European VC

European VC funding in Q1 2026 rose nearly 30% YoY to $17.6B, AI claimed over 50% of all European funding for the quarter, and deal volume dropped 40% YoY

European venture funding reached $17.6 billion in Q1 2026, Crunchbase data shows.  That's up nearly 30% year over year and marks the second consecutive quarter of growth.

European VC funding rose 9% YoY to hit $58B in 2025, vs. North America's 46% YoY jump; AI led with ~$17.5B, followed by biotech's ~$13.4B and hardware's ~$10.8B

Venture funding to Europe-based startups last year gained only slightly, around 9% year over year, reaching $58 billion …

Sources: Balderton cashed out ~$2B of its Revolut stake in the past year, turning an early £1M bet into a historic European VC win; its fifth fund returned 25x+

Report: only 15% of GPs at European VC firms are women, managing just 9% of total assets; in the UK, 13% of GPs are women, managing 5% of total assets

Across Europe as a whole, 85% of VC GPs are men.  —  In worse than the average in the UK, where 87% of GPs are men.

Northzone raises a new $500M fund to invest primarily in Series A and B rounds of European and East Coast US startups, amid a slew of new European VC funds

Northzone today announces … Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu : Northzone announces new $500 million fund for consumer and enterprise companies overthrowing legacy tech Tweets: Marta Sjgren / @martasjogren : B...