
AI Made in Europe: Built Here. Scaled Everywhere. | The Founder’s Story by Google
For years the story went like this: the US builds, Asia scales, Europe regulates. In 2026, that story is being rewritten. Europe-based AI startups raised a record $9.2B in a single quarter this year, more than half of all European venture funding. Paris saw the continent's largest seed round ever.* And right here in Switzerland, open, sovereign models and a world-class research ecosystem are produ





