{"id":678202,"date":"2025-07-02T01:50:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:50:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:50:19","slug":"europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s 20 largest startup funding rounds this year (so far)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be7315bc0e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be7315bc0e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#1_Helsing_%E2%80%94_E600M\" >1. Helsing \u2014 \u20ac600M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#2_Isomorphic_Labs_%E2%80%94_E508M\" >2. Isomorphic Labs \u2014 \u20ac508M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#3_NEoT_%E2%80%94_E350M\" >3. NEoT \u2014 \u20ac350M\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#4_Verdiva_Bio_%E2%80%94_E348M\" >4. Verdiva Bio \u2014 \u20ac348M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#5_XY_Miners_%E2%80%94_E254M\" >5. XY Miners \u2014 \u20ac254M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#6_Neko_Health_%E2%80%94_E250M\" >6. Neko Health \u2014 \u20ac250M\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#7_Multiverse_Computing_%E2%80%94_E189M\" >7. Multiverse Computing \u2014 \u20ac189M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#8_Auro_Travel_%E2%80%94_E180M\" >8. Auro Travel \u2014 \u20ac180M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#9_TravelPerk_%E2%80%94_E170M\" >9. TravelPerk \u2014 \u20ac170M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#10_Windward_Bio_%E2%80%94_E169M\" >10. Windward Bio \u2014 \u20ac169M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#11_Dojo_%E2%80%94_E161M\" >11. Dojo \u2014 \u20ac161M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#12_Synthesia_%E2%80%94_E152M\" >12. Synthesia \u2014 \u20ac152M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#13_Isar_Aerospace_%E2%80%94_E150M\" >13. Isar Aerospace \u2014 \u20ac150M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#14_Ori_Industries_%E2%80%94_E149M\" >14. Ori Industries \u2014 \u20ac149M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#15_Quantum_Systems_%E2%80%94_E149M\" >15. Quantum Systems \u2014 \u20ac149M\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#16_Quantexa_%E2%80%94_E148M\" >16. Quantexa \u2014 \u20ac148M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#17_Solaris_%E2%80%94_E140M\" >17. Solaris \u2014 \u20ac140M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#18_Zepz_%E2%80%94_E140M\" >18. Zepz \u2014 \u20ac140M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#19_Azafaros_%E2%80%94_E132M\" >19. Azafaros \u2014 \u20ac132M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#20_Proxima_Fusion_%E2%80%94_E130M\" >20. Proxima Fusion \u2014 \u20ac130M\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europes-20-largest-startup-funding-rounds-this-year-so-far\/#The_big_picture\" >The big picture<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2023%2F08%2FEUChinaexport.jpg&amp;signature=e8f17efc18d4cb80d713900fbcf93ffc\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite a cautious VC climate and ongoing geopolitical jitters, European\u00a0startups are still attracting serious cash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Covering everything from AI drug discovery and space launches to quantum software and fusion energy, the continent\u2019s startups raised \u20ac19bn in the first half of 2025, according to Dealroom data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve crunched the numbers so you don\u2019t have to. Here are the 20 largest startup funding rounds for H1 2025. (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: This list includes only startups founded in 2015 and later.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Helsing_%E2%80%94_E600M\"><\/span><b>1. Helsing \u2014 \u20ac600M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Munich, Germany<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2025 &#8211; That&#8217;s a wrap!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the highlights!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helsing builds AI-powered software for defence systems, designed to help democratic governments respond to modern security threats. It raised \u20ac600mn in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> D round led by <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Catalyst \u2014 a huge endorsement for Europe\u2019s rapidly growing defence tech sector. The deal brought Helsing\u2019s valuation to \u20ac12bn, making it <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of the continent\u2019s most valuable private companies<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Isomorphic_Labs_%E2%80%94_E508M\"><\/span><b>2. Isomorphic Labs \u2014 \u20ac508M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> London, UK<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A DeepMind spinout using AI to model molecular biology, Isomorphic Labs aims to dramatically speed up drug discovery. It raised \u20ac508mn in March, signalling the faith investors have in AI\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">promise to reshape pharmaceutical R&amp;D<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_NEoT_%E2%80%94_E350M\"><\/span><b>3. NEoT \u2014 \u20ac350M\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Paris, France<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEoT offers financing solutions for clean transport and off-grid energy projects, like electric buses and solar battery storage. Its \u20ac350mn round is less about flashy tech and more about enabling Europe\u2019s green infrastructure at scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Verdiva_Bio_%E2%80%94_E348M\"><\/span><b>4. Verdiva Bio \u2014 \u20ac348M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> London, UK\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verdiva Bio <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emerged from stealth<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in January with a whopping <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac348mn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a new range of drugs aimed at tackling the obesity epidemic. It was one of Europe\u2019s largest-ever biotech VC deals, indicating the investor <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>etite for the booming weight loss market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_XY_Miners_%E2%80%94_E254M\"><\/span><b>5. XY Miners \u2014 \u20ac254M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lewes, UK\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XY Miners raised \u20ac254mn in a late-stage VC round in April 2025 to expand its cloud-based Bitcoin mining operation. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Neko_Health_%E2%80%94_E250M\"><\/span><b>6. Neko Health \u2014 \u20ac250M\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>HQ: <\/b>Stockholm<\/span>, Sweden<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded by Spotify\u2019s Daniel Ek, Neko Health offers AI-powered <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">full-body health scans<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for early disease detection. Its \u20ac250mn Series B in January was a big vote of confidence in preventative healthcare.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Multiverse_Computing_%E2%80%94_E189M\"><\/span><b>7. Multiverse Computing \u2014 \u20ac189M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> San Sebasti\u00e1n, Spain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiverse Computing builds quantum software for sectors like finance and logistics. Thanks to its \u20ac189mn Series B round in June, the company has become one of Europe\u2019s best-funded quantum players.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Auro_Travel_%E2%80%94_E180M\"><\/span><b>8. Auro Travel \u2014 \u20ac180M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Madrid, Spain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Auro operates a premium ride-hailing and chauffeur service for businesses \u2014 essentially a high-end Uber for corporate clients. The company raised \u20ac180mn in a late-stage VC round in February 2025, with plans to scale across Southern Europe\u2019s mobility market.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_TravelPerk_%E2%80%94_E170M\"><\/span><b>9. TravelPerk \u2014 \u20ac170M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Barcelona, Spain\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel<\/a>Perk manages bookings, payments, and policies for corporate travel. It brought in \u20ac170mn in a Series E round in January 2025 to expand globally, as business trips continue to bounce back.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Windward_Bio_%E2%80%94_E169M\"><\/span><b>10. Windward Bio \u2014 \u20ac169M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Basel, Switzerland<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windward Bio emerged from stealth in January with \u20ac169mn to develop new treatments for cancer, immune conditions, and rare diseases.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Dojo_%E2%80%94_E161M\"><\/span><b>11. Dojo \u2014 \u20ac161M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> London, UK<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dojo builds payment and business tools for service-focused brands \u2014 think salons, caf\u00e9s, and event spaces. It raised \u20ac161mn in a growth equity round in May 2025, which it hopes will help it compete with players like Square and Stripe.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Synthesia_%E2%80%94_E152M\"><\/span><b>12. Synthesia \u2014 \u20ac152M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> London, UK<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Synthesia lets users create AI-generated videos from text for applications such as corporate training and marketing. Its \u20ac152mn round brought it to a \u20ac1.9bn valuation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_Isar_Aerospace_%E2%80%94_E150M\"><\/span>13. <b>Isar Aerospace \u2014 \u20ac150M<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ottobrunn, Germany<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isar, which builds small rockets for satellite launches, pulled off Western Europe\u2019s first orbital rocket launch earlier this year. In June, it <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secured a \u20ac150mn convertible loan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, taking its total raised to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">north of \u20ac600mn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 making it Europe\u2019s best-funded space startup. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_Ori_Industries_%E2%80%94_E149M\"><\/span><b>14. Ori Industries \u2014 \u20ac149M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> London, UK<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ori builds infrastructure for managing workloads across cloud and edge networks. The \u20ac149mn raise positions it well as edge computing demand heats up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_Quantum_Systems_%E2%80%94_E149M\"><\/span><b>15. Quantum Systems \u2014 \u20ac149M\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>HQ: <\/b>Gilching, Germany<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantum Systems manufactures electric drones used in defence, mapping, and agriculture. It raised \u20ac149mn in a Series C round in May 2025, becoming Europe\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">latest defence tech unicorn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16_Quantexa_%E2%80%94_E148M\"><\/span><b>16. Quantexa \u2014 \u20ac148M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> London, UK<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Quantexa uses graph-based AI to spot fraud and financial crime. The company raised \u20ac148mn in a late-stage VC round in January 2025, taking its total funding past half a billion euros, as it pushes deeper into sectors such as insurance and defence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"17_Solaris_%E2%80%94_E140M\"><\/span><b>17. Solaris \u2014 \u20ac140M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Berlin, Germany<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Solaris offers a Banking-as-a-Service platform that enables businesses to integrate regulated financial services. It raised \u20ac140mn in a Series G round in June 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"18_Zepz_%E2%80%94_E140M\"><\/span><b>18. Zepz \u2014 \u20ac140M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> London, UK<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zepz owns WorldRemit and Sendwave \u2014 two major digital remittance platforms. With \u20ac140mn in new funds, it\u2019s doubling down on mobile-first money transfers in emerging markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"19_Azafaros_%E2%80%94_E132M\"><\/span><b>19. Azafaros \u2014 \u20ac132M<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Leiden, Netherlands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azafaros develops small-molecule drugs targeting rare metabolic disorders. The company raised \u20ac132mn in a Series B round in June 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20_Proxima_Fusion_%E2%80%94_E130M\"><\/span><b>20. Proxima Fusion \u2014 \u20ac130M\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>HQ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Munich, Germany<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proxima Fusion is developing stellarator reactors for nuclear fusion, aiming to create a new source of virtually limitless clean energy. Its \u20ac130mn Series A round, raised in June 2025, is the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">largest round ever raised by a European fusion startup<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_big_picture\"><\/span><strong>The big picture<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, 2025 has seen a heavy concentration of funding in AI, biotech, defence, and deep tech \u2014 with startups like Helsing and Proxima Fusion raising record-breaking rounds in their respective fields.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unsurprisingly, startups in the UK and Germany dominated the charts. But don\u2019t overlook Spain and France, both of which had multiple startups raising north of \u20ac150mn. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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