Welcome to the Sifted 75: Nordics & Benelux Leaderboard, which ranks the 75 fastest-growing startups across the region by revenue growth.
Combined, the 75 startups have generated revenues of €1.24bn over the past three financial years, employing 4,875 people. On average, they have raised €32.96m in capital.
To be eligible, startups had to meet the following criteria: headquartered in any of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway or Sweden; founded in or after 2014; maximum full-time headcount of 999; private and independent; majority of revenue must be generated by proprietary technology; at least three years of revenue data; and revenue (annualised if necessary) of at least €50k in the base year (2020, 2021 or 2022) and at least €500k in the most recent financial year (2022, 2023 or 2024). Companies were required to submit signed documentation to support disclosed financial information not publicly available. Some chose not to make their latest revenue figure public information.
Click on each company's box to find a more in-depth profile.