# US

Can Europe ever compete with California?
Pro
Opinion
April 22, 2026
Can Europe ever compete with California?
Spending a week in San Francisco, I found one question that kept resurfacing: can Europe still compete in tech?
Mimi Billing
Entrepreneurs First crowned a unicorn following $200m fundraise
Interview
March 11, 2026
Entrepreneurs First crowned a unicorn following $200m fundraise
EF founders are moving faster than ever thanks to relocation to Silicon Valley, says CEO Alice Bentinck
Amy Lewin
Revolut recruits ex-Visa exec as new US chief, files for banking licence
News
March 5, 2026
Revolut recruits ex-Visa exec as new US chief, files for banking licence
The fintech announced that former Capital One and Visa exec Cetin Duransoy will join Revolut as US CEO
Tom Matsuda
Why aren't more European VCs making moves in America?
Pro
Analysis
February 20, 2026
Why aren't more European VCs making moves in America?
Remarkably few of Europe’s best-known VC firms have a permanent presence in the US. Those that do say it's a big competitive advantage
Amy Lewin
Klarna’s share price is down by more than a third. Is there any hope for Europe’s other IPO candidates?
Pro
Analysis
January 29, 2026
Klarna’s share price is down by more than a third. Is there any hope for Europe’s other IPO candidates?
Klarna defied expectations in its NYSE debut last September — but five months on, the Swedish fintech is trading well below its IPO price
Tom Matsuda
Revolut scraps US bank acquisition in push for standalone licence, reports say
News
January 23, 2026
Revolut scraps US bank acquisition in push for standalone licence, reports say
Fintech reportedly betting on Trump administration’s ‘light-touch’ regulation
Tom Matsuda
Yann LeCun poaches from Meta, Google DeepMind for new startup
Pro
Exclusive
January 12, 2026
Yann LeCun poaches from Meta, Google DeepMind for new startup
New details on the buzzy startup's team formed by Meta’s former chief AI scientist to build world models
Anne Sraders and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Sequence raises $20m to build a CFO revenue platform amid B2B fintech boom
News
December 16, 2025
Sequence raises $20m to build a CFO revenue platform amid B2B fintech boom
Sequence is the latest startup to raise funding in CFO tech stack vertical in recent months
Tom Matsuda
The investors powering Sifted’s AI 100
Pro
Most active investors
November 6, 2025
The investors powering Sifted’s AI 100
Europe’s AI scene isn’t short of hype — or capital — right now
Hessa Alabbas
Bessemer partner says ‘no limit’ on European defence investments
Pro
Interview
October 17, 2025
Bessemer partner says ‘no limit’ on European defence investments
The $19bn US firm is angling to back a host of new European defence startups including in spacetech, manufacturing and subsea drones
Anne Sraders
Britain: tech powerhouse or vassal state?
Pro
Sifted View
September 22, 2025
Britain: tech powerhouse or vassal state?
The latest splurge of US tech investment in Britain has its critics
John Thornhill
What I’ve learned from the first 8 weeks on a16z’s Speedrun programme
Opinion
September 17, 2025
What I’ve learned from the first 8 weeks on a16z’s Speedrun programme
A European founder reports from the frontlines of the famed US investor's Speedrun programme — its answer to Y Combinator
Paddy Lambros
Klarna's gone public — what happens now?
Pro
Analysis
September 10, 2025
Klarna's gone public — what happens now?
The fintech today joined the ranks of the relatively few European fintechs to exit via the public markets
Tom Matsuda
Klarna raises $1.37bn as IPO priced at $40 a share
News
September 10, 2025
Klarna raises $1.37bn as IPO priced at $40 a share
The public listing values the Swedish buy now pay later fintech at $15.1bn
Tom Matsuda
Quantinuum hits $10bn valuation in $600m raise backed by Nvidia’s VC arm
News
September 4, 2025
Quantinuum hits $10bn valuation in $600m raise backed by Nvidia’s VC arm
Europe’s quantum companies are racing to find commercial uses for the technology
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Crypto exchange Bitpanda shoots down potential London IPO
News
August 26, 2025
Crypto exchange Bitpanda shoots down potential London IPO
The company’s backers include Peter Thiel and VC firm Hedosophia
Tom Matsuda
UK risks being left behind in stablecoin boom, experts warn
Pro
Analysis
August 21, 2025
UK risks being left behind in stablecoin boom, experts warn
The EU and the US have both recently introduced regulatory frameworks for stablecoins which have instilled confidence in the asset class
Tom Matsuda
Starling to open new North America office amid talk of US IPO
News
August 6, 2025
Starling to open new North America office amid talk of US IPO
The UK fintech is opening a Canada office and plotting to take its software-as-a-service product Engine to mid-tier banks across North America
Tom Matsuda
AI fintech Cleo eyes stablecoin push
News
August 5, 2025
AI fintech Cleo eyes stablecoin push
Founder and CEO Barney Hussey-Yeo told Sifted the fintech is currently looking at the stablecoin space, but it’s still very early days
Tom Matsuda
Flo Health settles multi-billion dollar Meta data privacy lawsuit
News
July 31, 2025
Flo Health settles multi-billion dollar Meta data privacy lawsuit
A lack of evidence posed an 'insurmountable' problem for the plaintiffs
Martin Coulter
Klarna reboots US IPO plans for September, reports say
News
July 31, 2025
Klarna reboots US IPO plans for September, reports say
The Swedish fintech shelved longstanding plans to go public in May
Tom Matsuda
Cleo CEO teases IPO after AI fintech doubles revenue
News
July 25, 2025
Cleo CEO teases IPO after AI fintech doubles revenue
The company’s annual results reveal a previously undisclosed fundraise from existing investors
Tom Matsuda
Flo Health faces multi-billion dollar lawsuit over claims it unlawfully shared data with Meta
News
July 24, 2025
Flo Health faces multi-billion dollar lawsuit over claims it unlawfully shared data with Meta
Europe’s first femtech unicorn is accused of sharing users’ personal data without their permission, claims it denies
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Starling Bank sets sights on US expansion with banking licence push
News
June 26, 2025
Starling Bank sets sights on US expansion with banking licence push
The UK neobank is in the early stages of formulating plans to take on the US, either through obtaining a banking licence or an acquisition
Tom Matsuda

# US

Can Europe ever compete with California?

Entrepreneurs First crowned a unicorn following $200m fundraise

Revolut recruits ex-Visa exec as new US chief, files for banking licence

Why aren't more European VCs making moves in America?

Klarna’s share price is down by more than a third. Is there any hope for Europe’s other IPO candidates?

Revolut scraps US bank acquisition in push for standalone licence, reports say

Yann LeCun poaches from Meta, Google DeepMind for new startup

Sequence raises $20m to build a CFO revenue platform amid B2B fintech boom

The investors powering Sifted’s AI 100

Bessemer partner says ‘no limit’ on European defence investments

Britain: tech powerhouse or vassal state?

What I’ve learned from the first 8 weeks on a16z’s Speedrun programme

Klarna's gone public — what happens now?

Klarna raises $1.37bn as IPO priced at $40 a share

Quantinuum hits $10bn valuation in $600m raise backed by Nvidia’s VC arm

Crypto exchange Bitpanda shoots down potential London IPO

UK risks being left behind in stablecoin boom, experts warn

Starling to open new North America office amid talk of US IPO

AI fintech Cleo eyes stablecoin push

Flo Health settles multi-billion dollar Meta data privacy lawsuit

Klarna reboots US IPO plans for September, reports say

Cleo CEO teases IPO after AI fintech doubles revenue

Flo Health faces multi-billion dollar lawsuit over claims it unlawfully shared data with Meta

Starling Bank sets sights on US expansion with banking licence push