Startup
Fledgling companies in Europe’s largest economy will have raised some USD 7.4 billion in 2025, a study says.
Dec 18, 2025
The roughly seven-and-a-half billion calculated in a new survey by venture capital investor Atomico represents a ten percent increase over 2024. The study also identified 28 start-ups, four of which are German based, that became unicorns (valued at USD one billion) this year.
Germany leads the European Union in venture capital investments and trails only Britain in Europe. All told, European VC investment will amount to some USD 44 billion.
36 percent of this money went to start-ups working in the areas of artificial intelligence and deeptech. Defensetech companies are also very much en vogue, raising USD 1.6 billion – a 55 percent rise over 2024.
