Sectors/Software/2026

Software funding in 2026

European Software startup funding raised during 2026.

In 2026, 489 European Software companies raised a combined €5.0B across 494 funding rounds. UK led by capital raised, and Y Combinator was the most active investor. Data as of 23 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€5.0B

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

494

Companies

489

Top country

Break down 2026 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q1 Q2 Q3

Months

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

in progress — period is still running

Rank among sectors

8.4% of sector funding

Debt financing

€26M

0.5% of total

Top-10 round share

41.5%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in 2026

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Kpler	Other	Jun 2026	€861M
Lovable	Series C	Aug 2026	€346M
Skello	Other	Jul 2026	€200M
Oxylabs	Other	Jul 2026

View all 494 Software deals in 2026 →

Top investors

most active in 2026, by deal count

Y Combinator12 deals
Antler9 deals
TÜBİTAK BIGG Fund7 deals
Angel Invest Ventures6 deals
Cherry Ventures6 deals
Notion Capital6 deals
Partech6 deals
Seedcamp6 deals
FIRSTPICK5 deals
Lakestar5 deals

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