AI for science in Europe
Europe raised 37% of the world’s venture funding for AI in materials, engineering and drug discovery since 2020, against 12% of all AI funding. Most of the companies started in the UK, Switzerland, France and Germany. Investors from outside Europe led most of the money in their largest rounds.
The deck
Europe’s next frontier
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Scope: companies founded or headquartered in Europe, including the UK and Switzerland. Data from Dealroom.co, 9 November 2026.
The rise of European tech
Europe’s startup generations, its founders, and where it stands against the US.
Europe in AI for science
Europe raised 37% of the world’s AI-for-science venture funding since 2020: 699 companies in materials, engineering and drug discovery, their founders and how they earn money.
Outlook
Who leads the large rounds, where European scale-up capital comes from, and three questions for the panel.
Supporting
The largest rounds, countries, the Netherlands and the UK view.