With a month to go until the end of 2025, European startups have officially raised more equity funding this year than they did across the whole of 2024.
2025 equity funding surpasses 2024
AI and late-stage momentum revive Europe’s funding market, despite a drop in deal count
Federico Scolari and Jonathan Sinclair
2 min read
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Federico Scolari is a senior intelligence analyst and data lead at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn
Jonathan Sinclair is head of research at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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