Almost 80 European Deep Tech University Spinouts Reached $1B Valuations or $100M in Revenue in 2025

European deep tech spinouts hit $1B valuations or $100M revenue in 2025—fueling a $398B innovation wave.
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Almost 80 European Deep Tech University Spinouts Reached $1B Valuations or $100M in Revenue in 2025
European Deep Tech Spinouts Hit $1B Milestone—And VCs Are Rushing In In 2025, nearly 80 European university-born deep tech startups crossed a major threshold: either $1 billion in valuation, $100 million in annual revenue, or both. This surge—backed by $398 billion in cumulative enterprise value—highlights how academic research is no longer confined to labs but is actively reshaping global tech markets. Who’s behind these breakthroughs? And why are investors suddenly pouring capital into university corridors? Credit: Yuttana Jaowattana / EyeEm/ Getty Images From Lab Bench to Billion-Dollar Business Europe’s universities have quietly become launchpads for world-class innovation. According to Dealroom’s European Spinout Report 2025 , 76 deep tech and life sciences spinouts have scaled to elite status. Names like Iceye (Finnish radar satellite tech), IQM (Finnish quantum computing), Isar Aerospace (German orbital launch), Synthesia (UK AI avatars), and Tekever (Portuguese drone systems) now l…