20 startups to watch
Sifted score
7.83-Fever
- Strong investor(s)
- Serial founder(s)
Year founded
2022
HQ
Stockholm, Sweden
Latest round
Seed
€10m / Feb 2024Total funding
€11.5m
Sifted score
7.35-Terra One
- Strong investor(s)
- Serial founder(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2022
HQ
Berlin, Germany
Latest round
Seed
€7m / Apr 2024Total funding
€7m
Sifted score
7.3-Reel
- Serial founder(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2020
HQ
Copenhagen, Denmark
Latest round
Seed
€5m / Jan 2024Total funding
€7.3m
Sifted score
7.17-Ecoworks
- Strong investor(s)
- Serial founder(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2018
HQ
Berlin, Germany
Latest round
Early VC
€40m / Dec 2023Total funding
€79.6m
Sifted score
6.77-Blixt
- Strong investor(s)
- Serial founder(s)
- Hiring
Year founded
2018
HQ
Stockholm, Sweden
Latest round
Seed
€5m / Mar 2024Total funding
€10m
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