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🇪🇺🚀 NEW REPORT: Accelerating Europe: The State of European Innovation and Why It Matters. The opportunity in Europe right now is unprecedented. Europe’s scaleup potential has never been greater. But the right conditions are crucial. What Europe does next matters. This report, in partnership with Dealflow.eu, examines four crucial dimensions: • Unpacking Europe’s GDP gap with the US • Big tech's impact • Europe's VC ecosystem - the strengths and gaps • Pathways to unlocking European growth, with insights from the Draghi report This research provides context, fresh perspectives, and empirical evidence to enrich the ongoing conversation about Europe's tech future. Particular thanks to contributors and collaborators Tom Wehmeier (Atomico), Roxanne VARZA (STATION F), Andreas Klinger (Prototype Capital 🦾), Paul Murphy (Lightspeed), Philipp Herkelmann (The EU Inc Petition), Nathan Benaich (Air Street Capital), Michael Jackson (Multiple Capital), Lucien Burm (Dutch Startup Association/Prompting Europe), Yoram Wijngaarde 🙏 📊 Download the full report below. And stay tuned - Part Two drops on Monday  #innovation #productivity #economicgrowth #europe #startups #investment

Looking for a new role? Dealroom lets you browse companies that are currently hiring, in whatever sector you're interested in. You can also filter by location, stage - even by when the company was last funded. Here are some companies hiring in #edtech that have raised funding this year. Also, job seekers get free Dealroom access. Get it here dealroom .co/for-builders

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🛡️ Who’s fueling the future of European Defence, Security & Resilience? In a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, investment in defence, security, and resilience has never been more critical. This list of Notable European Defence, Security, and Resilience Investors feature the key players split by stage and type. Read the full report, in partnership with NATO Innovation Fund (NIF). Link below.

📣 The Dealroom newsletter is out ⚈ The biggest VC backed acquisitions, ever ⚈ The best companies combining quantum + cybersecurity ⚈ Join us in Berlin for an exclusive report launch ⚈ Take a peek at the Dealroom API documentation Read it below, link in comments.

💡 It's time to address AI's carbon footprint. On Tuesday 1st April, our latest white paper, Green Computing in the AI Era will launch at an exclusive event in Munich. The AI revolution is here, with breakthroughs in quantum, neuromorphic, and optical computing. While these innovations drive progress, scaling them risks intensifying the climate crisis. Green power alone won’t be enough. World Fund, Intel Ignite, and Dealroom have joined forces to map the innovators tackling computing’s carbon footprint. This is a curated event for investors, startups, researchers, and policymakers driving the future of computing, including: Semiconductor (chip) material advancements, Computing innovations and Software improvements reducing AI’s carbon footprint. Speakers will include Inés De Vega, Joshua Western, Anastasiia Nosova, Daria Saharova, Orla Browne, Markus Bohl and more Join us to explore the next wave of green computing innovation 💚⚡ Registration link in comments 👇

SoftBank has announced its acquisition of Ampere, a Silicon Valley-based chip designer, for $6.5B in cash. Ampere, founded by former Intel president Renee J. James, specialises in high-performance, energy-efficient processors tailored for cloud computing and AI workloads. Browse more startups making AI chips and processors on Dealroom, link in comments.

Do Deep Tech companies take longer to achieve revenue? 🔎 Misconceptions about Deep Tech—What the data really says Deep Tech is often seen as slow, risky, and capital-intensive. But the 2025 European Deep Tech Report challenges these assumptions with hard data: ⚈ Deep Tech startups don’t fail more often than others—they just have different risk profiles. 🪙 They require more upfront capital, but much of it is spent on defensible IP rather than marketing. 💪 While revenue takes longer, returns can be stronger than regular tech once scale is reached. €15bn was invested into European Deep Tech in 2024—a 28% drop from 2021 highs, but far more resilient than the 60% decline seen in traditional tech. AI, quantum, space, and energy innovations are gaining traction, yet Europe still lags in late-stage funding and needs a stronger founder ecosystem. Produced in collaboration with Lakestar, Walden Catalyst Ventures and Hello Tomorrow, this report breaks down key trends, investment flows, and what’s needed to strengthen Europe’s position.

Wiz's $32B acquisition by Alphabet Inc. just became the largest VC-backed exit via acquisition in history, per Dealroom.co data. And the biggest winner? Index Ventures. Index backed Wiz from Seed onwards, participated in every round, and emerged as its largest outside shareholder with a 13% stake (outpacing Sequoia's 10% and Insight's 8%, according to Bloomberg). "Every investment in Wiz has been at a very high price," Index partner Shardul Shah told Harry Stebbings on 20VC six months ago. "I don't know why we're talking about averages—none of us are in the business of mean reversion. I'm not seeking average returns. I'm not seeking good deals—I'm looking for outliers." The Power Law in action 🔥 The deal marks a major coup for Wiz, who turned down $23B from Google last year. It also reinforces Tel Aviv as the most productive tech hub in the world, bar none. It has created more unicorns per dollar of VC than anywhere else in the world (including the Bay Area). The city is responsible for 19% of all EMEA unicorns. And produced over $500B in enterprise value. New report on TLV coming soon 👀 Get in touch to be involved.

Scaling the energy transition requires more than just innovation—it needs the right mix of capital, policy, and collaboration. Dealroom's Head of Research Lorenzo Chiavarini will be delivering a keynote on the state of Energy Tech Financing in Europe at this year's Energy Tech Summit on April 9-10. #ETS2025.