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July 10, 2026

The sovereign capital, global chipmakers and serial investors behind Europe’s new unicorns 

Out of more than 300 investors, only 25 have invested in two or more new unicorn.


UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang at London Tech Week after delivering a speech at London Olympia. Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street

Europe’s newest unicorns are backed by a large cohort of more than 300 investors. Among them, 25 investors have backed two or more unicorns minted this year at any point in their funding history. 

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