Stage · Funding
Series C funding in Europe, 2026
Expansion capital: new markets, acquisitions, or the balance sheet a category leader needs.
Capital tracked€6,688,200,000
Rounds46
Startups56
€6.7B
Capital tracked
46
Disclosed rounds
€1.2B
Biggest round
56
Startups tracked
Series C, in numbers
46 rounds on record · 44 with a disclosed amount
Capital by sector
Industrial Robotics 24%
Defence Tech 20%
Autonomous Driving 20%
Fintech 19%
Battery Tech 17%
Capital by year
Share of rounds
Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →
Largest rounds tracked
Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates
| Company | Round | Sector | Lead | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEURA Robotics Germany | Series C | Industrial Robotics | - | €1.2B |
| Wayve United Kingdom | Series C | Autonomous Driving | SoftBank Vision Fund, NVIDIA, Microsoft | €979.7M |
| Verkor France | Series C | Battery Tech | Macquarie Asset Management, Meridiam | €850M |
| STARK Germany | Series C | Defence Tech | Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund | €500M |
| Cambridge Aerospace United Kingdom | Series C | Counter-UAS | - | €261.2M |
| Uncapped United Kingdom | Series C | Fintech | - | €230M |
Startups in Series C
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Scan.com
Health · Series C
UK-based infrastructure platform connecting payers, providers and patients with imaging centers across the US.
Series C · €77,500,000
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Meero
AI · Series C
On-demand photography marketplace using AI to automate image post-production for businesses
Series C · €205,000,000
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Contentsquare
Martech · Series C
Digital experience analytics platform that tracks how visitors behave on websites and apps
Series C · €52,600,000
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Noteus Partners
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Series C. Noteus Partners is a Paris-based growth equity investor backing later-stage European companies…
Ticket undisclosed
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TCV
Growth–Series C
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Series C. TCV is a growth equity investor in technology companies, founded in 1995…
$10M–$500M
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Smash Capital
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Series C. Smash Capital is a growth equity firm with offices in New York…
Ticket undisclosed
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