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December 23, 2025

Mistral, Oura, Helsing: The top 20 deals of 2025

The €1.7bn deal that kept Europe on the AI map — and other mega raises of the year

Éanna Kelly

3 min read

It was the biggest — and for Europe’s policymakers, the most important — deal of the year. 

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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