1、March 2026THE 2026EUROPEAN DEEP TECH REPORTExecutive Summary2Deep Tech is defined as novel scientific or engineering breakthroughs making their way into products and companies for the first time.Scientific and engineering breakthroughs have changed our lives immeasurably over the last century and ev

2、en within the last 30 years as advances in telecoms,robotics and AI make their way from labs into our homes and workplaces.Looking forward,we need disruptive innovations more than ever to solve global challenges like climate change,resource scarcity or looming demographic and productivity crises.1.D

3、EEP TECH DEFINEDEurope has the raw ingredients to build the next generational Deep Tech companies:Talent,Market Opportunity and Capital.Technical&Entrepreneurial Talent:Europe is home to 30%of the worlds top Deep Tech universities and produces twice as many science and engineering graduates as the U

4、S.A talent flywheel is now turning,with successful companies recycling founders,operators,and capital back into the European ecosystem.Market Opportunity:Geopolitical tailwinds are driving demand for sovereign technology and local supply chains.Governments recognize the opportunity to drive economic

5、 growth through investment in innovation and are using policy and public capital to target AI infrastructure,semiconductors,space,and defence as instruments of GDP growth.Capital:VC funding in Deep Tech continues to accelerate and is explored in detail in its own section.2.THE EUROPEAN DEEP TECH OPP

6、ORTUNITY State of the Market:The value of VC backed European Deep Tech continues to grow,reaching a new high at$690bn with companies like Helsing and Synthesia driving recent growth.Funding Landscape:VC funding for Deep Tech continues its growth on last year,rising to$20.3bn and making up an all tim