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April 8, 2026

19 AI agent startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

AI agent startups in Europe raised €6.2bn across 429 deals in 2025, according to Sifted data

Tom Nugent

9 min read

The ability to offload a bunch of work to AI agents — which run around the web completing tasks for users automatically — has captured the VC zeitgeist, with investors pouring heaps of capital into agentic tools in the last couple of years.

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Adam Niewiński, managing partner at OTB Ventures
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Carolina Monck, Episode 1 Ventures
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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers robotics, chips and university spinouts. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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