# Venture capital

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

Startup names are getting sillier and I endorse it
Opinion
June 16, 2025
Startup names are getting sillier and I endorse it
Nobody knows what to call their SaaS company but AI and defence projects are stirring fresh imagination
Éanna Kelly
The 10 fastest-growing French startups
Fastest-growing startups
June 12, 2025
The 10 fastest-growing French startups
Climate techs and AI startups score big on Sifted’s 2025 France and southern Europe leaderboard
Becca Lipman
EV charging startup Electra tops Sifted 100: France and southern Europe
News
June 11, 2025
EV charging startup Electra tops Sifted 100: France and southern Europe
Launching today, the latest Sifted 100: France and southern Europe ranks the region’s fastest growing startups
Éanna Kelly
The top investors behind Sifted’s France & Southern Europe leaderboard
Most active investors
June 11, 2025
The top investors behind Sifted’s France & Southern Europe leaderboard
These 11 investors have 5+ deals on Sifted’s latest ranking
Hessa Alabbas
VC's ‘tale of two cities’ at SuperVenture
Opinion
June 6, 2025
VC's ‘tale of two cities’ at SuperVenture
European VCs are anxious about fundraising, but enthusiastic about defence and AI
Anne Sraders
Europe’s VC mafias
Analysis
June 6, 2025
Europe’s VC mafias
Ranked for the first time: the firms creating the most VC offshoots
Amy Lewin and Anne Sraders
Q&A: Sequoia’s George Robson on defence, AI and Dubai
Q&A
June 6, 2025
Q&A: Sequoia’s George Robson on defence, AI and Dubai
Robson told SXSW London that he's keen to meet founders earlier than ever in the rapidly-evolving AI era
Amy Lewin
Investors doing the most deals in Stockholm in 2025
Analysis
June 5, 2025
Investors doing the most deals in Stockholm in 2025
Ranked: Stockholm’s biggest VC dealmakers in 2025
Hessa Alabbas and Éanna Kelly
A16z continues to grow its scout network in Europe after closing London office
Exclusive
June 5, 2025
A16z continues to grow its scout network in Europe after closing London office
The US VC giant has recruited nine new venture scouts in 2025
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Meet the 21 venture scouts A16z has hunting for deals across Europe
List
June 5, 2025
Meet the 21 venture scouts A16z has hunting for deals across Europe
The US VC giant has been ramping up its scout presence in Europe
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Meet the man behind Nik Storonsky’s VC firm: ‘He’s not going to let you relax’
Interview
June 4, 2025
Meet the man behind Nik Storonsky’s VC firm: ‘He’s not going to let you relax’
Ilya Kondrashov runs QuantumLight, the AI-powered VC firm he founded with Revolut's CEO Nik Storonsky
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
The €1bn NATO Innovation Fund loses third partner in a year
Exclusive
June 3, 2025
The €1bn NATO Innovation Fund loses third partner in a year
The fund has seen a lot of turnover at the top since launching in the summer of 2023
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: Lithuanian deeptech VC Iron Wolf Capital launches €100m seed fund
Exclusive
June 3, 2025
Exclusive: Lithuanian deeptech VC Iron Wolf Capital launches €100m seed fund
The firm, which will invest in AI and deeptech with its second fund, has raised €30m so far
Anne Sraders
Early Runna backer Sasha Trower closes £11.5m solo GP fund
Exclusive
June 3, 2025
Early Runna backer Sasha Trower closes £11.5m solo GP fund
Circle & Co will invest in early-stage consumer tech startups
Amy Lewin
Carrots, as well as sticks, can encourage European tech investment
Opinion
June 2, 2025
Carrots, as well as sticks, can encourage European tech investment
It is bizarre that American and Middle Eastern investors are often more enthusiastic about European startups than local counterparts
John Thornhill
Schroders doubles down on VC with new $600m fund
News
May 29, 2025
Schroders doubles down on VC with new $600m fund
Schroders recently poached Molten Ventures’ investor Dave Neumann
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s family office is betting big on European climate tech
Profile
May 29, 2025
Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s family office is betting big on European climate tech
Builders Vision is an LP in numerous climate VCs: here’s what it looks for
Freya Pratty
Why founders should stop searching for the perfect pitch deck template
Opinion
May 29, 2025
Why founders should stop searching for the perfect pitch deck template
Focus on how to answer the questions every VC will be asking themselves instead
Antoine Moyroud
The VCs in Europe on the Forbes 2025 Midas List
List
May 28, 2025
The VCs in Europe on the Forbes 2025 Midas List
Investors from the likes of Accel, Index and Sequoia made the cut
Martin Coulter
AI-native deal sourcing platform Inven raises $12.8m Series A to bolster US growth
Exclusive
May 28, 2025
AI-native deal sourcing platform Inven raises $12.8m Series A to bolster US growth
Founded in 2023, the startup covers over 21m companies globally
Mimi Billing
Paris-based Cathay Innovation closes €1bn fund dedicated to AI
News
May 27, 2025
Paris-based Cathay Innovation closes €1bn fund dedicated to AI
Cathay has closed one of the largest VC funds in continental Europe
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
EIF unveils first investment in a defence tech fund
News
May 22, 2025
EIF unveils first investment in a defence tech fund
Europe’s biggest LP has committed €40m to Keen’s debut defence tech fund
Amy Lewin
Founder-turned-VC Marie Outtier joins Paris-based Ovni Capital: ‘I’m a statistical rarity’
News
May 22, 2025
Founder-turned-VC Marie Outtier joins Paris-based Ovni Capital: ‘I’m a statistical rarity’
High-profile founder and angel VC Marie Outtier joins the French VC as it closes its first early-stage fund
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Revolut CEO raises $250m for AI-powered VC firm QuantumLight
News
May 20, 2025
Revolut CEO raises $250m for AI-powered VC firm QuantumLight
All 17 of the fund's deals to date have been recommended by its proprietary AI model
Kai Nicol-Schwarz

# Venture capital

Startup names are getting sillier and I endorse it

The 10 fastest-growing French startups

EV charging startup Electra tops Sifted 100: France and southern Europe

The top investors behind Sifted’s France & Southern Europe leaderboard

VC's ‘tale of two cities’ at SuperVenture

Europe’s VC mafias

Q&A: Sequoia’s George Robson on defence, AI and Dubai

Investors doing the most deals in Stockholm in 2025

A16z continues to grow its scout network in Europe after closing London office

Meet the 21 venture scouts A16z has hunting for deals across Europe

Meet the man behind Nik Storonsky’s VC firm: ‘He’s not going to let you relax’

The €1bn NATO Innovation Fund loses third partner in a year

Exclusive: Lithuanian deeptech VC Iron Wolf Capital launches €100m seed fund

Early Runna backer Sasha Trower closes £11.5m solo GP fund

Carrots, as well as sticks, can encourage European tech investment

Schroders doubles down on VC with new $600m fund

Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s family office is betting big on European climate tech

Why founders should stop searching for the perfect pitch deck template

The VCs in Europe on the Forbes 2025 Midas List

AI-native deal sourcing platform Inven raises $12.8m Series A to bolster US growth

Paris-based Cathay Innovation closes €1bn fund dedicated to AI

EIF unveils first investment in a defence tech fund

Founder-turned-VC Marie Outtier joins Paris-based Ovni Capital: ‘I’m a statistical rarity’

Revolut CEO raises $250m for AI-powered VC firm QuantumLight