March.26.2025
This video is part of our Deal Flow 5.0 Conversation Series featuring Team Orrick – Europe. Check out the full series here.
Join Raph Crouan to explore the key trends set to shape Europe's tech landscape in 2025, including AI integration and an IPO resurgence.
Raph: So looking ahead at 2025, we expect to see a number of different trends coming our way around the venture technology market. First of all, AI is not going anywhere. We expect to see in particular some integration of the AI technologies across various different industries, making a real impact and difference when you look at industries such as healthcare, finance, or even manufacturing.
The second trend that we expect to see in 2025 is a resurgence of the IPO activities. Our capital markets team are actually experiencing quite a large number of conversations around the IPO market, and we see around 100 European companies right now preparing for public listings.
The third trend we expect to see in 2025 is an emphasis on sustainable technologies once more. Investment in green tech is nothing new. We expect to see, due to some environmental concerns that are coming back to the table, as well as some regulatory mandates that are coming, an increase in investment in that particular space, and Europe is at the forefront of that innovation.
Last but not least, in 2025, we expect to see quite a number of expansions on some regional tech hubs. We expect to see, in addition to London, which remains one of the top and dominant forces, places like Paris, Munich or even Italy raise significantly above the pack.