European Software startup funding raised during Q1 2021.
In Q1 2021, 202 European Software companies raised a combined €4.3B across 202 funding rounds, up 179.1% versus Q1 2020. UK led by capital raised, and Insight Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 23 Aug 2026.
| Brandwatch |
| Acquisition |
| Feb 2021 |
| €373M |
| €171M |
| Nexthink | Series D+ | Feb 2021 | €150M |
| OwnBackup | Series D+ | Jan 2021 | €138M |
| Staffbase | Series D+ | Mar 2021 | €123M |
| Storytel | Growth/Late | Mar 2021 | €118M |
| Personio | Series D+ | Jan 2021 | €103M |
| OpenOcean | Other | Feb 2021 | €92M |
| Optibus | Series C | Mar 2021 | €90M |
| BigChange | Other | Feb 2021 | €85M |
| Aiven | Other | Mar 2021 | €84M |
| Matillion | Series D+ | Feb 2021 | €83M |
| Camunda | Series B | Mar 2021 | €82M |
