Last week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €818 million and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
📊 Our latest monthly report, published last week, shows that European tech startups raised €15.8 billion across 300 funding deals in September, marking a strong rebound from August, with funding value rising by almost 394 per cent and deal volume increasing by 82 per cent.
The UK led funding with €7.3 billion, while cloud attracted €5.5 billion. Exit activity remained relatively stable, with 39 transactions recorded during the month.
Access the full report for additional data and analysis on European tech funding and exit activity in September.
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Funding deals by amount
- UK: University of Sussex spinout Universal Quantum raises “record” $100M Series A
- FRANCE: NEA leads Spiko’s $90M Series B to expand access to cash yield
- SWEDEN: Yazen raises €50M in funding
- UK: Sensible Biotechnologies raises $47M in funding
- SWITZERLAND: Namespace raises $42M Series B, seven months after Series A
- NETHERLANDS: Hadrian raises $40M to tackle AI-driven cyber threats
- FRANCE: Wiremind raises €35M in first-ever funding round
- UK: Sava raises €32.08M and partners with Ascensia to bring its glucose microsensor to Europe
- FRANCE: IRIS and Bpifrance back Vates with €30M for global expansion
- UK: TrueLayer captures $27 million investment, as targets Italy expansion
- FRANCE: WhiteLab Genomics raises €23.2M to accelerate AI-driven genomic medicine development
- FRANCE: Rivercell emerges from stealth with €22M for AI-powered drug discovery infrastructure
- FRANCE: VoltR secures €22M to scale lithium battery remanufacturing in Europe
- GERMANY: Autonomous B2B trade gets a boost as Procuros raises €20M
- UK: Living Optics raises $20M in funding
- FRANCE: Vocca closes $20M Series A with Alan and Datadog founders
- GERMANY: N26 founder-backed Finmid raises €17M Series A extension, strikes Bolt deal
- UK: Stablecoin infrastructure startup Noah closes $38M seed round
- UKRAINE: Buntar Aerospace raises $16M to scale Ukrainian defence autonomy
- DENMARK: Pandektes raises €13.5M to build the data infrastructure for AI-powered legal research
- FRANCE: Edonia raises €15M to scale microalgae protein as an alternative to meat
- UK: Reclinker raises £10M in Series A funding
- SWEDEN: Upstart Ocius-X raises €11.1M from Viking Growth
- FRANCE: Netsec raises over €8.93M to scale its AI-native solution for cybersecurity and IT
- SWITZERLAND: UniSieve lands $9M to replace thermal chemical separation
- FRANCE: Cleavr bags €8M to scale AI-powered invoice collection across Europe
- FRANCE: Archeon Medical raises $9M in Series A funding
- SWITZERLAND: Klarent raises €7.13M to scale its agentic software testing platform and expand into the US
- BELGIUM: SpectaCell launches with €6M to advance its cell analysis platform for immunotherapy development
- UK: Insurtech Konsileo secures £5M investment
- FRANCE: Verso raises $6M to bring consumer intelligence into business decision-making
- GERMANY: Calliora raises $6M to fix hospital billing with AI
- FINLAND: Comparables.ai secures $6M seed to scale its AI platform for dealmakers
- UK: PlannerPal raises £4.3M in funding
- GERMANY: Hexafarms raises €4.8 in funding
- UK: MintNeuro raises $5M to scale chips purpose-built for neural devices
- UK: pubX raises $5M in Series A funding
- SWITZERLAND: Besso raises €4.29M to scale its AI-powered trade regulation intelligence platform
- UK: Nettle raises $4.8M to expand its AI workspace for insurers
- FRANCE: Fleuret AI raises €4M to advance AI-powered offensive cybersecurity in Europe
- DENMARK: Fashiontech startup Rodinia Generation aims to save 100 billion litres of water annually, secures €4M
- ESTONIA: Golbriak Space raises €4M to scale laser communications for satellite constellations
- ITALY: TextYess raises €4M to automate CRM for e-commerce
- SPAIN: Plesh closes a €3.75M investment round
- UK: Cori Clinical secures $4M seed to improve clinical trial design and cut delays
- GERMANY: OllyGarden bags $4M to improve telemetry quality
- CYPRUS: NeoFleet Capital raises €3.5M to finance taxi fleets across emerging markets
- UK: IMMIX secures €3.12M to build FX infrastructure for stablecoin payments beyond the US dollar
- UK: Neela Biotech raises £2.1M from Elbow Beach to turn waste into jet fuel with AI
- SWITZERLAND: DeepPsy’s obtains €2.1M for four-year multicenter study
- GERMANY: Finches lands €2M to help food producers spot supply risks earlier
- SWITZERLAND: SensorX Solutions raises €1.6M to accelerate international scale-up
- SPAIN: SafeLoc closes funding round of over €1.4M
- ITALY: SimpL raises €1.2M to power B2B sales with AI
- ROMANIA: Digital accounting startup Declaro targets 1,000 clients after €1M launch
- DENMARK: TODAY lands €2.8M to scale its AI platform for financial advisors
- SPAIN: Mothium closes a €1M funding round with Arcano Partners and Fundalogy
- TURKEY: eGaranti, which focuses on warranty technologies, received a $1.1M investment
- NETHERLANDS: Innercrowd raises €750,000 to turn festival fans into marketers
- TURKEY: Okulyo received a $700,000 investment
- UK: Nearhuman raises £350,000 in pre-seed funding
- SPAIN: Niubiq closes a €410,000 funding round with Club de Inversión Órbita, Angels Capital and Elephant
- ITALY: Znext has received a pre-seed investment of €150,000
- SWEDEN: Leonardo DiCaprio invests millions in Elvy
- GERMANY: RobCo becomes a robotics unicorn as valuation doubles in nine months
- GERMANY: Inne secured an undisclosed sum investment
- GERMANY: IBB Ventures and business angels are investing in xHeron
- SWITZERLAND: Milan Aircraft raises seed capital for powertrain prototype
- SWITZERLAND: Strategic growth investment for Aurachain
- MALTA: Ebo receives investment from Olea Venture Partners
- NETHERLANDS: Nasdaq Ventures invests in One Trading
- TURKEY: Mobge, a mobile game studio, received an investment at a valuation of $10M
- SWITZERLAND: AI startup Visorway raises pre-seed funding
Exits and M&A activity
- BELGIUM: SAP buys TechWolf in record Belgian VC-backed deal
- GERMANY: Greenforce is acquiring Neggst
- GERMANY: Personio acquires Circula to bring payroll, expenses, and benefits under one roof
- GERMANY: The Spanish FinTech Bcas is acquiring the Berlin-based FinTech Lendorse
- FRANCE: Sovos acquires French company Flowie to have independent financial management agents
- TURKEY: Tarfin Flex has acquired HASO, a buy-now pay-later platform
- GERMANY: The New York-based company Collibra is acquiring Munich-based govtech Trail
- GERMANY: Anny takes over Cologne AI startup HiDesk
- SWITZERLAND: London-based enterprise surveillance software company Behavox acquires Apiax
- GERMANY: The Essen-based ista is acquiring the Munich-based Homenergy