M&A
Aug 5, 2026
Record 14 Billion-Dollar Rounds Push Funding to $65B
Global venture funding hit $65 billion in July 2026 — up 100% year over year — with a record 14 billion-dollar rounds closed in a single month. AI captured 53% of all capital, while a healthy IPO and M&A market signals the cycle is broadening, not peaking.
Venture Capital
AI
Startups
Aug 3, 2026
European Tech Raised €44.1B in H1 2026
European tech companies closed €44.1 billion across 1,740 deals in the first half of 2026, with the UK dominating and AI startups pulling in nearly €6 billion. Last week alone saw €878M across 50+ deals and more than 10 exits and M&A transactions.
Funding
European Tech
AI
Jul 20, 2026
DealMonitor: IX Gruppe, Wave Claims, FlexPowerHub Deals
A busy week in the German startup ecosystem sees serial founder Hans-Joachim Schröder back roll-up platform IX Gruppe, InsurTech Genki expand via acquisition, and Norwegian energy tech firm Volue move into automated power trading. Here's what you need to know.
Startups
M&A
InsurTech
Jul 15, 2026
Deal Monitor: Ardian, Apryse, VisualLogix Make Buys
A busy week in European tech M&A sees private equity giant Ardian take over German nursing HR platform Pflegia, Apryse expand its document tech empire with Smallpdf's PDF Tools, and Insight Partners-backed VisualLogix absorb software roll-up refyne. Two fresh funding rounds round out the week.
M&A
Private Equity
HR Tech
Jul 13, 2026
European Tech Roundup: 70+ Deals, €2.8B Raised
Europe's tech ecosystem recorded more than 70 funding deals totaling over €2.8 billion last week, led by cloud, fintech, and energy sectors. The UK dominated country-level rankings with €1.7B raised, followed by Germany and France. Here's everything that moved the needle.
European Tech
Funding Rounds
Venture Capital
Jul 7, 2026
North American Startup Funding Hit $392B in H1 2026
Fueled by historic AI megarounds and a record-breaking SpaceX IPO, North American venture investment reached $392 billion in the first half of 2026 — a figure that dwarfs any prior period. Late-stage AI giants dominated capital flows, while early-stage funding also surged to a three-year high. Here's a full breakdown of what moved the needle in Q2.
Venture Capital
AI Funding
Startups
Jul 3, 2026
Quantum Systems Hits $8B; IQM Lists on US Exchange
Quantum Systems closed a massive $1.2B raise at an $8B valuation, while IQM made history as the first European quantum computing company to list on a major US exchange. Europe's broader startup ecosystem logged over 55 funding deals worth more than €1.6B in a single week.
Quantum Computing
European Startups
Venture Capital
Jul 3, 2026
European Startups: More Deals, Smaller Checks in June
European startups closed 293 funding deals in June 2026 — up 14% from May — but total capital raised dipped to €8.3 billion from €10.5 billion, signaling a shift away from mega-rounds. Germany led all markets with €2.4 billion across 43 transactions, while NEURA Robotics topped the charts with a $1.4 billion Series C.
European startups
funding rounds
Germany
Jul 2, 2026
Global Startup Funding Hit a Record $510B in H1 2026
Venture funding shattered records in the first half of 2026, reaching $510 billion — more than all of 2025 combined. OpenAI and Anthropic alone accounted for 43% of that total, while IPOs and M&A activity hit their strongest levels since the 2021 boom.
Venture Capital
AI Funding
Startups
Jun 30, 2026
European Tech Roundup: €2.1B Across 75+ Deals
European tech had a busy week, with more than 75 funding deals totalling over €2.1B tracked across the continent. Fintech, security, and semiconductors dominated by sector, while Germany, France, and the Netherlands led by country. Tech.eu also launched its Funding Explorer — now free and open to all.
AI
European tech
Fintech