# Seedcamp

The top 10 investors backing Europe’s fastest-growing startups and scaleups

A look at the most active investors backing the startups on Sifted’s 2026 leaderboard of the 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe, based on the number of companies they backed

Europe’s leading pre-seed investors in 2026

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

Europe’s 50 most active equity investors in H1 2026

13 technical founders across Europe to watch, according to VCs

Featuring one builder who started their business from a sailboat

The voice-controlled drones startup backed by Lakestar and Seedcamp

Munich-based SE3 Labs says it is working with the German armed forces

Revolut, Wise and UiPath-backer Seedcamp raises $320m

'We won't back companies that have sovereignty as a sole differentiator,' says Seedcamp 

The VCs due to fundraise in 2026

From Project A and Partech to Plural and Hoxton Ventures, Sifted lists the VCs that may be fundraising in 2026

Europe’s VC mafias

Ranked for the first time: the firms creating the most VC offshoots

Exclusive: See the pitch deck Seedcamp used to raise its latest £78m fund

The VC firm now counts four unicorns in its portfolio — and has an unrivalled network in Europe.