The RoundTape leaderboards · 2026 edition

Leaders of European and global deep tech

The definitive data-backed ranking of hyper-growth venture startups, visionary founders, and technical architects. Driven by multi-signal telemetry, zero pay-to-play.

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Results: 13
SelectRankCompany and statusSectorStageTotal fundingLead investorsPatentsMoatMomentum Score7 dayTrendQuick look
1
E
London, UK & Warsaw, Poland
AI & Machine LearningSeries B$101.0M$1.10BAndreessen Horowitz, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross145.897.2Z 3.82+4.0
2
MA
Paris, France
AI & Machine LearningSeries B$640.0M$6.0BGeneral Catalyst, Lightspeed, Bpifrance185.796.5Z 3.71+2.0
3
N
Zurich, Switzerland
AI & Machine LearningSeries A$42.0M$180.0MFrontier Capital, Sequoia Horizon125.494.8Z 3.42+3.0
4
FA
Warsaw, Poland
AI & Machine LearningSeries A$14.5M$58.0MEuropean Media Syndicate, Inovo VC85.593.4Z 3.28+7.0
5
HF
Berlin, Germany
Climate & CleanTechSeries B$35.0M$145.0MEurazeo Planet, High-Tech Gründerfonds165.389.4Z 2.89+1.0
6
L
London, United Kingdom
FinTech & InsurTechSeries A$18.5M$75.0MBalderton Capital, Index Ventures64.884.1Z 2.31+4.0
7
B
Cambridge, United Kingdom
BioTech & HealthTechSeries A$26.0M$110.0MSofinnova Partners, Mubadala Capital225.781.6Z 2.15+2.0
8
AO
Munich & Warsaw
Defense & Dual-Use TechSeries A$22.0M$95.0MNATO Innovation Fund, Vsquared Ventures95.280.2Z 1.98+5.0
9
K
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Robotics & HardwareSeed$16.0M$58.0MInnovation Industries, EQT Ventures74.678.5Z 1.74-1.0
10
C
Paris, France
Cybersecurity & PrivacySeries A$20.0M$82.0MPartech, Bpifrance115.077.1Z 1.62+2.0
11
Q
Delft, Netherlands
Quantum TechnologiesSeed$14.0M$52.0MQuantonation, Speedinvest185.176.0Z 1.55+4.0
12
CS
Wrocław, Poland
Robotics & HardwareSeed$11.0M$38.0MMarket One Capital, Inovo.vc84.774.8Z 1.42+3.0
13
NP
Graz, Austria
Climate & CleanTechSeed$12.5M$42.0MSpeedinvest, Apex Ventures54.973.5Z 1.35+5.0
Data integrity over PR noise

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0128%

Capital and rounds

Verified regulatory filings, round size, the gap between rounds and the quality of the lead syndicate.

0222%

Code and patents

Repository velocity, release cadence and granted EPO or USPTO families held by the company.

0318%

Talent inflow

Headcount growth, seniority mix and net migration of engineers from established laboratories.

0414%

Press citations

Tier 4 and tier 5 publication citations, weighted by the editorial independence of the outlet.

0510%

Product cadence

Shipped releases, depth of the public changelog and follow through on the declared roadmap.

068%

Community verdict

Reader and expert moat ratings on the one to six scale, weighted by the history of the reviewer.