Europe must not rely on the 28th regime to mobilise startup capital, says Philippe Tibi
3 feb. 2026
12:31
Europe must not wait for policy reforms to mobilise venture capital for startups, Phillipe Tibi has warned.
Instead, the leading French economist instead is calling on European governments to push institutional investors to inject more capital into VC – or pay the price.
“The geopolitical forces are not waiting," Tibi said.
Instead, the leading French economist instead is calling on European governments to push institutional investors to inject more capital into VC – or pay the price.
“The geopolitical forces are not waiting," Tibi said.
Europe does not have the luxury of waiting for sweeping EU reforms to mobilise more scale-up capital for venture capital and startups, argues economist Philippe Tibi.
“We don’t have the time to wait,” said Tibi, speaking at the GoWest conference in Gothenburg last month. “The geopolitical forces are not waiting – and we lose weight by the minute.”