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December 23, 2025

These investors backed the most European unicorns in 2025

Accel, General Catalyst and HV Capital were the most prolific unicorn-spotters this year

Hessa Alabbas

3 min read

Europe saw a unicorn rebound in 2025: 27 companies crossed the $1bn valuation mark, making it the third most prolific unicorn-creating year on record, behind only the boom years of 2021 and 2022.

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Hessa Alabbas

Hessa Alabbas is a data analyst at Sifted, based in London. You can find her on LinkedIn.

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