# Venture capital

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

The all-women led VC firms in Europe
Pro
Analysis
January 13, 2026
The all-women led VC firms in Europe
The 26 all-women led VC firms in Europe
Amy Lewin
General Catalyst’s policy chief: EU Inc is biggest concern for startups
Pro
Interview
January 13, 2026
General Catalyst’s policy chief: EU Inc is biggest concern for startups
The General Catalyst Institute has been lobbying and working with EU policymakers on the top issues of 2026
Anne Sraders
Europe’s most active LPs since 2020
Pro
Most active investors
January 9, 2026
Europe’s most active LPs since 2020
Sifted found out which LPs have been the most active cheque writers amid the highs and lows of 2020 through 2025
Anne Sraders
15+ predictions for European defence in 2026
Pro
Analysis
January 7, 2026
15+ predictions for European defence in 2026
From defence tech funding hitting $3bn to a new frontline in space, VCs share their top predictions for the sector
Anne Sraders
A spacetech IPO, a robot decacorn and a (European) entrepreneur running for president: Sifted’s predictions for European tech in 2026
Pro
Analysis
January 5, 2026
A spacetech IPO, a robot decacorn and a (European) entrepreneur running for president: Sifted’s predictions for European tech in 2026
Our journalists predict what's to come this year
Sifted reporters
Meet the first-time European VC funds of 2025
Pro
Analysis
December 30, 2025
Meet the first-time European VC funds of 2025
All the first-time VC fund managers announcing closings in 2025
Amy Lewin
Nordic tech in 2026: predictions from investors and operators
Pro
Analysis
December 30, 2025
Nordic tech in 2026: predictions from investors and operators
Marianne Vikkula, Jon Kåre Stene and Sophia Bendz share their best guesses
Mimi Billing
These investors backed the most European unicorns in 2025
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Most active investors
December 23, 2025
These investors backed the most European unicorns in 2025
Accel, General Catalyst and HV Capital were the most prolific unicorn-spotters this year
Hessa Alabbas
11 UK companies VCs will be watching in 2026
Pro
List
December 23, 2025
11 UK companies VCs will be watching in 2026
We asked investors from Balderton, Atomico and more which UK startups they’ll be keeping an eye on in 2026.
Freya Pratty
Mistral, Oura, Helsing: The top 20 deals of 2025
Pro
Sifted data
December 23, 2025
Mistral, Oura, Helsing: The top 20 deals of 2025
The €1.7bn deal that kept Europe on the AI map — and other mega raises of the year
Éanna Kelly
Why deeptech investors keep coming back to Gothenburg
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December 22, 2025
Why deeptech investors keep coming back to Gothenburg
Gothenburg’s GoWest conference is the bustling centre of the Swedish west coast deeptech scene. Sifted takes a look at why investors keep coming back to the city
Sponsored by: GU Ventures
NATO Innovation Fund reduces salaries from €677k a year to ‘fair market rate’
Pro
Exclusive
December 22, 2025
NATO Innovation Fund reduces salaries from €677k a year to ‘fair market rate’
NIF declined to comment on how much it now pays its partners
Freya Pratty
Solo GP Kevin Costa closes $20m fund to invest in AI, robotics and infrastructure
Exclusive
December 22, 2025
Solo GP Kevin Costa closes $20m fund to invest in AI, robotics and infrastructure
LPs in Belief Capital include general partners at VC firms Point Nine, Hummingbird and Adjacent
Amy Lewin
The top VC predictions for Europe in 2026
Pro
Analysis
December 19, 2025
The top VC predictions for Europe in 2026
Europe’s VCs expect an influx of Chinese tech into industrial segments in Europe, a defence bubble burst and opportunities for angel investors next year
Anne Sraders
Debt hasn’t disappeared in 2025 — but it’s become more selective
Pro
Analysis
December 19, 2025
Debt hasn’t disappeared in 2025 — but it’s become more selective
More deals, fewer mega deals for climate tech companies
Hessa Alabbas
NATO Innovation Fund chair Fiona Murray: ‘The threat from Russia is extremely real’
Podcast
December 18, 2025
NATO Innovation Fund chair Fiona Murray: ‘The threat from Russia is extremely real’
Since becoming operational in 2023, the fund has faced significant scrutiny
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Amy Lewin
The European startups which became unicorns in 2025
Pro
Sifted data
December 18, 2025
The European startups which became unicorns in 2025
27 new unicorns pranced onto the European tech stage this year — a post Covid milestone
Ruggero Di Spigna
Danish deeptech spinout fund PSV Hafnium closes first €60m fund
Exclusive
December 17, 2025
Danish deeptech spinout fund PSV Hafnium closes first €60m fund
PSV Hafnium is looking for deeptech companies coming out of Nordic technical universities
Mimi Billing
The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025
Pro
Ranking
December 17, 2025
The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025
Sifted counted 860 startup exits across Europe in 2025, though just 75 had terms that were publicly disclosed
Ruggero Di Spigna
Startuplab closes $32m fund to boost Norwegian tech startups
Exclusive
December 16, 2025
Startuplab closes $32m fund to boost Norwegian tech startups
The Oslo-based accelerator is backing early-stage startups throughout Norway
Mimi Billing
Baseline raises fund to back early-stage Irish founders — and keep them in Ireland
Pro
Exclusive
December 16, 2025
Baseline raises fund to back early-stage Irish founders — and keep them in Ireland
Baseline Ventures hopes to help the best Irish entrepreneurs build great AI-native companies on home turf
Amy Lewin
The ‘biggest risk’ for robotics in 2026
Pro
Interview
December 15, 2025
The ‘biggest risk’ for robotics in 2026
Flat industrial growth and a need to prove out new AI-powered robotic solutions could pose a challenge for startups next year, UVC Partners’ Benjamin Erhart says
Anne Sraders
Kibo Ventures hits €80m first close of new fund, doubles down on rest of Europe
Exclusive
December 15, 2025
Kibo Ventures hits €80m first close of new fund, doubles down on rest of Europe
The Spanish VC is looking beyond its home country for defence, space and AI deals
Tom Nugent
The EU wants you! …to manage €5bn
Pro
Analysis
December 12, 2025
The EU wants you! …to manage €5bn
The European Innovation Council published its criteria in a callout for VC firms to manage the new deeptech fund
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty

# Venture capital

The all-women led VC firms in Europe

General Catalyst’s policy chief: EU Inc is biggest concern for startups

Europe’s most active LPs since 2020

15+ predictions for European defence in 2026

A spacetech IPO, a robot decacorn and a (European) entrepreneur running for president: Sifted’s predictions for European tech in 2026

Meet the first-time European VC funds of 2025

Nordic tech in 2026: predictions from investors and operators

These investors backed the most European unicorns in 2025

11 UK companies VCs will be watching in 2026

Mistral, Oura, Helsing: The top 20 deals of 2025

Why deeptech investors keep coming back to Gothenburg

NATO Innovation Fund reduces salaries from €677k a year to ‘fair market rate’

Solo GP Kevin Costa closes $20m fund to invest in AI, robotics and infrastructure

The top VC predictions for Europe in 2026

Debt hasn’t disappeared in 2025 — but it’s become more selective

NATO Innovation Fund chair Fiona Murray: ‘The threat from Russia is extremely real’

The European startups which became unicorns in 2025

Danish deeptech spinout fund PSV Hafnium closes first €60m fund

The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025

Startuplab closes $32m fund to boost Norwegian tech startups

Baseline raises fund to back early-stage Irish founders — and keep them in Ireland

The ‘biggest risk’ for robotics in 2026

Kibo Ventures hits €80m first close of new fund, doubles down on rest of Europe

The EU wants you! …to manage €5bn