20 most promising early-stage startups
Sifted score
8.32-Axelera AI
Streamlined AI for edge computing
- Serial founder(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2021
HQ
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Latest round
Series A
€20.9m / May 2023Total funding
€56.4m
Sifted score
7.77-Salience Labs
Photonic chips for high-speed data processing
- Strong investor(s)
- Serial founder(s)
Year founded
2020
HQ
Oxford, United Kingdom
Latest round
Grant
€2.4m / Feb 2023Total funding
€16.4m
Sifted score
7.75-Innatera Nanosystems
Brain-inspired processors for efficient pattern recognition.
- Strong investor(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2018
HQ
Rijswijk, Netherlands
Latest round
Grant
€2.5m / Jan 2023Total funding
€7.5m
Sifted score
7.01-SynSense
- Strong investor(s)
- Serial founder(s)
Year founded
2017
HQ
Zurich, Switzerland
Latest round
Early VC
€12m / Apr 2023Total funding
€13.2m
Sifted score
6.9-CELUS GmbH
Automated electronics design using AI
- Strong investor(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2018
HQ
Munich, Germany
Latest round
Series A
€25m / Jul 2022Total funding
€30m
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