# Funding

Europe’s fastest-growing fintechs are queueing up for growth-stage funding rounds

Twelve of the 22 startups on the Sifted 250 planning a Series B or C by Q3 2027 are fintechs, with eight based in the UK

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

The top 10 investors across DACH & CEE

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

Satellite startup Open Cosmos raises €300m amid space frenzy

The startup’s fundraise comes amid a number of other rounds and contracts for Europe’s new set of space companies

The most active growth equity investors in Europe

83 growth-stage investors with at least three growth investments have deployed capital into European companies this year

Claret Capital raises €575m for fourth debt fund as ‘less sexy’ startups need access

The firm aims to lend to VC-backed startups in areas like climate, lifesciences and spacetech

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

The 144 new funds this year and what they reveal about Europe's investment market

Europe's fund managers are raising again. Just not the ones you'd expect.

Why late-stage secondary offerings are transforming private market access

Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2026

Europe’s biggest funds turn to scaleups, AI and climate in a tougher fundraising landscape

Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say

The startup last raised $21m in November

French battlefield software startup Comand AI raises €32m from Blossom Capital, Saab

The startup last raised funding in late 2024 and aims to expand into new domains like air and maritime

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