Abstract:

An article deals with the issue of start-up financing. The aim of article is to analyse sources of start-up funding in European region according to available data and relevant statistics. The publication focus on several types of venture capital and investors associated with start-up financing. A contribution is an overview of important funding sources in Europe and their characteristics such as a type of invested capital, a purpose of investment, a stage of start-up life cycle, a share in company and a risk rate.