European startups secured over €2 billion across more than 65 funding deals last week. The robotics sector led the market with €508.3 million in capital, followed by artificial intelligence at €406.6 million and healthtech at €305.8 million.
Portugal emerged as the top country for investment, attracting €510.9 million. The Netherlands followed with €435.9 million, while the UK secured €273.9 million. Major transactions included TEKEVER raising $580 million at a $6.4 billion valuation and Bird securing $450 million in debt.
Other notable rounds include Verda raising $189 million for AI cloud development and Metycle securing a €131.7 million credit facility. Basecamp Research closed a $140 million Series C round with backing from Anthropic and Nvidia, while Noxtua raised over €100 million.
The market also saw several M&A activities and exits. Notable transactions include the acquisition of AckerKapital by feld.energy, the purchase of Joinup by EYSA, Mistral AI acquiring Pimento, and Luno taking over GXTN.
