# General Catalyst

Europe’s leading pre-seed investors in 2026

From London to Helsinki: the VC funds consistently backing Europe's earliest-stage startups

The top 10 investors in the Nordics

A look at the leading early- and growth-stage VCs active in the Nordics, based on the number of companies they backed on Sifted’s 2026 Nordics leaderboard

The most active US VCs in Europe

Between January and the August 26th, 738 US-headquartered investors put capital into European startups

Europe’s 50 most active equity investors in H1 2026

AI rollup startup Dwelly raises $170m backed by EQT and General Catalyst

Leading AI founders from ElevenLabs, Legora and Synthesia also participated

Inside Dwelly’s AI-powered rollup playbook

London-based proptech reportedly in talks to raise $200m from General Catalyst and others

Factorial raises $150m Series D backed by General Catalyst and Atomico

Fresh funding comes as European software companies race to adapt to AI

Revealed: The 20 startups chosen for the AI accelerator backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Mistral and OpenAI

The first batch of AI companies chosen for Station F's new F/ai programme

Sequoia, General Catalyst, Mistral and OpenAI back new European AI accelerator to compete against Y Combinator

Based in Station F in Paris, the programme will focus on helping early-stage AI startups with their go-to-market strategy

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

Satellite startup Iceye hits €2.4bn valuation as it zeroes in on defence

Finnish startup working with defence primes and governments in countries like Finland and the Netherlands

Is the European founders' renaissance real?

Europe's seeing a surge in entrepreneurial activity, with many second-time founders on a mission to build European resilience

Investing in defence tech: three hard-earned lessons

Ready to enter defence tech? Read this first

Inside General Catalyst, European tech’s kingmaker

The US VC has made big bets on European champions like Mistral and Helsing — but it’s lost nearly its entire Berlin-native investing team

General Catalyst partner and Helsing, Mistral board member Jeannette zu Fürstenberg on how to build more businesses like them

It will take a lot more than venture capital