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The banks, lawyers, accountants and PR firms supporting Europe’s 250 fastest-growing startups
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Sifted 250
October 21, 2026
The banks, lawyers, accountants and PR firms supporting Europe’s 250 fastest-growing startups
The service providers most in demand with Europe’s fastest-growing startups, based on data collected for the Sifted 250
Jonathan Sinclair
39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio
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List
June 5, 2026
39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio
Balderton’s Built in Europe campaign might reveal which startups one of Europe’s top VCs is closely monitoring
Jonathan Sinclair
Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’
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News
April 13, 2026
Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’
The firm is focused on less popular areas like health, wellness and decarbonisation
Anne Sraders
Key takeaways from Sifted’s UK & Ireland leaderboard: faster execution, smaller ‘moats’, smaller teams
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Analysis
March 20, 2026
Key takeaways from Sifted’s UK & Ireland leaderboard: faster execution, smaller ‘moats’, smaller teams
This year saw less focus on profitability and a strong pushback on the claim that AI will eat startups’ lunches
Éanna Kelly
Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery
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July 3, 2025
Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery
Hived has a fleet of electric delivery trucks, but doesn't bill itself on its green credentials
Freya Pratty
Meet the women founders behind the UK and Ireland's fastest-growing startups
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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
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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
“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
“I still think it is the best time ever to be a founder in Europe": Takeaways from Sifted Summit's Day One
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October 3, 2024
“I still think it is the best time ever to be a founder in Europe": Takeaways from Sifted Summit's Day One
From Europe's lagging competitiveness to 'founder mode' vs 'manager mode': These are Sifted Summit's key takeaways so far
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

# HIVED

The banks, lawyers, accountants and PR firms supporting Europe’s 250 fastest-growing startups

39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio

Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’

Key takeaways from Sifted’s UK & Ireland leaderboard: faster execution, smaller ‘moats’, smaller teams

Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery

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

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

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

“I still think it is the best time ever to be a founder in Europe": Takeaways from Sifted Summit's Day One