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November 11, 2026

Why Europe’s AI founders are opening accounting and law firms

AI services startups have raised more in 2026 than in the previous two years combined, as investors write larger than software-sized early cheques for them


Dealmaking is accelerating for AI-native service firms in Europe as investors back startups looking to upend slower-moving incumbents. 

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Federico Scolari

Federico Scolari is a senior intelligence analyst and data lead at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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