# Venture Capital

The latest news and analysis from Europe’s venture capital industry, including angel investing, impact investing, LPs, VCs and funding roundups.

Want to raise from VCs? You better get your management team in order
Analysis
June 6, 2023
Want to raise from VCs? You better get your management team in order
From how priorities when deciding on a deal are changing in the downturn to Europe’s biggest ecosystem weakness, here's how VCs are feeling
Sadia Nowshin
VC activity — and valuations — will pick up in next six months, survey says
Analysis
June 6, 2023
VC activity — and valuations — will pick up in next six months, survey says
But IPOs remain a way off
Kabir Agarwal
Solo GP Sarah Drinkwater raises fund to back 'community' startups like Monzo and Depop
News
June 5, 2023
Solo GP Sarah Drinkwater raises fund to back 'community' startups like Monzo and Depop
Common Magic has raised a third of £10m target
Eleanor Warnock
IQ Capital announces final close of $200m deeptech fund
News
June 5, 2023
IQ Capital announces final close of $200m deeptech fund
It's looking at technologies that will power the markets of the future
Kabir Agarwal
Isomer Capital — backer of many of Europe’s top VCs — does first close of new €250m fund
News
June 5, 2023
Isomer Capital — backer of many of Europe’s top VCs — does first close of new €250m fund
The fund of funds thinks some great vintage years of VC are coming
Amy Lewin
Stride loses second investor this year
News
June 2, 2023
Stride loses second investor this year
Ex-Uber and Spotahome exec Cleo Sham is departing the early-stage firm
Eleanor Warnock and Amy Lewin
New EIC boss wants bigger tickets for deeptech
Interview
June 2, 2023
New EIC boss wants bigger tickets for deeptech
Michiel Scheffer's presidency of the EIC starts at a tricky time — but he wants the EU's biggest investment body to regain startups' trust
Zosia Wanat
CEE-focused ffVC is raising a €60m fund from an under-tapped market — Japanese LPs
News
June 1, 2023
CEE-focused ffVC is raising a €60m fund from an under-tapped market — Japanese LPs
It's very rare for European VCs to be backed by Japanese investors — but ffVC wants to build bridges between continents
Zosia Wanat
HackCapital launches Odin, Bunch and Vauban competitor
News
May 30, 2023
HackCapital launches Odin, Bunch and Vauban competitor
The investment platform for small-ticket investors will also enable secondary transactions
Amy Lewin
Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund
News
May 30, 2023
Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund
The generalist firm reckons it will make a 5x return on its first fund
Kabir Agarwal
The 10 fastest growing startups in the UK
Analysis
May 29, 2023
The 10 fastest growing startups in the UK
We crunched the numbers to find the tech companies in the UK who have hired the most over the past 12 months
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
The top 10 fastest growing German startups
Analysis
May 26, 2023
The top 10 fastest growing German startups
Germany is starting to bounce back when it comes to recovering from the downturn — here are the startups driving growth and nabbing talent the quickest
Sadia Nowshin
Blossom partner Ophelia Brown: 'VC by nature is definitely a competitive sport'
Interview
May 26, 2023
Blossom partner Ophelia Brown: 'VC by nature is definitely a competitive sport'
Ophelia Brown, partner at Blossom Capital, joins the Sifted podcast to chat crypto, if the UK has had its day and hype deals
Amy Lewin
Blossom Capital loses its fourth partner in five years
News
May 25, 2023
Blossom Capital loses its fourth partner in five years
Managing partner Alex Lim is set to leave at the end of the month — and won't be replaced
Amy Lewin
One thing that didn't fall in 2022: Peter Thiel's investments in Europe
Analysis
May 25, 2023
One thing that didn't fall in 2022: Peter Thiel's investments in Europe
Funds associated with the PayPal and Palantir cofounder did more deals in Europe in 2022 than 2021.
Freya Pratty
Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund
News
May 25, 2023
Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund
EU’s VC arm bets on Munich-based Alpine Space Ventures, which is targeting a €160m cash pot, to give European spacetech a rocket boost
Éanna Kelly
Data-driven early-stage VC Moonfire raises two new funds
News
May 24, 2023
Data-driven early-stage VC Moonfire raises two new funds
Data-driven VC Moonfire Ventures has raised a $90m fund for early-stage startups and a $25m opportunities fund
Eleanor Warnock
Ranking: German startups to watch in 2023
Analysis
May 24, 2023
Ranking: German startups to watch in 2023
Sifted has ranked 100 German startups and scaleups to watch out for this year
Miriam Partington in Berlin and Jonathan Sinclair
All the new first-time European VC funds of 2023
Analysis
May 23, 2023
All the new first-time European VC funds of 2023
2023 might not be as lucrative for VC funds as last year — but some new first-time funds are still raising the cash
Sadia Nowshin and Amy Lewin
CEE VCs are getting ready for a 'tsunami' of local startups to start scaling
Analysis
May 22, 2023
CEE VCs are getting ready for a 'tsunami' of local startups to start scaling
Local VCs are raising their largest ever funds to help grow CEE companies — and offer an alternative to "tourist" VCs
Zosia Wanat
APX managers announce first close of new €80m fund, Heartfelt
News
May 22, 2023
APX managers announce first close of new €80m fund, Heartfelt
Heartfelt will write cheques of €100k to startups and will earmark a high-six-digit amount for follow-ons
Miriam Partington in Berlin
VCs — do you know what your weaknesses are?
Opinion
May 19, 2023
VCs — do you know what your weaknesses are?
Each of the VC archetypes has their own weaknesses
Julius Bachmann and Freddie Birley
15 DACH startups to watch, according to VCs
May 19, 2023
15 DACH startups to watch, according to VCs
From a startup recycling key metals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries to one tackling agricultural emissions, these are the DACH startups you need to know about
Tom Nugent
The most successful VCs are not the ones tweeting
Analysis
May 18, 2023
The most successful VCs are not the ones tweeting
We’ve got the data to prove it
Eleanor Warnock

# Venture Capital

Want to raise from VCs? You better get your management team in order

VC activity — and valuations — will pick up in next six months, survey says

Solo GP Sarah Drinkwater raises fund to back 'community' startups like Monzo and Depop

IQ Capital announces final close of $200m deeptech fund

Isomer Capital — backer of many of Europe’s top VCs — does first close of new €250m fund

Stride loses second investor this year

New EIC boss wants bigger tickets for deeptech

CEE-focused ffVC is raising a €60m fund from an under-tapped market — Japanese LPs

HackCapital launches Odin, Bunch and Vauban competitor

Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund

The 10 fastest growing startups in the UK

The top 10 fastest growing German startups

Blossom partner Ophelia Brown: 'VC by nature is definitely a competitive sport'

Blossom Capital loses its fourth partner in five years

One thing that didn't fall in 2022: Peter Thiel's investments in Europe

Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund

Data-driven early-stage VC Moonfire raises two new funds

Ranking: German startups to watch in 2023

All the new first-time European VC funds of 2023

CEE VCs are getting ready for a 'tsunami' of local startups to start scaling

APX managers announce first close of new €80m fund, Heartfelt

VCs — do you know what your weaknesses are?

15 DACH startups to watch, according to VCs

The most successful VCs are not the ones tweeting