Funding focus: Europe’s 20 largest startup raises this year (so far)

Funding Focus is a new series analysing cash flow into the European tech ecosystem. This first edition explores the biggest funding rounds raised in the first half of 2025. Despite a cautious VC climate and ongoing geopolitical jitters, European startups are still attracting serious cash.  Covering everything from AI drug discovery and space launches to quantum software and fusion energy, the continent’s startups raised €19bn in the first half of 2025, according to Dealroom data.  We’ve crunched the numbers so you don’t have to. Here are the 20 largest startup funding rounds for H1 2025. (Note: This list includes only startups…

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