Cybersecurity startup funding in Europe
European funding attributed to this sector (companies tagged with it).
1,076 European Cybersecurity companies have closed 1,899 funding rounds and raised €24B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €291M. Israel leads by capital raised, and Insight Partners is the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
#9 sector by equity raised — 3.4% of European sector equity funding.
Equity funding
€24B
excl. debt & grants · +€291M debt
Funding rounds
1,899
Companies
1,076
Avg round
€14M
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsCybersecurity — funding over time — interactive chart.
Data table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €170M | 28 |
| 2011 | €167M | 33 |
| 2012 | €106M | 39 |
| 2013 | €90M | 58 |
| 2014 | €392M | 73 |
| 2015 | €773M | 107 |
| 2016 | €820M | 142 |
| 2017 | €1.3B | 139 |
| 2018 | €1.3B | 130 |
| 2019 | €2.2B | 140 |
| 2020 | €3.2B | 173 |
| 2021 | €6.2B | 168 |
| 2022 | €1.6B | 109 |
| 2023 | €1.0B | 121 |
| 2024 | €679M | 85 |
| 2025 | €1.1B | 131 |
| 2026 | €2.2B | 106 |
AI analysis mentioning Cybersecurity
AI-generated · figures verified · not investment adviceTop deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Country | Stage | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark | Germany | Other | €500M | 2026-06-23 | View → |
| Transmit Security | Israel | Series A | €457M | 2021-06-22 | View → |
| Snyk | UK | Series D+ | €448M | 2021-09-10 | View → |
| Riskified | Israel | Growth/Late | €353M | 2021-08-05 | View → |
| Cambridge Aerospace | UK | Series C | €260M | 2026-08-10 | View → |
| TTTech | Austria | Other | €253M | 2022-02-03 | View → |
| Snyk | UK | Series D+ | €252M | 2021-03-10 | View → |
| Forter | Israel | Series D+ | €246M | 2021-05-27 | View → |
| EXEIN | Italy | Other | €234M | 2026-09-15 | View → |
| Cybereason | Israel | Other | €233M | 2021-07-15 | View → |
| Acronis | Switzerland | Other | €208M | 2021-05-04 | View → |
| OwnBackup | Israel | Series D+ | €205M | 2021-08-11 | View → |
Top investors
named, by deal count- Insight Partners30 deals
- Accel24 deals
- High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)22 deals
- Magma Venture Partners20 deals
- Octopus Ventures18 deals
- Sequoia Capital18 deals
- Bessemer Venture Partners17 deals
- Vertex Ventures17 deals
- YL Ventures17 deals
- Blumberg Capital16 deals
Top countries
total € raised · click a bar to openCybersecurity — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cybersecurity — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €9.2B |
| UK | €5.0B |
| France | €2.2B |
| Germany | €1.5B |
| Switzerland | €842M |
| Netherlands | €779M |
| Italy | €619M |
| Russia | €530M |
| Ireland | €480M |
| Spain | €461M |
Stage mix
share of disclosed €Cybersecurity — stage mix — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cybersecurity — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €6.3B |
| Series B | €4.0B |
| Series D+ | €3.6B |
| Series C | €3.5B |
| Series A | €3.4B |
| Growth/Late | €1.5B |
| Seed | €1.0B |
| Early VC | €324M |
| Debt | €291M |
| Pre-Seed | €122M |
| ICO | €29M |
| Grant | €24M |
| Crowdfunding | €1.1M |