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EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?
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Profile
June 3, 2026
EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?
After winning the Scaleup Europe Fund mandate, EQT is positioned to help decide which startups become Europe’s next giants
# Venture capital
How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’
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Interview
June 3, 2026
How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’
Surwera’s founders on how they got into the startup ecosystem to build its mouthy robot dog.
# Robotics
Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton
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Exclusive
June 3, 2026
Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton
Gigaton is part of a wave of companies focused on applying AI to the physical world
# Artificial intelligence
Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
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Exclusive
June 2, 2026
Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
The company last raised $104m in October from the likes of Google Ventures and Lux Capital
# Spacetech
Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race
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Analysis
June 2, 2026
Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race
Monzo is the latest fintech to launch phone plans
# Fintech
Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise
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Exclusive
June 2, 2026
Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise
Balderton, Earlybird and Seedcamp also invest in AI-powered live commerce platform
# Consumer
Meet Jonny Clifford: ex-teacher, Entrepreneurs First partner and Matt's 'more fun' brother
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Profile
June 2, 2026
Meet Jonny Clifford: ex-teacher, Entrepreneurs First partner and Matt's 'more fun' brother
Former colleagues and portfolio founders dig into Jonny’s teacherly approach to venture, his unprecedented personality test and a very viral dance video
# Accelerators and incubators
Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’
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Analysis
June 1, 2026
Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’
The American AI giant’s latest raise surpassed the entire region’s funding efforts last year
# Artificial intelligence
Frontier computing mapped: 70+ companies racing to power the AI era
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Market map
June 1, 2026
Frontier computing mapped: 70+ companies racing to power the AI era
The startups that could finally shift the continent from consumer to competitor
# Deeptech
Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round
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Exclusive
June 1, 2026
Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round
Dutch startup wins backing from London-based Transition Ventures and Hitachi VC arm
# AI chips
The US and Europe: A tale of two AIs
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Sifted View
June 1, 2026
The US and Europe: A tale of two AIs
While US AI labs sell the future, European startups are helping companies build it themselves
# Artificial intelligence
Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?
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Analysis
May 29, 2026
Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?
VCs on both sides of the Atlantic are increasingly interested in influencer-investors, but some say “Europe is two years behind" the US
Anne Sraders
The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe
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Fastest-growing startups
May 29, 2026
The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe
The European legal tech startups with the biggest increase in headcount over the past 12 months, as per LinkedIn data
# AI agents
This ex-Spotify boss is using AI to help VCs tell which startups are '90% bollocks'
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Interview
May 29, 2026
This ex-Spotify boss is using AI to help VCs tell which startups are '90% bollocks'
Henrik Landgren says his AI agents can spot winners and red flags
# Venture capital
Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push
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Explainer
May 28, 2026
Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push
The French scaleup’s new offering is focused on industrial engineering
# Artificial intelligence
Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud
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Analysis
May 28, 2026
Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud
France’s AI darling is steadily building its infrastructure offering — is it the right move?
# Artificial intelligence
The 16 Italian and Spanish startups with 200%+ one-year revenue growth
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Leaderboard
May 28, 2026
The 16 Italian and Spanish startups with 200%+ one-year revenue growth
An alternative cut of Sifted 100: Southern Europe data reveals the startups accelerating fastest in their latest reported year
# Venture capital
Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months
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News
May 27, 2026
Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months
The high turnover comes after the firm rebranded and spun off from Earlybird Venture Capital in 2024
# Venture capital
10 Oxford spinouts ready to raise Series A
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List
May 27, 2026
10 Oxford spinouts ready to raise Series A
Spanning drug discovery, robotics, quantum tech and more — these are the buzziest startups spinning out of Europe's most prolific life sciences university
Oshin Narang
Balderton, AVP suffer early blow in ‘unfair prejudice’ case
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Exclusive
May 27, 2026
Balderton, AVP suffer early blow in ‘unfair prejudice’ case
A judge deemed that parts of the Cognism founder's case have 'a real prospect of success'
# Venture capital
Moneybox races to offer AI-powered financial advice — if regulators allow it
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Interview
May 26, 2026
Moneybox races to offer AI-powered financial advice — if regulators allow it
London-based wealthtech seeks regulatory approval within the next nine months
# Fintech
Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A
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Exclusive
May 26, 2026
Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A
Longevity and preventative health technologies are becoming increasingly popular across Europe
# Artificial intelligence
Nordic soonicorns to watch
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Soonicorns
May 26, 2026
Nordic soonicorns to watch
11 startups in line to hit unicorn status
# Venture capital
European sovereignty doesn't mean corporate welfare
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Sifted View
May 25, 2026
European sovereignty doesn't mean corporate welfare
Some fear a protectionist mindset could lead to worse products for European businesses and consumers
# Government

Sifted Pro articles

EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?

How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’

Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton

Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say

Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race

Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise

Meet Jonny Clifford: ex-teacher, Entrepreneurs First partner and Matt's 'more fun' brother

Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’

Frontier computing mapped: 70+ companies racing to power the AI era

Exclusive: ASML spinout Invisix raises €20m seed round

The US and Europe: A tale of two AIs

Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?

The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe

This ex-Spotify boss is using AI to help VCs tell which startups are '90% bollocks'

Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push

Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud

The 16 Italian and Spanish startups with 200%+ one-year revenue growth

Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months

10 Oxford spinouts ready to raise Series A

Balderton, AVP suffer early blow in ‘unfair prejudice’ case

Moneybox races to offer AI-powered financial advice — if regulators allow it

Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A

Nordic soonicorns to watch

European sovereignty doesn't mean corporate welfare