Average round size six times the median

The average round in the 90 days to 28 August 2026 stands at €32M, well above the median of €5M — a 6.4x gap that points to a distribution shaped by a handful of very large deals rather than a broadly elevated typical round. That shape is visible in the biggest transactions of the window: six rounds alone total €6.1B, led by Helsing's €1.58B round and Neura Robotics' €1.21B round, both in Germany, followed by Quantum Systems (also Germany, €1.05B), Kpler in Belgium (€861M), Nscale in the UK (€787M) and Neko Health in Sweden (€614M). More broadly, the ten largest rounds account for €8.1B, or 40.5% of the period's total funding, showing how concentrated capital is at the top end. Against a recent 90-day total of €20.04B across 627 deals, down from €23.05B across 766 deals in the prior period, the gap between average and median round size shows that most companies raised far less than the mean of €32M implies.

AI-generatedWritten by an AI model from Tech.eu Funding Explorer data (2026-08-30). Figures are checked against the underlying data and each draft is reviewed by an independent second model before publishing; anything unverifiable is held back. Not investment advice. Labelled for AI transparency (EU AI Act Art. 50, applicable from 2 Aug 2026).