The top AI deals in Europe this year | TechCrunch

In the U.S. , artificial intelligence accounted for nearly 30 deals of over $100 million so far in 2024 , making it the global leader.

Europe has seen 14 investments valued at $ 100 m or more for AI companies, with one company snagging two investments.

PitchBook data shows that there have been more than 1,700 funding rounds for AI startups in the region.

AI startups in Europe have raised $484 million in recent months .

Helsing and Poolside are among the most successful startups in the market.

H is for “heady” and Flo Health , which raises $220 million in May .

Poolside is focused on building AI tools to help developers speed up software development.

Heady is the first “pure hardware/wearable component’s” startup.

Pigment is squarely in the area of enterprise software — specifically enterprise resource planning for finance teams. Like Flo Health , it’s not an AI startup per se, but it does lean on it for its functionality. As such, it’s part of the widening pool of AI applications that prove out the prediction that AI will eventually be part and parcel of all our digital services. Its $145 million round earlier this year , which came less than a year after its previous raise, gave Pigment a valuation of over $780 million ..