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European AI startups are valued at just one-eighth of their US peers

Tech Funding News Sofia Chesnokova

PitchBook’s Q2 2026 European Venture Report found that European AI startups are valued far lower than US counterparts. The median pre-money valuation is €8.3 million in Europe versus $64.2 million in the United States. Funding and deal evaluations are therefore skewing toward higher valuations for US AI startups compared with Europe.

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The median pre-money valuation of AI startups in Europe is €8.3 million, compared with €64.2 million in the…

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