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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


Conveo team offsite (February 2026)

Hiring is becoming an important growth signal again. For the first phase of the AI boom, fast-rising headcount was not always viewed favourably: if AI was meant to replace work, hiring heavily could indicate a company was burning through cash and not scaling as efficiently as it could be.

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