European Union
Continent / region · Europe · Pop. 450.4M · #11 region by EV
* 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.
Quarterly report
European Union's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by companies in European Union in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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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
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 | 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 |
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.
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 | $43.9T | 7.1× | 4,137 | $449B | 295.7K |
| 2 | North America | $31T | 8.0× | 2,466 | $287B | 122.8K |
| 3 | Asia | $9.1T | 5.8× | 1,023 | $89.9B | 76.7K |
| 4 | EMEA | $4.6T | 5.0× | 919 | $87.5B | 93.3K |
| 5 | Europe | $3.8T | 4.8× | 743 | $71.8B | 78.5K |
| 6 | European Union | $2.3T | 4.8× | 447 | $38B | 50.2K |
| 7 | Nordics | $587B | 6.0× | 110 | $8.3B | 8,551 |
| 8 | South America | $522B | 16.0× | 72 | $4.9B | 8,968 |
| 9 | Oceania | $340B | 12.2× | 57 | $5.4B | 5,875 |
| 10 | Central Eastern Europe | $195B | 6.3× | 62 | $2.3B | 7,376 |
| 11 | MENA | $136B | 13.0× | 34 | $5.7B | 4,634 |
| 12 | Africa | $74.8B | 9.5× | 14 | $1.4B | 4,668 |
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