Anne Sraders

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

Exclusive: ETCI-backed VC firms split over plan to limit non-European investments
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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
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Anne Sraders
Drone maker Quantum Systems raises $1.2bn, eyes humanoids
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July 2, 2026
Drone maker Quantum Systems raises $1.2bn, eyes humanoids
The scaleup has hit an $8bn valuation
Anne Sraders
French bid to block UK from €5bn EU fund sparks backlash
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July 1, 2026
French bid to block UK from €5bn EU fund sparks backlash
Founders and investors divided over British involvement in Scaleup fund
Martin Coulter and Anne Sraders
Startups and VCs divided over UK’s long-awaited defence investment plan
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July 1, 2026
Startups and VCs divided over UK’s long-awaited defence investment plan
Some of Europe's top drone startups are eagerly awaiting more UK defence spending
Anne Sraders and Tom Nugent
More VC mergers are coming, says P101 founder
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June 30, 2026
More VC mergers are coming, says P101 founder
The Italian VC just acquired a fellow seed investor in what it says is the first such consolidation deal in the country
Anne Sraders
Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say
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June 26, 2026
Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say
The startup last raised $21m in November
Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
The voice-controlled drones startup backed by Lakestar and Seedcamp
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June 26, 2026
The voice-controlled drones startup backed by Lakestar and Seedcamp
Munich-based SE3 Labs says it is working with the German armed forces
Anne Sraders
Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEO
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June 25, 2026
Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEO
Dada hopes her move to become a VC-operator will “kick off a trend” among European investors
Anne Sraders
Europe’s investors eye nuclear startups amid ‘massive scramble’ for sovereign energy
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June 25, 2026
Europe’s investors eye nuclear startups amid ‘massive scramble’ for sovereign energy
Some investors report seeing more nuclear startups in the market, but big challenges remain
Anne Sraders
Eric Slesinger’s 201 Ventures plots second defence fund, sources say
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June 19, 2026
Eric Slesinger’s 201 Ventures plots second defence fund, sources say
Slesinger’s debut fund was backed by LPs like the NATO Innovation Fund
Anne Sraders
French battlefield software startup Comand AI raises €32m from Blossom Capital, Saab
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June 17, 2026
French battlefield software startup Comand AI raises €32m from Blossom Capital, Saab
The startup last raised funding in late 2024 and aims to expand into new domains like air and maritime
Anne Sraders
UK defence prime BAE Systems invests €50m in VCs Lakestar, Expeditions
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June 16, 2026
UK defence prime BAE Systems invests €50m in VCs Lakestar, Expeditions
It comes as the defence prime is more actively investing in defence startups via an incubator programme
Anne Sraders
ASML eyeing more Mistral-style startup bets, CEO says
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June 16, 2026
ASML eyeing more Mistral-style startup bets, CEO says
The CEO sat down with Sifted to talk Mistral, physical AI and why M&A is an “exception”
Anne Sraders
Why SpaceX IPO could spark a ‘$200bn private markets boom’
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June 12, 2026
Why SpaceX IPO could spark a ‘$200bn private markets boom’
“In the medium to long term, the secondary market will see a boost"
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
European doomerism creeps into tech conferences: 'We have challenges'
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June 12, 2026
European doomerism creeps into tech conferences: 'We have challenges'
Investors worry about the wide gap between the US and Europe — but points of optimism remain
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: NIF hires ex-EIB investor to run fund of funds programme
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June 12, 2026
Exclusive: NIF hires ex-EIB investor to run fund of funds programme
The role was previously left unfilled after founding partner Thorsten Claus departed in 2024
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’
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June 12, 2026
SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’
Some investors believe the IPO could “set the benchmark” for Europe’s defence, aerospace and deeptech startups
Anne Sraders and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Finnish satellite startup Iceye raises €1bn amid spacetech funding boost
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June 9, 2026
Finnish satellite startup Iceye raises €1bn amid spacetech funding boost
The startup last raised €200m in December
Anne Sraders
All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund
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June 8, 2026
All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund
The firm aims to back 25 healthcare and medtech startups and believes “AI is going to completely transform healthcare”
Anne Sraders
The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO
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June 5, 2026
The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO
Some European investors managed to squeeze into the US AI model maker’s cap table
Anne Sraders
EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?
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June 3, 2026
EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?
After winning the Scaleup Europe Fund mandate, EQT is positioned to help decide which startups become Europe’s next giants
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
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June 2, 2026
Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
The company last raised $104m in October from the likes of Google Ventures and Lux Capital
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’
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June 1, 2026
Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’
The American AI giant’s latest raise surpassed the entire region’s funding efforts last year
Martin Coulter and Anne Sraders
Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?
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May 29, 2026
Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?
VCs on both sides of the Atlantic are increasingly interested in influencer-investors, but some say “Europe is two years behind" the US
Anne Sraders

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

Drone maker Quantum Systems raises $1.2bn, eyes humanoids

French bid to block UK from €5bn EU fund sparks backlash

Startups and VCs divided over UK’s long-awaited defence investment plan

More VC mergers are coming, says P101 founder

Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say

The voice-controlled drones startup backed by Lakestar and Seedcamp

Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEO

Europe’s investors eye nuclear startups amid ‘massive scramble’ for sovereign energy

Eric Slesinger’s 201 Ventures plots second defence fund, sources say

French battlefield software startup Comand AI raises €32m from Blossom Capital, Saab

UK defence prime BAE Systems invests €50m in VCs Lakestar, Expeditions

ASML eyeing more Mistral-style startup bets, CEO says

Why SpaceX IPO could spark a ‘$200bn private markets boom’

European doomerism creeps into tech conferences: 'We have challenges'

Exclusive: NIF hires ex-EIB investor to run fund of funds programme

SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’

Finnish satellite startup Iceye raises €1bn amid spacetech funding boost

All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund

The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO

EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?

Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say

Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’

Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?