Europe
Continent / region · Pop. 744.1M
Startup funnel
Europe's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Europe at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Europe's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by companies in Europe each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.
Latest complete quarter
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Enterprise value
How much Europe’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Europe, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Europe
VC investment into Europe-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Europe
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Europe-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Europe - 2026
Country leaders
Which Europe countries raise the most — and grow the fastest
VC investment by country across Europe. Pick a year (the current year is year-to-date) and switch between the biggest markets and the fastest-growing ones.
Academia
Europe's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Europe.
| # | University | City | Unicorns | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧University of Cambridge | Cambridge | 140 | 6,297 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷INSEAD | Fontainebleau | 95 | 5,677 |
| 3 | 🇬🇧University of Oxford | Oxford | 95 | 5,371 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Imperial College London | London | 76 | 3,472 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷École Polytechnique | Palaiseau | 60 | 1,571 |
| 6 | 🇨🇭ETH Zurich | Zurich | 56 | 2,215 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪TU Munich | Munich | 52 | 2,623 |
| 8 | 🇳🇱University of Amsterdam | Amsterdam | 21 | 2,499 |
Location comparison
How Europe stacks up
Compare Europe with peers from other continents / multi-country regions — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top regions globally ranked by combined EV. Europe's row is highlighted (#5).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World | $44T | 5.5× | 4,192 | $448B | 298.1K |
| 2 | North America | $31.5T | 6.3× | 2,499 | $288B | 125.1K |
| 3 | Asia | $8.9T | 3.9× | 1,036 | $87.6B | 77K |
| 4 | EMEA | $4.5T | 4.7× | 930 | $86.7B | 93.2K |
| 5 | Europe | $3.7T | 4.5× | 751 | $71.5B | 78.3K |
| 6 | European Union | $2.2T | 4.4× | 450 | $37.9B | 50K |
| 7 | Nordics | $562B | 5.0× | 110 | $8.4B | 8,609 |
| 8 | South America | $506B | 10.8× | 73 | $4.9B | 8,992 |
| 9 | Oceania | $344B | 9.9× | 58 | $5.4B | 5,914 |
| 10 | Central Eastern Europe | $191B | 5.2× | 63 | $2.3B | 7,423 |
| 11 | MENA | $132B | 14.0× | 34 | $5B | 4,671 |
| 12 | Africa | $74.3B | 9.4× | 14 | $1.5B | 4,691 |
Sector concentration
Where Europe punches above its weight
Sectors in which Europe's share of the global unicorn pool is bigger than its overall share. A 5× over-index means Europe is 5× more represented in that sector than in the global average. Source: top-hub aggregation across the 18 simplified sectors.
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