Analysis

July 18, 2025

VC isn’t out of the woods yet — but in some corners it’s ‘2021 all over again’

“The return to growth expected for this year has not materialised," says one VC — but some sectors are red hot

Anne Sraders

3 min read

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the venture capital industry and deeptech startups, including robotics, spacetech and defence tech. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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