# Balderton

The investors with the biggest jumps in the Sifted AI 100
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Sifted data
October 19, 2026
The investors with the biggest jumps in the Sifted AI 100
Balderton, Singular, EQT and LocalGlobe each added five companies to their Sifted AI 100 tally this year. Here's who is getting into Europe's best AI deals, and who is slipping.
Oshin Narang
‘I’m 30. I’ve got one more shot’: Reson8’s founder wants to build a European AI giant
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Interview
October 16, 2026
‘I’m 30. I’ve got one more shot’: Reson8’s founder wants to build a European AI giant
After selling his healthcare company to Tandem Health, Thomas Kluiters is betting on voice AI — and says Europe’s founders need to think bigger
Éanna Kelly
Lovable raises $400m backed by EU’s Scaleup Fund
News
August 12, 2026
Lovable raises $400m backed by EU’s Scaleup Fund
The Swedish startup now has a $13.3bn price-tag
Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Google backs Proxima Fusion in €411m raise
News
July 7, 2026
Google backs Proxima Fusion in €411m raise
Google has previously said it wants to “send a demand signal to the market for fusion energy”
Freya Pratty
Europe’s proactive health startups, mapped
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Market map
June 30, 2026
Europe’s proactive health startups, mapped
From full-body scans to biological age tests, startups are building for consumers who want more data, earlier warnings and personalised ways to take control of their health
Jonathan Sinclair
Balderton-backed payments startup Primer raises $100m Series C
News
May 20, 2026
Balderton-backed payments startup Primer raises $100m Series C
The London-based fintech is doubling down on AI in payments
Damisola Sulaiman
Balderton's Rana Yared: ‘I had a higher tolerance for garbage before’
Brunch with Sifted
July 26, 2025
Balderton's Rana Yared: ‘I had a higher tolerance for garbage before’
The Balderton general partner on Quantum Systems, bad boards and the habits that help her spend her time wisely
Amy Lewin
Europe’s VC mafias
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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

# Balderton

The investors with the biggest jumps in the Sifted AI 100

‘I’m 30. I’ve got one more shot’: Reson8’s founder wants to build a European AI giant

Lovable raises $400m backed by EU’s Scaleup Fund

Google backs Proxima Fusion in €411m raise

Europe’s proactive health startups, mapped

Balderton-backed payments startup Primer raises $100m Series C

Balderton's Rana Yared: ‘I had a higher tolerance for garbage before’

Europe’s VC mafias