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The Europe Pitch
Your edge on global private capital markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
 
Good afternoon. Welcome back to The Europe Pitch, PitchBook's newsletter for the EMEA region.

⚛️ Europe’s quantum moment is getting real. VC funding hit a record €1.5 billion in 2025 as new specialist funds were launched and mega-rounds drove momentum. As Brussels piles in on industrial strategy, investors are treating quantum less like a lab project and more like the next deeptech platform play. More below