# Funding

Agave Games raises $7m amid boom in Turkish mobile gaming
News
August 10, 2022
Agave Games raises $7m amid boom in Turkish mobile gaming
The founding team have worked on some of the big hits in mobile games
Tim Smith
Europe’s most active early-stage gaming investors
Analysis
July 28, 2022
Europe’s most active early-stage gaming investors
Which funds are fuelling Europe’s budding gaming industry?
Tim Smith
Germany pledges to unlock €30bn financial boost for its startups
News
July 27, 2022
Germany pledges to unlock €30bn financial boost for its startups
The government wants to make Germany a “founding republic” by boosting financing for startups and reforming taxation of employee stock options
Zosia Wanat
UKI2S gets £37m top up to support British energy, defence, biology spinouts
News
July 25, 2022
UKI2S gets £37m top up to support British energy, defence, biology spinouts
The fund has 52 active portfolio companies that have attracted over £730m of later stage investment
Zosia Wanat
Oxford Quantum Circuits raises £38m Series A round
News
July 5, 2022
Oxford Quantum Circuits raises £38m Series A round
The pure play Quantum Computing-as-a-Service startup, founded in 2017, aims to put quantum computers at the fingertips of businesses around the world
Kit Gillet
Startups are using a new tool for fundraising. But are SAFEs that… safe?
Analysis
June 15, 2022
Startups are using a new tool for fundraising. But are SAFEs that… safe?
Here's what you need to watch out for
Tim Smith
Photonic quantum startup ORCA Computing raises $15m Series A
News
June 9, 2022
Photonic quantum startup ORCA Computing raises $15m Series A
Europe’s leading full-stack photonic quantum computing company has also struck a deal with the British Ministry of Defence to develop future data processing capabilities
Kit Gillet
Pitching to VCs? Leverage the science of perception
Opinion
June 8, 2022
Pitching to VCs? Leverage the science of perception
Data isn’t the only driver of investors’ decisions. Here are some other factors to consider, according to one associate professor.
Chia-Jung Tsay
Can an Estonian startup solve the construction worker shortage?
News
May 17, 2022
Can an Estonian startup solve the construction worker shortage?
Tallinn-based blue-collar hiring platform Werk has raises $1.3m in pre-seed funding as it looks to solve one of the construction industry's main pain points
Kit Gillet
Eurora Solutions raises $40m to cut through ecommerce customs tape
News
April 27, 2022
Eurora Solutions raises $40m to cut through ecommerce customs tape
Could this be what European ecommerce needs, post-Brexit?
Kit Gillet
The solution to the talent crunch: recruiters helping rival recruiters?
News
March 7, 2022
The solution to the talent crunch: recruiters helping rival recruiters?
Circular’s talent sharing platforms helps in-house recruiters source talent, while helping candidates get hired quicker
Miriam Partington in Berlin
Four things deeptech founders need to prove before they raise big
Opinion
February 16, 2022
Four things deeptech founders need to prove before they raise big
In the words of Jurassic Park's iconic character Dr Ian Malcom: “Life finds a way”
Ian Lane
Ray Studios raises $3m to get rid of that tattoo of your ex's name for good
News
February 15, 2022
Ray Studios raises $3m to get rid of that tattoo of your ex's name for good
More and more people are getting inked, leading to more buyers’ remorse
Tim Smith
How to win the startup war for software engineers? Advertise your salaries
News
January 25, 2022
How to win the startup war for software engineers? Advertise your salaries
UK jobs platform Otta’s “candidate-first” approach has won it investment from Tiger Global
Amy O'Brien
Exotec raises $335m to become France’s fourth unicorn in 2022
News
January 17, 2022
Exotec raises $335m to become France’s fourth unicorn in 2022
The company’s warehouse robots help retailers compete with Amazon
Chris O’Brien
What do YC’s new terms mean for European investors?
Analysis
January 12, 2022
What do YC’s new terms mean for European investors?
YC's new terms might help separate the wheat from the chaff among pre-seed investors
Amy O'Brien
Back Market becomes France's most valuable startup
News
January 11, 2022
Back Market becomes France's most valuable startup
The refurbished gadget platform raised $510m for a $5.7bn valuation
Chris O’Brien
Bolt raises big (again) as it looks to expand its mobility empire
News
January 11, 2022
Bolt raises big (again) as it looks to expand its mobility empire
Estonian mobility startup Bolt raises a fresh €628m. Sifted talks to founder and CEO Markus Villig about the changing face of transportation and food deliveries.
Kit Gillet
How to invest in console and PC video games
Analysis
December 24, 2021
How to invest in console and PC video games
How can investors succeed in the risky world of immersive, single player video games?
Tim Smith and Simon Dumont
Seaya closes oversubscribed €165m fund on the back of Wallbox success
News
December 22, 2021
Seaya closes oversubscribed €165m fund on the back of Wallbox success
Madrid-based Seaya III will look beyond Spain for opportunities around Europe
Tim Smith
The Sifted founder Rich List 2021
Analysis
December 21, 2021
The Sifted founder Rich List 2021
Meet some of Europe’s wealthiest founders — on paper
Isabel Woodford
Pickleball and padel have helped this startup raise €56m
News
December 17, 2021
Pickleball and padel have helped this startup raise €56m
Madrid-based court booking platform Playtomic is riding high off a pandemic-fuelled love of racquet sports like padel and pickleball
Tim Smith
Latvian startup Lokalise raises $50m to streamline localisation and translation
News
December 14, 2021
Latvian startup Lokalise raises $50m to streamline localisation and translation
Investors are betting on the rise of multilingual-by-default and hyper localised content, and the software that can make that happen
Kit Gillet
Jobandtalent raises $500m Series E to become Spain’s newest unicorn
News
December 1, 2021
Jobandtalent raises $500m Series E to become Spain’s newest unicorn
The money will be used to expand global growth in the US and Europe
Tim Smith

# Funding

Agave Games raises $7m amid boom in Turkish mobile gaming

Europe’s most active early-stage gaming investors

Germany pledges to unlock €30bn financial boost for its startups

UKI2S gets £37m top up to support British energy, defence, biology spinouts

Oxford Quantum Circuits raises £38m Series A round

Startups are using a new tool for fundraising. But are SAFEs that… safe?

Photonic quantum startup ORCA Computing raises $15m Series A

Pitching to VCs? Leverage the science of perception

Can an Estonian startup solve the construction worker shortage?

Eurora Solutions raises $40m to cut through ecommerce customs tape

The solution to the talent crunch: recruiters helping rival recruiters?

Four things deeptech founders need to prove before they raise big

Ray Studios raises $3m to get rid of that tattoo of your ex's name for good

How to win the startup war for software engineers? Advertise your salaries

Exotec raises $335m to become France’s fourth unicorn in 2022

What do YC’s new terms mean for European investors?

Back Market becomes France's most valuable startup

Bolt raises big (again) as it looks to expand its mobility empire

How to invest in console and PC video games

Seaya closes oversubscribed €165m fund on the back of Wallbox success

The Sifted founder Rich List 2021

Pickleball and padel have helped this startup raise €56m

Latvian startup Lokalise raises $50m to streamline localisation and translation

Jobandtalent raises $500m Series E to become Spain’s newest unicorn