# Venture capital

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

Exclusive: Visionaries shakes up investment team ahead of new fund
Pro
Exclusive
July 21, 2026
Exclusive: Visionaries shakes up investment team ahead of new fund
Robert Jäckle and Marton Sarkadi Nagy are leaving their current partner roles
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Anne Sraders
How Daniel Ek is building his ‘new European dream’
Pro
Sifted View
July 20, 2026
How Daniel Ek is building his ‘new European dream’
Neko Health and Helsing have raised rounds at higher valuations than most of their US competitors
John Thornhill
Europe’s VCs are increasingly taking on jobs at their startups
Pro
Analysis
July 17, 2026
Europe’s VCs are increasingly taking on jobs at their startups
More European VCs are adding operating roles to their CVs while remaining investors
Anne Sraders
The sectors with the most momentum heading into H2
Pro
Sifted data
July 17, 2026
The sectors with the most momentum heading into H2
Sifted dug into the data to discover the hottest sectors across Europe in the first half of 2026
Jonathan Sinclair
Exclusive: EQT’s €5bn Scaleup Fund in talks to lead Mistral round
Pro
Exclusive
July 16, 2026
Exclusive: EQT’s €5bn Scaleup Fund in talks to lead Mistral round
If the deal goes through, it could mark the €5bn superfund's first investment
Freya Pratty and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Yann LeCun launched a new VC fund — then quit. What happened?
Podcast
July 15, 2026
Yann LeCun launched a new VC fund — then quit. What happened?
Extelligence Invest planned to invest in early-stage startups across Europe, Asia and North America
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
The incubator launching Scotland’s next generation of tech: ‘We need to pull the bigger players into the Scottish market’
Sponsored by
July 15, 2026
The incubator launching Scotland’s next generation of tech: ‘We need to pull the bigger players into the Scottish market’
The Venture Builder Incubator programme, in partnership with Techscaler, is working to turn Scotland’s world-class university research into scalable commercial businesses
Sponsored by: Techscaler
Exclusive: Yann LeCun’s newly-launched fund shuts as exclusivity relationships emerge
Pro
Exclusive
July 10, 2026
Exclusive: Yann LeCun’s newly-launched fund shuts as exclusivity relationships emerge
According to documents seen by Sifted, the fund was planning to invest in early-stage startups across Asia, Europe and North America
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
How tourist investors fell out of love with European tech's once-hottest sector
Pro
Analysis
July 10, 2026
How tourist investors fell out of love with European tech's once-hottest sector
Agnostic funds’ fintech portfolio share has declined by almost two-thirds
Damisola Sulaiman and Ruggero Di Spigna
The sovereign capital, global chipmakers and serial investors behind Europe’s new unicorns
Pro
Sifted data
July 10, 2026
The sovereign capital, global chipmakers and serial investors behind Europe’s new unicorns
Out of more than 300 investors, only 25 have invested in two or more new unicorn.
Federico Scolari
Not all ARR is created equal
Pro
Analysis
July 10, 2026
Not all ARR is created equal
ARR treats a euro from an individual consumer as identical to that from an enterprise
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2026
Pro
List
July 9, 2026
Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2026
Europe’s biggest funds turn to scaleups, AI and climate in a tougher fundraising landscape
Ruggero Di Spigna
Exclusive: ETCI-backed VC firms split over plan to limit non-European investments
Pro
Exclusive
July 3, 2026
Exclusive: ETCI-backed VC firms split over plan to limit non-European investments
Some VCs believe being required to invest more into Europe could limit their appeal to private LPs
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Anne Sraders
One unicorn a week: Europe's new model for billion-dollar startups
Pro
Sifted data
July 3, 2026
One unicorn a week: Europe's new model for billion-dollar startups
Europe is minting unicorns again: younger, faster to $1bn and clustered around AI-native bets
Federico Scolari
Should the EU block the UK from its €5bn superfund?
Podcast
July 2, 2026
Should the EU block the UK from its €5bn superfund?
Does it make sense to lock it out of the EU's new Scaleup Fund?
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
The two bets founders are taking in physical AI
Opinion
July 2, 2026
The two bets founders are taking in physical AI
Neither approach is obviously right or wrong, and there are strong teams and real capital behind both
Enzo Wälchli
H1’s biggest M&A deals
Pro
Sifted data
July 2, 2026
H1’s biggest M&A deals
A look back at European exits so far this year
Ruggero Di Spigna
EU offers quota deal to end UK-France standoff over €5bn Scaleup fund
Pro
Exclusive
July 2, 2026
EU offers quota deal to end UK-France standoff over €5bn Scaleup fund
The talks follow France’s attempt to block UK participation in the fund
Freya Pratty and Martin Coulter
Common Ventures launches scheme to get working-class grads into startups
Interview
July 2, 2026
Common Ventures launches scheme to get working-class grads into startups
Social mobility programme backed by Atomico, Phoenix Court and the Sutton Trust
Martin Coulter
Tapestry VC launches $80m fund aimed at backing repeat founders
Pro
Interview
July 1, 2026
Tapestry VC launches $80m fund aimed at backing repeat founders
Founder Patrick Murphy relocates to London in search of European deals
Martin Coulter
Ex-Speedinvest partner Rick Hao closes $50m solo GP fund for deeptech startups
Pro
Exclusive
July 1, 2026
Ex-Speedinvest partner Rick Hao closes $50m solo GP fund for deeptech startups
Ruya Ventures will invest in startups working on everything from batteries and semiconductors to robotics, AI and novel compute
Tom Nugent
French bid to block UK from €5bn EU fund sparks backlash
Pro
Analysis
July 1, 2026
French bid to block UK from €5bn EU fund sparks backlash
Founders and investors divided over British involvement in Scaleup fund
Martin Coulter and Anne Sraders
Why this AI founder ditched bootstrapping for a $17m deal with 20VC
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Interview
July 1, 2026
Why this AI founder ditched bootstrapping for a $17m deal with 20VC
Fonio founder Daniel Keinrath spent years avoiding VCs. But a shift in pricing — and a meeting with Harry Stebbings — changed his mind
Éanna Kelly
More VC mergers are coming, says P101 founder
Pro
Interview
June 30, 2026
More VC mergers are coming, says P101 founder
The Italian VC just acquired a fellow seed investor in what it says is the first such consolidation deal in the country
Anne Sraders

# Venture capital

Exclusive: Visionaries shakes up investment team ahead of new fund

How Daniel Ek is building his ‘new European dream’

Europe’s VCs are increasingly taking on jobs at their startups

The sectors with the most momentum heading into H2

Exclusive: EQT’s €5bn Scaleup Fund in talks to lead Mistral round

Yann LeCun launched a new VC fund — then quit. What happened?

The incubator launching Scotland’s next generation of tech: ‘We need to pull the bigger players into the Scottish market’

Exclusive: Yann LeCun’s newly-launched fund shuts as exclusivity relationships emerge

How tourist investors fell out of love with European tech's once-hottest sector

The sovereign capital, global chipmakers and serial investors behind Europe’s new unicorns

Not all ARR is created equal

Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2026

Exclusive: ETCI-backed VC firms split over plan to limit non-European investments

One unicorn a week: Europe's new model for billion-dollar startups

Should the EU block the UK from its €5bn superfund?

The two bets founders are taking in physical AI

H1’s biggest M&A deals

EU offers quota deal to end UK-France standoff over €5bn Scaleup fund

Common Ventures launches scheme to get working-class grads into startups

Tapestry VC launches $80m fund aimed at backing repeat founders

Ex-Speedinvest partner Rick Hao closes $50m solo GP fund for deeptech startups

French bid to block UK from €5bn EU fund sparks backlash

Why this AI founder ditched bootstrapping for a $17m deal with 20VC

More VC mergers are coming, says P101 founder