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Why Europe’s AI founders are opening accounting and law firms

AI services startups have raised more in 2026 than in the previous two years combined, as investors write larger than software-sized early cheques for them

Deeptech VCs are still too risk-averse with spinouts, and it’s costing them, say Europe’s leading spinout investors

Deeptech is taking a bigger share of Europe's early-stage cheques than ever. University spinouts are still getting a sliver of it. Four investors who back them explain why, and how they deal with the challenges.

What I told a room full of Europe's fastest-growing companies

Zoom's Andreas Klauser on what he told founders, investors and startups at Sifted Summit 2026 about AI, revenue, and why growth breaks down after the conversation ends

Are VCs as ‘dangerous’ as Nik Storonsky thinks they are?

Revolut CEO says founders should keep VCs off their boards. But others argue the right investors can be invaluable

‘It feels like you’re wearing a Superman suit’: Why Europe’s fintech founders are starting over with AI

Almost half of early-stage fintechs raising recently had a repeat founder

New funds in Europe in Q3 2026

Europe's biggest new funds back growth, AI and defence

Pigment raises $250m Series E led by Scaleup Europe Fund

Chip giant Nvidia announced plans to invest in the enterprise planning unicorn

Where Europe's most active pre-seed investors are looking next

Six of the region's busiest first-cheque investors on the sectors, founders and companies on their radar

Exclusive: Industry event SaaStock shuts down under ‘real pressure from AI’

In a further sign of the 'SaaSpocalypse' hitting the tech world, the decade-old European tech conference SaaStock is closing down

Europe lost the B2C tech race. Can it win in B2B?

AI-enabled B2B startups are all the rage with budding European entrepreneurs. Next step: take them global

SaaSpocalypse: What’s next for Europe’s SaaS scaleups and investors?

Business models of traditional software companies are being disrupted by AI-native companies

Can European VC portfolios weather a SaaSpocalypse?

If older SaaS companies fail to compete with AI-native startups, it could leave VCs sitting on portfolios that aren’t growing at the pace LPs like to see

11 Turkish startups to watch, according to VCs

Turkey is home to a burgeoning fintech scene and is catching the attention of new investors such as QED, QuantumLight and Spark Capital

The most active corporate VCs in 2025

84 corporate investors struck three or more deals last year

Peec AI brought the SF mindset to Berlin. Can it fend off its rivals?

The German startup touts its ARR, speedy hiring and fast growth. Can its AI search platform ward off the competition?

European tech’s 2025 in data: VC funding reaches its third-best year on record

Europe’s top eight tech hubs all record year-on-year funding growth, as AI investment jumps 161%

Salesforce challenger Brevo becomes Europe’s newest unicorn with €500m share sale

The Paris-based scaleup is set to record a second year of profitability with €200m ARR

Framer raises $100m in funding round backed by Atomico and Meritech

Website design platform crowned Europe’s newest unicorn

Exclusive: Berlin’s Talon.One raises $135m to power loyalty scheme platform

UiPath and Salesforce investor Meritech Capital is among those backing the company

DocuSign threatens legal action against copycat app built with Lovable

Spryngtime is said to have been built in two days using the AI-powered app builder

Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari: ‘We're trying to build one of the most successful companies of all time’

The Italian unicorn plans to spend over $1bn on acquisitions this year

Exclusive: German deeptech VC First Momentum raises €35m fund to back energy, automation and AI

The firm’s second fund, which is nearly 10x larger than its first, will invest in up to 35 companies

The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs

From demining to geospatial data, here are a handful of startups VCs say are in the market

Hybrid growth in SaaS is great for customers, tough on finance