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November 24, 2025

Onstage launches ‘Y Combinator for Europe’ with £10m fund

Demo Day organiser aims to make 80 investments over next three years

Martin Coulter

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Onstage, the company behind one of Europe’s top startup demo days, has announced a first close of £10m for a new fund in the hopes of building the region’s answer to Y Combinator. 

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Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is Sifted's news editor, based in London. You can follow him on LinkedIn and X

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