Europe's pension and insurance pools hold €13 trillion. The decision-makers behind that capital will read one report this November. Your story can be in it. The Pension Fund Report is the flagship output of the Pension Fund Project, a year-round initiative of Venture Connections and European Women in VC. It will be launched in Brussels on the 25th of November 2026, in front of pension funds, policymakers, Europe's leading investors and European Comission.
Why feature your case study
Reach the right audience. Pension funds, insurers, LPs and policymakers. No noise.
Shape the debate. Your experience informs how Europe unlocks long-term capital.
Build credibility. Be positioned as a reference point, not a bystander.
What's included
A dedicated, professionally edited case study in the Pension Fund Report
Your logo and brand featured alongside your case
Digital copy of the report and promotional assets to share with your network
Investment: €5,000
Discover the world of Venture & Growth Capital
Real companies, real returns, and the value creation that pension capital makes possible. Each case shows what European/UK venture and growth capital builds: the jobs, the technology, and the companies competing globally.
University project turned into a €12bn space-intelligence champion used by armed forces, governments, insurers and disaster-response teams worldwide.
Sector: Space Tech/Dual-Use
Backed by: ScaleUp Europe/EQT, Nokia, Qatar Investment Authority, TCV,Solidium, Tesi, Keva, Varma, Ilmarinen
Be part of the 2026 edition | Brussels, 25th-26th November 2026
Join pension funds, policymakers, and Europe's leading investors and shape the future of long-term capital in Europe.
What we’ve done so far
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Where Pension Investment meets Venture and Growth Capital
We take the argument to the rooms where allocation decisions are made, from closed-door sessions with pension fund managers to pension symposiums to European Commission, the office of the UK Chancellor and the European Parliament.
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Europe’s Opportunity
Europe’s innovation economy faces a capital paradox. Despite global leadership in science and technology, European startups often lack access to the long-term capital needed to scale. Pension systems still rely heavily on pay-as-you-go models, leaving few investable assets.
The Draghi Report on European competitiveness made it clear: without stronger participation from institutional investors, Europe risks losing ground in the global race for innovation.
The data confirms it, while European startups can raise significant early rounds, far fewer reach unicorn scale compared to their US peers. The gap widens as funding amounts increase.
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