Analysis

December 5, 2025

European VCs have raised nearly 60% less funding so far in 2025

New PitchBook data shows the dire state of the market — but it may be more cyclical

Anne Sraders

3 min read

As 2025 nears its close, the tales of just how bad the European VC fundraising environment is have started to materialise in hard data.

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the venture capital industry and deeptech startups, including robotics, spacetech and defence tech. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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