# Creandum

Why Creandum and USV co-led a $40m seed into Machenta, a robotics lab with no product
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Analysis
October 30, 2026
Why Creandum and USV co-led a $40m seed into Machenta, a robotics lab with no product
Machenta, a spinout from Imperial College London which came out of stealth this week, is challenging the robotics data narrative
Tom Nugent
How to outcompete the ‘warp speed’ AI labs on hiring
How to
October 29, 2026
How to outcompete the ‘warp speed’ AI labs on hiring
Spoiler: it’s very hard. But flexible equity, secondaries and real task ownership can help in the recruitment race
Éanna Kelly
Exclusive: Lovable offers employees $80m cash-out at $13.3bn valuation
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Exclusive
October 28, 2026
Exclusive: Lovable offers employees $80m cash-out at $13.3bn valuation
"The people building Lovable should share in what we’re creating,” says company
Freya Pratty
Sequoia and General Catalyst value ex-police chief’s AI startup at $400m — reports
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October 27, 2026
Sequoia and General Catalyst value ex-police chief’s AI startup at $400m — reports
London-based 22one is developing AI tools for police forces as the UK government pushes to modernise policing
Martin Coulter
‘It feels like you’re wearing a Superman suit’: Why Europe’s fintech founders are starting over with AI
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Analysis
October 27, 2026
‘It feels like you’re wearing a Superman suit’: Why Europe’s fintech founders are starting over with AI
Almost half of early-stage fintechs raising recently had a repeat founder
Damisola Sulaiman
Inside SF's growing ecosystem for European founders
Features
October 13, 2026
Inside SF's growing ecosystem for European founders
I found an entire ecosystem of investors, accelerators and founder communities geared towards helping Europeans make the move
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Bessemer and Creandum set to back new AI infrastructure startup at $600m valuation, sources say
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Exclusive
September 4, 2026
Bessemer and Creandum set to back new AI infrastructure startup at $600m valuation, sources say
The startup was founded last year and designs and provides accelerator clusters for AI training
Anne Sraders
10 spots to meet founders and VCs in Berlin
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August 19, 2026
10 spots to meet founders and VCs in Berlin
If you’re wondering where deals get done in Berlin, VCs and founders tend to crowd the same lunch spots and cafes in the Mitte neighborhood
Anne Sraders
The European VCs hiring in spring 2026
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April 24, 2026
The European VCs hiring in spring 2026
From Creandum and Northzone to Visionaries and Antler, these are the VCs currently in the market for fresh talent
Anne Sraders
Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up
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News
March 25, 2026
Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up
Visionaries Club and Creandum co-led the deal
Anne Sraders
European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation
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Market map
February 27, 2026
European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation
From Paris to Zurich, Sifted's market map of Europe’s robotics landscape categorises 90 startups building across the industrial, logistics, defence and healthcare industries
Jonathan Sinclair
Why aren't more European VCs making moves in America?
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Analysis
February 20, 2026
Why aren't more European VCs making moves in America?
Remarkably few of Europe’s best-known VC firms have a permanent presence in the US. Those that do say it's a big competitive advantage
Amy Lewin
AI founder salaries are not as high as you might think
Data
February 10, 2026
AI founder salaries are not as high as you might think
A new compensation report from Creandum reveals what founder salaries are looking like at the start of 2026
Amy Lewin
Creandum’s VP of talent Michelle Coventry: ‘I’ll tell you where you shouldn’t hire from’
Podcast
February 10, 2026
Creandum’s VP of talent Michelle Coventry: ‘I’ll tell you where you shouldn’t hire from’
On helping Lovable hire, where not to poach employees from and how the scaling playbook is changing due to AI
Amy Lewin and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Succession planning is a ‘critical’ topic for LPs — and they’re asking more questions
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Analysis
January 30, 2026
Succession planning is a ‘critical’ topic for LPs — and they’re asking more questions
Some VCs report succession planning has become a bigger question in conversations with LPs
Anne Sraders
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
2025’s most prolific unicorn backers
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August 18, 2025
2025’s most prolific unicorn backers
A few VCs have helped spawn multiple new billion dollar companies so far this year
Éanna Kelly
Exclusive: Creandum leads round in buzzy AI agent startup Lovable
February 25, 2025
Exclusive: Creandum leads round in buzzy AI agent startup Lovable
A blog post — apparently published in error — revealed the raise
Mimi Billing
“You don’t need to burnout in order to succeed”: Key learnings on scaling a European startup at Sifted Summit
Analysis
October 4, 2024
“You don’t need to burnout in order to succeed”: Key learnings on scaling a European startup at Sifted Summit
At Sifted Summit 2024, our Startup Life newsletter came to life on stage for the second year running. Here’s our key takeaways.
Miriam Partington

# Creandum

Why Creandum and USV co-led a $40m seed into Machenta, a robotics lab with no product

How to outcompete the ‘warp speed’ AI labs on hiring

Exclusive: Lovable offers employees $80m cash-out at $13.3bn valuation

Sequoia and General Catalyst value ex-police chief’s AI startup at $400m — reports

‘It feels like you’re wearing a Superman suit’: Why Europe’s fintech founders are starting over with AI

Inside SF's growing ecosystem for European founders

Bessemer and Creandum set to back new AI infrastructure startup at $600m valuation, sources say

10 spots to meet founders and VCs in Berlin

The European VCs hiring in spring 2026

Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up

European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation

Why aren't more European VCs making moves in America?

AI founder salaries are not as high as you might think

Creandum’s VP of talent Michelle Coventry: ‘I’ll tell you where you shouldn’t hire from’

Succession planning is a ‘critical’ topic for LPs — and they’re asking more questions

These investors backed the most European unicorns in 2025

2025’s most prolific unicorn backers

Exclusive: Creandum leads round in buzzy AI agent startup Lovable

“You don’t need to burnout in order to succeed”: Key learnings on scaling a European startup at Sifted Summit