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May 20, 2025

Europe’s most active fintech investors in Q1

Funding and deal count have fallen as many larger payers forgo primary raises for secondary share sales 

Tom Matsuda

7 min read

Once the darling of European VC, fintech today often plays second fiddle to sectors it once bested for funding and deal count, such as healthtech and deeptech. 

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Credit: People on stage at the Antler VC demo day
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Super Capital team
Senior investors at Paris-based VC firm Super Capital
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Ashley Lundström, partner at EQT Ventures
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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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