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Tier 1 VC Firms in Europe (Dealroom Ranking)
Top ten European venture capital firms ranked by portfolio outcomes.
This reference list ranks the top ten Tier 1 venture capital firms investing in Europe based on Dealroom data. The ranking measures key portfolio milestones such as unicorn status and reaching $100M in revenue, weighting earlier-stage investments and outsized outcomes more heavily.
The list
Tier 1 firms in Europe according to the data:
1. Phoenix Court
2. Index Ventures
3. Accel
4. Point Nine
5. HV Capital
6. Balderton
7. Sequoia
8. Y Combinator
9. Kima Ventures
10. Global Founders Capital
Methodology: combines key milestones for portfolio companies (becoming a unicorn or surpassing $100m of revenue), with more weighting given to earlier stages and bigger outcomes.
What it's for
- Build a target investor list for European startup fundraising
- Benchmark top-performing VC funds operating across Europe
- Research track records of leading European early-stage investors
Key points
- Identifies top 10 venture capital funds active in the European ecosystem
- Based on Dealroom portfolio performance data
- Evaluates portfolio milestones including unicorn valuations and $100M+ revenue marks
- Weights earlier investment stages and larger return multiples more heavily
Pricing
Free
Details
- Type
- List
- Category
- Business & Money
- Topic
- Venture Capital
- Open source
- No
- Platforms
- other
- For
- Startup founders and operators raising venture capital in Europe
- Tags
- venture capital, startups, fundraising, europe, investors, dealroom
Why it was saved
- @SebJohnsonUK: Serves as a reference for which European VCs are considered Tier 1, useful when targeting investors or evaluating funds.
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