European tech weekly recap: €1.5B in funding and Q3 2026 highlights

Last week, we tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €1.5 billion and over 4 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.

According to our Q3 2026 Report, European tech companies raised €27.8 billion across 732 deals in the third quarter of 2026, marking a 32.4 per cent increase from the €21 billion recorded in Q3 2025. This figure was also more than two and a half times the €11 billion raised in the same period in 2024.

The UK led European funding with €12 billion, accounting for approximately 43 per cent of the total, while AI companies attracted €6.7 billion, representing around 24 per cent.

Access the full report for additional data and analysis on European tech funding and exit activity in Q3 2026.

❗ Be sure to check out the Tech.eu Funding Explorer, free and open to everyone, for deeper insights into funding data, investor activity, company profiles, and market trends. Now, let's get you up to speed on everything that happened last week.

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Funding deals by amount

Exits and M&A activity

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Source: Tech.eu