Venture Monitor Q2 2026
In H1 2026, US VC deal value reached $412.7 billion with megadeals of $100 million or more representing 87.5% of total capital deployed.
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In H1 2026, US VC deal value reached $412.7 billion with megadeals of $100 million or more representing 87.5% of total capital deployed.
OpenAI's $122 billion round collected more value than all other quarterly totals ever recorded in US venture capital.
UK private capital markets face a structural liquidity gap, with PE sponsors deploying capital at a 2.1x deployment-to-exit ratio between 2021 and 2025.
Total incremental fundraising in CEE reached €1.87 billion in 2025, representing a 3% decrease from 2024 but remaining 21% above the previous five-year average.
Crowdinvesting was legally established in Russia in 2020 as a digital mechanism for early-stage companies to raise equity financing from external investors.
Norwegian early-stage companies raised about €170 million in 2025, lagging behind Sweden at €1.2 billion and Denmark at €530 million.
Finnish buyout and growth investors raised €535 million in new capital in 2025, representing a 47% decrease compared to the previous year.
Between 1950 and the present, aggregate per capita national wealth in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain multiplied by 18 times, rising from 37% to 83% of US per capita national wealth.
Total Danish VC investments reached EUR 182 million in Q1 2026, representing a 71% decline compared to EUR 620 million in Q4 2025.
European VC deal value reached €21.9 billion in Q1 2026, driven by unprecedented AI deal penetration of 61.3%.
Finnish VC funds raised a total of €678 million (+115%) in new funds for future investments.
In 2025, the global volume of crowdfunding exceeded $20 billion, driven by donation, reward, equity, and lending platforms.
Nordic VC exit value rose to €18.7 billion in 2025, heavily driven by Klarna's €12.7 billion IPO.
The Nordic PE market recorded an average of 392 deals per quarter in 2025, compared with 377 in 2024, 355 in 2023, and 388 in 2022.
Digital payment transactions in the European Union increased from 4.8% of total transactions in 2007 to 73.3% in 2014.
Annual VC funding into Irish SMEs fell by 23% in FY 2025, marking the first annual decline since 2018.
The report presents findings from 307 family offices across more than 30 markets worldwide, with an average net worth of USD 2.7 billion.
European climate funds raised $61 billion in 2025, nearly double the US total of $37 billion, with Europe's fund close rate holding at 71% versus 35% in the US.
Total global fintech investment increased from $95.5 billion in 2024 to $116 billion in 2025, ending three consecutive years of decline.
Total venture capital invested in Swiss start-ups increased by 23.9% in 2025 to CHF 2.95 billion.
India PE-VC investments declined approximately 17% year over year to about $36 billion in 2025, while VC investments grew roughly 18% to $16 billion.
Private equity and venture capital backed companies supported 327,067 jobs in Sweden in 2024, representing 6.5% of the total 5 million workforce.
Irish AI companies raised €256 million across 75 deals YTD in 2026, following a record €691.3 million raised across 107 deals in 2025.
Funding across stages in Germany was evenly split, with the start-up segment raising EUR 726 million and the scale-up segment raising EUR 714 million.
Indigenous technology and services sector exports grew by 7%, reaching €9.05 billion in 2024.
The survey collected responses from 80 employees across at least 30 private equity firms in Finland.
The Venture Capital and Private Equity sector in Spain manages a portfolio of over 2,500 companies, representing 6.27% of Spain's GDP.
Funding was evenly distributed across development stages, with €726 million invested in startups (Series A/B) and €714 million in scale-ups (Series C+).
Private equity and venture capital backed companies employed 151,390 people in Norway in 2024.
US venture capital deal value reached $515.8 billion across an estimated 14,199 deals through the first three quarters of 2026.