# 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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Europe’s fastest-growing fintechs are queueing up for growth-stage funding rounds
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Sifted data
October 12, 2026
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
Ruggero Di Spigna
The ‘biggest threat’ China poses for European startups isn’t what you think
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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
7 Cambridge alumni building in stealth
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Stealth founders
October 8, 2026
7 Cambridge alumni building in stealth
The University of Cambridge has long been one of Europe's most reliable founder factories
Oshin Narang
Bending Spoons CEO on why M&A fails
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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
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
How to build stress intelligence into your business model
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September 30, 2026
How to build stress intelligence into your business model
Preparing employees to cope with pressure can have a huge impact on companies’ bottom line
Sponsored by: WONE (Walking on Earth)
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
You have to still ‘keep taste and judgement’: How companies are actually putting agentic AI to work
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September 29, 2026
You have to still ‘keep taste and judgement’: How companies are actually putting agentic AI to work
Experts unpack how to move from AI chatbots to secure and autonomous agentic models
Sponsored by: Nebius
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
Is New York warming to European tech?
Podcast
September 24, 2026
Is New York warming to European tech?
Anne Sraders joins host Freya Pratty on this week's Sifted podcast
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
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
Paid for and produced by: TechUK
‘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
What if companies could finally use their most valuable data?
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September 23, 2026
What if companies could finally use their most valuable data?
Some of Europe’s most valuable business data remains largely off limits to AI. New innovations in confidential computing could help change that
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A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon
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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'
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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
London Demo Day 2026: startups to watch
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List
September 21, 2026
London Demo Day 2026: startups to watch
London Demo Day, the annual event where university-founded startups pitch for capital, returned this month
Oshin Narang
A founder’s guide to early IP management: ‘You don't own it just because you invented it’
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September 17, 2026
A founder’s guide to early IP management: ‘You don't own it just because you invented it’
Flatfrog and Lightbringer cofounder Ola Wassvik shares the IP lessons and mistakes he made while building a 300-patent portfolio
Sponsored by: Lightbringer

# Startups

Five Luxembourg companies turning traction into growth

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

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

7 Cambridge alumni building in stealth

Bending Spoons CEO on why M&A fails

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

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

How to build stress intelligence into your business model

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

You have to still ‘keep taste and judgement’: How companies are actually putting agentic AI to work

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

Is New York warming to European tech?

Inside the UK startup building AI’s next enterprise category

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

What if companies could finally use their most valuable data?

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'

London Demo Day 2026: startups to watch

A founder’s guide to early IP management: ‘You don't own it just because you invented it’