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September 11, 2026

The 10 most capital-efficient startups in DACH and CEE

Nine of the ten most capital efficient companies across DACH and CEE are headquartered in central and eastern Europe

Oshin Narang

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This week Sifted launched the latest installment of the Sifted 100: DACH & CEE leaderboard, which ranks the fastest-growing startups and scaleups across Austria, Switzerland and Germany, and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) based on revenue growth. 

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Oshin Narang

Oshin is Sifted's startup & VC analyst.

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