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Funding leaderboards
All-time league tables, reproduced from the data. Rankings are funding-based (capital raised and deal activity) — not revenue or headcount.
Most active investors
by deals| # | Name | Deals | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BpifranceSoftware | 608 | 543 |
| 2 | High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)Healthtech | 548 | 404 |
| 3 | Index VenturesSoftware | 407 | 236 |
| 4 | Kima VenturesSoftware | 378 | 347 |
| 5 | SpeedinvestFintech | 335 | 234 |
| 6 | Octopus VenturesSoftware | 324 | 249 |
| 7 | AccelSoftware | 315 | 199 |
| 8 | Balderton CapitalSoftware | 299 | 188 |
| 9 | SeedcampSoftware | 298 | 240 |
| 10 | Partech VenturesSoftware | 253 | 193 |
| 11 | Insight PartnersSoftware | 236 | 174 |
| 12 | CreandumSoftware | 220 | 136 |
| 13 | CrowdcubeFintech | 219 | 188 |
| 14 | Earlybird Venture CapitalFintech | 211 | 149 |
| 15 | Y CombinatorSoftware | 197 | 160 |
| 16 | NorthzoneSoftware | 197 | 124 |
| 17 | Sequoia CapitalSoftware | 191 | 114 |
| 18 | LocalGlobeFintech | 186 | 146 |
| 19 | Point Nine CapitalSoftware | 182 | 118 |
| 20 | Notion CapitalSoftware | 181 | 120 |
| 21 | EQT VenturesSoftware | 178 | 122 |
| 22 | Bayern KapitalHealthtech | 177 | 131 |
| 23 | Cherry VenturesSoftware | 173 | 114 |
| 24 | Almi InvestSoftware | 169 | 148 |
| 25 | SeedrsFintech | 167 | 132 |
| 26 | Enterprise IrelandSoftware | 163 | 152 |
| 27 | Project A VenturesSoftware | 163 | 110 |
| 28 | HV CapitalSoftware | 161 | 109 |
| 29 | AntlerSoftware | 159 | 138 |
| 30 | Venture KickHealthtech | 157 | 145 |
| 31 | Global Founders CapitalFintech | 157 | 128 |
| 32 | AtomicoSoftware | 157 | 117 |
| 33 | WayraSoftware | 156 | 112 |
| 34 | Innovate UKHealthtech | 155 | 147 |
| 35 | General CatalystSoftware | 152 | 100 |
| 36 | Alven CapitalSoftware | 152 | 97 |
| 37 | BGFHealthtech | 150 | 127 |
| 38 | IDInvest PartnersSoftware | 150 | 107 |
| 39 | MMC VenturesSoftware | 148 | 104 |
| 40 | CDP Venture CapitalHealthtech | 146 | 129 |
| 41 | Intel CapitalSoftware | 145 | 111 |
| 42 | Amadeus Capital PartnersSoftware | 145 | 93 |
| 43 | Elaia PartnersSoftware | 143 | 108 |
| 44 | TechstarsSoftware | 142 | 124 |
| 45 | Bessemer Venture PartnersSoftware | 142 | 84 |
| 46 | DN CapitalSoftware | 140 | 87 |
| 47 | XAngeSoftware | 135 | 99 |
| 48 | 360 Capital PartnersSoftware | 134 | 103 |
| 49 | EurazeoFintech | 133 | 108 |
| 50 | Fuel VenturesSoftware | 132 | 116 |
Most-funded companies
all-time disclosed| # | Name | Raised | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northvolt | €14B | 18 |
| 2 | Nscale | €11B | 9 |
| 3 | Stegra (H2 Green Steel) | €7.7B | 8 |
| 4 | Delivery Hero | €7.1B | 17 |
| 5 | Mistral AI | €6.5B | 8 |
| 6 | Arm | €4.7B | 1 |
| 7 | Enpal | €4.6B | 14 |
| 8 | Automotive Cells Company (ACC) | €4.4B | 1 |
| 9 | DAZN | €3.8B | 1 |
| 10 | Klarna | €3.7B | 21 |
| 11 | Auxmoney | €3.5B | 13 |
| 12 | SumUp | €3.5B | 12 |
| 13 | Polestar | €3.5B | 5 |
| 14 | CityFibre | €3.0B | 2 |
| 15 | Visma | €3.0B | 3 |
Biggest rounds
single rounds| # | Name | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ArmUK | €4.7B | 2023 |
| 2 | NorthvoltSweden | €4.6B | 2024 |
| 3 | Stegra (H2 Green Steel)Sweden | €4.5B | 2024 |
| 4 | Automotive Cells Company (ACC)France | €4.4B | 2024 |
| 5 | DAZNUK | €3.8B | 2022 |
| 6 | Mistral AIFrance | €3.0B | 2026 |
| 7 | VismaNorway | €3.0B | 2023 |
| 8 | NscaleUK | €3.0B | 2026 |
| 9 | InPostPoland | €2.8B | 2026 |
| 10 | CityFibreUK | €2.7B | 2025 |
| 11 | NscaleUK | €2.6B | 2026 |
| 12 | PhilipsNetherlands | €2.6B | 2023 |
| 13 | ImecBelgium | €2.5B | 2024 |
| 14 | Pure Data Centres (Pure DC)UK | €2.3B | 2026 |
| 15 | Delivery HeroGermany | €2.3B | 2020 |
Biggest exits
disclosed value| # | Name | Value | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IHS Markit2020-11-29 | €37B | S&P Global |
| 2 | Arm2020-09-14 | €34B | NVIDIA |
| 3 | ARM Group2015-12-31 | €29B | SoftBank |
| 4 | Spotify2017-09-30 | €27B | |
| 5 | Virgin Media2020-11-19 | €20B | Liberty Global |
| 6 | Orange Espana2022-07-26 | €19B | MásMóvil |
| 7 | SFR2011-12-31 | €17B | Altice |
| 8 | Alcatel-Lucent2015-07-31 | €16B | Nokia |
| 9 | EE (Everything Everywhere)2013-10-31 | €15B | BT Group |
| 10 | Numericable2012-01-31 | €15B | SFR |
| 11 | Mobileye2016-08-31 | €13B | Intel Corporation |
| 12 | WorldPay2016-12-31 | €9.5B | Vantiv |
| 13 | Supercell2015-10-31 | €9.3B | Tencent |
| 14 | E-Plus Gruppe2013-06-30 | €8.6B | Telefonica |
| 15 | Drillisch2016-12-31 | €8.5B | United Internet |
Top sectors
by capital| # | Name | Raised | Deals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fintech | €133B | 6,647 |
| 2 | Software | €115B | 11,888 |
| 3 | Healthtech | €71B | 5,771 |
| 4 | Transportation | €59B | 2,795 |
| 5 | Cleantech | €47B | 2,127 |
| 6 | E-commerce | €46B | 2,153 |
| 7 | Energy | €42B | 1,805 |
| 8 | AI | €31B | 1,457 |
| 9 | Cybersecurity | €24B | 1,899 |
| 10 | Foodtech | €24B | 1,635 |
| 11 | Cloud | €22B | 340 |
| 12 | Media | €21B | 2,589 |
| 13 | Marketing | €20B | 2,987 |
| 14 | Telecom | €19B | 748 |
| 15 | Semiconductors | €15B | 577 |
Top countries
by capitalMost acquisitive acquirers
≥2 exits · name variants merged · value = exits they took part in| # | Name | Exits | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 74 | €215M |
| 2 | Visma | 41 | €187M |
| 3 | Main Capital Partners | 25 | — |
| 4 | Apple | 22 | €778M |
| 5 | 19 | €2.9B | |
| 6 | Intel Capital | 18 | €16B |
| 7 | Klarna | 17 | €1.1B |
| 8 | Delivery Hero | 16 | €4.7B |
| 9 | Axel Springer | 16 | €1.7B |
| 10 | Microsoft | 14 | €11B |
| 11 | Cisco | 14 | €2.4B |
| 12 | Mail.ru Group | 13 | €2.4B |
| 13 | SAP | 13 | €2.3B |
| 14 | IBM | 13 | €2.1B |
| 15 | ProSiebenSat1 Media SE | 13 | €812M |
Funding-momentum risers
not revenue| # | Name | Heat | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isomorphic LabsUK | 100 | €2.3B |
| 2 | Solar FoodsFinland | 100 | €106M |
| 3 | Neura RoboticsGermany | 99 | €1.4B |
| 4 | Oxford Quantum CircuitsUK | 98 | €438M |
| 5 | VIKTORNetherlands | 98 | €70M |
| 6 | HelsingGermany | 97 | €2.9B |
| 7 | Neko HealthSweden | 97 | €924M |
| 8 | QuoblyFrance | 97 | €134M |
| 9 | THEKERSpain | 97 | €95M |
| 10 | Mistral AIFrance | 96 | €6.5B |
| 11 | LovableSweden | 96 | €822M |
| 12 | WonderfulNetherlands | 96 | €606M |
| 13 | The Exploration CompanyGermany | 96 | €585M |
| 14 | CuspAIUK | 96 | €508M |
| 15 | OlixUK | 96 | €456M |
Rankings cover all tracked years and use disclosed euro amounts (ECB-normalized at each round's date). The risers table ranks by funding momentum (recency, round size and follow-on signal), not revenue. See the methodology.