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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.

51
Sorare

Sorare is a Paris-based NFT-powered fantasy sports platform where users collect officially licens...

Paris, France51–200Crypto & Web3, Entertainment
Series BTotal funding$734.0MSep 2021
52
EcoVadis

EcoVadis provides sustainability ratings and intelligence that help companies assess, compare, an...

Paris, France1001–5000Analytics, Climate Tech
Series CTotal funding$731.9MJun 2022
53
Mews

Cloud-based hospitality platform providing property management, payments, and revenue management ...

Amsterdam, Netherlands1001–5000Payments, SaaS
Series DTotal funding$717.0MJan 2026
54
Solaris

European Banking-as-a-Service platform enabling businesses to create and offer embedded financial...

Berlin, Germany201–500Banking, Financial Services
Series G+Total funding$696.0MFeb 2025
55
Qonto

Qonto provides European businesses with a single account for payments, invoicing, expense managem...

Paris, France1001–5000Financial Services, Fintech
Series DTotal funding$692.5MJan 2022
56
ManoMano

ManoMano operates a European online marketplace that connects consumers and professional sellers ...

Paris, France501–1000E-Commerce
Series FTotal funding$673.0MJul 2021
57
TravelPerk

TravelPerk (now rebranded as Perk) is a business travel management platform that helps companies ...

Barcelona, Spain1001–5000SaaS, Travel & Hospitality
Series ETotal funding$638.0MJan 2025
58
Stark Defence

STARK builds Virtus, a loitering munition, Vanta, an unmanned surface vessel, and Minerva, comman...

Berlin, Germany201–500Aerospace, Defense Tech
Venture RoundTotal funding$630.0MJun 2026
59
SellerX

Amazon marketplace aggregator acquiring and growing FBA brands

Berlin, Germany201–500E-Commerce
Series CTotal funding$618.0MJun 2024
60
Clikalia

Spanish proptech that buys, sells, and rents residential properties, offering fast offers and end...

Madrid, Spain501–1000PropTech, Real Estate
Series CTotal funding$602.0MJan 2022
61
Personio

All-in-one HR software platform for small and mid-sized organizations, streamlining people operat...

Munich, Germany1001–5000HR Tech, SaaS
Series ETotal funding$595.0MJun 2025
62
Voodoo

Global mobile gaming and app publisher with 8 billion downloads and 150 million monthly active us...

Paris, France501–1000Gaming, Media
Growth EquityTotal funding$571.0MAug 2021
63
ABB E-Mobility

EV charging solutions provider powering CPOs, public transit systems, logistics fleets, and retai...

Zurich, Switzerland1001–5000Climate Tech, Automation
Venture RoundTotal funding$567.0MFeb 2023
64
1Komma5

Climate tech unicorn and one-stop-shop for smart home energy solutions including solar panels, ba...

Hamburg, Germany1001–5000Clean Energy, Climate Tech
Venture RoundTotal funding$565.0MJul 2025
65
Ledger

Leading hardware wallet and security platform for managing cryptocurrency and digital assets, ser...

Paris, France501–1000Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity
Series CTotal funding$564.8MMar 2023
66
Spendesk

Spendesk automates business spend management by combining expense controls, corporate cards, and ...

Paris, France201–500Financial Services, Fintech
Extension RoundTotal funding$563.5MMar 2026
67
Forto

Digital freight forwarder and supply chain technology platform enabling businesses to manage inte...

Berlin, Germany501–1000Logistics, SaaS
Series DTotal funding$560.0MMar 2022
68
Electra

European fast EV charging network deploying ultra-fast charging stations up to 400kW across major...

Paris, France201–500Climate Tech
Series BTotal funding$558.6MJan 2024
69
PLD Space

PLD Space develops reusable rockets through vertically integrated design, manufacturing, testing,...

Elche, Spain201–500Space Tech, Manufacturing
Extension RoundTotal funding$557.5MSep 2026
70
Parloa

Parloa builds an AI agent management platform for enterprise customer-service teams, helping orga...

Berlin, Germany201–500Artificial Intelligence
Series DTotal funding$557.0MJan 2026
71
Mirakl

Mirakl provides an AI-powered enterprise marketplace and dropship platform that enables retailers...

Paris, France501–1000E-Commerce, Marketplace
Series ETotal funding$555.0MSep 2021
72
Kandou AI

Kandou AI builds high-speed, energy-efficient chip-to-chip connectivity solutions that improve ho...

Lausanne, Switzerland51–200Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure
Series ATotal funding$550.6MMar 2026
73
Black Forest Labs

German AI company developing state-of-the-art generative deep learning models for images and vide...

Freiburg, Germany11–50Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision
Series BTotal funding$550.0MDec 2025
74
TIER Mobility

Shared micro-mobility provider offering e-scooters and e-bikes across Europe and the Middle East....

Berlin, Germany201–500Mobility, Sustainability
Series DTotal funding$548.0MOct 2021
75
Aleph Alpha

German AI startup developing sovereign large language models for enterprise use, providing transp...

Heidelberg, Germany201–500Artificial Intelligence
Series BTotal funding$533.3MNov 2023