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The 20 companies that landed Europe’s largest equity deals ever
Analysis
April 3, 2026
The 20 companies that landed Europe’s largest equity deals ever
UK and German startups take the biggest spoils
# Venture capital
EQT and Atomico go head-to-head to manage €5bn EU fund
Exclusive
April 1, 2026
EQT and Atomico go head-to-head to manage €5bn EU fund
A decision regarding the winner of the fund is “imminent”, a source with direct knowledge told Sifted
# Venture capital
Ranked: Europe’s top investors in climate, B2B SaaS, healthtech, fintech and consumer tech
Most active investors
April 1, 2026
Ranked: Europe’s top investors in climate, B2B SaaS, healthtech, fintech and consumer tech
Sifted’s final roundup of the biggest cheque writers in 2025
# Venture capital
Manager decision imminent for EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund — with fees still to be decided
News
April 1, 2026
Manager decision imminent for EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund — with fees still to be decided
The EU’s hotly contested search for an investor to manage the fund is in the final stretch
# Venture capital
Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding
News
April 1, 2026
Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding
Its AI model Symphony outperforms big‑tech models in medical coding by more than 25% in independent clinical‑accuracy benchmarks
# Artificial intelligence
Matt Miller: Tech sovereignty is ‘welfare’ for weak startups
The big interview
April 1, 2026
Matt Miller: Tech sovereignty is ‘welfare’ for weak startups
Ex-Sequoia investor and Evantic founder on why Europe deserves better VC firms and partying with Stormzy
# Venture capital
European fintech is going AI-native
Analysis
March 31, 2026
European fintech is going AI-native
A growing number of fintechs are making AI core to their offering from the outset
# Fintech
The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
Analysis
March 31, 2026
The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
Paris-based Mistral released its first voice model last week amid intensifying competition
# Artificial intelligence
UK's flagship female founder fund loses two founding partners
Exclusive
March 30, 2026
UK's flagship female founder fund loses two founding partners
The Women Backing Women fund of funds, which is yet to announce a first close, is down two partners
# Venture capital
Making the most of Europe’s second mover advantage
Sifted View
March 30, 2026
Making the most of Europe’s second mover advantage
Tech sovereignty is a tough game — so maybe the region's startups should be playing differently
# Artificial intelligence
Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn
Exclusive
March 27, 2026
Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn
Following a period of employee churn, the early-stage investor is making further cuts to increase efficiency
# Venture capital
Could the Iran war boost Europe’s climate startups?
Analysis
March 27, 2026
Could the Iran war boost Europe’s climate startups?
Some VCs report their climate startups are already seeing an increase in sales
# Climate tech
11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors
Investor survey
March 27, 2026
11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors
Spain is emerging as the AI dark horse of Europe, with fast-growing funding and startups abounding in the space
# Artificial intelligence
Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boom
Analysis
March 27, 2026
Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boom
A cohort of deeptech spinouts has investors hunting for deals in the historic UK city
# University spinouts
Meet Brahma: the quiet Synthesia rival forecasting $100m in revenue
News
March 27, 2026
Meet Brahma: the quiet Synthesia rival forecasting $100m in revenue
Brahma's tech has been used in films like Here, where it was used to make a young version of Tom Hanks
# Artificial intelligence
Balderton, AVP in ‘covert plot’ to oust Cognism founder, court hears
Exclusive
March 26, 2026
Balderton, AVP in ‘covert plot’ to oust Cognism founder, court hears
Details of the unfair prejudice case were revealed in court last week
# Venture capital
The ‘maverick’ founder Yann LeCun handpicked to run AMI Labs
Profile
March 26, 2026
The ‘maverick’ founder Yann LeCun handpicked to run AMI Labs
After launching three AI startups, Lebrun has embarked on the ‘project of a lifetime’ as CEO of LeCun’s new startup
# Artificial intelligence
These were the most active deeptech investors in 2025
Analysis
March 26, 2026
These were the most active deeptech investors in 2025
Sifted tracked the 97 busiest cheque writers, in a year that saw investments rise 61%
# Deeptech
Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest
Exclusive
March 25, 2026
Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest
The company is among the fastest-growing startups in the UK and Ireland by revenue
# Crypto
Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up
News
March 25, 2026
Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up
Visionaries Club and Creandum co-led the deal
# Spacetech
European quantum mapped: 50+ startups betting big on the revolutionary tech
Market map
March 25, 2026
European quantum mapped: 50+ startups betting big on the revolutionary tech
Your guide to Europe's quantum landscape, featuring startups building hardware, software and early applications
# Quantum
Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?
Analysis
March 25, 2026
Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?
Europe must adopt fast-evolving drone warfare, says Frontline Robotics’ Mykyta Rozhkov
# Defence tech
The UK and Ireland’s 10 fastest-growing fintechs by revenue
Fastest-growing startups
March 24, 2026
The UK and Ireland’s 10 fastest-growing fintechs by revenue
Payments, lending and infrastructure startups are the setting the pace
# Fintech
UK soonicorns to watch
Soonicorns
March 24, 2026
UK soonicorns to watch
The country’s already minted four unicorns this year
# Venture capital

Sifted Pro articles

The 20 companies that landed Europe’s largest equity deals ever

EQT and Atomico go head-to-head to manage €5bn EU fund

Ranked: Europe’s top investors in climate, B2B SaaS, healthtech, fintech and consumer tech

Manager decision imminent for EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund — with fees still to be decided

Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding

Matt Miller: Tech sovereignty is ‘welfare’ for weak startups

European fintech is going AI-native

The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’

UK's flagship female founder fund loses two founding partners

Making the most of Europe’s second mover advantage

Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn

Could the Iran war boost Europe’s climate startups?

11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors

Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boom

Meet Brahma: the quiet Synthesia rival forecasting $100m in revenue

Balderton, AVP in ‘covert plot’ to oust Cognism founder, court hears

The ‘maverick’ founder Yann LeCun handpicked to run AMI Labs

These were the most active deeptech investors in 2025

Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest

Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up

European quantum mapped: 50+ startups betting big on the revolutionary tech

Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?

The UK and Ireland’s 10 fastest-growing fintechs by revenue

UK soonicorns to watch