Funded EU tech firms rose from 13k in 2016 to 40k in 2025
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“The number of funded tech companies in Europe increased from 13,000 in 2016 to 40,000 in 2025.”
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Europe had about 13,000 funded tech companies in 2016 and this number grew to roughly 40,000 by 2025. The increase is documented in recent reports from Invest Europe and Atomico, confirming the stated figures.
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- Startup Investment Trends
Europe already boasts more than 40,000 funded tech companies, up from 13,000 a decade ago. Close to 4,000 are generating more than $25M in annual revenues and 1,200k have revenues north of $100M and/or are at billion-dollar valuations. These are amazing outcomes and showcase how Europe has ...
- Startup Investment Trends
Europe already boasts more than 40,000 funded tech companies, up from 13,000 a decade ago. Close to 4,000 are generating more than $25M in annual revenues and 1,200k have revenues north of $100M and/or are at billion-dollar valuations. These are amazing outcomes and showcase how Europe has ...
- Why the EU's Tech Sector Is Growing | KuppingerCole Analysts
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- The 25 tech companies that dominated European funding in 2025 - Tech.eu
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- Antler research reveals Europe’s unicorn boom is masking an early-stage funding crisis - Tech.eu
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- Europe Posted Its Strongest Venture Funding Quarter In 4 Years As UK Gains, M&A Holds Up
The United Kingdom widened its venture-funding lead last quarter, as startups based in the country raised $10.4 billion — not far from the peak in 2021 at $10.8 billion. The region’s No.
- State of European Tech 2025: A roadmap to unlock growth
Europe's tech sector is now worth nearly $4 trillion, some 15% of Europe’s GDP, and boasts almost 40,000 funded tech companies, up from 13,000 in 2016, the report from Atomico, an Invest Europe member, states.
- Fueling Europe's tech ecosystem for scale
Over the last decade, the number of European software start-ups has grown fivefold, and the region has raised over $425 billion in venture funding—ten times the previous decade’s total.2State of European tech 2024, Atomico, November 2024.
- The State of European Tech
Europe has also now produced 12 companies with a $5B+ valuation, of which 5 have grown to more than $10B. ... Two companies founded in the 2000s had reached $B+ by 2008. Compare that to 31 founded in the 2010s that reached that milestone by ...
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