20 startups to watch
Sifted score
8.08-Tacto
- Strong investor(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2020
HQ
Munich, Germany
Latest round
Series A
€50m / Dec 2023Total funding
€55.3m
Sifted score
7.3-Bren
- Serial founder(s)
Year founded
2018
HQ
Nilüfer, Türkiye
Latest round
Seed
€10.9m / Oct 2022Total funding
€11.2m
Sifted score
7.07-Jimmy Energy
- Strong investor(s)
Year founded
2020
HQ
Paris, France
Latest round
Grant
€32m / Nov 2023Total funding
€49.2m
Sifted score
6.98-Ethon AI
- Strong investor(s)
Year founded
2021
HQ
Zurich, Switzerland
Latest round
Seed
€6.2m / Feb 2023Total funding
€7.2m
Sifted score
6.61-Outsight
LiDAR-based tracking and measurement solutions.
- Strong investor(s)
- Serial founder(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2019
HQ
Paris, France
Latest round
Early VC
€22m / Oct 2022Total funding
€42.6m
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