European startup funding Aug 2026
Monthly report · 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-31 · vs Jul 2026
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Aug 2026, 166 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €3.1B, down 55.0% versus Jul 2026. Debt rounds added a further €128M.
Deal count moved -38.3% versus Jul 2026, with 437 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €1.4B (45.3% of equity).
AI was the most-funded sector at €677M in equity (21.9%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 61.0% of disclosed capital, led by Lovable's €346M.
35 exits were recorded this month.
Equity funding
€3.1B
▼ -55.0%excl. debt & grants · +€128M debt
Funding rounds
166
▼ -38.3%Companies funded
166
▼ -38.3%Named investors
437
▼ -42.0%Exits
35
▼ -25.5%Provenance: 81% of 166 rounds disclosed an amount · 90% of priced rounds are high-confidence
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Aug 2026
by dayFunding within Aug 2026 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €227k | 1 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €292M | 5 |
| 04 | €240M | 10 |
| 05 | €330M | 10 |
| 06 | €176M | 10 |
| 07 | €41M | 4 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
| 09 | €0 | 0 |
| 10 | €275M | 9 |
| 11 | €91M | 6 |
| 12 | €364M | 10 |
| 13 | €33M | 9 |
| 14 | €0 | 2 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €336M | 12 |
| 18 | €68M | 6 |
| 19 | €61M | 8 |
| 20 | €200M | 15 |
| 21 | €19M | 5 |
| 22 | €0 | 0 |
| 23 | €0 | 0 |
| 24 | €18M | 8 |
| 25 | €117M | 10 |
| 26 | €75M | 8 |
| 27 | €185M | 7 |
| 28 | €81M | 3 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €222M | 8 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1LovableSeries C · Sweden · Aug 2026€346M
- 2OlixSeries B · UK · Aug 2026€270M
- 3VoltaOther · UK · Aug 2026€260M
- 4Cambridge AerospaceSeries C · UK · Aug 2026€260M
- 5Gravis RoboticsSeries A · Switzerland · Aug 2026€173M
- 6PLD SpaceOther · Spain · Aug 2026€159M
- 7Ingenico GroupGrowth/Late · France · Aug 2026€150M
- 8HappyRobotSeries C · Spain · Aug 2026€130M
- 9NexeonOther · UK · Aug 2026€117M
- 10ElektaDebt · Sweden · Aug 2026€100M
Concentration
top 10 deals61.0%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€2.0B
Period total
€3.2B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedAug 2026 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2026 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €1.4B |
| Sweden | €402M |
| Spain | €380M |
| Switzerland | €217M |
| Germany | €196M |
| France | €195M |
| Netherlands | €69M |
| Türkiye | €67M |
| Cyprus | €58M |
| Denmark | €25M |
Capital by country
share of equityAug 2026 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2026 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €1.4B |
| Sweden | €402M |
| Spain | €380M |
| Switzerland | €217M |
| Germany | €196M |
| France | €195M |
| Netherlands | €69M |
| Türkiye | €67M |
| Cyprus | €58M |
| Denmark | €25M |
| Other | €80M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryAug 2026 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedAug 2026 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2026 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| AI | €677M |
| Software | €489M |
| Fintech | €325M |
| Semiconductors | €283M |
| Cybersecurity | €266M |
| Defence | €260M |
| Robotics | €186M |
| Energy | €181M |
| Space | €177M |
| Healthtech | €124M |
Capital by sector
share of equityAug 2026 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2026 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| AI | €677M |
| Software | €489M |
| Fintech | €325M |
| Semiconductors | €283M |
| Cybersecurity | €266M |
| Defence | €260M |
| Robotics | €186M |
| Energy | €181M |
| Other | €687M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeAug 2026 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €35M |
| Seed | €171M |
| Series A | €326M |
| Series B | €488M |
| Series C | €852M |
| Early VC | €227k |
| Growth/Late | €182M |
| Debt | €128M |
| Grant | €7.1M |
| Other | €1.0B |
Exits
Exit activity
35
exits recorded
€0
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeAug 2026 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2026 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 33 |
| Merger | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |