New unicorns are being minted with increased frequency. We know that Europe is a hotbed for deep tech talent, and we believe that all of Europe’s deep tech unicorns deserve to be highlighted.
So we set out on the daunting task of compiling all of Europe’s deep tech unicorns in one place. Admittedly, this is not always easy or even possible. For example, drawing the line between unicorn or simply lucrative company is often difficult, and doesn’t have a universal consensus. Similarly, the question of what constitutes a deep tech is not carved in stone.
In our efforts to keep this list as updated as possible, if you know of a deep tech unicorn that should be on this list but isn’t, please contact us at editorial@deeptechnews.eu to tip us off.
Last updated: Jan. 20, 2026
Methodology
What is a unicorn? A privately-held company with a valuation worth at least $1B. We’ve stuck to this definition.
What is a deep tech? A technology company whose core product is built on scientific findings that the company itself has endeavoured to uncover.
Geographical focus. Just as Deep Tech News Europe places a focus on news from continental Europe, this list does not include UK-based companies.
Age. We’ve chosen to focus on companies that are founded no earlier than 2000.
Europe’s Deep Tech Unicorns
- 1KOMMA5° Integrated cleantech, home energy solution.
- Industry: Cleantech
- Based in: Germany
- Valuation: $1B+
- Founded: 2021
- Ablynx Developing the Nanobodies technology platform for new drug design.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Based in: Belgium
- Valuation: 3.9B EUR
- Founded: 2001
- Agile Robots AI-driven robotics and automation.
- Industry: Robotics
- Based in: Germany
- Valuation: $1B+
- Founded: 2018
- Araris Biotech Development of a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)-linker technology
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Based in: Switzerland
- Valuation: $1.14B
- Founded: 2019
- BioArctic Biopharma for neurodegenerative disorders.
- Industry: Biotech
- Based in: Sweden
- Founded: 2003
- Valuation: 1.3B EUR
- BioNTech Developing immunotherapies to fight cancer.
- Industry: Biotech
- Based in: Germany
- Founded: 2008
- Valuation: $12.5B
- Celestia Modular blockchain
- Industry: Next-gen computing
- Based in: Liechtenstein
- Founded: 2019
- Valuation: $1B
- Climeworks Large-scale carbon removal
- Industry: Cleantech
- Based in: Switzerland
- Founded: 2009
- Valuation: $1.9B
- CRISPR Theapeutics Gene-based medicine
- Industry: Biotech
- Based in: Switzerland
- Founded: 2013
- Valuation: $1.6B
- DeepL The world’s most accurate translation tool.
- Industry: Next-gen computing
- Based in: Germany
- Founded: 2009
- Valuation: $2B
- Einride Self-driving trucks for supply chain management
- Industry: Robotics, energy, cleantech
- Based in: Sweden
- Founded: 2016
- Valuation: $1.8B
- Exotec Warehouse automation system.
- Industry: Robotics
- Based in: France
- Founded: 2015
- Valuation: $2B
- Helsing Autonomous defence systems.
- Industry: Defence tech
- Based in: Germany
- Founded: 2021
- Valuation: $2-3B
- Isar Aerospace Aerospace launch services
- Industry: Space tech
- Based in: Germany
- Founded:
- Valuation: 1B EUR
- IQM Building quantum computers
- Industry: Next-gen computing
- Based in: Finland
- Founded: 2018
- Valuation: $1B
- Loft Orbital Space infrastructure.
- Industry: Space tech
- Based in: France & USA
- Founded: 2019
- Valuation: $1.1B
- Loveable Build apps with AI
- Industry: Next-gen computing
- Based in: Sweden
- Founded: 2023
- Valuation: 6.6B EUR
- Mistral AI Artificial intelligence-based LLM
- Industry: Next-gen computing
- Based in: France
- Founded: 2023
- Valuation: $6.4B
- Neko Health Health checkups and data accessibility
- Industry: Health tech
- Based in: Sweden
- Founded: 2018
- Valuation: $1.8B
- Olink Affinity-based proteomics solutions.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Based in: Sweden
- Valudation: 3.1B EUR
- Owkin Agentic AI for biological reasoning
- Industry: health tech
- Based in: France
- Founded: 2016
- Valuation: $1B
- Quantum Systems Aerial intelligence
- Industry: Next-gen computing
- Based in: Germany
- Founded: 2015
- Valuation: $3B
- Stegra (ex-H2 Green Steel) Decarbonizing the steel industry
- Industry: Cleantech
- Based in: Sweden
- Founded: 2020
- Valuation: $1B+
- Sword Health Whole-person AI care for health, recovery, prevention.
- Industry: Healthtech
- Based in: Portugal
- Founded: 2015
- Valuation: $4B
- Tekever Unmanned aerial surveillance
- Industry: Defence tech
- Based in: Portugal
- Founded: 2001
- Valuation: $1B
- Tubulis Antibody-drug conjugates for on-tumour delivery.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Based in: Germany
- Founded: 2019
- Valuation: Undisclosed, but follows a 308M EUR round in Oct. 2025
- Verkor Low-carbon battery production
- Industry: Energy
- Based in: France
- Founded: 2020
- Valuation: $3-5.6B
- Volocopter Flying taxi helicopter for urban transportation
- Industry: Robotics
- Based in: France
- Founded: 2011
Valuation: $1.87B
