i5invest Europe || EU Tech M&A Tracker

Schindler sold its Berlin-based AI real estate startup BuildingMinds to Zurich's Lookthrough, becoming the acquirer's largest institutional...

Neura Robotics' rapid M&A push is assembling a physical AI platform through targeted European robotics acquisitions.

• Fifth acquisition in 16...

UK fintech funding collapsed to a decade-low £1.8bn in H1'26, yet AI-related deals rose to £445m (25% share) from £382m. This split, paired with PE...

US corporate investment is projected to rise 40% in real terms by end-2026, versus just 12% in the euro area. This widening gap may depress European startup growth and exit valuations while making targets more attractive to US acquirers.

Global M&A reached US$2.8 trillion in H1 2026 with the lowest quarterly deal count in a decade, as capital flowed only to assets offering scale, infrastructure control, regulated access or proprietary data. Generic exposure was ignored.

Oakley Capital took a majority stake in Graphwise via its €4.5 billion Fund VI, acquiring a proven Vienna-Sofia knowledge-graph platform with 200+...

Revolut's proposed five-fold increase in Nik Storonsky's borrowing limit to $250 million allows significant personal liquidity against his equity...

Global M&A reached $3.19T in the first seven months of 2026, up 36% YoY, driven by 48 mega deals worth $1.29T.

European targets hit $773bn, up 78%...

CBRE projects the Europe data center market will grow by nearly a quarter in 2026, marking a significant expansion in digital infrastructure capacity.

Italy's fragmented space SMEs face mounting pressure to scale as defense customers demand integrated capabilities and industrial resilience amid...

US CPI at 3.4% has delayed Fed hikes, embedding higher-for-longer inflation that could overextend private capital amid NVIDIA’s USD 500bn AI...

EDGE Group is leveraging its Paris headquarters to coordinate further acquisitions and partnerships across Europe, with Nordic countries now a...

• Valuation leap: Lovable hit $13.3B after a $400M Series C, doubling its $6.6B mark from December 2025 in under a year.
• Global capital pull: Led by...

Researchers departing Big Tech to launch independent AI ventures signals rising flight risk and new acquisition opportunities.

• Key departure: Jeff...

German startup amber raised €7M Series A to scale AI agents that autonomously act on enterprise data, backed by a cost-saving data layer and German cloud infrastructure that avoids US Cloud Act exposure—positioning it against Microsoft Copilot.

The DMA dismantles vertical integration by attacking defaults, bundling, and data pooling, forcing strategic buyers to adjust diligence on European...

Nik Storonsky’s QuantumLight closed a $500M second fund that was oversubscribed, underscoring sustained investor interest in backing European tech founders.

Lilian Weng's departure from Thinking Machines just a year after its $2B raise highlights waning founder loyalty in AI.

• Researcher roots: Many...

Late-stage defence funding tripled to $4.7B in 2025, representing over half of the record $8.7B raised by European defence, security and resilience startups. VCs spotlight seven emerging companies as clear future M&A targets for strategic acquirers.

• €763M+ raised across 35+ deals last week, with software (€355.3M) and security (€265.7M) leading sectors
• UK tops countries (€393.5M), followed by...