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European Venture Capital Landscape – February 2026
European Venture Capital Landscape – February 2026 With 339 investments and $4.4 billion raised across Europe, February saw a 6% increase in volume and 13% rise in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $1.2 billion Series D by the London-based company Wayve, which develops autonomous driving technology using end-to-end deep learning models that enable vehicles to navigate urban environments. 05.03.2026
European Venture Capital Landscape – January 2026
European Venture Capital Landscape – January 2026 With 299 investments and $4.2 billion raised across Europe, January saw a 7% decrease in volume and 1% reduction in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $414 million Venture Round by the Montabaur-based company Klöckner Pentaplast, which is a manufacturer of plastic films and packaging for food, pharmaceutical, health, and durable products. 05.02.2026
European Venture Capital Landscape – December 2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – December 2025 With 302 investments and $4.5 billion raised across Europe, December saw a 13% increase in volume and 7% reduction in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $1.0 billion Venture Round by the London-based company Kraken, which is a global customer and culture platform for energy, water, and broadband. 07.01.2026
European Venture Capital Landscape – November 2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – November 2025 November 2025 saw a decline in VC activity, with 324 investments and $4.0 billion raised across Europe, representing a 25% decrease in volume and 18% reduction in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $495 million Venture Round by Amsterdam-based tech company Picnic, which develops a mass-market home delivery system for fast moving consumer goods. 05.12.2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – October 2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – October 2025 October 2025 saw a decline in VC activity, with 397 investments and $5.3 billion raised across Europe, representing a 28% decrease in volume and 3% reduction in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $433 million Series C Round by London-based AI platform Nscale, which provides a full-stack AI cloud platform designed for enterprise-scale workloads. 14.11.2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – September 2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – September 2025 September 2025 saw a rebound in VC activity, with 409 investments and $7.4 billion raised across Europe, representing a 409% increase in volume and 118% growth in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $1.99 billion Series C Round by Paris-based AI platform Mistral AI, which offers large language models and AI services tailored to diverse enterprise applications. 28.10.2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – August 2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – August 2025 August 2025 saw a sharper pullback in VC activity, with 188 investments and $1.5 billion raised across Europe, representing a 56% decline in volume and 49% decline in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $175 million Venture Round by Stockholm-based clean energy-tech company Aira, which provides heat pumps and home energy-saving solutions. Explore our full analysis for more. 08.09.2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – July 2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – July 2025 July 2025 saw a pullback in VC activity, with 366 investments and $3.3 billion raised across Europe, a decline from June’s levels (volume fell 24% and deal count fell 9% month over month). The largest round of the month was a $200 million Series A by Stockholm-based AI startup Lovable, which became a unicorn with this investment; the company’s platform lets users build applications without extensive coding. Explore our full analysis for more. 04.08.2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – June 2025
European Venture Capital Landscape – June 2025 June 2025 saw a rebound in VC activity, with 401 investments and $4.4bn raised across Europe, marking an increase from May’s lows. The largest round of the month came from Helsing, which raised $694 million (€590 million) in a Series D to advance AI-powered defense systems. Explore our full analysis for more. 14.07.2025
European VC Landscape – March 2024
European VC Landscape – March 2024 2024’s first trimester ends with a 7% decline in invested VC volume and AI at the top of the most invested industries list. Read our in-depth analysis to learn all the details. 05.04.2024
European VC Landscape – September 2023
European VC Landscape – September 2023 After experiencing two months of decline, September saw a substantial surge in VC investments when compared to the previous month. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the current month’s scenario, we encourage you to read our in-depth analysis, where you can uncover all the details. 06.10.2023
European VC Landscape – August 2023
European VC Landscape – August 2023 With the largest round amounting to $1.9bn, August shows a decrease in the number of founding rounds compared to July. Learn more in our assessment of this month’s trends to uncover all the details. 05.08.2023
European VC Landscape – July 2023
European VC Landscape – July 2023 With the largest round amounting to $1.8bn, July still shows a decrease in the number of founding rounds compared to June. Explore our comprehensive assessment of this month’s trends to uncover the nuances. 02.07.2023
European VC Landscape – June 2023
European VC Landscape – June 2023 June persists in following the downward trend in the number of financial rounds since its peak in March. Notably, Artificial Intelligence and healthcare now jointly occupy the third position as the most invested industries. You can explore these and other insights in this month’s evaluation. 02.06.2023
European VC Landscape – April 2023
European VC Landscape – April 2023 In contrast to March’s upward trajectory, April witnessed a notable decrease in VC investment rounds, with a difference of over $1bn in the total amount invested compared to the previous month. Gain a comprehensive grasp of this month’s dynamics through our in-depth analysis. 02.04.2023
European VC Landscape – March 2023
European VC Landscape – March 2023 Following a prolonged period of decline, could the recent upswing in VC investments during March mark a turning point for the industry? Delve into our blog post to uncover a comprehensive analysis of this month’s landscape. 02.03.2023
European VC Landscape – February 2023
, European VC Landscape – February 2023 With 410 investments, February continues following the decline of European VC investments. In our exploration of this month’s landscape, we illuminate the current trends, noteworthy investments, and key personalities shaping the dynamic entrepreneurial environment. 02.02.2023
European VC Landscape – January 2023
European VC Landscape – January 2023 Could the prevalence of seed rounds, accounting for 40% of all the conducted rounds in January, indicate a strategic shift in investment preferences? Discover more insights in our latest analysis. 02.01.2023