AI startup funding in Europe
European funding attributed to this sector (companies tagged with it).
1,001 European AI companies have closed 1,458 funding rounds and raised €29B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €1.8B. France leads by capital raised, and Y Combinator is the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
#7 sector by equity raised — 4.2% of European sector equity funding.
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsData table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €826k | 1 |
| 2013 | €6.8M | 5 |
| 2014 | €32M | 9 |
| 2015 | €40M | 12 |
| 2016 | €36M | 16 |
| 2017 | €162M | 25 |
| 2018 | €534M | 23 |
| 2019 | €658M | 24 |
| 2020 | €1.6B | 193 |
| 2021 | €2.7B | 217 |
| 2022 | €1.1B | 125 |
| 2023 | €2.2B | 144 |
| 2024 | €2.6B | 138 |
| 2025 | €5.3B | 235 |
| 2026 | €13B | 283 |
AI analysis mentioning AI
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Top deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Country | Stage | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral AI | France | Series D+ | €3.0B | 2026-09-08 | View → |
| Mistral AI | France | Other | €1.7B | 2025-09-09 | View → |
| Helsing | Germany | Series D+ | €1.6B | 2026-07-13 | View → |
| Ineffable Intelligence | UK | Seed | €936M | 2026-04-27 | View → |
| Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI) | France | Seed | €885M | 2026-03-10 | View → |
| Mistral AI | France | Debt | €723M | 2026-03-30 | View → |
| Fractile | UK | Series C | €692M | 2026-10-30 | View → |
| UiPath | Romania | Series D+ | €618M | 2021-02-01 | View → |
| Mistral AI | France | Debt | €600M | 2024-06-11 | View → |
| Helsing | Germany | Other | €600M | 2025-06-17 | View → |
| Recursive Superintelligence | UK | Other | €555M | 2026-05-13 | View → |
| UiPath | Romania | Series D+ | €506M | 2019-04-01 | View → |
Top investors
named, by deal count- Y Combinator28 deals
- General Catalyst22 deals
- Index Ventures20 deals
- High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)18 deals
- Sequoia Capital16 deals
- Speedinvest16 deals
- LocalGlobe15 deals
- Nvidia15 deals
- Octopus Ventures15 deals
- Seedcamp15 deals
Top countries
total € raised · click a bar to openData table
| AI — top countries | |
|---|---|
| France | €9.3B |
| UK | €8.1B |
| Germany | €6.3B |
| Romania | €1.8B |
| Netherlands | €1.4B |
| Israel | €1.1B |
| Spain | €671M |
| Switzerland | €293M |
| Sweden | €250M |
| Austria | €210M |
Stage mix
share of disclosed €Data table
| AI — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €8.2B |
| Series D+ | €7.6B |
| Seed | €3.6B |
| Series B | €3.5B |
| Series C | €3.0B |
| Series A | €2.9B |
| Debt | €1.8B |
| Pre-Seed | €298M |
| Growth/Late | €272M |
| Early VC | €40M |
| Grant | €9.8M |
| Crowdfunding | €6.4M |