{"id":39031,"date":"2025-11-19T17:26:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=39031"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:26:36","slug":"revealed-the-100-fast-growing-european-tech-scaleups-that-can-deliver-long-term-growth-and-diversification-for-asias-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=39031","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: the 100 fast-growing European tech scaleups that can deliver long-term growth and diversification for Asia&#8217;s investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"prntac\"><i>&#8216;Thoroughbreds&#8217; are the companies that Asian investors should be paying attention to\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Thoroughbreds are fast-growth tech companies generating $100+ million in revenues<\/li>\n<li>Investment from key Asian markets into <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Africa<\/span> (EMEA) climbs in 2025<\/li>\n<li>According to Dealroom&#8217;s Investor Power Law Ranking, <span class=\"xn-location\">London&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court is recognised as #1 investor in EMEA at backing Thoroughbreds, Colts (generating $25m+), and Unicorns at Seed in EMEA, with Index Ventures at #2 and Point Nine at #3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">LONDON<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 19, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Phoenix Court, EMEA&#8217;s leading venture capital investor at seed stage, is championing a new class of European tech companies, following the unveiling of the <b>Thoroughbreds 100<\/b> by data provider Dealroom. Thoroughbreds are the fast-growing tech companies generating over <b><span class=\"xn-money\">$100 million<\/span> in annual revenue<\/b>, which <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court argues can offer fund managers in <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">South Korea<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span> long-term growth and returns.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court, a proven investor in European companies including Monzo, Wise, Improbable and Tide, is keen to flag the opportunity that European tech now provides for Asian funds. The call for Asian investors to understand the opportunity provided by <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span> comes as Dealroom data shows that capital flows from key Asian markets are likely to be at least on par with the <span class=\"xn-money\">$3bn<\/span> invested in 2024, and <span class=\"xn-money\">$2.9bn<\/span> in 2023, as investors look to <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span> as the world&#8217;s second Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<p>This makes European tech and software companies attractive to global investors looking to diversify away from US technology companies, where valuations have reached all-time highs in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dealroom&#8217;s data, <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span> is now the largest Asian backer of EMEA companies &#8211; with its share of VC funding rising from 9% of the total Asian investment in 2024 to 31% in 2025, so far. This puts it ahead of <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>, which provides 28% of Asian investment into EMEA and <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>, whose investment has fallen from 25% last year to 19% in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>However, <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> and the rest of <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia<\/span> only provide 4% of the total investment into EMEA &#8211; demonstrating the scale of the opportunity for Asian investors. In contrast, US investors provide 35% of VC capital, with 58% coming from EMEA itself.<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/dealroom.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dealroom<\/a><\/u>\u00a0has published the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/app.dealroom.co\/lists\/55935\/list?showGrid=false&amp;showTransactions=false&amp;share_token=MzUyMjlhODRhNTIwNTc4MjkzNzQ2NzJkNzcwMWI3ZGE2Yjg4MjkxYw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Thoroughbreds 100<\/a><\/u>: a definitive list of the tech companies in EMEA with over <span class=\"xn-money\">$100 million<\/span> in annual revenue. There are now over 700 &#8220;thoroughbreds&#8217; in the region, according to Dealroom&#8217;s report \u2014 and the top 100 made a collective <span class=\"xn-money\">$168bn<\/span> in revenue last year. \u00a0This makes them ideal companies for global investors looking to diversify away from US technology companies, where valuations have reached all-time highs in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Thoroughbreds are a measure of success that reflects a wider shift across fast-growth tech companies towards sustainable growth and financial discipline. The phrase itself was coined by Klein, a founder turned investor who started <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court in 2015 after selling successful tech businesses to Amazon and Apple. Many of the companies in Dealroom&#8217;s Thoroughbreds 100 have received investment from Asian investors, including Revolut, GetYourGuide, Zopa, Omio, Travelperk and Alan. <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan&#8217;s<\/span> Softbank and Temasek of <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span> have backed 11 Thoroughbreds, as well as many other notable European tech startups.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Saul Klein<\/span>, co-founder and executive chairman of <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court, said:<\/b>\u00a0&#8220;<i>The real test of a company is no longer valuation, but fundamentals. As the definition of success has changed, we at <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court understand <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe&#8217;s<\/span> immense potential to be a second Silicon Valley &#8211; or New Palo Alto as we like to say. The challenge isn&#8217;t building startups, it&#8217;s scaling them. That&#8217;s why we partner with global investors who value long-term growth and strong fundamentals. We work closely with LPs from key Asian markets, and together we&#8217;ve backed 54 of EMEA&#8217;s best companies, helping to scale those already generating hundreds of millions in revenue. We look forward to partnering with ambitious investors who share our vision for long-term success.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Scale-up capital gap<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Despite its robust growth, <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span> faces an estimated <span class=\"xn-money\">$30 billion<\/span> scale-up funding gap according to Dealroom, compared to the Bay Area. Policy measures in <span class=\"xn-location\">France<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Germany<\/span> and the UK have been taken to address local capital supply at later growth stages but with nearly 2,000 venture-backed companies in <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Africa<\/span> now generating revenues of <span class=\"xn-money\">$25 million<\/span> or more there is still a large unaddressed investment opportunity for global asset allocators and institutional investors.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Phoenix Court:\u00a0 <\/b><span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court is the number one EMEA investor with a decade-long track record of backing ambitious founders in the innovation sector from Seed through to the public markets and beyond, through its four funds: LocalGlobe, Latitude, Solar, and Basecamp. <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court is recognised as a top investor in EMEA for consistently backing high-revenue tech companies from Seed stage through growth. With its mission to be a good long-term neighbour and help people realise their full potential, <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court allocates 10% of profits of the management company and 2% of carry in all funds to its foundation, <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court Works.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Dealroom:<\/b> Dealroom.co is mapping the world&#8217;s tech ecosystems as the foremost data provider on startups, growth companies, and tech ecosystems globally. Founded in <span class=\"xn-location\">Amsterdam<\/span> in 2013, Dealroom.co now works with many of the world&#8217;s most prominent investors, entrepreneurs, and government organisations to provide transparency, analysis, and insights on startups and venture capital activity. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealroom.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.dealroom.co<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>&#8216;Thoroughbreds&#8217; are the companies that Asian investors should be paying attention to\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Thoroughbreds are fast-growth tech companies generating $100+ million in revenues<\/li>\n<li>Investment from key Asian markets into <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Africa<\/span> (EMEA) climbs in 2025<\/li>\n<li>According to Dealroom&#8217;s Investor Power Law Ranking, <span class=\"xn-location\">London&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court is recognised as #1 investor in EMEA at backing Thoroughbreds, Colts (generating $25m+), and Unicorns at Seed in EMEA, with Index Ventures at #2 and Point Nine at #3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">LONDON<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 19, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Phoenix Court, EMEA&#8217;s leading venture capital investor at seed stage, is championing a new class of European tech companies, following the unveiling of the <b>Thoroughbreds 100<\/b> by data provider Dealroom. Thoroughbreds are the fast-growing tech companies generating over <b><span class=\"xn-money\">$100 million<\/span> in annual revenue<\/b>, which <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court argues can offer fund managers in <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">South Korea<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span> long-term growth and returns.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court, a proven investor in European companies including Monzo, Wise, Improbable and Tide, is keen to flag the opportunity that European tech now provides for Asian funds. The call for Asian investors to understand the opportunity provided by <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span> comes as Dealroom data shows that capital flows from key Asian markets are likely to be at least on par with the <span class=\"xn-money\">$3bn<\/span> invested in 2024, and <span class=\"xn-money\">$2.9bn<\/span> in 2023, as investors look to <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span> as the world&#8217;s second Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<p>This makes European tech and software companies attractive to global investors looking to diversify away from US technology companies, where valuations have reached all-time highs in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dealroom&#8217;s data, <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span> is now the largest Asian backer of EMEA companies &#8211; with its share of VC funding rising from 9% of the total Asian investment in 2024 to 31% in 2025, so far. This puts it ahead of <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>, which provides 28% of Asian investment into EMEA and <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>, whose investment has fallen from 25% last year to 19% in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>However, <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> and the rest of <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia<\/span> only provide 4% of the total investment into EMEA &#8211; demonstrating the scale of the opportunity for Asian investors. In contrast, US investors provide 35% of VC capital, with 58% coming from EMEA itself.<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/dealroom.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dealroom<\/a><\/u>\u00a0has published the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/app.dealroom.co\/lists\/55935\/list?showGrid=false&amp;showTransactions=false&amp;share_token=MzUyMjlhODRhNTIwNTc4MjkzNzQ2NzJkNzcwMWI3ZGE2Yjg4MjkxYw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Thoroughbreds 100<\/a><\/u>: a definitive list of the tech companies in EMEA with over <span class=\"xn-money\">$100 million<\/span> in annual revenue. There are now over 700 &#8220;thoroughbreds&#8217; in the region, according to Dealroom&#8217;s report \u2014 and the top 100 made a collective <span class=\"xn-money\">$168bn<\/span> in revenue last year. \u00a0This makes them ideal companies for global investors looking to diversify away from US technology companies, where valuations have reached all-time highs in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Thoroughbreds are a measure of success that reflects a wider shift across fast-growth tech companies towards sustainable growth and financial discipline. The phrase itself was coined by Klein, a founder turned investor who started <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court in 2015 after selling successful tech businesses to Amazon and Apple. Many of the companies in Dealroom&#8217;s Thoroughbreds 100 have received investment from Asian investors, including Revolut, GetYourGuide, Zopa, Omio, Travelperk and Alan. <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan&#8217;s<\/span> Softbank and Temasek of <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span> have backed 11 Thoroughbreds, as well as many other notable European tech startups.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Saul Klein<\/span>, co-founder and executive chairman of <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court, said:<\/b>\u00a0&#8220;<i>The real test of a company is no longer valuation, but fundamentals. As the definition of success has changed, we at <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court understand <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe&#8217;s<\/span> immense potential to be a second Silicon Valley &#8211; or New Palo Alto as we like to say. The challenge isn&#8217;t building startups, it&#8217;s scaling them. That&#8217;s why we partner with global investors who value long-term growth and strong fundamentals. We work closely with LPs from key Asian markets, and together we&#8217;ve backed 54 of EMEA&#8217;s best companies, helping to scale those already generating hundreds of millions in revenue. We look forward to partnering with ambitious investors who share our vision for long-term success.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Scale-up capital gap<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Despite its robust growth, <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span> faces an estimated <span class=\"xn-money\">$30 billion<\/span> scale-up funding gap according to Dealroom, compared to the Bay Area. Policy measures in <span class=\"xn-location\">France<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Germany<\/span> and the UK have been taken to address local capital supply at later growth stages but with nearly 2,000 venture-backed companies in <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Africa<\/span> now generating revenues of <span class=\"xn-money\">$25 million<\/span> or more there is still a large unaddressed investment opportunity for global asset allocators and institutional investors.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Phoenix Court:\u00a0 <\/b><span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court is the number one EMEA investor with a decade-long track record of backing ambitious founders in the innovation sector from Seed through to the public markets and beyond, through its four funds: LocalGlobe, Latitude, Solar, and Basecamp. <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court is recognised as a top investor in EMEA for consistently backing high-revenue tech companies from Seed stage through growth. With its mission to be a good long-term neighbour and help people realise their full potential, <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court allocates 10% of profits of the management company and 2% of carry in all funds to its foundation, <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> Court Works.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Dealroom:<\/b> Dealroom.co is mapping the world&#8217;s tech ecosystems as the foremost data provider on startups, growth companies, and tech ecosystems globally. Founded in <span class=\"xn-location\">Amsterdam<\/span> in 2013, Dealroom.co now works with many of the world&#8217;s most prominent investors, entrepreneurs, and government organisations to provide transparency, analysis, and insights on startups and venture capital activity. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealroom.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.dealroom.co<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cision-pr-newswire","category-cision-pr-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}