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European Union

Continent / region · Europe · Pop. 450.4M · #11 region by EV

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35,867 Pool of Funded Startups

New Startups

14,725 Annual Startups FoundedAll new ventures

4,394 Annual Startups FundedReceived investment

get funded 30%

31,217Startups

13,542 Pre-Seed Startups$100K–1M

11,013 Seed Startups$1–4M

Pre-Seed to Seed 23%

6,662 Series A Startups$4–15M

Seed to Series A 24%

3,845Breakouts

2,616 Series B Breakouts$15–40M

A to Series B 30%

1,229 Series C Breakouts$40–100M

B to Series C 33%

805Scaleups

534 Mega Scaleups$100–250M

reach Mega 1.5%

271 Mega+ Scaleups$250M+

reach Mega+ 0.76%

433Valuation Outcomes

401 Unicorns($1–10B valuation)

reach Unicorn 1.1%

31 Decacorns($10–100B valuation)

reach Decacorn 0.086%

1 Centicorns($100B–1T valuation)

reach Centicorn 0.003%

Pre-Seed

13.5K

Seed

11K

Series A

6,662

Series B

2,616

Series C

1,229

Unicorn

401

Decacorn

* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.

Largest rounds

Largest funding rounds in European Union

A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into European Union-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.

Largest rounds in European Union - 2026

Every $100M+ VC round into European Union-headquartered companies in 2026, grouped by Dealroom sector.

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VC investment

How much venture capital flows into European Union

VC investment into European Union-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.

Academia

European Union's academic flywheel

Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to European Union.

University ranking By alumni-founded unicorns & companies

#	University	City	Unicorns	Companies
1	🇫🇷INSEAD	Fontainebleau	95	5,677
2	🇫🇷École Polytechnique	Palaiseau	60	1,571
3	🇩🇪TU Munich	Munich	52	2,623
4	🇳🇱University of Amsterdam	Amsterdam	21	2,499
5	🇳🇱Erasmus University Rotterdam	Rotterdam	9	1,661
6	🇳🇱University of Groningen	Groningen	7	1,129
7	🇳🇱TU Delft	Delft	5	1,946
8	🇳🇱Utrecht University	Utrecht	5	1,172
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Location comparison

How European Union stacks up

Compare European Union with peers from other continents / multi-country regions — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.

Asia

$8.8T

EMEA

$4.5T

Europe

$3.7T

European Union

$2.2T

Nordics

$574B

South America

$503B

Oceania

$340B

Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.

Top regions globally ranked by combined EV. European Union's row is highlighted (#6).

#	Ecosystem	Combined EV	EV growth	Unicorns	VC invested	Tracked startups
1	World	$43.6T	5.4×	4,033	$450B	294.4K
2	North America	$31.1T	6.2×	2,419	$290B	123K
3	Asia	$8.8T	3.9×	990	$89.5B	76.2K
4	EMEA	$4.5T	4.7×	906	$87.4B	92.4K
5	Europe	$3.7T	4.4×	730	$71.6B	77.7K
6	European Union	$2.2T	4.4×	434	$37.8B	49.7K
7	Nordics	$574B	5.1×	108	$8.2B	8,454
8	South America	$503B	11.1×	71	$4.8B	8,874
9	Oceania	$340B	9.7×	55	$5.4B	5,800
10	Central Eastern Europe	$191B	5.2×	61	$2.3B	7,283
11	MENA	$133B	12.7×	34	$5.9B	4,598
12	Africa	$72.3B	10.5×	14	$1.7B	4,641

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