Recap: Europe's top 10 funding rounds this week (9 -15 March)

"€1.7 billion, or $2 billion. That is not just the largest European funding round of the week, it is, according to the company itself, the largest equity round ever raised by a European startup. The investor list alone communicates the scale of ambition: Nvidia, Citadel, Dell, Nokia, Jane Street, and Point72, alongside lead backers Aker ASA and 8090 Industries."

"Nscale builds vertically integrated AI infrastructure, from GPU compute and networking to data services and orchestration software. The Series C values the company at $14.6 billion, a more than fourfold jump from the $3.1 billion valuation it achieved at its Series B in September 2025. This round follows a €1.1 billion debt facility Nscale signed in February."

"The week of 9-15 March was, by any measure, an exceptional one for European venture capital. Two deals alone, one in London, one in Paris, accounted for nearly three billion dollars. But beyond the headline figures, what the week really illustrated was the texture of where European investor confidence now sits: AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, health tech, defence, and cross-border commerce."

Europe's startup ecosystem experienced exceptional venture capital activity during March 9-15, 2025, with two deals totaling nearly three billion dollars. The funding landscape reflects investor confidence in AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, health tech, defence, and cross-border commerce. Nscale secured €1.7 billion in Series C funding, the largest equity round ever raised by a European startup, with backing from major investors including Nvidia, Citadel, and Dell. The company, founded in 2024, builds vertically integrated AI infrastructure and achieved a $14.6 billion valuation. AMI Labs raised a record-breaking $1.03 billion seed round in Paris. The week demonstrated geographic diversity across European tech hubs and thematic alignment with current market priorities.

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