Despite some wishful thinking by its proponents, it was widely predicted that GDPR would hamper European technology firms’ ability to compete globally. A recent study has validated that prediction.

Fact of the Week: Venture Capital Invested in EU Technology Firms Has Fallen by More Than 50 Percent Since GDPR

After the rollout of the GDPR, the number of investment deals led by U.S. investors in the EU was 21 percent lower than the number of deals in the United States

Fact of the Week: The GDPR Led to a 13 Percent Reduction in Venture Capital Investment in the EU by US Investors

Compared to the United States, venture capital (VC) activity in the European Union (EU) is low, with EU-headquartered firms receiving $1.4 trillion less VC funding than their American counterparts from 2013 to 2022.

Fact of the Week: Over $1.4T More Venture Capital Funding Was Invested in U.S.-headquartered Firms than in European Firms

Based on prior experience, the EU's new General Data Protection Regulation will likely result in revenue decreases across online services firms, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Fact of the Week: If not for the 2002 EU e-Privacy Directive, Venture Capital Investments into EU-Based Online Services Firms Could Have Been 57 Percent Greater, Cumulatively, by 2013

In the three quarters after a Big Tech company acquired a tech start-up, the number of venture capital deals increased 4.74 percent, 7.04 percent, and 6.10 percent, respectively, in the industry segments of the acquired tech start-up globally.

Fact of the Week: Big Tech Acquisition of Tech Start-Ups Encourages Greater Venture Capital Activity

Businesses in the European Union were investing 57 percent as much in R&D as their U.S. counterparts as of 2013, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Innovation Fact of the Week: EU Private Sector R&D Investment is 57% of U.S. Level

Businesses in the European Union lag U.S. businesses not just in the amount they invest in R&D, but also in their capabilities to transform these investments into productivity gains, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Fact of the Week: U.S. High-Tech Firms Gain Two-And-A-Half Times More Productivity Than European High-Tech Firms From The Same Level Of R&D Investment

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes additional operations costs on app developers and lowers apps’ revenues by diminishing their monetization opportunities.

Fact of the Week: More Than One-Third of All Apps Left the Google Play Store Because of GDPR

In a random sample of start-ups collected from U.S. Census Bureau data, just 11.6 percent adopted advanced technology; however, these firms accounted for 39 percent of total employment and 44 percent of total revenue in the sample.

Fact of the Week: GDPR Reduced EU Venture Capital Investment in Technology by 26 Percent Relative to the United States

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Fact of the Week: Venture Capital Invested in EU Technology Firms Has Fallen by More Than 50 Percent Since GDPR

Fact of the Week: The GDPR Led to a 13 Percent Reduction in Venture Capital Investment in the EU by US Investors

Fact of the Week: Over $1.4T More Venture Capital Funding Was Invested in U.S.-headquartered Firms than in European Firms