Europe's tech funding rebounds to €27.8B, fuelled by billion-euro mega-rounds

In Q3 2026, the European tech market continued to gain momentum, with total funding reaching €27.8 billion across 732 deals. Investment value increased by 32.4 per cent from €21 billion in Q3 2025 and was more than two and a half times the €11 billion recorded in Q3 2024, highlighting a strong rise in capital deployed over the past two years. Looking at the monthly distribution, Q3 2026 was defined less by consistent growth throughout the quarter and more by a sharp concentration of investment i