# Startups

Five Luxembourg companies turning traction into growth
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October 13, 2026
Five Luxembourg companies turning traction into growth
Beyond its reputation as a financial hub, Luxembourg is emerging as Europe's launchpad for high-growth tech scaleups
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The ‘biggest threat’ China poses for European startups isn’t what you think
Pro
Interview
October 12, 2026
The ‘biggest threat’ China poses for European startups isn’t what you think
While many startups are trying to cut China out of their supply chains, some investors think it’s unrealistic
Anne Sraders
Bending Spoons CEO on why M&A fails
Pro
Interview
October 8, 2026
Bending Spoons CEO on why M&A fails
The CEO, who has overseen acquisitions of more than 50 companies, thinks there’s a few reasons why deals don’t go well
Anne Sraders
How to raise your Series A: what investors want to see from you
Analysis
October 7, 2026
How to raise your Series A: what investors want to see from you
Four VCs on growth benchmarks, storytelling, AI-generated decks and the red flags that kill a deal
Éanna Kelly
8 pre-seed rounds led by Tier 1 US investors in AI-native companies
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Sifted data
October 5, 2026
8 pre-seed rounds led by Tier 1 US investors in AI-native companies
Silicon Valley’s biggest venture firms are increasingly hunting for European AI startups before they’ve barely got off the ground
Oshin Narang
Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
News
October 1, 2026
Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
Digital health companies make strong showing in Sifted's third Europe-wide leaderboard
Éanna Kelly
A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi
Opinion
September 30, 2026
A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi
The Swedish founder on her love of sleep masks, the Daily AI Brief and bike rides with husband and AI luminary Anton Osika
Éanna Kelly
AI helped make my new cologne. Smells like success to me
Analysis
September 30, 2026
AI helped make my new cologne. Smells like success to me
A Dutch startup’s chatbot brought my ‘eau de LLM’ fragrance to life — can it waft its way into the perfume world?
Éanna Kelly
The VCs that could run the UK’s £1bn Scale-Up Fund
Pro
Analysis
September 30, 2026
The VCs that could run the UK’s £1bn Scale-Up Fund
From Octopus Ventures to Molten Ventures, here are the investors that could land the mandate to manage the pot
Anne Sraders, Tom Nugent and Freya Pratty
Sex, money, power — or seeing EU Inc come into force? I put the big questions to Sifted Summit’s moderators
Analysis
September 30, 2026
Sex, money, power — or seeing EU Inc come into force? I put the big questions to Sifted Summit’s moderators
Think you know Sifted’s journalists? Well, you don’t. Not really. But that’s about to change
Éanna Kelly
Manna boss Bobby Healy on moving to Oklahoma: ‘The US is open for business, Europe is not’
Interview
September 29, 2026
Manna boss Bobby Healy on moving to Oklahoma: ‘The US is open for business, Europe is not’
The Irish drone maker recently relocated himself and the bulk of his operations to Tulsa. He reflects on how his dreams of leading the delivery market in Europe fell to earth
Éanna Kelly
From space-based healthcare to sustainable materials: Meet MSISV’s 2026 EMEA cohort
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September 25, 2026
From space-based healthcare to sustainable materials: Meet MSISV’s 2026 EMEA cohort
Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures is now investing across four core themes as it continues to accelerate impact investment
Sponsored by: Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV)
The fastest-growing spacetech startup teams in Europe
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Fastest-growing startup teams
September 25, 2026
The fastest-growing spacetech startup teams in Europe
Europe's spacetech sector is having a breakout year, and startups are hiring fast to keep up.
Ruggero Di Spigna
5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
Opinion
September 25, 2026
5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
Harry Stebbings, Henry Hayes, Nick Clegg and the other speakers I’m looking forward to seeing
Éanna Kelly
Inside the UK startup building AI’s next enterprise category
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September 24, 2026
Inside the UK startup building AI’s next enterprise category
Backed by investors including LocalGlobe, Cherry Ventures and Octopus Ventures, Resolutiion is betting that Risk-to-Resolution will be the next breakout wave in enterprise AI
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‘You cannot hide from AI’: Should we fear AI-led performance reviews?
Analysis
September 23, 2026
‘You cannot hide from AI’: Should we fear AI-led performance reviews?
Fuse Energy boss Alan Chang says the tech is helping him achieve "the ultimate meritocracy" — but some are sceptical that AI can do this job well
Éanna Kelly
A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon
Pro
Interview
September 22, 2026
A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon
General partner Anish Acharya talks the hottest AI trends, the "advantage" European startups have over SF and the European consumer
Anne Sraders
N8n boss: ‘Our goal is to get to 1bn users with fewer than 1,000 employees'
Pro
Interview
September 22, 2026
N8n boss: ‘Our goal is to get to 1bn users with fewer than 1,000 employees'
Jan Oberhauser on the surge in demand for AI agents and how companies can now do more with a much lower headcount
Éanna Kelly
The biggest conversations in US VC right now
Pro
Analysis
September 18, 2026
The biggest conversations in US VC right now
From personal AI agents to the rising cost of AI compute, here's what they're chatting about
Anne Sraders
What should you wear to a tech interview? The essential dos and don’ts
Analysis
September 16, 2026
What should you wear to a tech interview? The essential dos and don’ts
Is a suit overkill? Patagonia fleece still king? What about branded merch? I’ve got answers
Éanna Kelly
‘If you don’t have defaults, you’re not taking enough risks’: William Jalloul, CEO of Flowpay
Pro
Interview
September 16, 2026
‘If you don’t have defaults, you’re not taking enough risks’: William Jalloul, CEO of Flowpay
The Czech fintech — which topped the recent Sifted DACH & CEE ranking — is filling the small-business lending gap
Éanna Kelly
ETH Zurich students build ‘first Swiss humanoid’, eye fundraising
News
September 14, 2026
ETH Zurich students build ‘first Swiss humanoid’, eye fundraising
ETH Robotics Club president Declan Shine wants his human-like bot to be a ‘lighter, friendlier and squishier’ home robot than rivals
Éanna Kelly
Satellite startup Open Cosmos raises €300m amid space frenzy
News
September 14, 2026
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
Anne Sraders
Inside Malmö’s bet to turn the city into a testbed for impact innovation
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September 14, 2026
Inside Malmö’s bet to turn the city into a testbed for impact innovation
For impact startups, capital and talent aren’t always enough. The Swedish city wants to give founders something else: access to the city itself
Paid for and produced by: City of Malmö

# Startups

Five Luxembourg companies turning traction into growth

The ‘biggest threat’ China poses for European startups isn’t what you think

Bending Spoons CEO on why M&A fails

How to raise your Series A: what investors want to see from you

8 pre-seed rounds led by Tier 1 US investors in AI-native companies

Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe

A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi

AI helped make my new cologne. Smells like success to me

The VCs that could run the UK’s £1bn Scale-Up Fund

Sex, money, power — or seeing EU Inc come into force? I put the big questions to Sifted Summit’s moderators

Manna boss Bobby Healy on moving to Oklahoma: ‘The US is open for business, Europe is not’

From space-based healthcare to sustainable materials: Meet MSISV’s 2026 EMEA cohort

The fastest-growing spacetech startup teams in Europe

5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit

Inside the UK startup building AI’s next enterprise category

‘You cannot hide from AI’: Should we fear AI-led performance reviews?

A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon

N8n boss: ‘Our goal is to get to 1bn users with fewer than 1,000 employees'

The biggest conversations in US VC right now

What should you wear to a tech interview? The essential dos and don’ts

‘If you don’t have defaults, you’re not taking enough risks’: William Jalloul, CEO of Flowpay

ETH Zurich students build ‘first Swiss humanoid’, eye fundraising

Satellite startup Open Cosmos raises €300m amid space frenzy

Inside Malmö’s bet to turn the city into a testbed for impact innovation