Tech.eu Funding Explorer: Free Access to 51,000+ European Startup Funding Rounds

The European startup ecosystem has a new public utility. On June 22, 2026, Tech.eu launched the Tech.eu Funding Explorer at funding.tech.eu, a free, open-access database that makes years of European funding intelligence available to everyone—no login, no subscription, and no paywall .

The Explorer holds 51,352 funding rounds, 38,147 companies, and 30,176 investors—along with 8,743 exits and roughly €692 billion in disclosed funding—all linked to their original sources . Its goal is straightforward: give founders, investors, analysts, journalists, and AI agents a single, explorable source for European tech capital flows that was previously scattered across paywalled or fragmented datasets .

Key Features

Full-Text Search and Exploration

Users can browse or query the entire database through an interactive web interface, searching by company, investor, sector, country, funding stage, or amount . Every company and investor profile page includes social share cards for easy sharing .

Daily AI-Generated Analysis (Signals)

The platform generates a daily AI-powered pulse called Signals, covering funding rounds, market trends, sector shifts, and geographic activity. Each signal carries a publication timestamp so users can assess its freshness .

Open JSON API (Keyless, CORS-Enabled)

Developers get programmatic access to rounds, companies, investors, exits, and market-map aggregates with a rate limit of 120 requests per 60 seconds per IP—no API key required . The API returns cited data points with confidence levels .

MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server

An MCP server exposes the entire dataset as callable tools for AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT. Users can make conversational queries such as search_rounds, company_profile, investor_profile, or market_map .

Embeddable Cards

Live, iframe-friendly snapshots of market overviews or individual company funding cards can be embedded into any website without JavaScript .

RSS Feed for AI Insights

A machine-readable feed at /feed.xml delivers every published AI signal in structured format, suitable for automated ingestion .

Downloadable Charts (PNG)

All charts on the site can be exported as PNG images with the Tech.eu logo and source attribution, ready for reports, decks, or presentations .

Accessibility Improvements

Charts now meet keyboard navigation and screen-reader standards, and contrast labels comply with accessibility norms .

Data Scope

Coverage

• Funding rounds: 51,352 round records with stage, amount, date, and involved investors
• Companies: 38,147 company profiles with sector and country metadata
• Investors: 30,176 investor profiles with portfolio, biggest deals, and co-investor networks
• Exits: 8,743 M&A and exit events, with 1,752 having disclosed values
• Total disclosed funding: Approximately €692 billion

Currency Normalization

All amounts are converted to EUR using the European Central Bank reference rate on the round date, ensuring consistent comparisons across countries and years .

Source Attribution

Every data point is cited to its original source, and the API includes confidence levels to help users assess data reliability .

Sector and Country Metadata

Company sectors now appear in the latest funding list and rounds table. Data can be filtered by country, stage, sector, and amount .

Goals and Philosophy

Free and Open to Everyone

No login wall, no subscription fee. The data is released under a CC BY 4.0 license (attribution required), encouraging reuse in reports, tools, and research .

Bridge a Gap in the Ecosystem

Tech.eu CEO Arda Kutsal described the motivation as filling a gap: Tech.eu had spent years gathering rich funding data, but there was no freely explorable, machine-readable interface for the community. The Explorer was built to solve that .

Support Multiple Use Cases

The platform is designed for three distinct audiences:

• Human exploration through the web UI
• Developer integration via the JSON API and MCP server
• AI-driven analysis through the RSS feed and agent tools

Continuous Improvement

The Explorer is in active beta. Since its launch, Tech.eu has released several updates (as of June 29, 2026) adding better AI analysis coverage, currency consistency, accessibility improvements, and machine-readable access . A dedicated feedback section within the platform allows users to submit suggestions .

The changelog confirms that the first week of updates already included: company sector visibility in funding lists, investor data in the JSON API, the MCP server, and a full-coverage sitemap .

How It Compares to Other Sources

While the European Commission maintains several funding data sources—such as the EU Funding & Tenders Portal , CORDIS for research projects , and the European Innovation Council Data Hub —the Tech.eu Funding Explorer focuses specifically on private investment activity (venture capital, growth equity, grants, and M&A) across the European tech ecosystem .

It complements official EU sources by covering the startup and VC landscape that government portals do not track. The EIB Group's TechEU Platform (an unrelated initiative) targets financing and advisory services for innovators , while the Tech.eu Explorer provides observational data on funding flows.

The platform also aggregates data that was previously only available through fragmented sources or paid databases, making it a unique resource for anyone tracking European tech capital .