"crowding in”, where private VC investment is encouraged by the presence of public funding, can lead to several beneficial effects for startups and technological innovation. It’s high on the national political agenda. Recently Nicolai Tangen complained about how risk averse we are in Europe. Ironically he “see the speck in his brother's eye, but do not see the beam in the pension fund”. Norway, IN and RCN can learn a lot from EIC, Europes leading innovation fund, on how to crowd in private investors into deep tech and future technology. Deep tech startups and SMEs not only position themselves as leaders in their respective fields but also contribute significantly to technological progress and economic growth.
Horizon Europe; National Contact Point for Pillar III - European Innovation Council and Cluster IV - Digital, Industry, and Space. State Representative for Chips and EuroHPC Joint Undertakings.
Norwegian #EIC Info Day has kicked off, where the EIC Board president Michiel Scheffer is delivering a keynote speech right now. You can follow the live stream by clicking on the link on the event webpage. https://lnkd.in/dezSQuwJ Norges forskningsråd Innovation Norway
