Ruggero Di Spigna

Ruggero Di Spigna is a Senior Insights & Product Associate at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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 top investors behind Sifted’s Southern Europe 2026 leaderboard
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Most active investors
May 22, 2026
The top investors behind Sifted’s Southern Europe 2026 leaderboard
Italian public fund CDP Venture Capital leads the ranking, with investments in 15 of the 100 startups
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M&A: The European startups raising cash and on the hunt for acquisitions
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May 15, 2026
M&A: The European startups raising cash and on the hunt for acquisitions
A strategy once reserved for incumbents is now filtering down to younger VC-backed startups
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Inside European defence tech: 70+ companies mapped
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Market map
May 8, 2026
Inside European defence tech: 70+ companies mapped
Drones, robots, satellites: all the companies aiming to boost European security
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Unicorn stampede: Highest number of $1bn startups minted in Europe in four years
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Analysis
April 10, 2026
Unicorn stampede: Highest number of $1bn startups minted in Europe in four years
14 billion-dollar companies emerge across AI, defence and fintech
Éanna Kelly, Ruggero Di Spigna and Oshin Narang
Ranked: Europe’s top investors in climate, B2B SaaS, healthtech, fintech and consumer tech
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Most active investors
April 1, 2026
Ranked: Europe’s top investors in climate, B2B SaaS, healthtech, fintech and consumer tech
Sifted’s final roundup of the biggest cheque writers in 2025
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These were the most active deeptech investors in 2025
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Analysis
March 26, 2026
These were the most active deeptech investors in 2025
Sifted tracked the 97 busiest cheque writers, in a year that saw investments rise 61%
Ruggero Di Spigna and Hessa Alabbas
The top investors behind Sifted’s UK & Ireland leaderboard
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Most active investors
March 23, 2026
The top investors behind Sifted’s UK & Ireland leaderboard
An elite group have more than five of the fastest-growing startups in their portfolios
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These were the most active AI investors in 2025
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Most active investors
March 16, 2026
These were the most active AI investors in 2025
Sifted tracks the 106 busiest cheque writers of the year
Hessa Alabbas and Ruggero Di Spigna
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
These 33 robot startups raised over €10m in Europe this year
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December 23, 2025
These 33 robot startups raised over €10m in Europe this year
AI advances have led to surge of interest in the field
Tom Nugent and Ruggero Di Spigna
The European startups which became unicorns in 2025
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December 18, 2025
The European startups which became unicorns in 2025
27 new unicorns pranced onto the European tech stage this year — a post Covid milestone
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The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025
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Ranking
December 17, 2025
The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025
Sifted counted 860 startup exits across Europe in 2025, though just 75 had terms that were publicly disclosed
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The European heavyweights hitting over $1bn in revenue
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November 25, 2025
The European heavyweights hitting over $1bn in revenue
Sifted found just six mega earning tech companies — and three aiming to hit the milestone by the end of 2025
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These investors have backed the most European AI unicorns
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Most active investors
November 10, 2025
These investors have backed the most European AI unicorns
Nvidia, General Catalyst, Atomico: the 12 funds with the biggest AI wins in the region
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Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3
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November 3, 2025
Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3
Dealmaking spiked in Q3, with seven new unicorns and two jumbo AI raises
Federico Scolari, Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
10 fastest-growing AI-native startups, according to the Sifted 250
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Sifted 250
October 29, 2025
10 fastest-growing AI-native startups, according to the Sifted 250
Synthesia, N8n, Neura Robotics among the high flyers in recent ranking
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Europe’s fastest-growing spacetech startups
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Analysis
October 14, 2025
Europe’s fastest-growing spacetech startups
The companies turning Europe into a contender in the new space economy
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H1’s biggest M&A deals
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August 6, 2025
H1’s biggest M&A deals
A recap on what’s hot in European exits so far this year
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Spotlight on Dutch tech: AI catchup or 'stagnation'?
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Analysis
July 31, 2025
Spotlight on Dutch tech: AI catchup or 'stagnation'?
Amsterdam tech heads say 2025 funding ‘looks good on paper’ but many sectors struggling
Éanna Kelly and Ruggero Di Spigna
Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2025
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July 21, 2025
Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2025
French investors lead the charge as VCs raise in a tough market
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Italy’s midyear scorecard: deal count high but funding low
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July 11, 2025
Italy’s midyear scorecard: deal count high but funding low
A silver lining, say techies: more foreign VC firms circling
Éanna Kelly, Jonathan Sinclair and Ruggero Di Spigna
The 10 fastest-growing Italian startups
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Fastest-growing startups
June 23, 2025
The 10 fastest-growing Italian startups
B2B SaaS dominates Italian entries on Sifted’s 2025 France and southern Europe leaderboard
Éanna Kelly, Hessa Alabbas and Ruggero Di Spigna
These 65 AI agent startups raised in Q1
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April 30, 2025
These 65 AI agent startups raised in Q1
Investors pile into the fad of the moment; Y Combinator, EQT and Antler the quarter’s three biggest backers
Éanna Kelly and Ruggero Di Spigna

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The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe

The top investors behind Sifted’s Southern Europe 2026 leaderboard

M&A: The European startups raising cash and on the hunt for acquisitions

Inside European defence tech: 70+ companies mapped

Unicorn stampede: Highest number of $1bn startups minted in Europe in four years

Ranked: Europe’s top investors in climate, B2B SaaS, healthtech, fintech and consumer tech

These were the most active deeptech investors in 2025

The top investors behind Sifted’s UK & Ireland leaderboard

These were the most active AI investors in 2025

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

These 33 robot startups raised over €10m in Europe this year

The European startups which became unicorns in 2025

The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025

The European heavyweights hitting over $1bn in revenue

These investors have backed the most European AI unicorns

Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3

10 fastest-growing AI-native startups, according to the Sifted 250

Europe’s fastest-growing spacetech startups

H1’s biggest M&A deals

Spotlight on Dutch tech: AI catchup or 'stagnation'?

Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2025

Italy’s midyear scorecard: deal count high but funding low

The 10 fastest-growing Italian startups

These 65 AI agent startups raised in Q1