In 2024, corporate venture capital (CVC) arms continued to play a big role in seeding European tech, backing everything from AI-powered legal assistants to climate tech and therapeutics.
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April 22, 2025
The 10 most active corporate investors in Europe in 2024
The top 10 CVCs all backed at least 9 startups each last year — and one backed more than 30
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Hessa Alabbas is a data analyst at Sifted, based in London. You can find her on LinkedIn.

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