European startup funding Apr 2026
Monthly report · 2026-04-01 – 2026-04-30 · vs Mar 2026
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Apr 2026, 303 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €5.1B, down 24.5% versus Mar 2026. Debt rounds added a further €211M.
Deal count moved +1.7% versus Mar 2026, with 867 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €1.9B (37.3% of equity).
Cleantech was the most-funded sector at €1.3B in equity (25.2%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 61.1% of disclosed capital, led by Stegra (H2 Green Steel)'s €1.2B.
35 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €4.4B.
Equity funding
€5.1B
▼ -24.5%excl. debt & grants · +€211M debt
Funding rounds
303
▲ +1.7%Companies funded
298
▲ +0.3%Named investors
867
▼ -0.5%Exits
35
▼ -32.7%Provenance: 88% of 303 rounds disclosed an amount · 95% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.13%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Apr 2026
by dayFunding within Apr 2026 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €11M | 7 |
| 02 | €127M | 20 |
| 03 | €39M | 6 |
| 04 | €304M | 1 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €36M | 1 |
| 07 | €176M | 9 |
| 08 | €447M | 21 |
| 09 | €55M | 12 |
| 10 | €45M | 8 |
| 11 | €0 | 0 |
| 12 | €0 | 0 |
| 13 | €78M | 12 |
| 14 | €1.2B | 14 |
| 15 | €204M | 25 |
| 16 | €379M | 24 |
| 17 | €43M | 10 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
| 20 | €31M | 2 |
| 21 | €63M | 8 |
| 22 | €188M | 35 |
| 23 | €225M | 14 |
| 24 | €145M | 11 |
| 25 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €1.1B | 6 |
| 28 | €167M | 26 |
| 29 | €0 | 2 |
| 30 | €301M | 29 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Stegra (H2 Green Steel)Other · Sweden · Apr 2026€1.2B
- 2Ineffable IntelligenceSeed · UK · Apr 2026€936M
- 3Fal.aiSeries D+ · Türkiye · Apr 2026€304M
- 4CamGraPhicOther · UK · Apr 2026€211M
- 5Aura AeroDebt · France · Apr 2026€170M
- 6Aura AeroGrant · France · Apr 2026€120M
- 7XoopleSeries B · Spain · Apr 2026€112M
- 8Verda (formerly DataCrunch)Other · Finland · Apr 2026€100M
- 9SereactSeries B · Germany · Apr 2026€94M
- 10CloudsmithSeries C · UK · Apr 2026€62M
Concentration
top 10 deals61.1%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€3.3B
Period total
€5.4B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedApr 2026 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2026 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €1.9B |
| Sweden | €1.3B |
| Germany | €414M |
| Türkiye | €314M |
| France | €257M |
| Spain | €171M |
| Switzerland | €144M |
| Finland | €138M |
| Ireland | €87M |
| Italy | €85M |
Capital by country
share of equityApr 2026 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2026 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €1.9B |
| Sweden | €1.3B |
| Germany | €414M |
| Türkiye | €314M |
| France | €257M |
| Spain | €171M |
| Switzerland | €144M |
| Finland | €138M |
| Ireland | €87M |
| Italy | €85M |
| Other | €253M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryApr 2026 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedApr 2026 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2026 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Cleantech | €1.3B |
| AI | €1.2B |
| Media | €325M |
| Deeptech | €317M |
| Software | €304M |
| Healthtech | €253M |
| Semiconductors | €235M |
| Fintech | €216M |
| Transportation | €195M |
| Robotics | €167M |
Capital by sector
share of equityApr 2026 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2026 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Cleantech | €1.3B |
| AI | €1.2B |
| Media | €325M |
| Deeptech | €317M |
| Software | €304M |
| Healthtech | €253M |
| Semiconductors | €235M |
| Fintech | €216M |
| Other | €1.0B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeApr 2026 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €79M |
| Seed | €1.2B |
| Series A | €389M |
| Series B | €444M |
| Series C | €159M |
| Series D+ | €397M |
| Growth/Late | €11M |
| Debt | €211M |
| Grant | €123M |
| Crowdfunding | €399k |
| Other | €2.4B |
Exits
Exit activity
35
exits recorded
€4.4B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeApr 2026 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2026 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 35 |