Raggl: Secondary funds are entering Europe following two years of scarce VC exits
Laura Raggl · B2B SAAS Investors Discuss European And Indian Startup Ecosystems | ROI Ventures | Neon Show · Jun 12, 2024 · at 20:55
Laura Raggl of ROI Ventures explains the rise of secondary transactions across Europe due to limited liquidity events for venture funds.
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“We also see more secondary funds also entering Europe, and this also provides more liquidity. Because we had quite a situation where it was quite hard for VC fans to exit their current portfolio, which put a lot of pressure on them, because LPs wanted to have the money back, and we have seen really little exit dynamics in the past two years.”
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