# European Startup News

Sweden’s GOALS raises $15m to build NFT-based FIFA
News
April 5, 2022
Sweden’s GOALS raises $15m to build NFT-based FIFA
The games company has raised from Northzone, Cherry Ventures, Moonfire Ventures — and football legend Gerard Pique
Eleanor Warnock
Forget the metaverse — Labster raises $47m to build the 'eduverse'
News
April 4, 2022
Forget the metaverse — Labster raises $47m to build the 'eduverse'
Labster will use the new funding to scale its virtual science learning platform.
Maija Palmer
VC 'threatened media war against startup after faking investment deal'
News
March 24, 2022
VC 'threatened media war against startup after faking investment deal'
Heroes said the firm had produced “crudely fabricated” documents, purporting to show they'd backed the company's seed round.
Freya Pratty
Is this Europe’s answer to China’s social shopping sensation Pinduoduo?
News
March 23, 2022
Is this Europe’s answer to China’s social shopping sensation Pinduoduo?
Shopping + gamification — the combination that may change ecommerce
Mimi Billing
Europe’s Apple competitor Nothing raises $70m
News
March 9, 2022
Europe’s Apple competitor Nothing raises $70m
Has Europe finally figured out how to do cool hardware?
Eleanor Warnock
Europe’s term sheets are getting even more founder-friendly
News
February 23, 2022
Europe’s term sheets are getting even more founder-friendly
Europe’s most prolific law firm for venture, Orrick, releases its 2021 takeaways
Eleanor Warnock
Healthtech Patient21 bags $142m from Target Global and emerges from stealth
News
January 25, 2022
Healthtech Patient21 bags $142m from Target Global and emerges from stealth
Christopher Muhr, the former COO of car trading platform AUTO1, has been buying dental practices and 'injecting' them with technology
Miriam Partington in Berlin
Mosa Meat reveals the secret to no-kill lab-grown meat that cuts costs by 80%
News
January 20, 2022
Mosa Meat reveals the secret to no-kill lab-grown meat that cuts costs by 80%
The Dutch startup's move could inspire increasing investor confidence in the sector.
Freya Pratty
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
The startup using AI to stop Covid misinformation — and monetise the fake news fightback
News
January 12, 2022
The startup using AI to stop Covid misinformation — and monetise the fake news fightback
One study found that false information can circulate Twitter six times faster than information that’s true.
Freya Pratty
GoStudent raises €300m as European edtech continues strong trajectory
News
January 11, 2022
GoStudent raises €300m as European edtech continues strong trajectory
2021 was a bumper year for edtech and it looks like 2022 will continue the trend.
Freya Pratty
Qonto valued at €4.4bn after French fintech funding record
News
January 11, 2022
Qonto valued at €4.4bn after French fintech funding record
The neobank raised €486m to target SMEs.
Chris O’Brien
Anti-Amazon Ankorstore is France’s second unicorn of 2022
News
January 10, 2022
Anti-Amazon Ankorstore is France’s second unicorn of 2022
The company raises €250m in a round led by Bond and Tiger Global
Freya Pratty
The list: December’s hottest European seed investments
Analysis
January 5, 2022
The list: December’s hottest European seed investments
From metaverse gaming to returnable satellites, we run through the most exciting seed rounds from the last month.
Freya Pratty
Sifted's 10 most-read stories of 2021
Analysis
December 31, 2021
Sifted's 10 most-read stories of 2021
From Revolut millionaires to the metaverse, here’s a selection of the most-read Sifted stories of 2021
Sifted reporters
The next generation of speedy grocery: slower, but smarter?
News
December 22, 2021
The next generation of speedy grocery: slower, but smarter?
British startup Bother has raised $6m from Hoxton Ventures.
Freya Pratty
Vertical farming wants to save perfume from climate change
News
December 16, 2021
Vertical farming wants to save perfume from climate change
Rising temperatures and droughts are affecting the perfume industry. Enter vertical farms
Freya Pratty
This creator platform raised €3m — and half its angels are women or minorities
News
December 15, 2021
This creator platform raised €3m — and half its angels are women or minorities
Berlin-based Passionfroot is a no-code platform to help creators keep track of projects and cashflow.
Eleanor Warnock
Airbus Ventures backs quantum startup to help them mine the moon
News
November 30, 2021
Airbus Ventures backs quantum startup to help them mine the moon
Lunar mining is part of Airbus Ventures' grand vision — and quantum sensing is one of technologies that could enable it.
Maija Palmer
How a hyper-camp Italian restaurant convinced Xavier Niel to open his wallet
Analysis
November 26, 2021
How a hyper-camp Italian restaurant convinced Xavier Niel to open his wallet
France’s Big Mamma is exporting Italian camp to Europe; cups shaped like breasts and giant gelato.
Freya Pratty
From Innocent founders to US VCs — here’s who could lose millions in the Bulb collapse
Analysis
November 25, 2021
From Innocent founders to US VCs — here’s who could lose millions in the Bulb collapse
Just eight months after being crowned the UK's fastest growing startup, Bulb has collapsed
Freya Pratty
Speedy grocery Getir buys UK competitor Weezy
News
November 23, 2021
Speedy grocery Getir buys UK competitor Weezy
It’s the latest consolidation in a fiercely competitive industry where investors say only one or two big winners will emerge.
Eleanor Warnock
Fewer pears, more plantain: The speedy grocery focusing on Nigerian, Ghanaian and Jamaican food
News
November 11, 2021
Fewer pears, more plantain: The speedy grocery focusing on Nigerian, Ghanaian and Jamaican food
LocalGlobe led the $3.3m round in London-based Oja
Freya Pratty
Scottish vertical farming startup raises £42m — and says its farms actually make money
News
November 4, 2021
Scottish vertical farming startup raises £42m — and says its farms actually make money
The raise makes IGS Europe’s second-most best-funded vertical farming startup after Infarm.
Freya Pratty

# European Startup News

Sweden’s GOALS raises $15m to build NFT-based FIFA

Forget the metaverse — Labster raises $47m to build the 'eduverse'

VC 'threatened media war against startup after faking investment deal'

Is this Europe’s answer to China’s social shopping sensation Pinduoduo?

Europe’s Apple competitor Nothing raises $70m

Europe’s term sheets are getting even more founder-friendly

Healthtech Patient21 bags $142m from Target Global and emerges from stealth

Mosa Meat reveals the secret to no-kill lab-grown meat ​that cuts costs by 80%

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

The startup using AI to stop Covid misinformation — and monetise the fake news fightback

GoStudent raises €300m as European edtech continues strong trajectory

Qonto valued at €4.4bn after French fintech funding record

Anti-Amazon Ankorstore is France’s second unicorn of 2022

The list: December’s hottest European seed investments

Sifted's 10 most-read stories of 2021

The next generation of speedy grocery: slower, but smarter?

Vertical farming wants to save perfume from climate change

This creator platform raised €3m — and half its angels are women or minorities

Airbus Ventures backs quantum startup to help them mine the moon

How a hyper-camp Italian restaurant convinced Xavier Niel to open his wallet

From Innocent founders to US VCs — here’s who could lose millions in the Bulb collapse

Speedy grocery Getir buys UK competitor Weezy

Fewer pears, more plantain: The speedy grocery focusing on Nigerian, Ghanaian and Jamaican food

Scottish vertical farming startup raises £42m — and says its farms actually make money

Mosa Meat reveals the secret to no-kill lab-grown meat that cuts costs by 80%