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Top 100 European Startups 2026

The most-funded private companies across Europe, from Berlin and Stockholm to Paris and Amsterdam.

Known total funding for 100 of 100 ranked companies: $98.6B.

Showing top 100 matching companies · Ranked by total funding raised · Latest company record update Oct 4, 2026

Methodology: up to 100 active companies matching this list's filters are ordered by disclosed total funding in USD. Companies whose latest round is one of: Grant, Private Equity, Debt Financing are excluded. Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. Open a company profile for its funding summary and available detail. How this data is built.

1
Mistral AI

Mistral co-creates tailored AI systems for enterprises and governments, combining frontier models...

Paris, France501–1000Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI
Series DTotal funding$7.0BSep 2026
2
Stegra

Green steel company using hydrogen and renewable electricity to decarbonize steel production. For...

Stockholm, Sweden201–500Clean Tech, Climate Tech
Venture RoundTotal funding$4.6BJun 2026
3
Helsing

Helsing builds AI-enabled autonomous systems and precision-mass capabilities, partnering with gov...

Munich, Germany201–500Artificial Intelligence, Defense Tech
Series ETotal funding$4.1BJul 2026
4
Axel Springer

Axel Springer is an international media and technology company owning brands like BILD, WELT, and...

Berlin, Germany10001+Adtech, Media
Corporate RoundTotal funding$3.2BJun 2019
5
Quantum Systems

German defense technology company developing AI-powered eVTOL unmanned aerial vehicles for milita...

Gilching, Germany501–1000Defense Tech, Drones
Series DTotal funding$2.4BJul 2026
6
The Student Hotel

The Social Hub offers hotel, student, extended-stay, and coworking spaces where travellers, stude...

Amsterdam, Netherlands201–500Travel & Hospitality
Growth EquityTotal funding$2.3BJun 2024
7
WeFox

European digital insurance platform connecting insurers, brokers, and customers through a technol...

Berlin, Germany1001–5000Insurance, Fintech
Extension RoundTotal funding$2.1BJul 2025
8
Celonis

Process intelligence and mining platform that creates a digital twin of business processes to hel...

Munich, Germany1001–5000Analytics, Artificial Intelligence
Extension RoundTotal funding$1.7BAug 2022
9
n26

N26 is a digital bank that gives European customers mobile tools for everyday spending, saving, i...

Berlin, Germany1001–5000Fintech, Banking
Series ETotal funding$1.7BOct 2021
10
Vioneo

Scale-up established in 2024

Antwerp, Belgium11–50Chemicals, Clean Tech
Corporate RoundTotal funding$1.7BSep 2024
11
Ami

Frontier AI research lab building world-model-based AI that understands real-world sensory data, ...

Paris, France1–10Artificial Intelligence
Series ATotal funding$1.6BMar 2026
12
Neura Robotics

NEURA Robotics develops cognitive robots and supporting software, AI, and data infrastructure for...

Metzingen, Germany201–500Artificial Intelligence, Robotics
Series CTotal funding$1.6BJun 2026
13
Kry

European digital healthcare platform connecting patients with licensed doctors via video consulta...

Stockholm, Sweden1001–5000Digital Health, Healthcare
Venture RoundTotal funding$1.4BApr 2025
14
Alan

Digital health insurance company and healthcare super-app offering personalized health insurance,...

Paris, France501–1000Digital Health, Healthcare
Series G+Total funding$1.4BJun 2026
15
EGYM

EGYM offers gyms a comprehensive operating system for fitness and wellbeing that simplifies club ...

Munich, Germany501–1000Fitness, Healthcare
Venture RoundTotal funding$1.3BJan 2026
16
Trade Republic

Trade Republic is a Berlin-headquartered bank whose mission is to democratize wealth with easy, s...

Berlin, Germany501–1000Fintech
Extension RoundTotal funding$1.3BJun 2022
17
Bird

Bird provides communications infrastructure that lets businesses send and receive email, SMS, Wha...

Amsterdam, Netherlands201–500Fintech, SaaS
Extension RoundTotal funding$1.3BApr 2021
18
Verkor

Verkor is a French battery manufacturer accelerating low-carbon battery production for the Europe...

Grenoble, France501–1000Climate Tech
Series CTotal funding$1.3BSep 2023
19
Oura Health

Finnish health technology company making the Oura Ring, a smart ring tracking sleep, activity, an...

Helsinki, Finland501–1000Healthcare
Series ETotal funding$1.2BOct 2025
20
GoStudent

GoStudent connects learners with online one-to-one tutors, offering personalized lessons across s...

Vienna, Austria1001–5000EdTech, Education
Series ETotal funding$1.2BJan 2023
21
Proxima Fusion

Develops QI stellarators and designs fusion power plants, partnering with utilities and institute...

Munich, Germany51–200Clean Energy, Deep Tech
Growth EquityTotal funding$1.1BJul 2026
22
ICEYE

ICEYE operates synthetic-aperture-radar satellites that provide near-real-time Earth observation ...

Espoo, Finland501–1000Defense Tech, Space Tech
Series FTotal funding$1.1BJun 2026
23
ŌURA

Translating body messages for health transformation

Oulu, Finland501–1000Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare
Series ETotal funding$1.1BOct 2025
24
Neko Health

Neko Health delivers preventive health scans that combine skin, heart, blood, and body measuremen...

Stockholm, Sweden201–500Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health
Series CTotal funding$1.1BJul 2026
25
Reintel

Reintel operates Spain's largest neutral dark-fiber network, leasing optical infrastructure and s...

Madrid, Spain11–50Infrastructure, Telecommunications
Growth EquityTotal funding$1.1BDec 2021