Europe's most active VCs accelerated their pace in 2025. The top 100 firms each made at least 10 equity investments last year, collectively completing 2,645 deals — half of all European equity deals recorded in 2025.
These were the 100 most active VCs in Europe in 2025
A full breakdown of the year’s busiest cheque writers — and the 2,645 deals they made
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Hessa Alabbas is a data analyst at Sifted, based in London. You can find her on LinkedIn.

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