Energy startup funding in Europe
European funding attributed to this sector (companies tagged with it).
1,090 European Energy companies have closed 1,808 funding rounds and raised €34B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €8.6B. UK leads by capital raised, and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
#6 sector by equity raised — 4.9% of European sector equity funding.
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsData table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €35M | 10 |
| 2011 | €86M | 6 |
| 2012 | €23M | 12 |
| 2013 | €35M | 25 |
| 2014 | €361M | 27 |
| 2015 | €221M | 37 |
| 2016 | €433M | 106 |
| 2017 | €353M | 97 |
| 2018 | €289M | 64 |
| 2019 | €318M | 42 |
| 2020 | €823M | 53 |
| 2021 | €3.6B | 150 |
| 2022 | €5.7B | 219 |
| 2023 | €9.8B | 289 |
| 2024 | €5.2B | 266 |
| 2025 | €4.5B | 241 |
| 2026 | €2.5B | 139 |
AI analysis mentioning Energy
AI-generated · figures verified · not investment adviceEnergy funding nearly doubles to €976M on 30 deals
Energy sector funding rose from €519M in the prior 90 days to €976M in the recent period, an increase of 88%, a ratio of 1.9x, alongside a rise in deal count from 25 to 30.
Cleantech funding falls 54% as Energy rises 57%
Cleantech funding declined to €713M in the recent 90-day window from €1.535B in the prior period, a 54% drop, even as deal count rose from 29 to 30. Energy funding rose to €825M from €527M, a 57% incr…
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Country | Stage | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verkor | France | Series C | €2.0B | 2023-09-14 | View → |
| Zenobe Energy | UK | Other | €1.0B | 2023-09-07 | View → |
| Return | Netherlands | Debt | €835M | 2026-11-05 | View → |
| Octopus Energy | UK | Other | €800M | 2023-12-19 | View → |
| IONITY | Germany | Other | €700M | 2021-11-24 | View → |
| IONITY | Germany | Debt | €600M | 2025-05-19 | View → |
| Mainstream Renewable Power | Ireland | Other | €575M | 2022-03-25 | View → |
| TagEnergy | Portugal | Debt | €570M | 2023-06-22 | View → |
| Octopus Energy | UK | Other | €542M | 2022-07-27 | View → |
| Octopus Energy | UK | Other | €514M | 2021-09-28 | View → |
| ABB E-mobility | Switzerland | Other | €501M | 2023-11-24 | View → |
| PowerField | Netherlands | Other | €500M | 2023-02-02 | View → |
Top investors
named, by deal count- High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)42 deals
- Bpifrance26 deals
- EIT InnoEnergy20 deals
- Vireo Ventures19 deals
- CDP Venture Capital17 deals
- SET Ventures17 deals
- UVC Partners14 deals
- AENU13 deals
- Invest-NL13 deals
- Speedinvest13 deals
Top countries
total € raised · click a bar to openData table
| Energy — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €12B |
| Germany | €7.8B |
| France | €6.1B |
| Netherlands | €4.0B |
| Sweden | €2.4B |
| Switzerland | €2.3B |
| Ireland | €1.5B |
| Estonia | €1.3B |
| Spain | €1.2B |
| Portugal | €932M |
Stage mix
share of disclosed €Data table
| Energy — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €24B |
| Debt | €8.6B |
| Series C | €2.9B |
| Series B | €2.1B |
| Series A | €2.1B |
| Growth/Late | €1.7B |
| Seed | €674M |
| Series D+ | €579M |
| Grant | €374M |
| Early VC | €170M |
| Pre-Seed | €110M |
| Crowdfunding | €43M |