Jonathan Sinclair

Jonathan Sinclair is head of research at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

Europe’s leading pre-seed investors in 2026
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September 25, 2026
Europe’s leading pre-seed investors in 2026
From London to Helsinki: the VC funds consistently backing Europe's earliest-stage startups
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Browse Sifted's company coverage
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List
September 24, 2026
Browse Sifted's company coverage
Search our article directory of Europe's startups and scaleups — growing every week as we cover more.
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Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine
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Interview
September 17, 2026
Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine
Luminar Ventures has topped Sifted's Nordics investor ranking two years in a row. Cofounder Jacob Key explains how a three-decade network, sharpened by an in-house AI system, feeds the fund's deal flow
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Just three deals make up almost half of all VC funding in Germany this year
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August 28, 2026
Just three deals make up almost half of all VC funding in Germany this year
More than a third of all German VC funding since Sifted started tracking in 2024 has gone to just 10 companies
Tom Nugent and Jonathan Sinclair
Eurosummer is a thing of the past: 10 under-the-radar rounds you may have missed in Europe's second-busiest August ever
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August 28, 2026
Eurosummer is a thing of the past: 10 under-the-radar rounds you may have missed in Europe's second-busiest August ever
Forget headline-grabbers like Lovable and OLIX — here are the funding rounds that quietly closed across Europe this August while you were out of office
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Record number of CVCs making repeat bets on European robotics
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August 21, 2026
Record number of CVCs making repeat bets on European robotics
Chipmakers and AI infrastructure players are leading the activity, according to Sifted data
Tom Nugent and Jonathan Sinclair
After a decade of turning down VCs, Oxylabs hits $3.6bn valuation: 'Right timing, right partner'
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Interview
August 5, 2026
After a decade of turning down VCs, Oxylabs hits $3.6bn valuation: 'Right timing, right partner'
The Lithuanian data infrastructure company took its first outside money from Warburg Pincus at a $3.6bn valuation. CEO Vytautas Savickas and CFO Jurgis Rudgalvis explain why
Jonathan Sinclair
The European startups racing to power the AI boom, mapped
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Market map
July 31, 2026
The European startups racing to power the AI boom, mapped
From nuclear to geothermal to tidal power, Sifted maps the European startups developing new sources of electricity for the continent’s growing data centre buildout
Jonathan Sinclair
The sectors with the most momentum heading into H2
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Sifted data
July 17, 2026
The sectors with the most momentum heading into H2
Sifted dug into the data to discover the hottest sectors across Europe in the first half of 2026
Jonathan Sinclair
The 50 fastest-growing European startup teams in H1 2026
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Fastest-growing startups
July 9, 2026
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
Jonathan Sinclair and Oshin Narang
The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1
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July 8, 2026
The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1
Sifted Pro readership data reveals which European startups and scaleups investors, corporates and advisers were monitoring most actively in H1
Jonathan Sinclair
Europe’s proactive health startups, mapped
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Market map
June 30, 2026
Europe’s proactive health startups, mapped
From full-body scans to biological age tests, startups are building for consumers who want more data, earlier warnings and personalised ways to take control of their health
Jonathan Sinclair
European deeptech investment hits annual record in just six months
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June 29, 2026
European deeptech investment hits annual record in just six months
European deeptech startups and scaleups have enjoyed a funding bonanza
Jonathan Sinclair and Federico Scolari
The 20 fastest-growing Dutch and Belgian startups, based on revenue data
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Leaderboard
June 11, 2026
The 20 fastest-growing Dutch and Belgian startups, based on revenue data
The Netherlands and Belgium account for 20 companies on the Sifted 100: France & Benelux Leaderboard, including the overall winner
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39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio
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June 5, 2026
39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio
Balderton’s Built in Europe campaign might reveal which startups one of Europe’s top VCs is closely monitoring
Jonathan Sinclair
The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe
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Fastest-growing startups
May 29, 2026
The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe
The European legal tech startups with the biggest increase in headcount over the past 12 months, as per LinkedIn data
Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
The 16 Italian and Spanish startups with 200%+ one-year revenue growth
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Leaderboard
May 28, 2026
The 16 Italian and Spanish startups with 200%+ one-year revenue growth
An alternative cut of Sifted 100: Southern Europe data reveals the startups accelerating fastest in their latest reported year
Jonathan Sinclair
European legaltech mapped: 60+ startups evolving how legal work gets done
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Market map
May 22, 2026
European legaltech mapped: 60+ startups evolving how legal work gets done
From London to Paris, Sifted’s market map of Europe’s legaltech landscape categorises 60+ startups building across legal OS, contract lifecycle management, litigation, patents and legal support for individuals
Jonathan Sinclair and Federico Scolari
20 early-stage startups to watch from Europe’s fastest-growing Tier 2 hubs
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May 6, 2026
20 early-stage startups to watch from Europe’s fastest-growing Tier 2 hubs
From chips to robotics, Europe’s secondary tech hubs are emerging as deeptech strongholds, driving a new wave of early-stage startups
Jonathan Sinclair
Europe's fastest-rising ‘tier two’ tech hubs
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Analysis
April 29, 2026
Europe's fastest-rising ‘tier two’ tech hubs
Garching, Heidelberg, Lausanne and the other youngling tech towns worth watching
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
Londonmaxxing, for real: A bumper Q1 sees the city pull further ahead of Paris, Berlin
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Analysis
April 16, 2026
Londonmaxxing, for real: A bumper Q1 sees the city pull further ahead of Paris, Berlin
London startups raised more in Q1 2026 than in the whole of H1 2025; the UK capital also captured over half of all European AI funding
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
European quantum mapped: 50+ startups betting big on the revolutionary tech
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Market map
March 25, 2026
European quantum mapped: 50+ startups betting big on the revolutionary tech
Your guide to Europe's quantum landscape, featuring startups building hardware, software and early applications
Jonathan Sinclair and Éanna Kelly
European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation
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Market map
February 27, 2026
European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation
From Paris to Zurich, Sifted's market map of Europe’s robotics landscape categorises 90 startups building across the industrial, logistics, defence and healthcare industries
Jonathan Sinclair
Startups are hitting $10bn valuations faster — is that a problem?
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Analysis
February 4, 2026
Startups are hitting $10bn valuations faster — is that a problem?
Half of Europe’s decacorns were minted this year, with some hitting the milestone quicker than ever
Tom Nugent, Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair

Jonathan Sinclair

Europe’s leading pre-seed investors in 2026

Browse Sifted's company coverage

Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine

Just three deals make up almost half of all VC funding in Germany this year

Eurosummer is a thing of the past: 10 under-the-radar rounds you may have missed in Europe's second-busiest August ever

Record number of CVCs making repeat bets on European robotics

After a decade of turning down VCs, Oxylabs hits $3.6bn valuation: 'Right timing, right partner'

The European startups racing to power the AI boom, mapped

The sectors with the most momentum heading into H2

The 50 fastest-growing European startup teams in H1 2026

The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1

Europe’s proactive health startups, mapped

European deeptech investment hits annual record in just six months

The 20 fastest-growing Dutch and Belgian startups, based on revenue data

39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio

The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe

The 16 Italian and Spanish startups with 200%+ one-year revenue growth

European legaltech mapped: 60+ startups evolving how legal work gets done

20 early-stage startups to watch from Europe’s fastest-growing Tier 2 hubs

Europe's fastest-rising ‘tier two’ tech hubs

Londonmaxxing, for real: A bumper Q1 sees the city pull further ahead of Paris, Berlin

European quantum mapped: 50+ startups betting big on the revolutionary tech

European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation

Startups are hitting $10bn valuations faster — is that a problem?