Sectors/Software/2026

Software funding in 2026

European Software startup funding raised during 2026.

In 2026, 575 European Software companies raised a combined €5.9B across 582 funding rounds. UK led by capital raised, and Y Combinator was the most active investor. Data as of 7 Oct 2026.

Total funding

€5.9B

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

582

Companies

575

Top country

Break down 2026 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Months

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

in progress — period is still running

Rank among sectors

7.6% of sector funding

Debt financing

€158M

2.7% of total

Top-10 round share

36.0%

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
Metycle	Debt	Sep 2026

View all 582 Software deals in 2026 →

Top investors

most active in 2026, by deal count

Y Combinator15 deals
Antler10 deals
Seedcamp8 deals
Cherry Ventures7 deals
Partech7 deals
TÜBİTAK BIGG Fund7 deals
Angel Invest Ventures6 deals
Northzone6 deals
Notion Capital6 deals
100IN5 deals

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