Dear Ecosystem,

Hope you’re well and safe.

Here is a brand new edition of the VC Barometer.

Three editions later, it is time to do a little check up. Let’s take a look back on what happened since the beginning of the containment.

The two first weeks were clearly about dealing with the emergency: reshuffling priorities, setting up special organisations to take inventory and provide support to the portfolio. Is it still the case this week ? Are VCs still cornered by the turbulence of the context? Consequently, do they think it will last longer than they thought to get back to normal processing of the deal flow?

Quite early we also witnessed some very reassuring signs : quite limited number of fires to deal with, non-negligible positive impact on portfolio and even, at a European level, relatively high continuity as regards deal flow. On top of that, answers even let show a form of hope for what this crisis could bring in terms of opportunity for the venture space. Is this spirit still here this week? Was it translated into real actions such as making new investment over the past weeks? Or do VCs see themselves doing new investment in the near future?

We wish you all an excellent reading!

Many thanks to the 146 VCs who have joined us in this initiative.

Marc, Laurence and Guillaume for the Chausson Finance team