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July 17, 2026

The sectors with the most momentum heading into H2

Sifted dug into the data to discover the hottest sectors across Europe in the first half of 2026


In the first half of 2026 Europe’s startups and scaleups secured €39bn in equity funding, the most they’ve raised since H1 2022, and 72.8% of the €53.6bn that was invested across the whole of 2025.

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Jonathan Sinclair

Jonathan Sinclair is head of research at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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