Whats more, the Netherlands is showing a particularly strong comeback.

Amsterdam funding rose a highly encouraging 107%.

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Dutch startups were, as previously mentioned, off to a flying start.

This puts the Netherlands in fourth spot in terms of money raised in Q1 $1.3bn.

Unsurprisingly, the UK tops the chart with $3.9bn.

Europe leading segments by VC investment, Q1 2024

London accounted for $2.4bn of this, however, this figure was down 18% from last year.

In second place was Germany with $2.3bn, followed by France, where VCs invested $1.7bn.

Across the board, there were over 500 deals of $2mn or more.

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European countries by VC investment Q1 2024

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