In the second quarter, startups in Europe raised twelve point six billion dollars, a decline from previous highs in 2024. Germany secured the highest investment amount, surpassing the UK for the first time in over a decade, with two point eight billion dollars raised. UK startups raised two point five billion, marking the lowest quarter since 2019, while France attracted one point eight billion dollars. Mergers and acquisitions reached seven point two billion dollars, with significant acquisitions including Deribit by Coinbase and Hidden Road by Ripple. Late-stage investments totaled five point seven billion dollars across seventy-five deals, while early-stage companies raised five billion dollars from over two hundred seventy rounds. Seed funding reached one point nine billion dollars in eight hundred forty-five rounds. Europe's share of global venture capital dropped to thirteen percent, down from nineteen percent, with a total decrease in funding of eleven percent year over year. North American funding rose to one hundred forty-five billion dollars, particularly in AI.

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