Top Companies Behind The Midas List Europe 2020

The fourth-annual Midas List Europe, produced by Forbes in partnership with TrueBridge Capital Partners, has arrived, and we're excited to share the top companies that drove the portfolios of this year's top European venture capitalists. The outlook for the European venture market may have been cloudy at the beginning of the global pandemic as recessionary cutbacks loomed and the IPO window narrowed, but European startups and investors have since bounced back. A wide variety of tech-based startups have been able to ride the tailwinds of the crisis, with new areas of everyday life benefitting from the transition to a technology-driven environment. Evidentially, investors remain clear-eyed and eager to invest in growth and innovation on either side of the pond with European VC deal value – and potentially fundraising – on pace to set new annual records. Here are the top ten companies that acted as key drivers behind this year's Midas List Europe: It's been a boom year for Stockholm-based Spotify, which is making its third consecutive appearance as the #1 driver on the Midas List Europe and fourth appearance overall.