Who were the most active VCs in Europe in 2024? We crunched the numbers to find out. From early-stage specialists with busy accelerator programmes to multi-stage giants, this ranking highlights the firms that placed the most bets on European tech last year. Some familiar names remain at the top, while others have surged up the list with a flurry of deals.
Sifted tracked all publicly announced deals in 2024 and contacted investors to verify their deal count. Some VCs may have unannounced or private investments, which are not reflected in our data. Deal count considers equity investments in European tech companies launched post-2005. Fund focus denotes investor activity in 2024 at the following stages: “Early” for deals from pre-seed up to Series A, “Growth” for Series B and C and “Late” for investments from Series D onwards.
Sifted will be releasing investor rankings on a quarterly basis, available to Pro subscribers. Investors are encouraged to fill out this sheet, with a full list of Q1 2025 investments by April 18, and submit it to rankings@sifted.eu. If you believe your deal count to be incorrect, please contact us.
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102
Early
2012
VC fund
89
Early
2010
VC fund
85
Early
2005
VC fund
84
Early
2017
VC fund
74
Early
2006
VC fund
72
Early, Growth
2010
VC fund
68
Early
2023
VC fund
48
Early
2007
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46
Early
2012
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45
Early
2011
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44
Early
2015
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43
Early
2007
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41
Early
1997
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32
Early
1998
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30
Early
2013
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29
Early, Growth
2013
VC fund
28
Early, Growth, Late
1994
VC fund
25
Early, Growth, Late
2001
VC fund
24
Early, Growth
2000
VC fund
24
Early, Growth
2000
VC fund
24
Early
2017
VC fund
24
Early
2009
VC fund
23
Early, Growth
1983
VC fund
22
Early, Growth
1995
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21
Early, Growth
1996
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21
Early
2003
VC fund
21
Early
2012
VC fund
20
Early
1997
VC fund
20
Early, Growth, Late
1982
VC fund
20
Early, Growth
2000
VC fund
19
Early, Growth
1997
VC fund
19
Early, Growth
1972
VC fund
19
Early, Growth
2021
VC fund
18
Early, Growth
2010
VC fund
18
Early, Growth, Late
1992
VC fund
17
Early
2011
VC fund
17
Early, Growth, Late
2009
VC fund
17
Early
1999
VC fund
17
Early, Growth
2006
VC fund
17
Early
2020
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17
Early
2017
VC fund
17
Early, Growth
2012
VC fund
16
Early, Growth
2017
VC fund
16
Early, Growth, Late
1972
VC fund
16
Early, Growth, Late
2000
VC fund
16
Growth, Late
2009
VC fund
16
Early, Growth
2006
VC fund
16
Early
2014
VC fund
15
Early
2020
VC fund
15
Early
2013
VC fund
14
Early, Growth
2017
VC fund
14
Early
2004
VC fund
14
Early, Growth
2018
VC fund
14
Early
2021
VC fund
14
Early
2011
VC fund
14
Early
2015
VC fund
13
Early
2009
VC fund
13
Early
2022
VC fund
13
Early
1979
VC fund
13
Early
2022
VC fund
13
Growth
2015
VC fund
12
Early
2007
VC fund
12
Early
2018
VC fund
12
Early, Growth
2006
VC fund
12
Early, Growth, Late
2009
VC fund
12
Early
2011
VC fund
12
Early, Growth, Late
1997
VC fund
12
Early
2000
VC fund
11
Early
2016
VC fund
11
Early, Growth
2015
VC fund
11
Early, Growth, Late
1998
VC fund
11
Early
2013
VC fund
11
Early, Growth
2013
VC fund
11
Early
2022
VC fund
11
Early
2020
VC fund
11
Early
2015
VC fund
11
Early, Growth
2006
VC fund
11
Early
2009
VC fund
11
Early
2012
VC fund
11
Early, Growth
2017
VC fund
11
Early
2019
VC fund
10
Early
2018
VC fund
10
Early
2022
VC fund
10
Early, Growth
2008
VC fund
10
Early
2014
VC fund
10
Early
2023
VC fund
10
Early, Growth
2013
VC fund
10
Early
1996
VC fund
10
Early
2020
VC fund
10
Early
2018
VC fund
10
Early, Growth, Late
2011
VC fund
10
Early
2020
VC fund
10
Early
2017
VC fund
9
Early
2018
VC fund
9
Early, Growth
2013
VC fund
9
Early
2019
VC fund
9
Early, Growth
2016
VC fund
9
Early, Growth
2020
VC fund
9
Early, Growth
2004
VC fund
9
Early, Growth
2019
VC fund
9
Early, Growth
1995
VC fund