TLDRocket
26 October 2026
Europe’s AI story today is capital flow with a purpose: where investors put money when they don’t yet see economy-wide payback. Q3 2026 saw European tech raise €27.8 billion across 732 deals, up 32.4% from Q3 2025, with AI accounting for €6.7 billion—about 24% of the total. Callosum’s €100M seed round for AI infrastructure software sits near the center of that tilt, underscoring a market still prioritizing the plumbing. In parallel, Apollo’s chief economist Torsten Slok and Apollo’s broader analysis argue the financial benefit of AI remains concentrated in the “Magnificent 7,” where inflation-adjusted revenue per employee is roughly $780,000, versus about $527,000 for the other 493 S&P 500 firms. The message for executives is uncomfortable but practical: until AI shows up in measurable productivity, budgets become cost-center negotiations.
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