August 2026's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about

European tech investment slowed considerably in August , with companies raising €3.2 billion across 165 funding rounds. This was a marked decline from July, when €8.6 billion was invested across 267 deals, representing a month-on-month drop of around 63 per cent in funding and 38 per cent in deal volume. The UK remained Europe’s largest funding market, attracting €1.4 billion, or approximately 44 per cent of the month’s total.