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July 17, 2025

What happened in European AI in H1 2025?

Sifted data shows investments in AI have been on the rise in the past six months, with agentic AI deals showing particular growth


Synthesia cofounders Steffen Tjerrild, Lourdes Agapito, Matthias Niessner and Victor Riparbelli

Excitement around AI is showing no signs of slowing down in 2025: Sifted data found in the first half of the year, investments in AI-native startups (companies developing generative AI applications, AI agents and specialised AI hardware) in Europe reached €3.04bn. That’s 61% more than at the same time in 2024 (€1.89bn).

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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