Venture capital activity is off to a steady start in 2025 — and a handful of investors are already setting the pace.
Sifted has compiled a ranking of the most active VC and CVC investors in European tech for Q1 2025, based on the number of equity rounds they took part in. This time, we’ve rolled venture firms and corporate investors into one combined ranking of 165 firms that made at least 3 investments.
We tracked all publicly announced equity deals (excluding debt and grants) in Q1 2025 and reached out to investors to verify their activity. Only investments in European tech startups founded after 2005 are included. For stage breakdowns, we’ve used our usual framework: “Early” (pre-seed to Series A), “Growth” (Series B and C) and “Late” (Series D+).
This list is updated quarterly and available to Sifted Pro subscribers. Investors are encouraged to fill out this sheet, and submit it to rankings@sifted.eu.
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62
Early
2012
VC fund
24
Early
2005
VC fund
17
Early
2017
VC fund
17
Early
2006
VC fund
14
Early
2020
VC fund
13
Early
2009
VC fund
13
Early
2012
VC fund
12
Early
2014
VC fund
12
Early, Growth
2013
VC fund
10
Early, Growth
2000
VC fund
10
Early
1979
VC fund
10
Early
2005
VC fund
9
Early, Growth
2015
VC fund
9
Early
2003
VC fund
9
Early
2022
VC fund
8
Early, Growth, Late
1994
VC fund
8
Early
1998
VC fund
8
Early, Growth
1999
CVC
8
Early
2021
VC fund
8
Early, Growth
2009
VC fund
8
Early
2017
VC fund
7
Early, Growth, Late
2000
VC fund
7
Early, Growth
1982
VC fund
7
Early
2015
VC fund
7
Early
2015
VC fund
7
Early
2014
VC fund
7
Early
2007
VC fund
7
Early
2010
VC fund
7
Early, Growth
2006
VC fund
6
Early
2013
VC fund
6
Early, Growth
2017
VC fund
6
Early, Growth, Late
2001
VC fund
6
Early, Growth
2000
VC fund
6
Early
2017
VC fund
6
Early
1984
VC fund
6
Early
2017
VC fund
6
Early
2021
VC fund
6
Early
2010
VC fund
6
Early
2014
VC fund
6
Early
2011
VC fund
5
Early, Growth
2012
VC fund
5
Early, Growth
2011
VC fund
5
Early
2000
VC fund
5
Early, Growth
2002
VC fund
5
Early, Growth, Late
2006
VC fund
5
Early, Growth, Late
2015
VC fund
5
Early
2012
VC fund
5
Early
2012
VC fund
5
Early
2020
VC fund
5
Early, Growth
2018
VC fund
5
Early
1997
VC fund
5
Early, Growth
2019
VC fund
5
Early
2011
VC fund
5
Early
2016
VC fund
5
Early
2019
VC fund
5
Early
2022
VC fund
5
Early
2024
VC fund
5
Early
2013
VC fund
5
Early
2018
VC fund
5
Early
2020
VC fund
5
Early
2022
VC fund
4
Early, Growth, Late
2009
CVC
4
Early, Growth, Late
1977
VC fund
4
Early, Growth, Late
2015
VC fund
4
Early
2020
VC fund
4
Early, Growth, Late
1983
VC fund
4
Early, Growth, Late
1997
VC fund
4
Early, Growth
2019
VC fund
4
Early
2016
VC fund
4
Early, Growth, Late
1996
VC fund
4
Early, Growth, Late
1972
VC fund
4
Early
2009
VC fund
4
Early, Growth
1997
VC fund
4
Early, Growth
1984
VC fund
4
Early
2000
VC fund
4
Early, Growth, Late
2016
VC fund
4
Early, Growth
2003
VC fund
4
Early, Growth
2007
VC fund
4
Early, Growth
1996
VC fund
4
Early, Growth
2020
VC fund
4
Early
2019
VC fund
4
Early
2012
VC fund
4
Early, Growth, Late
2018
VC fund
4
Early, Growth
2015
VC fund
4
Early, Growth
2014
VC fund
4
Early, Growth
1894
CVC
4
Early, Growth
1985
VC fund
4
Early
2014
VC fund
4
Early
2011
CVC
4
Early
2010
VC fund
4
Early
2014
VC fund
4
Early, Growth
2011
VC fund
4
Early
2023
VC fund
4
Early
2019
VC fund
4
Early
2018
VC fund
4
Early
2011
VC fund
4
Early
2016
VC fund
3
Growth, Late
1869
CVC
3
Early, Growth
2011
VC fund
3
Early
2002
VC fund
3
Early
2018
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2016
VC fund
3
Early
2023
VC fund
3
Early
2007
VC fund
3
Early
1995
CVC
3
Early
2018
VC fund
3
Early
2013
VC fund
3
Early, Growth, Late
2013
VC fund
3
Early
2020
VC fund
3
Early
2015
VC fund
3
Early
2021
VC fund
3
Early
2018
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2010
VC fund
3
Early
2017
CVC
3
Early
2022
VC fund
3
Early
2022
VC fund
3
Early, Growth, Late
2000
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2009
VC fund
3
Early
2011
VC fund
3
Early
2014
VC fund
3
Early
2020
VC fund
3
Early, Growth, Late
2010
VC fund
3
Early
2014
VC fund
3
Early
2023
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
1997
VC fund
3
Early
2008
VC fund
3
Early
2022
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2020
VC fund
3
Early
2012
VC fund
3
Early
1998
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2023
VC fund
3
Early
2022
VC fund
3
Early
2015
VC fund
3
Early
2019
VC fund
3
Early
2018
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
1876
CVC
3
Growth
1997
CVC
3
Early, Growth
2022
VC fund
3
Early
2020
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2015
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2007
VC fund
3
Early
1997
VC fund
3
Growth, Late
1995
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2016
VC fund
3
Early
2009
VC fund
3
Early
2002
VC fund
3
Early
2022
VC fund
3
Early
2018
VC fund
3
Early
2020
VC fund
3
Early
2012
VC fund
3
Early
2021
VC fund
3
Early, Growth, Late
2017
VC fund
3
Early
1857
CVC
3
Early, Growth
1856
CVC
3
Early, Growth, Late
1972
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2014
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
1992
VC fund
3
Early, Growth, Late
2017
VC fund
3
Early
2022
VC fund
3
Early
2022
VC fund
3
Early
2018
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2002
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2010
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2001
VC fund
3
Early
2014
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2012
VC fund
3
Early, Growth
2020
CVC