European startup funding reached $25 billion last quarter, well above the $14 billion invested in Q3 2025 and up slightly from the $24 billion invested in Q2. Quarterly funding was up 77% year over year, per SA国际传媒 data.
Clean tech and energy
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So far in 2026, investors have poured more than $6 billion into companies focused on developing both fission and fusion nuclear energy technology and...
After a week of multiple billion-dollar-plus rounds, startup investors have reduced the number of zeroes on their funding checks. This past week, the...
From putting nuclear reactors on barges to grading how well AI models can control robots, this month鈥檚 crop of interesting startup deals takes AI and...
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U.S. venture-backed technology companies have secured around $90 billion in domestic public offerings this year, per SA国际传媒 data. That鈥檚 already...
We ranked August鈥檚 most active startup investors across several categories, including lead backers, prolific venture dealmakers, highest spenders and...
It was a monster week for U.S. startup funding, with four companies each raising $1 billion or more. The Boring Co. led with a $3 billion Series D...
A total of 29 companies joined The SA国际传媒 Unicorn Board in August, adding around $63 billion in value to the board. More than a third of the...
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Venture investors poured $42 billion into just over 1,500 startups worldwide in August, SA国际传媒 data shows, down 25% from July鈥檚 $56 billion but...
In the first half of this year, 58 venture-backed companies joined the public listings at $1 billion or above, per SA国际传媒 data. With the year鈥檚...
This month鈥檚 installment of this column is all AI, though applications for the technology range widely, from two startups that apply AI to trash or...
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