# Software & SaaS

Spend platform Vertice tops Sifted’s second UK and Ireland leaderboard
News
March 26, 2025
Spend platform Vertice tops Sifted’s second UK and Ireland leaderboard
Launching today, the Sifted 100: UK and Ireland ranks the region’s fastest growing startups
Éanna Kelly
Why Vertice is the UK’s fastest-growing startup
Analysis
March 26, 2025
Why Vertice is the UK’s fastest-growing startup
The Sifted leaderboard topper uses AI to help customers cut spend on software and cloud
Éanna Kelly
Lovable FOMO has VCs hunting for the next super fast app builder
Analysis
March 13, 2025
Lovable FOMO has VCs hunting for the next super fast app builder
Sifted lists seven European startups in the buzzing AI app builder space
Mimi Billing, Federico Scolari and Éanna Kelly
Skype to shut down in May, Microsoft confirms
News
February 28, 2025
Skype to shut down in May, Microsoft confirms
The company paved the way for the likes of Zoom and Google Hangouts
Martin Coulter
Dutch unicorn Bird quits Europe over AI regulations
News
February 24, 2025
Dutch unicorn Bird quits Europe over AI regulations
Europe's AI regulations will "block true innovation," Bird's CEO says
Freya Pratty
19 former Palantir employees now heading up startups of their own
Analysis
February 7, 2025
19 former Palantir employees now heading up startups of their own
The data analytics company has become a key line on the resume of many of Europe’s tech set
Anne Sraders
General Catalyst doubles down on TravelPerk in $200m Series E
News
January 28, 2025
General Catalyst doubles down on TravelPerk in $200m Series E
The round sees the company hit a $2.7bn valuation
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Europe’s 10 fastest-growing B2B SaaS startups by revenue
Analysis
December 19, 2024
Europe’s 10 fastest-growing B2B SaaS startups by revenue
B2B SaaS featured more on the Sifted 250 than any other vertical. Here’s the pick of the bunch from tech’s most saturated market
Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
Europe has its latest unicorn: Hotel software provider Lighthouse raises $370m
News
November 21, 2024
Europe has its latest unicorn: Hotel software provider Lighthouse raises $370m
The raise comes on the back of a resurgence in B2B SaaS funding in 2024
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Ex-Speedinvest and Target Partners VCs make first close of new fund
News
October 9, 2024
Ex-Speedinvest and Target Partners VCs make first close of new fund
The Munich-based fund will invest in 'boring' startups in AI infrastructure, developer tools and security
Anne Sraders
Here are the early-stage marketing startups currently fundraising
Analysis
September 19, 2024
Here are the early-stage marketing startups currently fundraising
Sifted scouted and contacted 88 European early-stage marketing startups to discover who is actively fundraising
Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
Where VCs are placing their next AI bets
Analysis
August 26, 2024
Where VCs are placing their next AI bets
VCs are starting to wonder whether their AI investments will pay off. Here's where they're looking for their next bets
Anne Sraders
Is private equity’s interest in European startups on the up again?
Analysis
July 29, 2024
Is private equity’s interest in European startups on the up again?
PE firms upped their spend on venture-backed tech companies in the first half of 2024; but deal count is yet to return to the highs of 2021
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
London GenAI company V7 tops Sifted’s B2B SaaS Rising 100 ranking
News
June 25, 2024
London GenAI company V7 tops Sifted’s B2B SaaS Rising 100 ranking
AI tools dominate Sifted’s annual ranking of most promising B2B SaaS startups
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
What does it take to be a top performing SaaS company?
Analysis
June 25, 2024
What does it take to be a top performing SaaS company?
A new report from Dealroom and Flashpoint highlights the revenue figures that top-performing SaaS startups are seeing
Sadia Nowshin
Condom supplies and castle renovations: How Paris-based Tengo wants to shake up public procurement
News
June 25, 2024
Condom supplies and castle renovations: How Paris-based Tengo wants to shake up public procurement
The platform centralises calls for public tenders and helps businesses find the right matches
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
ElevenLabs angel investor launches AI startup to transform SaaS sales
News
June 18, 2024
ElevenLabs angel investor launches AI startup to transform SaaS sales
Bartek Pucek has cofounded Proofs to take on one of the biggest sales pain points facing API-first companies like Salesforce, SAP and Stripe.
Zosia Wanat
Benchmark backs one-year-old AI legaltech Leya in $10.5m seed round
News
May 16, 2024
Benchmark backs one-year-old AI legaltech Leya in $10.5m seed round
The AI startup was “bombarded with requests” after being accepted by Y-Combinator
Mimi Billing
Hundreds of millions in revenue and three acquisitions in 2024 — what’s behind Bending Spoons’ success?
Analysis
April 12, 2024
Hundreds of millions in revenue and three acquisitions in 2024 — what’s behind Bending Spoons’ success?
It’s the Italian unicorn’s third acquisition so far this year and CEO Luca Ferrari tells Sifted what’s behind its unusual strategy
Amy O'Brien
Dawn Capital and Insight Partners back Spain’s data startup Onum with a $28m Series A
News
April 10, 2024
Dawn Capital and Insight Partners back Spain’s data startup Onum with a $28m Series A
The startup will use the money to expand to the US
Zosia Wanat
The French scaleup that wants to take on Excel: Pigment raises $145m Series D
News
April 4, 2024
The French scaleup that wants to take on Excel: Pigment raises $145m Series D
A year after securing an $88m Series C, Pigment has attracted another round of US investors
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
13 B2B SaaS startups to watch, according to investors
Analysis
April 4, 2024
13 B2B SaaS startups to watch, according to investors
The B2B SaaS startups that investors are keeping an eye on
Sadia Nowshin
SME neobank Allica Bank tops the inaugural Sifted 100: UK & Ireland Leaderboard
News
March 27, 2024
SME neobank Allica Bank tops the inaugural Sifted 100: UK & Ireland Leaderboard
The Sifted 100: UK & Ireland is the first in a series of annual leaderboards ranking the fastest-growing startups by region
Jonathan Sinclair and Federico Scolari
Zettle and Spotify alumni raise €10m for grid tech startup Fever
News
February 15, 2024
Zettle and Spotify alumni raise €10m for grid tech startup Fever
The platform helps utility companies become their own virtual power plants
Mimi Billing

# Software & SaaS

Spend platform Vertice tops Sifted’s second UK and Ireland leaderboard

Why Vertice is the UK’s fastest-growing startup

Lovable FOMO has VCs hunting for the next super fast app builder

Skype to shut down in May, Microsoft confirms

Dutch unicorn Bird quits Europe over AI regulations

19 former Palantir employees now heading up startups of their own

General Catalyst doubles down on TravelPerk in $200m Series E

Europe’s 10 fastest-growing B2B SaaS startups by revenue

Europe has its latest unicorn: Hotel software provider Lighthouse raises $370m

Ex-Speedinvest and Target Partners VCs make first close of new fund

Here are the early-stage marketing startups currently fundraising

Where VCs are placing their next AI bets

Is private equity’s interest in European startups on the up again?

London GenAI company V7 tops Sifted’s B2B SaaS Rising 100 ranking

What does it take to be a top performing SaaS company?

Condom supplies and castle renovations: How Paris-based Tengo wants to shake up public procurement

ElevenLabs angel investor launches AI startup to transform SaaS sales

Benchmark backs one-year-old AI legaltech Leya in $10.5m seed round

Hundreds of millions in revenue and three acquisitions in 2024 — what’s behind Bending Spoons’ success?

Dawn Capital and Insight Partners back Spain’s data startup Onum with a $28m Series A

The French scaleup that wants to take on Excel: Pigment raises $145m Series D

13 B2B SaaS startups to watch, according to investors

SME neobank Allica Bank tops the inaugural Sifted 100: UK & Ireland Leaderboard

Zettle and Spotify alumni raise €10m for grid tech startup Fever