20 startups to watch
Sifted score
7.91-RightHub
- Serial founder(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2021
HQ
London, United Kingdom (England)
Latest round
Seed
€1.5m / Mar 2023Total funding
€13.6m
Sifted score
7.83-Fides Technology GmbH
- Strong investor(s)
- Serial founder(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2021
HQ
Munich, Germany
Latest round
Seed
€7m / Oct 2022Total funding
€7m
Sifted score
7.35-Leya
- Strong investor(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2023
HQ
Stockholm, Sweden
Latest round
Series A
€25m / Jul 2024Total funding
€36m
Sifted score
7.3-Truvity
- Serial founder(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2023
HQ
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Latest round
Seed
€8m / Jun 2023Total funding
€8m
Sifted score
6.62-Enzai
- Strong investor(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2022
HQ
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Latest round
Seed
€3.6m / Sep 2023Total funding
€4.2m
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