Analysis | Venture Capital | 20 Jan 25 UK venture capital funds founders should know Our take on the UK's top VCs: who they are, what they're looking for and why they're worth getting to know.
Analysis | 20 Jan After Visa’s $5bn acquisition of Plaid, will a European fintech be next? Plaid's lucrative sale is a key vote of confidence for payment fintechs. Similar players in Europe will now be eyeing their own exit hopes.
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Analysis | Food | 16 Jan Europe’s answer to Impossible Foods is selling itself as a cleaner, lighter alternative The Meatless Farm is Europe’s answer to Impossible Foods. But how can it compete with the US’s billion-dollar plant-based burger companies?
Analysis | Healthtech | 15 Jan Tackling the $1tn diabetes care market — with an app As Swiss startup Oviva raises $21m for its diabetes management app, we take a look at the wider digital therapeutics sector. Is this where healthcare is heading?
Analysis | Venture Capital | 15 Jan Will 2020 be the year that Spanish venture capital lifts off? The vast majority of funding for Spanish startups still comes from international funds, but investment experts believe that may be about to change
Analysis | Food | 14 Jan 3D-printed steaks are starting to actually look like meat Thanks to these European 3D printing startups, vegetarian meat is moving up from burger patties to actual steaks.
Analysis | Venture Capital | 13 Jan Poland’s venture capital market: inexperienced, not “toxic” Polish VC money used to come with conditions attached that made startups unattractive to foreign investors. But things are changing.
Analysis | Finance | 13 Jan Islamic fintechs are on the rise — but how viable is this tailored offering? Islamic finance is ‘going digital’ to better serve the world’s 1.8bn Muslims. Still, it's uncertain if religious fintechs can attract a critical mass, and compete with their European secular peers.
Analysis | Fintech | 10 Jan Fintech venture capitalists share their investment tricks and insights The fintech sector has no shortage of funds, but the best investments aren't always what you'd expect.
Analysis | Hiring | 9 Jan These are the 12 German startups with the fastest growing teams Some of these fast-hiring German startups have quadrupled their team size in just a year.
Analysis | Food | 9 Jan What’s next for on-demand food delivery? Restaurants are fighting back, dark kitchens are heating up and some delivery operators are even giving grocery a go. Read our definitive report on Europe's on-demand food sector.
Analysis | Corporate accelerators | 7 Jan End of the corporate pitch day The Nordics’ Combient Foundry isn’t looking to invest in startups; this group of corporates wants to give them business instead
Analysis | Fintech | 6 Jan Sifted’s choice: The nine rising UK fintech apps to watch London's banking unicorns hog the limelight but perhaps not for long. Here are some of the UK's most promising fintech apps — from credit card providers to online will writers and real estate marketplaces.
Analysis | Internet of Things | 6 Jan IoT arms race is on: Sigfox promises 1bn connections in three years Embattled French pioneer says deals with DHL and Amadeus will put growth back on track
Analysis | Healthtech | 31 Dec The best of Sifted: Healthtech Startups are reinventing how people take care of themselves. Here are Sifted's health (and sleep, and sex, and pet...) tech must-reads.
