# Funding

The top investors behind Sifted’s France & Benelux 2026 leaderboard

A select group of investors has backed more than five of the fastest-growing startups featured in the ranking

How equipment finance can supercharge European startups

European startups in asset-heavy sectors raised €34bn in non-dilutive funding last year

How UK startups can best access innovation funding: ‘The rulebook is relentlessly changing’

As funding rules shift, UK startups that stay informed are best positioned to unlock innovation funding

Debt hasn’t disappeared in 2025 — but it’s become more selective

More deals, fewer mega deals for climate tech companies

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

2025 equity funding surpasses 2024

AI and late-stage momentum revive Europe’s funding market, despite a drop in deal count

Backed VC raises $100m for third fund following portfolio secondary sale

The UK-based firm is also opening a new office in the US

Exit waterfalls 101: everything you need to know

A high valuation can get the adrenaline going but term sheets will ultimately determine a founder’s fortune after exit

17 inclusive and sustainable companies to watch

Meet the 2025 global cohort of Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures

Exclusive: Mining startup Hades raises from Project A to help Europe reshore its critical mineral production

The deeptech startup has also attracted funding from top defence and robotics founders, but it’s “not a technology company”

European defence tech is ‘booming’ as funding jumps nearly 30% in H1 2025

Deal count is also up over 50% from the first half of 2024

NATO tech accelerator hires new interim managing director amid shakeup

Surging seed investment, a scaleup gap and buzz around AI and life sciences: What term sheets in 2025 reveal about the current state of fundraising in the UK

HSBC Innovation Banking UK’s 2025 Term Sheet Guide reveals key trends, what’s considered “market standard” when negotiating a VC deals — and what founders should watch out for.

Investors doing the most deals in Stockholm in 2025

Ranked: Stockholm’s biggest VC dealmakers in 2025

Exclusive: Optics11 raises €17m to protect underwater cables from Russian state ‘hooliganism’

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, there has been growing concern around the potential sabotage of undersea cables

Drones startup Quantum Systems hits unicorn status with €160m Series C

The new round, led by British VC Balderton Capital, bolsters the startup in a highly competitive space

LP angst in Amsterdam: ‘There is a lot of uncertainty still’

VCs and LPs still report a tricky fundraising environment — but they're interested in a few sectors

Mistral, Klarna join 100+ founder initiative to supercharge next generation of young European startups

The collective of top European founders and VCs including Point Nine will back young European talent with a €10m fund

How Ukraine changed defence tech: ‘The stigma is gone’

Russia’s invasion redrew ethical lines and attracted once squeamish investors

These 11 European startups raised more than once in 2024

Six AI companies had VCs returning for second — and even third — helpings

The kinds of VCs the €1bn NATO Innovation Fund wants to back in 2025

The fund, backed by 24 NATO allies, has announced six VC fund investments so far

Resurge Growth Partners is raising €120m to turn around VC orphans

The London-HQ’d firm aims to fund or buy out companies stuck between VC growth and PE

Why Luxembourg startups are attracting investor interest

Small country, big cheques 

Tapping into the Gulf: What are Middle Eastern investors looking for in Europe?

The Middle East might be rapidly modernising, but business practices remain rooted in tradition. From networking to due diligence, here’s what you need to know