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March 6, 2026

European fintech’s most active angel investors

Fintech angel investment has sunk from a peak of $2.7bn in 2022 to just $837m last year


Tom Matsuda

4 min read

Photo: Lexie Yu

Once Europe’s most well-funded sector, fintech is no longer the crown jewel in European tech in terms of funding. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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