Wellness & Beauty startup funding in Europe
European funding attributed to this sector (companies tagged with it).
426 European Wellness & Beauty companies have closed 652 funding rounds and raised €2.9B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €42M. UK leads by capital raised, and Octopus Ventures is the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
#30 sector by equity raised — 0.4% of European sector equity funding.
Equity funding
€2.9B
excl. debt & grants · +€42M debt
Funding rounds
652
Companies
426
Avg round
€5.5M
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsWellness & Beauty — funding over time — interactive chart.
Data table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €33M | 6 |
| 2011 | €30M | 9 |
| 2012 | €6.5M | 15 |
| 2013 | €52M | 35 |
| 2014 | €90M | 50 |
| 2015 | €440M | 77 |
| 2016 | €165M | 60 |
| 2017 | €230M | 63 |
| 2018 | €166M | 43 |
| 2019 | €98M | 23 |
| 2020 | €215M | 45 |
| 2021 | €485M | 48 |
| 2022 | €208M | 45 |
| 2023 | €151M | 37 |
| 2024 | €237M | 38 |
| 2025 | €172M | 28 |
| 2026 | €71M | 25 |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Country | Stage | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reward Gateway | UK | Growth/Late | €169M | 2015-07-01 | View → |
| Impress | Spain | Series B | €124M | 2022-07-11 | View → |
| Impress | Spain | Other | €110M | 2024-11-13 | View → |
| Palta | UK | Series B | €84M | 2021-08-03 | View → |
| Beauty Pie | UK | Series B | €84M | 2021-09-09 | View → |
| Wahanda | UK | Series D+ | €65M | 2015-06-01 | View → |
| Cutiss | Switzerland | Series C | €58M | 2025-09-10 | View → |
| Booksy | Poland | Other | €58M | 2021-01-27 | View → |
| GetHarley | UK | Other | €49M | 2023-06-07 | View → |
| Simba Sleep | UK | Series B | €47M | 2017-04-01 | View → |
| Planity | France | Series C | €46M | 2024-02-20 | View → |
| Wonderskin | UK | Series A | €44M | 2025-05-07 | View → |
Top investors
named, by deal count- Octopus Ventures10 deals
- Kima Ventures7 deals
- Index Ventures6 deals
- Almi Invest5 deals
- Bpifrance5 deals
- Crowdcube5 deals
- DN Capital5 deals
- ENISA5 deals
- JME Ventures5 deals
- Passion Capital5 deals
Top countries
total € raised · click a bar to openWellness & Beauty — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Wellness & Beauty — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €1.2B |
| Spain | €456M |
| France | €247M |
| Germany | €192M |
| Switzerland | €170M |
| Poland | €119M |
| Sweden | €110M |
| Netherlands | €76M |
| Israel | €56M |
| Finland | €50M |
Stage mix
share of disclosed €Wellness & Beauty — stage mix — interactive chart.
Data table
| Wellness & Beauty — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €758M |
| Series B | €723M |
| Series A | €542M |
| Growth/Late | €271M |
| Seed | €206M |
| Series C | €144M |
| Series D+ | €106M |
| Early VC | €78M |
| Debt | €42M |
| Pre-Seed | €22M |
| Crowdfunding | €1.6M |
| Grant | €643k |