European tech has posted its third best-ever year for funding, only behind the 2021-22 boom, with equity funding growing for the second consecutive year from €47.2bn in 2024 to €51.2bn — an increase of 8.4%, according to Sifted data.
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December 19, 2025
European tech’s 2025 in data: VC funding reaches its third-best year on record
Europe’s top eight tech hubs all record year-on-year funding growth, as AI investment jumps 161%
Jonathan Sinclair and Federico Scolari
4 min read
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Jonathan Sinclair is head of research at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn
Federico Scolari is a senior intelligence analyst and data lead at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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