Sectors/Software/2026/January

Software funding in January 2026

European Software startup funding raised during January 2026.

In January 2026, 76 European Software companies raised a combined €469M across 76 funding rounds, down 22.8% versus January 2025. Germany led by capital raised, and TÜBİTAK BIGG Fund was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.

Total funding

€469M

-22.8% vs January 2025

Funding rounds

+1.3% vs January 2025

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

9.3% of sector funding

Debt financing

€1.3M

0.3% of total

Top-10 round share

71.2%

of disclosed capital

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Exits & M&A

13 Acquisition · 1 Merger

14 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in January 2026

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
osapiens	Series C	Jan 2026	€86M
Aikido Security	Series B	Jan 2026	€51M
Hydrosat	Series B	Jan 2026	€51M
Orbital	Series B	Jan 2026

View all 76 Software deals in January 2026 →

Top investors

most active in January 2026, by deal count

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