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https://sifted.eu/articles/italian-deeptech-startups
11 Italian deeptech startups to watch, according to investors | Sifted
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https://sifted.eu/articles/vc-glossary
VC Glossary: a guide for startups on speaking with investors | Sifted
Aug 6, 2021 - From liquidation to vesting, preferential shares to dilution, series A to unicorns, a comprehensive guide to terms used by VC and startups.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/11-spanish-ai-startups-to-watch-according-to-investors
11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors | Sifted
Mar 27, 2026 - Spain is emerging as the AI dark horse of Europe, with fast-growing funding and startups abounding in the space
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https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-workflow-automation-startups-to-watch
16 AI workflow automation startups to watch, according to investors | Sifted
Oct 15, 2025 - VCs from Acadian Ventures, Firstminute Capital, Creandum and Episode 1 share their picks
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https://sifted.eu/articles/13-danish-startups-to-watch-2026
13 Danish startups to watch, according to investors | Sifted
Investors from Dawn Capital, Kompas VC, Heartcore Capital and others name their top picks
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https://sifted.eu/articles/operator-angels
Europe needs to embrace operator angel investors | Sifted
Apr 21, 2023 - Operator angel investors may write smaller cheques but they can bring important expertise and networks to early-stage startups.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/european-startups-set-to-survive-ai-disruption
European startups set to survive AI disruption, according to investors | Sifted
Deeptech, healtech and fintech dominate AI immune companies, according to investors Sifted has spoken to.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/finland-startups-to-watch
Finland’s startups to watch, according to investors | Sifted
Jun 11, 2021 - Finland's got a fast-growing startup ecosystem. These are the Finnish startups investors are watching today.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/active-healthtech-investors-europe
Europe's 10 most active healthtech investors | Sifted
Nov 18, 2021 - Meet the VC firms that are head over heels for Europe’s healthtech startups.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/creator-economy-startups-to-watch
Creator economy startups to watch, according to top investors | Sifted
Oct 1, 2021 - With the global creator economy being worth over $100bn, which European startups are leveraging the boom in content creators?
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https://sifted.eu/articles/biotech-startups-to-watch
10 biotech startups to watch, according to investors | Sifted
Feb 28, 2022 - From alternative proteins to musculoskeletal solutions, here’s the biotech startups VCs are eyeing up.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/energy-startups-to-watch-2025
17 energy startups to watch, according to investors | Sifted
Aug 28, 2025 - Europe’s energy crisis shows no signs of easing. But amid the turmoil, a new wave of energy startups is stepping up.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/semiconductor-startups-to-watch
13 semiconductor startups to watch, according to investors | Sifted
Jul 16, 2025 - Sifted spoke to VCs from Atmos Ventures, Seraphim Space, Omnes Capital, FORWARD.one and Amadeus APEX Technology Fund.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/european-spacetech-companies
17 European spacetech startups to watch, according to investors | Sifted
Jun 20, 2024 - There are 450+ European spacetech startups that have cropped up in the last decade — but these are the ones investors have their eye on.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/the-46-most-promising-impact-startups-in-europe-according-to-investors
The 46 most promising impact startups in Europe, according to investors | Sifted
Oct 2, 2025 - 46 companies of Norrsken's impact/100 are based in Europe. Germany leads the list with 17 startups, followed by the UK and France.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-top-fintech-angel-investors-2022
Meet Europe's most active fintech angel investors | Sifted
Aug 18, 2022 - Fintech dominates Europe's tech scene. Here are the investors and founders reinvesting into Europe’s fintech space you need to know about.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/lgbtq-founders-report
Three quarters of LGBTQ+ founders hide their identity from investors | Sifted
Feb 7, 2023 - That's according to a new report, which is the first to collect data on the experiences of LGBTQ+ founders in the UK
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https://sifted.eu/articles/top-seed-stage-uk-vcs
Which seed investors rank best for investments in UK startups? | Sifted
May 24, 2023 - Using data from Dealroom, Sifted has put together a list the seed investors with the best track record of investing in UK startups.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/ranked-europes-top-investors-climate-b2b-saas-fintech
Ranked: Europe’s top investors in climate, B2B SaaS, healthtech, fintech and consumer tech | Sifted
Apr 2, 2026 - Sifted’s final roundup of the biggest cheque writers in 2025, covering everything from B2B SaaS and consumer to healthtech and fintech.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/new-uk-listing-rules-investor-take
Investors say new UK listing rules might not be enough to entice tech companies | Sifted
May 4, 2023 - The UK's financial regulator plans to change listings rules to entice more tech companies to London — but investors say more is needed
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https://sifted.eu/articles/bulb-collapse-shareholder-losses-investors
Innocent founders among Bulb investors to lose money in collapse | Sifted
Dec 13, 2021 - Bulb, once crowned the UK’s fastest growing startup, has collapsed into administration. Here are the investors who could lose millions.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/investors-hunt-for-the-next-deepmind-in-oxford-amid-deeptech-boom
Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boom | Sifted
A cohort of deeptech spinouts has investors hunting for deals in the historic UK city.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/fintech-angel-investors
Meet the top angel investors in European fintech | Sifted
A list of the top fintech angels investing in Europe, including TransferWise's Taavet Hinrikus and Baroness Denise KIngsmill.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/secondaries-growth-europe-vc
Founders and investors say the price still isn't right for most European VC secondaries | Sifted
Aug 2, 2023 - European VC secondary activity is sluggish as founders and investors struggle to find the right price, but PE firms are more interested.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/most-active-ai-investors-europe-2025
These were the most active AI investors in 2025 | Sifted
Mar 16, 2026 - Sifted tracks the 106 busiest AI cheque writers of 2025
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https://sifted.eu/articles/tech-founders-and-investors-on-the-sunday-times-rich-list-2025
Tech founders and investors on the Sunday Times Rich List 2025 | Sifted
Founders at some of the UK’s most high-flying startups such as Revolut, Checkout, Wayve and Octopus Energy all made it onto the list
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https://sifted.eu/articles/cleantech-will-london-take-lead
Investors are back and the cleantech sector is exploding | Sifted
A decade ago, investor interest in cleantech or tech that helps the climate boomed. Will the sector’s explosive growth continue?
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https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-series-a-investors
The 10 most active investors at Series A in Europe in 2022 | Sifted
Feb 13, 2023 - Series A funding in Europe totalled €12.2bn, compared to 2021’s €12.9bn. But which investors are signing the most cheques? Here's the top 10.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/these-were-the-most-active-deeptech-investors-in-2025
These were the most active deeptech investors in 2025 | Sifted
Sifted tracked the 97 busiest cheque writers, in a year that saw investments rise 61%
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https://sifted.eu/articles/most-active-corporate-investors-in-2024
The 10 most active corporate investors in Europe in 2024 | Sifted
Apr 23, 2025 - The top 10 CVCs backed at least 9 startups each last year — and one backed more than 30.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/food-delivery-startups-to-watch
12 startups nibbling at Deliveroo that investors are watching closely | Sifted
Apr 8, 2021 - The food delivery sector’s buzzing, so we asked several prominent investors which companies they’re watching this year.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/active-techbio-investors-2023
The 10 most active techbio investors in Europe | Sifted
From drug discovery to new cancer treatments, here are the investors who have pitched into the most techbio deals recently.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/pitch-deck-tips
Investors share their dos and don'ts for writing a pitch deck | Sifted
Oct 4, 2022 - Pitch decks can be a notoriously mixed bag. We collected a series of top tips on how to master it from three investors who have seen it all.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/nordic-tech-predictions-2026
Nordic tech in 2026: predictions from investors and operators | Sifted
Dec 30, 2025 - The Nordics have firmly been put on the European map in 2025. So what's in store for 2026? Sifted asked Sophia Bendz, Jon Kåre Stene and Marianne Vikkula.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/dental-startup-impress
Why investors poured $258m into dental startup Impress | Sifted
Jan 16, 2026 - Founder and CEO Vladimir Lupenko tells Sifted how Barcelona-based Impress has provided orthodontic treatment to over 250k patients.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/poland-top-seed-investors
Poland's top seed investors to know in 2020 | Sifted
Jul 27, 2020 - There’s been a lot of seed investment activity in Poland recently, according to a new report by Dealroom. Meet Poland’s super seed investors here.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/defence-tech-investors-founders
Defence tech is all the rage but investors have their guard up | Sifted
Mar 12, 2024 - European leaders are heralding a new era for defence tech, but institutional investors are still grappling with ethical concerns and red tape.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/rockstart-investors-clean-energy
6 things investors look for in energy startups | Sifted
Mar 22, 2021 - Investment in European eco-friendly startups doubled last year, with renewable energy as one of the leading sectors.
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https://sifted.eu/articles/most-active-us-investors-in-european-tech
The most active US investors in European tech | Sifted
Silicon Valley backers ramped up investments in Europe by almost a quarter last year
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https://sifted.eu/articles/luko-placed-in-receivership
Luko placed in receivership as investors grow wary of insurtech | Sifted
Nov 25, 2023 - Incumbent insurer Admiral pulled out of a €14m deal to acquire insurtech Luko after fresh audits of its business.
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