Fintech funding in Europe - rounds, stages and investors

Fintech, in numbers

200 rounds on record · 188 with a disclosed amount

Rounds by stage

Series A 23%

Seed 19%

Series B 12%

Pre-seed 9%

Growth 9%

Capital by year

€369,000,000

2023

€1,156,391,357

2024

€3,752,773,000

2025

€3,646,720,000

2026

Share of rounds

Series A

23%

Seed

19%

Series B

12%

Pre-seed

9%

Growth

9%

Series C

8%

Venture Round

2%

Seed extension

1%

Debt

1%

Series D+

1%

Strategic Investment

1%

Debt Financing

1%

Series A extension

1%

Crowdfunding

1%

Growth Investment

1%

Private Placement

1%

Acquisition

1%

Debt and Equity

1%

Series B extension

1%

Debt & Equity

1%

Series E extension

1%

Growth Equity (minority stake)

1%

Series B+

1%

Growth Round

1%

Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →

Largest rounds tracked

Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates

Company	Round	Sector	Lead	Amount
SeQura Spain	Debt & Equity	Fintech	Citi, M&G, Chenavari, Svea Bank	€410M
Wagestream United Kingdom	Undisclosed	Embedded Finance	-	€352M
SumUp United Kingdom	Undisclosed	Fintech	-	€285M
Flatpay Denmark	Series C	Fintech	AVP, Smash Capital	€170M
Zilch United Kingdom	Growth	Fintech	KKCG	€161M
Scalable Capital Germany	Undisclosed	Fintech	-	€155M

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Startups in Fintech

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Wealthcome Fintech

Wealthcome builds WealthPro, an all-in-one platform for wealth management professionals: client aggregation, compliance and AI assistance. Based near…

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mika Accounting Automation

Seed · €6,000,000 view →

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Sprive Fintech

Series A · €9,200,000 view →

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Who invests here

Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first

Cathay Innovation Growth–Series A · AI

Led 3 of 3 rounds tracked in Fintech. Cathay Innovation is the global venture arm of Cathay Capital, founded in…

EUR 5M–EUR 100M view →

AVP Growth–Series A · AI

Led 3 of 3 rounds tracked in Fintech. AVP is an independent investment platform founded within AXA in 2016 and…

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Speedinvest Pre-seed–Seed

Led 2 of 3 rounds tracked in Fintech. Speedinvest is a European venture capital firm investing at pre-seed and seed…

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Next up

The Fintech calendar · 22 tracked

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Oct MoneyLIVE Nordic Banking 2026 Conference · Copenhagen, Denmark 2 days 03
Nov Insurance Innovators Summit 2026 Summit · London, United Kingdom 2 days 11
Nov FinanceMalta Annual Conference 2026 Conference · St Julian's, Malta · 600 2 days 23
Nov Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum 2026 Conference · Frankfurt, Germany · 2100 3 days 24
Nov Il Salone dei Pagamenti 2026 Conference · Milan, Italy · 16000 3 days 01
Dec FinTech Connect 2026 Conference · London, United Kingdom 2 days

Programs in Fintech

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Nordic Fintech Week – Nordic Fintech Awards 2026 Competition

Recognition across four categories — AI, Growth, New Entry and Impact — with two finalists named per category and winners announced at Nordic Fintech Week in Copenhagen. The jury is drawn from Mastercard, Enfuce, Revolut, Citi Ventures and Swedbank. Organisers describe the award as a signal to investors, partners and the wider ecosystem; no cash prize is published. · None

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Money20/20 Europe – Startup Hub 2027 Startup zone

A branded pod in the dedicated Startup Hub area, curated investor meetings through the VC Connect Programme, the chance to pitch on a Money20/20 stage in the Startup Pitch competition, and access to startup-only workshops · None

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Plug and Play Europe Accelerator

Optional USD 25,000 to USD 100,000 per vertical fund · Optional

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