# US

A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon
Pro
Interview
September 22, 2026
A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon
General partner Anish Acharya talks the hottest AI trends, the "advantage" European startups have over SF and the European consumer
Anne Sraders
The biggest conversations in US VC right now
Pro
Analysis
September 18, 2026
The biggest conversations in US VC right now
From personal AI agents to the rising cost of AI compute, here's what they're chatting about
Anne Sraders
Why US VC Left Lane is betting on the European consumer
Pro
Interview
September 17, 2026
Why US VC Left Lane is betting on the European consumer
The New York-based firm is betting that investors will look to diversify away from AI-heavy portfolios in the coming years
Anne Sraders
US VC FirstMark: ‘Europe is underrated’ right now among American investors
Pro
Interview
September 11, 2026
US VC FirstMark: ‘Europe is underrated’ right now among American investors
The New York firm has backed startups like Legora, Harmattan AI and Synthesia
Anne Sraders
Matt Clifford's move to Anthropic draws criticism: 'Not cool'
Analysis
September 3, 2026
Matt Clifford's move to Anthropic draws criticism: 'Not cool'
Some believe it's a shame that one of the UK’s top tech leaders is joining a US company
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
The most active US VCs in Europe
Pro
Most active investors
August 28, 2026
The most active US VCs in Europe
Between January and the August 26th, 738 US-headquartered investors put capital into European startups
Ruggero Di Spigna
Anthropic strikes $45bn deal with Nscale to rent compute capacity
News
August 27, 2026
Anthropic strikes $45bn deal with Nscale to rent compute capacity
The deal comes as Nscale eyes an IPO
Anne Sraders
Accel raises $800m for ninth early-stage Europe fund
News
August 12, 2026
Accel raises $800m for ninth early-stage Europe fund
The US firm has been actively backing big European defence and AI startups
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: Meta and OpenAI alumni seek $400m for new AI lab
Pro
Exclusive
June 30, 2026
Exclusive: Meta and OpenAI alumni seek $400m for new AI lab
The stealth-mode company will be based between the US, France and Israel, sources say
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’
Pro
Analysis
June 12, 2026
SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’
Some investors believe the IPO could “set the benchmark” for Europe’s defence, aerospace and deeptech startups
Anne Sraders and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund
Pro
Exclusive
June 8, 2026
All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund
The firm aims to back 25 healthcare and medtech startups and believes “AI is going to completely transform healthcare”
Anne Sraders
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

# US

A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon

The biggest conversations in US VC right now

Why US VC Left Lane is betting on the European consumer

US VC FirstMark: ‘Europe is underrated’ right now among American investors

Matt Clifford's move to Anthropic draws criticism: 'Not cool'

The most active US VCs in Europe

Anthropic strikes $45bn deal with Nscale to rent compute capacity

Accel raises $800m for ninth early-stage Europe fund

Exclusive: Meta and OpenAI alumni seek $400m for new AI lab

SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’

All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund

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?