# Venture Capital

Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEO
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June 25, 2026
Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEO
Dada hopes her move to become a VC-operator will “kick off a trend” among European investors
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund
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June 25, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund
The UK’s involvement in the superfund now rests on the incoming British prime minister and the European Union
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Europe’s investors eye nuclear startups amid ‘massive scramble’ for sovereign energy
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June 25, 2026
Europe’s investors eye nuclear startups amid ‘massive scramble’ for sovereign energy
Some investors report seeing more nuclear startups in the market, but big challenges remain
Anne Sraders
Revolut, Wise and UiPath-backer Seedcamp raises $320m
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Interview
June 22, 2026
Revolut, Wise and UiPath-backer Seedcamp raises $320m
'We won't back companies that have sovereignty as a sole differentiator,' says Seedcamp
Freya Pratty
Investors bemoan vibe-coded product slop
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June 22, 2026
Investors bemoan vibe-coded product slop
'More often than not, you can see that the product has been built in a silo'
Freya Pratty
Eric Slesinger’s 201 Ventures plots second defence fund, sources say
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June 19, 2026
Eric Slesinger’s 201 Ventures plots second defence fund, sources say
Slesinger’s debut fund was backed by LPs like the NATO Innovation Fund
Anne Sraders
Luxembourg Venture Days connects capital and dealflow
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June 17, 2026
Luxembourg Venture Days connects capital and dealflow
Meet LPs, investors and high-growth startups and scaleups in one curated event
Paid for and produced by: Startup Luxembourg
UK defence prime BAE Systems invests €50m in VCs Lakestar, Expeditions
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June 16, 2026
UK defence prime BAE Systems invests €50m in VCs Lakestar, Expeditions
It comes as the defence prime is more actively investing in defence startups via an incubator programme
Anne Sraders
ASML eyeing more Mistral-style startup bets, CEO says
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Interview
June 16, 2026
ASML eyeing more Mistral-style startup bets, CEO says
The CEO sat down with Sifted to talk Mistral, physical AI and why M&A is an “exception”
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: NIF hires ex-EIB investor to run fund of funds programme
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June 12, 2026
Exclusive: NIF hires ex-EIB investor to run fund of funds programme
The role was previously left unfilled after founding partner Thorsten Claus departed in 2024
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’
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June 12, 2026
SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’
Some investors believe the IPO could “set the benchmark” for Europe’s defence, aerospace and deeptech startups
Anne Sraders and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Continuation fund craze: who really wins when VCs sell to themselves?
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June 11, 2026
Continuation fund craze: who really wins when VCs sell to themselves?
Critics warn continuation funds can introduce conflicts of interest
Freya Pratty
All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund
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June 8, 2026
All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund
The firm aims to back 25 healthcare and medtech startups and believes “AI is going to completely transform healthcare”
Anne Sraders
The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO
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Analysis
June 5, 2026
The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO
Some European investors managed to squeeze into the US AI model maker’s cap table
Anne Sraders
Top 10 investors behind the Sifted Consumer 100 ranking
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Most active investors
June 5, 2026
Top 10 investors behind the Sifted Consumer 100 ranking
The startup ranking lists Europe’s breakout consumer tech startups by mainstream adoption, cultural momentum and global significance
Ruggero Di Spigna
EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?
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Profile
June 3, 2026
EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?
After winning the Scaleup Europe Fund mandate, EQT is positioned to help decide which startups become Europe’s next giants
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?
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May 29, 2026
Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?
VCs on both sides of the Atlantic are increasingly interested in influencer-investors, but some say “Europe is two years behind" the US
Anne Sraders
This ex-Spotify boss is using AI to help VCs tell which startups are '90% bollocks'
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Interview
May 29, 2026
This ex-Spotify boss is using AI to help VCs tell which startups are '90% bollocks'
Henrik Landgren says his AI agents can spot winners and red flags
Éanna Kelly
Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months
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May 27, 2026
Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months
The high turnover comes after the firm rebranded and spun off from Earlybird Venture Capital in 2024
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back
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May 22, 2026
100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back
We've been asking investors which companies they think the fund will back
Freya Pratty, Anne Sraders and Federico Scolari
Earlybird raising €500m defence fund with French investor AVP, sources say
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May 21, 2026
Earlybird raising €500m defence fund with French investor AVP, sources say
It would be a rare joint venture in the European VC ecosystem
Anne Sraders
Inside EQT’s plan for the EU’s €5bn superfund: ‘We have over 100 companies in the pipeline’
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Interview
May 19, 2026
Inside EQT’s plan for the EU’s €5bn superfund: ‘We have over 100 companies in the pipeline’
The Swedish firm beat out British VC Atomico to run the EU’s new €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
EQT beats Atomico to manage €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund
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May 18, 2026
EQT beats Atomico to manage €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund
The firm will be in charge of investing into European deeptech startups working in areas like quantum computing and AI
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
Exclusive: The secretive group recruiting whistleblowers to shake up the VC industry
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May 14, 2026
Exclusive: The secretive group recruiting whistleblowers to shake up the VC industry
"All powerful industries need accountability"
Freya Pratty

# Venture Capital

Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEO

Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund

Europe’s investors eye nuclear startups amid ‘massive scramble’ for sovereign energy

Revolut, Wise and UiPath-backer Seedcamp raises $320m

Investors bemoan vibe-coded product slop

Eric Slesinger’s 201 Ventures plots second defence fund, sources say

Luxembourg Venture Days connects capital and dealflow

UK defence prime BAE Systems invests €50m in VCs Lakestar, Expeditions

ASML eyeing more Mistral-style startup bets, CEO says

Exclusive: NIF hires ex-EIB investor to run fund of funds programme

SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’

Continuation fund craze: who really wins when VCs sell to themselves?

All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund

The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO

Top 10 investors behind the Sifted Consumer 100 ranking

EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?

Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?

This ex-Spotify boss is using AI to help VCs tell which startups are '90% bollocks'

Bek Ventures, formerly Earlybird Digital East, loses four investment team members in matter of months

100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back

Earlybird raising €500m defence fund with French investor AVP, sources say

Inside EQT’s plan for the EU’s €5bn superfund: ‘We have over 100 companies in the pipeline’

EQT beats Atomico to manage €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund

Exclusive: The secretive group recruiting whistleblowers to shake up the VC industry