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Europe’s entrepreneurs are pushing. When will the capital markets pull?
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Opinion
July 13, 2026
Europe’s entrepreneurs are pushing. When will the capital markets pull?
There's a new-found sense of urgency among European leaders, but words must now be matched by deeds
# Sifted view
The people set to influence tech policy in Burnham’s Britain
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Analysis
July 13, 2026
The people set to influence tech policy in Burnham’s Britain
Here are the other movers and shakers you should be watching
# Government
Exclusive: Yann LeCun’s newly-launched fund shuts as exclusivity relationships emerge
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Exclusive
July 10, 2026
Exclusive: Yann LeCun’s newly-launched fund shuts as exclusivity relationships emerge
According to documents seen by Sifted, the fund was planning to invest in early-stage startups across Asia, Europe and North America
# Venture capital
How tourist investors fell out of love with European tech's once-hottest sector
Pro
Analysis
July 10, 2026
How tourist investors fell out of love with European tech's once-hottest sector
Agnostic funds’ fintech portfolio share has declined by almost two-thirds
# Fintech
‘Physical AI is Europe’s last chance to be useful to the world’
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Analysis
July 10, 2026
‘Physical AI is Europe’s last chance to be useful to the world’
At Paris's Machina conference, European robot makers jostle for attention — and for an answer to the question: can the continent keep up?
# Deeptech
The sovereign capital, global chipmakers and serial investors behind Europe’s new unicorns
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Sifted data
July 10, 2026
The sovereign capital, global chipmakers and serial investors behind Europe’s new unicorns
Out of more than 300 investors, only 25 have invested in two or more new unicorn.
# Venture capital
Over $500m in fresh funding, risks of “French state influence” and a 100x valuation: What Pasqal’s SPAC filings reveal
Pro
Analysis
July 10, 2026
Over $500m in fresh funding, risks of “French state influence” and a 100x valuation: What Pasqal’s SPAC filings reveal
The French scaleup is set to float on Nasdaq later this year thanks to a SPAC merger
# Quantum
‘We are at a systematic disadvantage in Europe’: Pasqal CEO on listing in the US
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Interview
July 10, 2026
‘We are at a systematic disadvantage in Europe’: Pasqal CEO on listing in the US
The French quantum computing company is set to list on Nasdaq later this year via SPAC
# Quantum
Not all ARR is created equal
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Analysis
July 10, 2026
Not all ARR is created equal
ARR treats a euro from an individual consumer as identical to that from an enterprise
# Venture capital
Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2026
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List
July 9, 2026
Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2026
Europe’s biggest funds turn to scaleups, AI and climate in a tougher fundraising landscape
# Venture capital
8 stealth founders using AI to take on the industries they used to work in
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Stealth founders
July 9, 2026
8 stealth founders using AI to take on the industries they used to work in
They include a former Amazon supply chain operator and an ex-McKinsey consultant taking on the space sector
# Startup life
The 50 fastest-growing European startup teams in H1 2026
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Fastest-growing startups
July 9, 2026
The 50 fastest-growing European startup teams in H1 2026
Sifted ranks the top 50 fastest-growing startups by headcount growth across the first six months of 2026
# Startup life
Exclusive: Accel doubles down on energy startup Axle
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Exclusive
July 8, 2026
Exclusive: Accel doubles down on energy startup Axle
Accel's Zhenya Loginov says the firm is eyeing more energy-focused deals
# Energy
Exclusive: Lovable in talks to raise $300m at $13.2bn valuation
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Exclusive
July 8, 2026
Exclusive: Lovable in talks to raise $300m at $13.2bn valuation
Sifted understands US-based Menlo Ventures is set to lead the round
# Artificial intelligence
The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1
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Sifted data
July 8, 2026
The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1
Sifted Pro readership data reveals which European startups and scaleups investors, corporates and advisers were monitoring most actively in H1
Jonathan Sinclair
IQM investors applaud ‘very good’ debut on public markets
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Analysis
July 7, 2026
IQM investors applaud ‘very good’ debut on public markets
The Finnish quantum scaleup became Europe’s first publicly traded quantum company when it floated last week
# Quantum
Thought Machine just hit $100m ARR. Its CEO wants to double it before going public
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Interview
July 6, 2026
Thought Machine just hit $100m ARR. Its CEO wants to double it before going public
The banking infrastructure provider has joined Revolut in the 2028 IPO queue
# Fintech
Can AI really cure all diseases?
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Sifted View
July 6, 2026
Can AI really cure all diseases?
In an era of 'AI dread', Basecamp’s work is a great reminder of the benefits the technology could yet bring about
John Thornhill
Exclusive: ETCI-backed VC firms split over plan to limit non-European investments
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Exclusive
July 3, 2026
Exclusive: ETCI-backed VC firms split over plan to limit non-European investments
Some VCs believe being required to invest more into Europe could limit their appeal to private LPs
# Venture capital
Mapped: the AI labs taking over King’s Cross
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List
July 3, 2026
Mapped: the AI labs taking over King’s Cross
The area is home to a fast-growing cohort of buzzy labs
# Artificial intelligence
One unicorn a week: Europe's new model for billion-dollar startups
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Sifted data
July 3, 2026
One unicorn a week: Europe's new model for billion-dollar startups
Europe is minting unicorns again: younger, faster to $1bn and clustered around AI-native bets
# Venture capital
Bending Spoons CEO on $18bn IPO: ‘We’re building a legendary institution’
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Interview
July 3, 2026
Bending Spoons CEO on $18bn IPO: ‘We’re building a legendary institution’
Sifted sat down with founder Luca Ferrari and investor Baillie Gifford as the Italian scaleup debuted on the public markets
# Artificial intelligence
H1’s biggest M&A deals
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Sifted data
July 2, 2026
H1’s biggest M&A deals
A look back at European exits so far this year
# Venture capital
Anthropic release puts science startups on the defensive
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Analysis
July 2, 2026
Anthropic release puts science startups on the defensive
The US AI giant has unveiled a new set of tools designed to automate scientific research
# Deeptech

Sifted Pro articles

Europe’s entrepreneurs are pushing. When will the capital markets pull?

The people set to influence tech policy in Burnham’s Britain

Exclusive: Yann LeCun’s newly-launched fund shuts as exclusivity relationships emerge

How tourist investors fell out of love with European tech's once-hottest sector

‘Physical AI is Europe’s last chance to be useful to the world’

The sovereign capital, global chipmakers and serial investors behind Europe’s new unicorns

Over $500m in fresh funding, risks of “French state influence” and a 100x valuation: What Pasqal’s SPAC filings reveal

‘We are at a systematic disadvantage in Europe’: Pasqal CEO on listing in the US

Not all ARR is created equal

Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2026

8 stealth founders using AI to take on the industries they used to work in

The 50 fastest-growing European startup teams in H1 2026

Exclusive: Accel doubles down on energy startup Axle

Exclusive: Lovable in talks to raise $300m at $13.2bn valuation

The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1

IQM investors applaud ‘very good’ debut on public markets

Thought Machine just hit $100m ARR. Its CEO wants to double it before going public

Can AI really cure all diseases?

Exclusive: ETCI-backed VC firms split over plan to limit non-European investments

Mapped: the AI labs taking over King’s Cross

One unicorn a week: Europe's new model for billion-dollar startups

Bending Spoons CEO on $18bn IPO: ‘We’re building a legendary institution’

H1’s biggest M&A deals

Anthropic release puts science startups on the defensive