{
  "id": 269746,
  "title": "Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Aug. 03 – Aug. 07)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/weekly-funding-round-up-all-of-the-european-startup-funding-rounds-we",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-07T15:01:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EU-Startups",
    "slug": "eu-startups",
    "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/08/weekly-funding-round-up-all-of-the-european-startup-funding-rounds-we-tracked-this-week-aug-03-aug-07/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "European startups raised €8.6 billion in July, according to Tech.eu. This was slightly more than the €8.3 billion recorded in June, despite a 9 per cent decline in the number of transactions, from 293 to 267.\n\nThe biggest deal in July came from Germany-based Helsing, which secured a $1.8 billion Series E at a $18 billion valuation. According to Tech.eu, 14 companies raised more than €100 million each, and 35 deals had an undisclosed value.\n\nArtificial intelligence was the leading sector by investment volume, capturing 21.2 per cent of the month’s total funding, at €1.8 billion, and Germany emerged as the top fundraising market, securing €3.5 billion over 48 transactions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "YourStory",
        "title": "[Weekly funding roundup Aug 1-7] Sharp rise in VC inflow led by River Mobility",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/weekly-funding-roundup-aug-1-7-sharp-rise-in-vc-inflow-led-by-river",
        "published": "2026-08-07T15:01:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}