Sectors/Software/2026/H2

Software funding in H2 2026

European Software startup funding raised during H2 2026.

H2 2026 is in progress (through 2026-10-07): 178 European Software companies have raised €1.9B across 178 funding rounds so far. Sweden leads by capital raised, and Y Combinator is the most active investor. Data as of 7 Oct 2026.

H2 2026 is in progress — these figures cover rounds through today and will grow as the period completes, so they are not compared to H2 2025.

Total funding

€1.9B

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

178

Companies

178

Top country

Sweden

Rank among sectors

6.6% of sector funding

Debt financing

€132M

6.9% of total

Top-10 round share

58.1%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2026

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Lovable	Series C	Aug 2026	€346M
Skello	Other	Jul 2026	€200M
Metycle	Debt	Sep 2026	€132M
Oxylabs	Other	Jul 2026

View all 178 Software deals in H2 2026 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2026, by deal count

Y Combinator6 deals
Antler4 deals
Octopus Ventures4 deals
100IN3 deals
42CAP3 deals
IBB Ventures3 deals
Realyze Ventures2 deals
2100 Ventures2 deals
Angels Capital2 deals
Arches Capital2 deals

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