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Deep in data @CrunchbaseNews - journalist covering venture, AI. Speaker been on NASDAQ TradeTalks, Yahoo Finance, TechCrunch Equity pod @TechCrunch alumni

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Gené Teare is Head of Content at Crunchbase. She joined TechCrunch 10 years ago to work on Crunchbase. She has been writing and presenting on Women in Venture and Women in Tech. She also writes about early stage seed and venture funding trends.

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Europe Posted Its Strongest Venture Funding Quarter In 4 Years As UK Gains, M&A Holds Up

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In Q2, Europe posted its strongest quarter in four years for venture funding, Crunchbase data shows. All told, Europe-based startups raised $24 billion in the just-ended quarter, up around a third quarter over quarter and two-thirds higher than the $14.4 billion raised in Q2 2025. Within the region, U.K. startups gained significant share in Q2, raising more than $10 billion.
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Crunchbase Data: Global Startup Investment Hit Record $510B In H1 2026 As AI Boom Accelerates Funding And Exits

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Global venture funding reached a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026, surpassing the $440 billion invested in all of 2025 and setting a new high for startup investment in any half-year period on record, Crunchbase data shows. The data also illustrates how capital is concentrating into a handful of companies at unprecedented scale while IPOs and acquisitions have returned in force, with the second quarter notching one of the strongest periods for venture-backed exits in years.
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London-Based Tapestry VC Closes On $80M Third Fund To Invest In Repeat European Founders

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London-based Tapestry VC has closed an $80 million third fund to double down on what it believes is one of Europe’s biggest long-term advantages: repeat founders. The firm says entrepreneurs starting their second or third companies have created more than $2 trillion in enterprise value across Europe, and expects the coming wave of AI exits to produce another generation of experienced founders.
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