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

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
Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months
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May 27, 2026
Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months
The high turnover comes after the firm rebranded and spun off from Earlybird Venture Capital in 2024
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back
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May 22, 2026
100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back
We've been asking investors which companies they think the fund will back
Freya Pratty, Anne Sraders and Federico Scolari
Earlybird raising €500m defence fund with French investor AVP, sources say
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May 21, 2026
Earlybird raising €500m defence fund with French investor AVP, sources say
It would be a rare joint venture in the European VC ecosystem
Anne Sraders
Strike drones startup Stark targeting blockbuster new funding round, sources say
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May 21, 2026
Strike drones startup Stark targeting blockbuster new funding round, sources say
The startup recently won a contract with the German armed forces to supply its kamikaze drones
Anne Sraders
Inside EQT’s plan for the EU’s €5bn superfund: ‘We have over 100 companies in the pipeline’
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May 19, 2026
Inside EQT’s plan for the EU’s €5bn superfund: ‘We have over 100 companies in the pipeline’
The Swedish firm beat out British VC Atomico to run the EU’s new €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
What US chipmaker Cerebras’s IPO could mean for startups like Fractile
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May 19, 2026
What US chipmaker Cerebras’s IPO could mean for startups like Fractile
US chipmaker Cerebras went public with a 68% IPO day pop last week — and some believe it could bode well for European counterparts
Anne Sraders and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
EQT beats Atomico to manage €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund
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May 18, 2026
EQT beats Atomico to manage €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund
The firm will be in charge of investing into European deeptech startups working in areas like quantum computing and AI
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
Nvidia startup head: ‘Germany is not late’ on AI boom
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May 13, 2026
Nvidia startup head: ‘Germany is not late’ on AI boom
The titanic chip maker is increasingly pushing into Europe and is eyeing Germany in particular
Anne Sraders
Europe's hot AI startups set to poach more talent from Big Tech
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May 12, 2026
Europe's hot AI startups set to poach more talent from Big Tech
A number of startups like Cusp AI, AMI Labs, Multiverse and Lovable have poached talent from Big Tech — a trend some recruiters think will ramp up
Anne Sraders
Missile startups are ‘the new wave’ in European defence
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May 8, 2026
Missile startups are ‘the new wave’ in European defence
Europe’s need for increased missile capabilities is spurring a new set of startups, VCs say
Anne Sraders
Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’
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May 8, 2026
Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’
The fund is a rare joint venture between Arāya Ventures and female founder-focused accelerator Sie Ventures, aiming to back up to 40 startups
Anne Sraders
SAP agrees to acquire German AI startup Prior Labs
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May 4, 2026
SAP agrees to acquire German AI startup Prior Labs
The startup raised €9m in early 2025 and will receive more than €1bn in investment in the next four years
Anne Sraders
15 hardware startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
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May 1, 2026
15 hardware startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
From orbital transfer vehicles to chemical recycling, these are the hardware startups VCs are eyeing this year
Anne Sraders
Vinted hits €8bn valuation following big secondaries sale
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April 27, 2026
Vinted hits €8bn valuation following big secondaries sale
The scaleup has become one of the hottest commodities on the secondaries market, insiders have told Sifted
Anne Sraders
The European VCs hiring in spring 2026
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April 24, 2026
The European VCs hiring in spring 2026
From Creandum and Northzone to Visionaries and Antler, these are the VCs currently in the market for fresh talent
Anne Sraders
‘Europe is a digital colony’: Startups wrestle with tech sovereignty demands
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April 20, 2026
‘Europe is a digital colony’: Startups wrestle with tech sovereignty demands
German AI translation startup DeepL recently partnered with Amazon for its cloud infrastructure, sparking concerns
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Anne Sraders
Nearly €80bn of public money is flooding into European VCs and startups. Is it what the market needs?
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April 17, 2026
Nearly €80bn of public money is flooding into European VCs and startups. Is it what the market needs?
Some investors are cautious about the influx of public money, arguing other systemic changes are needed instead
Anne Sraders
The European tech ick list: Emojis, baseball caps and everything-maxxing
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April 15, 2026
The European tech ick list: Emojis, baseball caps and everything-maxxing
The everyday habits making the region’s ecosystem feel just a little more gross
Martin Coulter, Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Éanna Kelly
Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’
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April 13, 2026
Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’
The firm is focused on less popular areas like health, wellness and decarbonisation
Anne Sraders
AI bubble: Have VCs already forgotten 2021?
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April 13, 2026
AI bubble: Have VCs already forgotten 2021?
Future price hikes of AI models could throw startups’ unit economics out of whack
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders

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?

Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months

100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back

Earlybird raising €500m defence fund with French investor AVP, sources say

Strike drones startup Stark targeting blockbuster new funding round, sources say

Inside EQT’s plan for the EU’s €5bn superfund: ‘We have over 100 companies in the pipeline’

What US chipmaker Cerebras’s IPO could mean for startups like Fractile

EQT beats Atomico to manage €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund

Nvidia startup head: ‘Germany is not late’ on AI boom

Europe's hot AI startups set to poach more talent from Big Tech

Missile startups are ‘the new wave’ in European defence

Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’

SAP agrees to acquire German AI startup Prior Labs

15 hardware startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

Vinted hits €8bn valuation following big secondaries sale

The European VCs hiring in spring 2026

‘Europe is a digital colony’: Startups wrestle with tech sovereignty demands

Nearly €80bn of public money is flooding into European VCs and startups. Is it what the market needs?

The European tech ick list: Emojis, baseball caps and everything-maxxing

Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’

AI bubble: Have VCs already forgotten 2021?