July 2026 Startup Funding Report

47 European funding rounds and $5.6B disclosed. Helsing leads the edition; explore the companies, investors and stage breakdown.

· RoundOS Funding
Jul 1–Jul 31, 2026 · 47 announced rounds
47Funding rounds
$5.6BDisclosed capital · 47 rounds
$21MMedian disclosed round
01 / The takeaways

The month in funding

01

Helsing leads disclosed funding

Its $1.8B round represents 32% of the $5.6B disclosed across this edition. Helsing is a security and artificial intelligence company.

02

Software: 10 rounds

Inforcer, Kinematic Trees, Modo Energy are among the companies in the most active sector by number of rounds in this edition.

03

29 early-stage rounds

Pre-seed, seed and Series A account for 29 of the 47 announcements. These rounds total $586.4M in disclosed funding.

02 / Capital allocation

Funding by sector

Compare disclosed funding by the companies’ primary sector.

Explore the underlying rounds
Where capital wentDisclosed funding · USD
AI$1.9B
6 rounds
Robotics$1.4B
4 rounds
Healthtech$751.1M
4 rounds
Cleantech$480.8M
3 rounds
Fintech$239M
3 rounds
Proptech$181.9M
2 rounds
Software$180.9M
10 rounds
Transportation$179.6M
3 rounds
Semiconductors$70M
1 round
E-commerce$55M
1 round
Space$40M
1 round
Cybersecurity$35.6M
2 rounds
Deeptech$25.5M
1 round
Media$13.9M
2 rounds
Travel$10M
1 round
Wellness & Beauty$6M
1 round
Edtech$4.5M
1 round
Energy$2M
1 round
Beyond the headline

Take out the three biggest rounds.

The remaining capital went to smaller rounds. Compare the totals before and after removing the three largest deals.

All disclosed funding$5.6B
Without the top three$1.9B
Jul 1–Jul 31, 2026
03 / Standout rounds

Largest funding rounds

01
Series C+ · AI

Helsing

Helsing is a security and artificial intelligence company.

$1.8B
03
Series C+ · Healthtech

Neko Health

non-invasive medical scanning technology.

$700M
04 / Market structure

Stages & geography.

By stage

StageRoundsCapitalMedian
Seed16$218.3M$9.2M
Pre-seed5$8.6M$1.4M
Series C+7$3.9B$70M
Series A8$359.5M$35.7M
Series B9$1.1B$32.2M
Growth2$27M$13.5M

By country

CountryRoundsCapitalMedian
France2$31.1M$15.6M
Spain1$573.8K$573.8K
Germany11$3.3B$15M
United Kingdom20$1.4B$31.1M
Lithuania1$1.4M$1.4M
Bulgaria1$10M$10M
Switzerland2$95.5M$47.8M
Italy1$3.4M$3.4M
Finland1$1.6M$1.6M
Sweden2$704.5M$352.3M
Ireland1$2M$2M
Türkiye1$500K$500K
Ukraine1$12.3M$12.3M
Netherlands1$32M$32M
Portugal1$55M$55M
05 / Investors

Most active investors in this edition

Investor activity in the selected funding rounds
InvestorRoundsLedRecent investments
01General Catalyst30DwellyNeko Health
02Northzone30AgonYope
03British Business Bank20Alchemab TherapeuticsKraken Technology
04Hummingbird20AugustusMonumental
05Insight Partners20InforcerPassionfroot
06Lakestar20AgonNeko Health
07Lightspeed Venture Partners20Neko HealthHelsing
08NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)20GreenjetsKraken Technology
09Oxford Science Enterprises20Vivid Dxmoa Technology Limited
10Plural20MonumentalHelsing
06 / The full selection

All funding rounds

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47 rounds · $5.6B disclosed · $21M median

Startup funding rounds
CompanyAmountStage / sectorLead investorAnnounced
Apolownia

Apolownia is a Paris-based company developing high-integrity coastal ecosystem restoration projects.

€1MSeed
Cleantech
—
ELEVA AI

ELEVA AI is a startup specializing in developing artificial intelligence agents for large physical spaces.

€500KPre-seed
AI
—
Eversion

Eversion wants to offer people with musculoskeletal complaints a data-based, transparent and sustainable solution.

€2.3MSeed
Healthtech
—
Inforcer

a provider of Microsoft multi-tenant management solutions.

$50MSeries C+
Software
—
Agon

Agon is building the foundational AI infrastructure for the era of agentic warfare.

$30MSeed
AI
—
Kinematic Trees

Kinematic Trees develops a software integration layer designed to make advanced robotics easier to deploy across different hardware platforms.

£585KPre-seed
Software
—
LemonEdge

LemonEdge enables companies operating in the private equity and financial services sectors to digitize complex accounting processes, many of whom may be running on outdated, unsecure legacy systems or spreadsheets.

$21MSeries A
Fintech
—
Qureight

Qureight is a clinical data analytics company based in Cambridge UK.

$20MSeries B
Software
—
Sigvi

Sigvi is an AI-powered revenue platform for the car rental industry.

€1.2MPre-seed
Transportation
—
Vivid Dx

Vivid Dx is an Oxford, UK-based provider of a precision diagnostics platform improving pathogen detection and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) testing.

$15MSeed
Healthtech
—
5U AI

5U AI is building AI-powered digital workers for freight forwarding operations, with new funding supporting product development, team expansion and growth across the European logistics market.

$3.2MPre-seed
Transportation
—
DITTO Daily

DITTO Daily develops products for managing menstrual cycle symptoms.

$6MSeed
Wellness & Beauty
—
Dwelly

London-based property management platform acquiring and digitising independent letting agencies.

$170MSeries B
Proptech
—
Greyparrot

AI-based computer vision solutions to power next generation robotics and smart systems for the waste management industry.

$27MSeries B
AI
—
metr

METR builds modern IoT infrastructure, enabling connected use cases for the housing industry.

€10.5MSeries B
Proptech
—
Tiger Technology

Tiger Technology develops storage workflow solutions designed to enhance capability, performance, and value for rich media and enterprise applications.

$10MSeries A
Software
—
ZuriQ

ZuriQ develops quantum computers using trapped-ion qubits that can move and connect.

$25.5MSeed
Deeptech
—
Beelzebub

Beelzebub is an Italy-based cybersecurity startup developing an AI-native platform to protect organisations from AI-driven cyberattacks.

€3MSeed
Cybersecurity
—
Metaktik

Espoo-based company is developing ultra-lightweight, flexible antennas that can be seamlessly integrated into drones, satellites, and ground systems—enhancing communication, radar capability, and stealth by conforming to the shape of the platform.

$1.6MSeed
Media
—
Augustus

Augustus is the update to the AI era: an autonomous clearing bank, purpose-built around programmable money and stablecoins. Always open. Made for machines. At the speed of compute.

$180MSeries B
Fintech
—
imagiLabs

gadgets.

$4.5MSeed
Edtech
—
Kausable

The startup is developing causal "world models" trained on synthetic data that can adapt to new situations from only a handful of examples, targeting applications from robotics to healthcare.

€12MSeed
AI
—
moa Technology Limited

Discovery of a new generation of sustainable herbicides from both natural and synthetic chemistry.

£22.2MSeries C+
Cleantech
—
Nernst Electric

Nernst Electric is an Irish startup developing on-site oxygen generation for fish farms.

$2MSeed
Energy
—
RABAM

RABAM was established with the aim of digitizing automotive after-sales services.

$500KSeed
Software
—

Apolownia is a Paris-based company developing high-integrity coastal ecosystem restoration projects.

Seed · Cleantech
ELEVA AI€500K

ELEVA AI is a startup specializing in developing artificial intelligence agents for large physical spaces.

Pre-seed · AI
Eversion€2.3M

Eversion wants to offer people with musculoskeletal complaints a data-based, transparent and sustainable solution.

Seed · Healthtech

a provider of Microsoft multi-tenant management solutions.

Series C+ · Software
Agon$30M

Agon is building the foundational AI infrastructure for the era of agentic warfare.

Seed · AI

Kinematic Trees develops a software integration layer designed to make advanced robotics easier to deploy across different hardware platforms.

Pre-seed · Software

LemonEdge enables companies operating in the private equity and financial services sectors to digitize complex accounting processes, many of whom may be running on outdated, unsecure legacy systems or spreadsheets.

Series A · Fintech

Qureight is a clinical data analytics company based in Cambridge UK.

Series B · Software
Sigvi€1.2M

Sigvi is an AI-powered revenue platform for the car rental industry.

Pre-seed · Transportation

Vivid Dx is an Oxford, UK-based provider of a precision diagnostics platform improving pathogen detection and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) testing.

Seed · Healthtech
5U AI$3.2M

5U AI is building AI-powered digital workers for freight forwarding operations, with new funding supporting product development, team expansion and growth across the European logistics market.

Pre-seed · Transportation

DITTO Daily develops products for managing menstrual cycle symptoms.

Seed · Wellness & Beauty
Dwelly$170M

London-based property management platform acquiring and digitising independent letting agencies.

Series B · Proptech

AI-based computer vision solutions to power next generation robotics and smart systems for the waste management industry.

Series B · AI
metr€10.5M

METR builds modern IoT infrastructure, enabling connected use cases for the housing industry.

Series B · Proptech

Tiger Technology develops storage workflow solutions designed to enhance capability, performance, and value for rich media and enterprise applications.

Series A · Software
ZuriQ$25.5M

ZuriQ develops quantum computers using trapped-ion qubits that can move and connect.

Seed · Deeptech

Beelzebub is an Italy-based cybersecurity startup developing an AI-native platform to protect organisations from AI-driven cyberattacks.

Seed · Cybersecurity

Espoo-based company is developing ultra-lightweight, flexible antennas that can be seamlessly integrated into drones, satellites, and ground systems—enhancing communication, radar capability, and stealth by conforming to the shape of the platform.

Seed · Media

Augustus is the update to the AI era: an autonomous clearing bank, purpose-built around programmable money and stablecoins. Always open. Made for machines. At the speed of compute.

Series B · Fintech
Kausable€12M

The startup is developing causal "world models" trained on synthetic data that can adapt to new situations from only a handful of examples, targeting applications from robotics to healthcare.

Seed · AI

Discovery of a new generation of sustainable herbicides from both natural and synthetic chemistry.

Series C+ · Cleantech

Nernst Electric is an Irish startup developing on-site oxygen generation for fish farms.

Seed · Energy
RABAM$500K

RABAM was established with the aim of digitizing automotive after-sales services.

Seed · Software
07 / Further reading

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