20 startups to watch
Sifted score
8.85-Kita
Carbon market risk insurance solution
- Strong investor(s)
- Serial founder(s)
Year founded
2021
HQ
Worcester, United Kingdom
Latest round
Seed
€4.8m / Feb 2023Total funding
€5.2m
Sifted score
8.11-OroraTech
Real-time wildfire prediction using satellites.
- Strong investor(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2018
HQ
Munich, Germany
Latest round
Grant
€20m / Jul 2024Total funding
€41.9m
Sifted score
7.72-Jua
- Strong investor(s)
- Serial founder(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2022
HQ
Zurich, Switzerland
Latest round
Seed
€14.6m / Feb 2024Total funding
€16.8m
Sifted score
7.13-Wildsense
- Strong investor(s)
- Serial founder(s)
Year founded
2020
HQ
Paris, France
Latest round
Seed
€5m / Mar 2023Total funding
€5.0m
Sifted score
6.93-HyLight
- Strong investor(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2022
HQ
Le Plessis-Pâté, France
Latest round
Seed
€3.7m / Apr 2024Total funding
€4.2m
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