Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Europe creates talent, the US creates trillion dollar companies.
Europe produces more scientists and developers than the US… yet it has zero trillion dollar tech companies.
Meanwhile, the US has 88. The issue isn’t innovation it’s late stage funding. When it’s time to scale, American startups can raise 4× more capital than European ones.
In 2024, the combined value of all public companies in Europe is $2.6T barely more than a single Apple. Europe doesn’t have a creativity problem.
It has a scaling problem.
👉Hear the full breakdown on The Slidebean Stand-Up; streaming now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major podcast platforms.
Europe creates talent, the US creates trillion dollar companies.
Europe produces more scientists and developers than the US… yet it has zero trillion dollar tech companies.
Meanwhile, the US has 88. The issue isn’t innovation it’s late stage funding. When it’s time to scale, American startups can raise 4× more capital than European ones.
In 2024, the combined value of all public companies in Europe is $2.6T barely more than a single Apple. Europe doesn’t have a creativity problem.
It has a scaling problem.
👉Hear the full breakdown on The Slidebean Stand-Up; streaming now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major podcast platforms.
