Last year, corporate venture capitalists participated in 1,400+ European equity deals, with 84 of them making at least three investments.
The most active corporate VCs in 2025
84 corporate investors struck three or more deals last year
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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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