# Cleo

Early Revolut employees emerge from stealth with AI wealthtech Haido
Pro
Exclusive
November 5, 2026
Early Revolut employees emerge from stealth with AI wealthtech Haido
Early Monzo backer Eileen Burbidge has invested in the startup
Damisola Sulaiman
AI personal finance platform Matters raises $5m pre-seed
Pro
Exclusive
October 15, 2026
AI personal finance platform Matters raises $5m pre-seed
AI-enabled money management is taking off in European fintech
Damisola Sulaiman
European fintech has a culture problem
Podcast
August 14, 2026
European fintech has a culture problem
Damisola Sulaiman joins Freya Pratty on the podcast
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1
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Sifted data
July 8, 2026
The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1
Sifted Pro readership data reveals which European startups and scaleups investors, corporates and advisers were monitoring most actively in H1
Jonathan Sinclair
Cleo employees allege toxic workplace culture: ‘Directionless and deeply unhappy’
Exclusive
June 19, 2026
Cleo employees allege toxic workplace culture: ‘Directionless and deeply unhappy’
Employee interviews, internal Slack messages and public reviews reveal questionable culture
Damisola Sulaiman
Cleo CEO Barney Hussey-Yeo wants to build a £100bn company — and save Western democracy
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The big interview
February 18, 2026
Cleo CEO Barney Hussey-Yeo wants to build a £100bn company — and save Western democracy
The AI fintech founder believes Europe’s inability to scale tech companies at home could threaten democracy
Tom Matsuda
These European tech giants haven’t raised for three or more years. What are their 2026 plans?
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List
January 23, 2026
These European tech giants haven’t raised for three or more years. What are their 2026 plans?
Sifted lists the European unicorns that haven’t raised since 2022 and could be on the hunt for funding
Amy Lewin
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
These investors have backed the most European AI unicorns
Pro
Most active investors
November 10, 2025
These investors have backed the most European AI unicorns
Nvidia, General Catalyst, Atomico: the 12 funds with the biggest AI wins in the region
Ruggero Di Spigna
Finn tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
News
October 9, 2025
Finn tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
Fintechs, AI startups make strong showing in Sifted's second Europe-wide leaderboard
Éanna Kelly
AI fintech Cleo eyes stablecoin push
News
August 5, 2025
AI fintech Cleo eyes stablecoin push
Founder and CEO Barney Hussey-Yeo told Sifted the fintech is currently looking at the stablecoin space, but it’s still very early days
Tom Matsuda
Cleo CEO teases IPO after AI fintech doubles revenue
News
July 25, 2025
Cleo CEO teases IPO after AI fintech doubles revenue
The company’s annual results reveal a previously undisclosed fundraise from existing investors
Tom Matsuda
Meet the women founders behind the UK and Ireland's fastest-growing startups
Pro
Analysis
April 9, 2025
Meet the women founders behind the UK and Ireland's fastest-growing startups
Despite facing systemic barriers, these women have built some of Europe’s most exciting companies
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Spend platform Vertice tops Sifted’s second UK and Ireland leaderboard
News
March 26, 2025
Spend platform Vertice tops Sifted’s second UK and Ireland leaderboard
Launching today, the Sifted 100: UK and Ireland ranks the region’s fastest growing startups
Éanna Kelly

# Cleo

Early Revolut employees emerge from stealth with AI wealthtech Haido

AI personal finance platform Matters raises $5m pre-seed

European fintech has a culture problem

The 25 companies Europe’s startup insiders watched most closely in H1

Cleo employees allege toxic workplace culture: ‘Directionless and deeply unhappy’

Cleo CEO Barney Hussey-Yeo wants to build a £100bn company — and save Western democracy

These European tech giants haven’t raised for three or more years. What are their 2026 plans?

These investors backed the most European unicorns in 2025

These investors have backed the most European AI unicorns

Finn tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe

AI fintech Cleo eyes stablecoin push

Cleo CEO teases IPO after AI fintech doubles revenue

Meet the women founders behind the UK and Ireland's fastest-growing startups

Spend platform Vertice tops Sifted’s second UK and Ireland leaderboard