Only 3 per cent of institutional investors believe that European venture capital groups will produce strong returns from backing start-up technology companies over the next decade, according to new research published on Tuesday.
The research underlines how big investors, such as pension funds and insurers, have lost faith in most venture capital groups, particularly in Europe, after a decade of poor returns since the dotcom bubble burst in 2000.
Two-thirds of investors believe only a small number of VC groups will achieve strong returns over the next decade, according to a biannual survey of 120 investors by Coller Capital, the world’s biggest investor in second-hand private equity interests.