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Top Startup Exits in Western Europe for 2026

In Western Europe, we rank 307 startup exits based on an algorithm that considers factors such as total investment, quarterly employee count, and website traffic. Startup exits in Western Europe are falling behind the performance of their global counterparts.

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Top Startup Exits in Western Europe for 2026

1st
Spotify logo
SpotifySB Score: 923Public Exit

Spotify is a commercial music streaming service that provides restricted digital content from a range of record labels and artists.

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Website
www.spotify.com
Employee range
5,001 – 10,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$1.1B
National Rank(Sweden)
Regional Rank(Western Europe)
Global Rank(Worldwide)
2nd
Adjust logo
AdjustSB Score: 787Public Exit

Adjust is an analytics platform that helps marketers grow their mobile apps with with tools that measure, automate and protect user data.

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Website
www.adjust.com
Employee range
251 – 500
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$255.9M
National Rank(Germany)
Regional Rank(Western Europe)
Global Rank(Worldwide)
3rd
Supercell logo
SupercellSB Score: 783Public Exit

Supercell is a mobile game developer based in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in San Francisco, Seoul and Shanghai. Since our launch in 2010, we've brought five games to the global market – Brawl Stars, Clash Royale, Boom Beach, Clash of Clans and Hay Day.

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Website
supercell.com/en
Employee range
501 – 1,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$143M
National Rank(Finland)
Regional Rank(Western Europe)
Global Rank(Worldwide)

Total amount:242

Largest Startup Exits in Western Europe by Funding

The top three largest startup exits in Western Europe have raised total funding of more than USD 21.6B. Among the top three funded exits, the most popular industry, based on total funding, is Healthtech.
1st
Spotify logo
SpotifySB Score: 923Public Exit

Spotify is a commercial music streaming service that provides restricted digital content from a range of record labels and artists.

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Website
www.spotify.com
Employee range
5,001 – 10,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$1.1B
National Rank(Sweden)
Regional Rank(Western Europe)
Global Rank(Worldwide)
2nd
Nouryon logo
NouryonSB Score: 308Public Exit

Nouryon manufactures and supplies ingredients essential in the manufacturing of everyday products.

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Website
www.nouryon.com
Employee range
5,001 – 10,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
National Rank(The Netherlands)
Regional Rank(Western Europe)
Global Rank(Worldwide)
3rd
Oatly logo
OatlySB Score: 557Public Exit

Oatly is a FoodTech company specializing in plant-based, dairy-free products. The company’s patented enzyme technology copies nature’s own process and turns fiber rich oats into nutritional liquid food that is perfectly designed for humans.

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Website
oatly.com
Employee range
1,001 – 5,000
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$41.4M
National Rank(Sweden)
Regional Rank(Western Europe)
Global Rank(Worldwide)

Total amount:242

Top Hiring Startup Exits in Western Europe by Employee Size

The top three hiring startup exits in Western Europe have an average employee size that is smaller than to the global average. Among these, the Foodtech industry features the startup exit with the largest workforce.
1st
Wolt logo
WoltSB Score: 772Public Exit

Wolt is a food payment and delivery service

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Website
wolt.com
Employee range
10,001+
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$822.5M
National Rank(Finland)
Regional Rank(Western Europe)
Global Rank(Worldwide)

Total amount:307

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United States
314.096
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United Kingdom
80.114
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Israel
71.462
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Singapore
68.043
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Canada
49.534
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Sweden
40.781
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Germany
37.644
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Switzerland
36.108
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Australia
35.438
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The Netherlands
34.514
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