# Software & SaaS

Did US hustle mentality ruin Typeform?
Analysis
May 31, 2023
Did US hustle mentality ruin Typeform?
Typeform was once the jewel in the crown of Spanish tech, but new data and accounts from former employees suggest that the company has lost its way
Tim Smith and Anna Freeman
SaaS won’t save the planet, but a hardware-software duo just might
Analysis
May 25, 2023
SaaS won’t save the planet, but a hardware-software duo just might
There's a growing consensus that some climate hardware will need software to run
Freya Pratty
German SaaS platform Sastrify raises Series B
News
May 24, 2023
German SaaS platform Sastrify raises Series B
Sastrify helps companies bring all of their SaaS subscriptions under one roof. The company has raised $22m in equity and $10m in debt
Tom Nugent
Exclusive: Dawn Capital just led Romania’s largest Series A
News
May 22, 2023
Exclusive: Dawn Capital just led Romania’s largest Series A
The $35m raise is bigger than automation giant UiPath's $28.5m raise in 2017
Zosia Wanat
French startup star Pigment raises $70m round from ICONIQ
News
May 16, 2023
French startup star Pigment raises $70m round from ICONIQ
Sources tell Sifted the company has roughly $10m in ARR
Eleanor Warnock
How SEE’s dev shops went from making the world’s software to selling their own
Analysis
February 28, 2023
How SEE’s dev shops went from making the world’s software to selling their own
Huge companies used to outsource engineering to southeastern Europe. Now the region's dev shops are becoming software giants of their own
Josipa Majic
Which SaaS products are getting cut?
Analysis
February 22, 2023
Which SaaS products are getting cut?
Which types of SaaS products are getting hurt most in the downturn, and which are thriving?
Tim Smith
The 10 fastest growing open-source startups in Europe
Analysis
February 1, 2023
The 10 fastest growing open-source startups in Europe
A new report by Runa Capital has gathered the fastest-growing open-source startups hosted on GitHub — here are the European teams that made it
Sadia Nowshin
Atomico leads $11m Series A for Romanian pet tech Digitail
News
January 12, 2023
Atomico leads $11m Series A for Romanian pet tech Digitail
The startup wants to use the fresh money to expand in the US, hire more people and develop its product
Zosia Wanat
33% of SaaS CEOs are planning to raise in 2023
Analysis
December 12, 2022
33% of SaaS CEOs are planning to raise in 2023
Software-as-a-service M&A deals are down by volume, but up in value
Eleanor Warnock and Amy Lewin
Is enterprise SaaS in for a rocky 2023?
Analysis
December 8, 2022
Is enterprise SaaS in for a rocky 2023?
Only 42% of participants at a recent Sifted Pro Roundtable believed that enterprise SaaS is looking as strong as it did at the start of 2022
Amelie Bahr
Are these 9 companies the next southeast European unicorns?
Analysis
November 24, 2022
Are these 9 companies the next southeast European unicorns?
The Balkan peninsula is home to tech successes like Twilio competitor Infobip — and there are many more winners on the horizon.
Josipa Majic
Worried about subscriptions? Here's the new (old) thing in news media
Analysis
November 15, 2022
Worried about subscriptions? Here's the new (old) thing in news media
When consumers are looking to cut costs, subscriptions are high on the list — could pay-per-click be the answer?
Mimi Billing
Meet the most active investors in European SaaS startups
Analysis
November 14, 2022
Meet the most active investors in European SaaS startups
Which VCs have invested in the most European SaaS startups so far in 2022?
Zosia Wanat
Online fraud startup Red Points raises €20m as it focuses on 'profitable growth'
News
November 14, 2022
Online fraud startup Red Points raises €20m as it focuses on 'profitable growth'
The scaleup tells Sifted that investors were far more conservative in today’s funding climate
Tim Smith
How embedded finance can increase the profitability of SaaS startups
Analysis
October 31, 2022
How embedded finance can increase the profitability of SaaS startups
With uncertain times pushing startups to crunch numbers, embedded finance can add new revenue streams
Sponsored by: Swan
Norway’s Visma is Europe’s biggest startup buyer in 2022
Analysis
October 31, 2022
Norway’s Visma is Europe’s biggest startup buyer in 2022
The business software company is also one of the region’s largest acquirers period.
Mimi Billing
Report: European SaaS funding down 42% in Q3
News
October 18, 2022
Report: European SaaS funding down 42% in Q3
The report shows how the effects of the economic downturn is hitting the investment in European SaaS startups
Zosia Wanat
Tiger-backed startup Pitch lays off 30% of staff
News
September 14, 2022
Tiger-backed startup Pitch lays off 30% of staff
It is offering a seemingly generous layoff package to the 59 individuals being let go
Amy Lewin
Top proptech startups you should be following
Analysis
July 22, 2022
Top proptech startups you should be following
Last year was a record year for European proptechs, with VCs investing €3.8bn in the market, a 350% increase compared to 2020.
Sophie Zhang
Coatue backs Ireland-HQ’d tax software startup Fonoa with $60m
News
July 21, 2022
Coatue backs Ireland-HQ’d tax software startup Fonoa with $60m
The investment comes just eight months after the company raised a $20m Series A round
Zosia Wanat
Only 7% of B2B soonicorn founders in Europe are women
Analysis
June 27, 2022
Only 7% of B2B soonicorn founders in Europe are women
Based on an analysis of 100 soonicorns — future unicorn companies — published by Sifted
Federico Scolari and Jonathan Sinclair
Pitch tops Europe’s B2B tech soonicorns list
Analysis
June 22, 2022
Pitch tops Europe’s B2B tech soonicorns list
A new Sifted report ranks 100 soonicorn startups knocking on the door of Europe's unicorn paddock
Federico Scolari
Planhat ends bootstrapped journey with $50m Series A
News
April 21, 2022
Planhat ends bootstrapped journey with $50m Series A
Previously bootstrapped Planhat raises one of the Nordics’ largest Series A rounds of 2022
Mimi Billing

# Software & SaaS

Did US hustle mentality ruin Typeform?

SaaS won’t save the planet, but a hardware-software duo just might

German SaaS platform Sastrify raises Series B

Exclusive: Dawn Capital just led Romania’s largest Series A

French startup star Pigment raises $70m round from ICONIQ

How SEE’s dev shops went from making the world’s software to selling their own

Which SaaS products are getting cut?

The 10 fastest growing open-source startups in Europe

Atomico leads $11m Series A for Romanian pet tech Digitail

33% of SaaS CEOs are planning to raise in 2023

Is enterprise SaaS in for a rocky 2023?

Are these 9 companies the next southeast European unicorns?

Worried about subscriptions? Here's the new (old) thing in news media

Meet the most active investors in European SaaS startups

Online fraud startup Red Points raises €20m as it focuses on 'profitable growth'

How embedded finance can increase the profitability of SaaS startups

Norway’s Visma is Europe’s biggest startup buyer in 2022

Report: European SaaS funding down 42% in Q3

Tiger-backed startup Pitch lays off 30% of staff

Top proptech startups you should be following

Coatue backs Ireland-HQ’d tax software startup Fonoa with $60m

Only 7% of B2B soonicorn founders in Europe are women

Pitch tops Europe’s B2B tech soonicorns list

Planhat ends bootstrapped journey with $50m Series A