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14 Italian early stage startups to watch, according to VCs
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Investor survey
October 23, 2026
14 Italian early stage startups to watch, according to VCs
Sifted asked investors from 2100, Vento, United Ventures, Italians Founders for their top picks
Ruggero Di Spigna
The banks, lawyers, accountants and PR firms supporting Europe’s 250 fastest-growing startups
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Sifted 250
October 21, 2026
The banks, lawyers, accountants and PR firms supporting Europe’s 250 fastest-growing startups
The service providers most in demand with Europe’s fastest-growing startups, based on data collected for the Sifted 250
Jonathan Sinclair
14 Portuguese fintech startups to watch, according to VCs
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October 14, 2026
14 Portuguese fintech startups to watch, according to VCs
The number of fintech startups in the country has grown more than 10x over the past decade
Damisola Sulaiman
7 Cambridge alumni building in stealth
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Stealth founders
October 8, 2026
7 Cambridge alumni building in stealth
The University of Cambridge has long been one of Europe's most reliable founder factories
Oshin Narang
12 Nordic fintech startups to watch, according to VCs
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October 6, 2026
12 Nordic fintech startups to watch, according to VCs
The region has been behind some of European fintech’s most successful exits
Damisola Sulaiman
Five key takeaways from Sifted Summit 2026
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October 5, 2026
Five key takeaways from Sifted Summit 2026
Last week, London saw hundreds of Europe's tech ecosystem descend on Shoreditch for the fifth annual edition of Sifted Summit
Anisah Osman Britton and Tom Nugent
The fastest-growing spacetech startup teams in Europe
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Fastest-growing startup teams
September 25, 2026
The fastest-growing spacetech startup teams in Europe
Europe's spacetech sector is having a breakout year, and startups are hiring fast to keep up.
Ruggero Di Spigna
Browse Sifted's company coverage
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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.
Jonathan Sinclair
London Demo Day 2026: startups to watch
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September 21, 2026
London Demo Day 2026: startups to watch
London Demo Day, the annual event where university-founded startups pitch for capital, returned this month
Oshin Narang
The top 10 investors across DACH & CEE
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September 15, 2026
The top 10 investors across DACH & CEE
A look at the leading early- and growth-stage VCs active in the DACH & CEE regions, based on the number of companies they backed on Sifted’s 2026 DACH & CEE leaderboard
Ruggero Di Spigna
The European founders who’ve set up funds
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September 11, 2026
The European founders who’ve set up funds
Nik Storonsky, Taavet Hinrikus, Daniel Ek: we list the founders who have set up funds
Freya Pratty
The 10 most capital-efficient startups in DACH and CEE
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September 11, 2026
The 10 most capital-efficient startups in DACH and CEE
Nine of the ten most capital efficient companies across DACH and CEE are headquartered in central and eastern Europe
Oshin Narang
Meet the Sequoia venture scouts hunting for deals in Europe
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September 11, 2026
Meet the Sequoia venture scouts hunting for deals in Europe
Scouts are typically allotted a small pot of capital between $100k-1m
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
7 geothermal startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
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September 10, 2026
7 geothermal startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
VCs are eyeing startups working to improve drilling costs and provide Europe with more sovereign energy
Anne Sraders
The most active growth equity investors in Europe
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Most active investors
September 10, 2026
The most active growth equity investors in Europe
83 growth-stage investors with at least three growth investments have deployed capital into European companies this year
Ruggero Di Spigna
The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe
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Founder factories
September 9, 2026
The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe
Google’s AI lab has had a big impact on the tech world, with countless staff branching out to launch their own ventures
Tom Nugent
DACH & CEE: the data behind the region's fastest-growing startups
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September 9, 2026
DACH & CEE: the data behind the region's fastest-growing startups
Beyond revenue growth, Sifted dissects the efficiency of this year's 100 fastest-growing DACH & CEE startups
Federico Scolari
17 startup and investor hotspots in Stockholm
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September 7, 2026
17 startup and investor hotspots in Stockholm
Sifted asked the locals for their hotspots in the city
Mimi Billing
Nordics leaderboard: the data behind the region’s fastest-growing startups
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September 7, 2026
Nordics leaderboard: the data behind the region’s fastest-growing startups
Beyond revenue growth, Sifted dissects the efficiency of this year's 100 fastest-growing Nordics startups
Federico Scolari
The top 10 investors in the Nordics
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September 4, 2026
The top 10 investors in the Nordics
A look at the leading early- and growth-stage VCs active in the Nordics, based on the number of companies they backed on Sifted’s 2026 Nordics leaderboard
Ruggero Di Spigna
'Our companies are becoming excellent at surviving and worse at scaling': what's gone wrong with Nordic fintech
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September 3, 2026
'Our companies are becoming excellent at surviving and worse at scaling': what's gone wrong with Nordic fintech
Fintech's share of Sifted's Nordics growth leaderboard has halved
Damisola Sulaiman
The 10 most capital-efficient startups in the Nordics
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September 3, 2026
The 10 most capital-efficient startups in the Nordics
The companies from Sifted’s latest Nordics leaderboard making the most revenue with the least capital
Oshin Narang
While climate tech investments are down, Nordic energy startups power ahead
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September 2, 2026
While climate tech investments are down, Nordic energy startups power ahead
There are nine energy startups among the 100 fastest-growing companies on Sifted's latest leaderboard, including three in the top ten
Mimi Billing
The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard
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September 2, 2026
The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard
A flying ferry, a data platform, an AI aid for public tenders and a countertop garden all make gains on last year
Éanna Kelly

# List

14 Italian early stage startups to watch, according to VCs

The banks, lawyers, accountants and PR firms supporting Europe’s 250 fastest-growing startups

14 Portuguese fintech startups to watch, according to VCs

7 Cambridge alumni building in stealth

12 Nordic fintech startups to watch, according to VCs

Five key takeaways from Sifted Summit 2026

The fastest-growing spacetech startup teams in Europe

Browse Sifted's company coverage

London Demo Day 2026: startups to watch

The top 10 investors across DACH & CEE

The European founders who’ve set up funds

The 10 most capital-efficient startups in DACH and CEE

Meet the Sequoia venture scouts hunting for deals in Europe

7 geothermal startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

The most active growth equity investors in Europe

The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe

DACH & CEE: the data behind the region's fastest-growing startups

17 startup and investor hotspots in Stockholm

Nordics leaderboard: the data behind the region’s fastest-growing startups

The top 10 investors in the Nordics

'Our companies are becoming excellent at surviving and worse at scaling': what's gone wrong with Nordic fintech

The 10 most capital-efficient startups in the Nordics

While climate tech investments are down, Nordic energy startups power ahead

The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard