# Spain

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
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
Ruggero Di Spigna
European tech's most radical idea? Taking Sunday off
Opinion
May 20, 2026
European tech's most radical idea? Taking Sunday off
A founder's horror at a shuttered coworking space in Spain sparked a rare reflection on grind culture madness
Éanna Kelly
Meet the Sifted 100: Southern Europe's fastest-growing startups of 2026
News
May 20, 2026
Meet the Sifted 100: Southern Europe's fastest-growing startups of 2026
Italian hotel booking site Hotiday tops latest Sifted ranking
Éanna Kelly
Quantum Motion raises $160m Series C as quantum sector heats up
News
May 7, 2026
Quantum Motion raises $160m Series C as quantum sector heats up
The scaleup announced the opening of new offices in San Sebastian earlier this year
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Wallapop founders’ factory: Meet nine alumni turned startup founders
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Founder factories
April 8, 2026
Wallapop founders’ factory: Meet nine alumni turned startup founders
The Spanish startup launched in 2013 and has seen many former employees start their own thing since
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Wallapop CEO on selling to South Korean internet giant Naver: ‘The scale they have dwarfs ours’
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The big interview
April 8, 2026
Wallapop CEO on selling to South Korean internet giant Naver: ‘The scale they have dwarfs ours’
The Spanish e-commerce darling was recently acquired by Naver in a deal that valued the startup €600m
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors
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Investor survey
March 27, 2026
11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors
Spain is emerging as the AI dark horse of Europe, with fast-growing funding and startups abounding in the space
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Billion-dollar fund Kembara’s founder: ‘Missing out on the deeptech era is unforgivable’
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Interview
March 9, 2026
Billion-dollar fund Kembara’s founder: ‘Missing out on the deeptech era is unforgivable’
The first-time deeptech fund recently announced a €750m first close with a €1bn target
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Why European founders should move to the US: 'You have to experience it to understand it'
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The big interview
March 4, 2026
Why European founders should move to the US: 'You have to experience it to understand it'
CapChase founder and Andreessen Horowitz scout Ignacio Moreno Pubul on why the region’s best bet is to let its top tech talent build in the US
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
European tech’s 2025 in data: VC funding reaches its third-best year on record
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Sifted data
December 19, 2025
European tech’s 2025 in data: VC funding reaches its third-best year on record
Europe’s top eight tech hubs all record year-on-year funding growth, as AI investment jumps 161%
Jonathan Sinclair and Federico Scolari
Kibo Ventures hits €80m first close of new fund, doubles down on rest of Europe
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December 15, 2025
Kibo Ventures hits €80m first close of new fund, doubles down on rest of Europe
The Spanish VC is looking beyond its home country for defence, space and AI deals
Tom Nugent
15 Spanish startups to watch, according to VCs
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Investor survey
December 5, 2025
15 Spanish startups to watch, according to VCs
Startups in Spain are on a tear this year, already raising close to €1bn more than the whole of 2024
Tom Nugent
Is Spain Europe's AI dark horse?
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Analysis
November 21, 2025
Is Spain Europe's AI dark horse?
Spanish AI-native startups have raised €442m across 39 equity deals so far this year, compared with €56m across 11 deals in 2024
Tom Nugent and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Europe’s 10 largest equity rounds in H1 2025
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Sifted data
July 16, 2025
Europe’s 10 largest equity rounds in H1 2025
Spanish, German, UK and Swedish startups take the biggest spoils
Hessa Alabbas
Why Spanish tech is sizzling: ‘The mentality has completely shifted in the last six months’
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Analysis
June 20, 2025
Why Spanish tech is sizzling: ‘The mentality has completely shifted in the last six months’
Founders and investors tell Sifted what’s behind dealmaking surge
Éanna Kelly, Jonathan Sinclair and Hessa Alabbas
Spain’s Multiverse raises $215m and increases valuation 5x
News
June 12, 2025
Spain’s Multiverse raises $215m and increases valuation 5x
The startup says it can reduce the size of LLMs by up to 95% while maintaining model performance
Tom Nugent
Meet Europe’s 25 most active angel investors
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Analysis
February 20, 2025
Meet Europe’s 25 most active angel investors
From the head of France’s Station F startup hub to a World Cup winner, these angels wrote the most cheques in 2024
Éanna Kelly and Hessa Alabbas
Secretive spyware startup Variston reportedly shuts down
News
February 13, 2025
Secretive spyware startup Variston reportedly shuts down
The highly secretive company is said to have forbidden employees from sharing where they worked on Linkedin
Martin Coulter
General Catalyst doubles down on TravelPerk in $200m Series E
News
January 28, 2025
General Catalyst doubles down on TravelPerk in $200m Series E
The round sees the company hit a $2.7bn valuation
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Seaya Ventures closes €300m climate fund and becomes Spain’s largest VC
News
July 2, 2024
Seaya Ventures closes €300m climate fund and becomes Spain’s largest VC
The fund will invest in companies that are either reducing waste or greenhouse gas emissions
Freya Pratty
15 Spanish startups to watch from outside Barcelona and Madrid
Investor survey
April 1, 2024
15 Spanish startups to watch from outside Barcelona and Madrid
The Basque Country, Valencia and Málaga are showing innovation can flourish far from Spain’s two biggest tech hubs
Cristina Gallardo
European Hyperloop Center opens for first tests
News
March 27, 2024
European Hyperloop Center opens for first tests
Startups such as Spain’s Zeleros and Poland’s Nevomo expect to test their prototypes at the Dutch facility, funded by the Netherlands and the EU
Cristina Gallardo
Spanish indoor farming startup believes it’s cracked the secret to growing climate-resilient hops
Analysis
March 25, 2024
Spanish indoor farming startup believes it’s cracked the secret to growing climate-resilient hops
Madrid-based Ekonoke says it’s found the right business model and R&D method to succeed where others failed
Cristina Gallardo

# Spain

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

The top investors behind Sifted’s Southern Europe 2026 leaderboard

European tech's most radical idea? Taking Sunday off

Meet the Sifted 100: Southern Europe's fastest-growing startups of 2026

Quantum Motion raises $160m Series C as quantum sector heats up

Wallapop founders’ factory: Meet nine alumni turned startup founders

Wallapop CEO on selling to South Korean internet giant Naver: ‘The scale they have dwarfs ours’

11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors

Billion-dollar fund Kembara’s founder: ‘Missing out on the deeptech era is unforgivable’

Why European founders should move to the US: 'You have to experience it to understand it'

European tech’s 2025 in data: VC funding reaches its third-best year on record

Kibo Ventures hits €80m first close of new fund, doubles down on rest of Europe

15 Spanish startups to watch, according to VCs

Is Spain Europe's AI dark horse?

Europe’s 10 largest equity rounds in H1 2025

Why Spanish tech is sizzling: ‘The mentality has completely shifted in the last six months’

Spain’s Multiverse raises $215m and increases valuation 5x

Meet Europe’s 25 most active angel investors

Secretive spyware startup Variston reportedly shuts down

General Catalyst doubles down on TravelPerk in $200m Series E

Seaya Ventures closes €300m climate fund and becomes Spain’s largest VC

15 Spanish startups to watch from outside Barcelona and Madrid

European Hyperloop Center opens for first tests

Spanish indoor farming startup believes it’s cracked the secret to growing climate-resilient hops