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11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
April 21, 2025
11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs
Investors from Parkwalk, Amadeus Capital Partners, Apex Ventures, First Momentum Ventures and AlbionVC share the startups they’re watching
# Deeptech
The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs
Analysis
April 18, 2025
The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs
From demining to geospatial data, here are a handful of startups VCs say are in the market
# Deeptech
10 quantum computing startups to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
April 18, 2025
10 quantum computing startups to watch, according to VCs
Funding for quantum startups is on the rise again — these are the startups VCs are looking at
# Deeptech
European tech’s most influential lobbyists
Analysis
April 17, 2025
European tech’s most influential lobbyists
Here are some of the movers and shakers helping startups shape policy
# Public & Academic
AI agents score big in a Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds
Analysis
April 16, 2025
AI agents score big in a Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds
Healthtech closes gap with climate tech; Ireland soars; median deal size up 36%
# Venture Capital
EIF head Marjut Falkstedt: 'We will not finance weapons and ammunition'
Interview
April 16, 2025
EIF head Marjut Falkstedt: 'We will not finance weapons and ammunition'
The head of Europe's biggest LP on rearming Europe, scaling capital and shaking up the EIF
# The Big Interview
Inside Ithaca, the Berlusconi heir’s secretive startup investing firm
Analysis
April 15, 2025
Inside Ithaca, the Berlusconi heir’s secretive startup investing firm
Ithaca Investments doesn't have a website — but it sits on the cap tables of all the most talked-about Italian-founded startups
# Venture Capital
Six bootstrapped Nordic startups to watch
Analysis
April 15, 2025
Six bootstrapped Nordic startups to watch
From AI transcription tools to short term rentals
# Startup Life
Strip sales set to rise in European VC
Analysis
April 15, 2025
Strip sales set to rise in European VC
The form of secondaries, which takes a percentage of a bundle of portfolio companies, is increasingly of interest to European VCs
# Venture Capital
Ukrainian startups are bouncing back
Opinion
April 14, 2025
Ukrainian startups are bouncing back
Funding’s up, and there’s renewed interest from foreign frontier investors
# Sifted View
Inside General Catalyst, European tech’s kingmaker
Analysis
April 11, 2025
Inside General Catalyst, European tech’s kingmaker
The US VC has made big bets on European champions like Mistral and Helsing — but it’s lost nearly its entire Berlin-native investing team
# Venture Capital
Runners-up not slowing down: 65 UK & Ireland startups just outside the Sifted 100
Analysis
April 11, 2025
Runners-up not slowing down: 65 UK & Ireland startups just outside the Sifted 100
The fast-growing startups that just missed out on Sifted's leaderboard
# Startup Life
Meet the women founders behind the UK and Ireland's fastest-growing startups
Analysis
April 9, 2025
Meet the women founders behind the UK and Ireland's fastest-growing startups
Despite facing systemic barriers, these women have built some of Europe’s most exciting companies
# Startup Life
10 AI startup operators to watch in Europe
Analysis
April 8, 2025
10 AI startup operators to watch in Europe
Based on Sifted reporting and conversations with top VCs, here are some of the brightest AI operators
# Deeptech
Britain’s got talent. But is that enough?
Opinion
April 7, 2025
Britain’s got talent. But is that enough?
ARIA, aka Britain's 'moonshot factory', has a new set of programme directors — and a singular opportunity to boost the UK's growth
# Public & Academic
Europe’s investors shun fintech for deals in B2B SaaS and healthtech
Analysis
April 4, 2025
Europe’s investors shun fintech for deals in B2B SaaS and healthtech
Fintech was Europe’s least active sector by dealcount in the first quarter of this year
# Fintech
The UK’s 10 fastest-growing healthtech startups by revenue
Analysis
April 3, 2025
The UK’s 10 fastest-growing healthtech startups by revenue
14 healthtechs made it onto the Sifted 100
# Healthtech
11 family offices for startups to tap into in the Nordics
Analysis
April 2, 2025
11 family offices for startups to tap into in the Nordics
From legacy wealth to founder-led investment firms
# Venture Capital
Europe gets a rocket boost but ‘we’re still 10 years behind SpaceX’
Analysis
April 1, 2025
Europe gets a rocket boost but ‘we’re still 10 years behind SpaceX’
Isar Aerospace's orbital launch offers renewed hope for the region’s stalled space ambitions — but a concerning gap with the US remains
# Deeptech
Bang for buck: The UK startups making the most revenue with the smallest teams
Analysis
April 1, 2025
Bang for buck: The UK startups making the most revenue with the smallest teams
These Sifted 100 companies are making the most revenue with the fewest workers
# Venture Capital
Meet the UK and Ireland’s fastest-growing fintechs by revenue
Analysis
April 1, 2025
Meet the UK and Ireland’s fastest-growing fintechs by revenue
The top 10 fastest growing fintechs include challenger banks, neolenders and crypto custodians
# Fintech
This biotech made the biggest leap on the Sifted 100 ranking — now it’s getting an overhaul
Analysis
March 31, 2025
This biotech made the biggest leap on the Sifted 100 ranking — now it’s getting an overhaul
Revenue is up but Cambridge’s Bit.bio still reshuffles board, lays off staff and drops therapeutics focus. The interim chief explains why it ‘narrowed focus’
# Healthtech
Faster, leaner, fitter: Europe’s new generation of startups
Opinion
March 31, 2025
Faster, leaner, fitter: Europe’s new generation of startups
The Sifted 100 shows how AI is beginning to shuffle the competitive cards
# Sifted View
Climate VCs and startups are chasing the defence tech trend
Analysis
March 28, 2025
Climate VCs and startups are chasing the defence tech trend
Investors and founders seem to increasingly be categorising climate as “resilience” as defence tech heats up
# Climate Tech

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11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs

The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs

10 quantum computing startups to watch, according to VCs

European tech’s most influential lobbyists

AI agents score big in a Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds

EIF head Marjut Falkstedt: 'We will not finance weapons and ammunition'

Inside Ithaca, the Berlusconi heir’s secretive startup investing firm

Six bootstrapped Nordic startups to watch

Strip sales set to rise in European VC

Ukrainian startups are bouncing back

Inside General Catalyst, European tech’s kingmaker

Runners-up not slowing down: 65 UK & Ireland startups just outside the Sifted 100

Meet the women founders behind the UK and Ireland's fastest-growing startups

10 AI startup operators to watch in Europe

Britain’s got talent. But is that enough?

Europe’s investors shun fintech for deals in B2B SaaS and healthtech

The UK’s 10 fastest-growing healthtech startups by revenue

11 family offices for startups to tap into in the Nordics

Europe gets a rocket boost but ‘we’re still 10 years behind SpaceX’

Bang for buck: The UK startups making the most revenue with the smallest teams

Meet the UK and Ireland’s fastest-growing fintechs by revenue

This biotech made the biggest leap on the Sifted 100 ranking — now it’s getting an overhaul

Faster, leaner, fitter: Europe’s new generation of startups

Climate VCs and startups are chasing the defence tech trend