opportunity extends well beyond traditional grant-making to proof-of-concept and translational funding, venture philanthropy, mission-related investment, direct equity and fund investment. Winnovart’s latest Market Brief examines how philanthropic capital is beginning to interact with universities, spin-outs, venture investors and institutions such as the European Innovation Council (EIC), what Europe can learn from more developed models in the US, and why better mapping of foundations, endowments, investment vehicles and co-investor networks could help unlock a more effective research-to-market funding ecosystem.

Read the full Market Brief → European Philanthropy x Innovation Investment