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November 3, 2025

Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3

Dealmaking spiked in Q3, with seven new unicorns and two jumbo AI raises


An Nscale data centre in Glomfjord, Norway. Credit: Nscale

Europe’s Q3 tally is in: equity funding reached its highest quarterly level since Q2 2024, with €13.7bn raised across just over 1,300 rounds, according to Sifted data.

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Federico Scolari

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