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August 18, 2025

Is AI agent startup N8n really worth more than $2bn?

The German startup instigated a VC bidding war in its Series C fundraise

Very few companies in European tech are capable of instigating VCs into an all-out bidding war — but in recent weeks, German AI startup N8n did just that.  

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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