Analysis

April 7, 2019

European early-stage VC deals are getting bigger

Across seed, Series A and Series B, investment round sizes in Europe are much bigger than they were five years ago.


Ian Hathaway

2 min read

It's looking pretty good for early-stage startups raising money in Europe at the moment. Not only is total VC funding at a record high, but there is much more investor cash going into each early funding round.

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Graphs of data showing early-stage venture capital investments into European startups
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