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Funding rounds are getting crowded
Analysis
March 20, 2026
Funding rounds are getting crowded
VCs are crowding each other to get cheques into hot startups
# Venture capital
15 defence startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
Investor survey
March 20, 2026
15 defence startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
From hypersonic missiles to micro ocean robots, a host of defence startups are catching VCs’ eyes
# Defence tech
Key takeaways from Sifted’s UK & Ireland leaderboard: faster execution, smaller ‘moats’, smaller teams
Analysis
March 20, 2026
Key takeaways from Sifted’s UK & Ireland leaderboard: faster execution, smaller ‘moats’, smaller teams
This year saw less focus on profitability and a strong pushback on the claim that AI will eat startups’ lunches
# Venture capital
Inside Project Europe’s first year: cold water swims, club nights and accusations of ‘doing the devil’s work’
Profile
March 20, 2026
Inside Project Europe’s first year: cold water swims, club nights and accusations of ‘doing the devil’s work’
Harry Stebbings, Kitty Mayo and more speak to Sifted about the accelerator’s first 12 months and their plans to raise a second fund
# Accelerators and incubators
Index backs YC alum Parallel in $20m Series A to bring AI agents to hospitals
Exclusive
March 19, 2026
Index backs YC alum Parallel in $20m Series A to bring AI agents to hospitals
The healthcare sector is emerging as a key market for AI agents, with several startups currently building technologies in the space
# AI agents
Startups in the Netherlands to watch, according to VCs
Investor survey
March 19, 2026
Startups in the Netherlands to watch, according to VCs
Dutch tech was on the up last year, with equity funding rising from €2.5bn to €3.6bn, according to Sifted data
# Venture capital
Can Rachel Reeves stop the UK’s deeptech startups drifting abroad?
Analysis
March 18, 2026
Can Rachel Reeves stop the UK’s deeptech startups drifting abroad?
UK finance minister Rachel Reeves this week announced a package of support for the UK's quantum companies. But is it enough?
# Quantum
After months of wrangling, the EU unveils 28th regime plan: ‘This is just the beginning’
Analysis
March 18, 2026
After months of wrangling, the EU unveils 28th regime plan: ‘This is just the beginning’
Cross-border stock options, specialised courts and unified company register among proposals
# Policy and regulation
Iran war puts Europe’s air defence startups in the spotlight: ‘The gap is impossible to ignore’
Analysis
March 18, 2026
Iran war puts Europe’s air defence startups in the spotlight: ‘The gap is impossible to ignore’
A number of European startups like Tytan Technologies, Cambridge Aerospace and Frankenburg Technologies are aiming to build cheaper air defence systems
# Defence tech
Alma CEO Louis Chatriot on hard choices, cardboard unicorns and startup hype ‘bullshit’
The big interview
March 18, 2026
Alma CEO Louis Chatriot on hard choices, cardboard unicorns and startup hype ‘bullshit’
This week the French fintech announced it has reached profitability for the first time in 2025
# Payments
European fintech’s sovereignty problem is getting harder to ignore
Analysis
March 17, 2026
European fintech’s sovereignty problem is getting harder to ignore
Homegrown success is supercharging demand for alternatives to American infrastructure
# Fintech
Dozens of scaleup execs back new VC to find Europe’s next decacorn
News
March 17, 2026
Dozens of scaleup execs back new VC to find Europe’s next decacorn
Enzo Wälchli, the former chief commercial officer at Swiss robotics scaleup ANYbotics, is general partner at Operator Circle
# Venture capital
The most active investors in the Netherlands
Most active investors
March 17, 2026
The most active investors in the Netherlands
Both funding and deal count are on the rise in the country
# Venture capital
It’s not just Nscale. Here are all of Europe’s neoclouds, mapped
List
March 16, 2026
It’s not just Nscale. Here are all of Europe’s neoclouds, mapped
Europe's home to a cohort of young companies building data centres to meet the surging demand for computing power
# Data centres
These were the most active AI investors in 2025
Most active investors
March 16, 2026
These were the most active AI investors in 2025
Sifted tracks the 106 busiest cheque writers of the year
# Venture capital
Londonmaxxing has got my cortisol spiking
Sifted View
March 16, 2026
Londonmaxxing has got my cortisol spiking
Can the ecosystem's new mantra survive the inevitable next wave of pessimism?
# Startup life
Revealed: The 20 startups chosen for the AI accelerator backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Mistral and OpenAI
News
March 16, 2026
Revealed: The 20 startups chosen for the AI accelerator backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Mistral and OpenAI
The first batch of AI companies chosen for Station F's new F/ai programme
# Artificial intelligence
Europe’s growth fund push
Analysis
March 13, 2026
Europe’s growth fund push
A number of recent growth fund announcements aim to fill the homegrown late stage funding gap
# Venture capital
Inside the booming secondaries market in Europe: 'Who isn’t selling?’
Analysis
March 13, 2026
Inside the booming secondaries market in Europe: 'Who isn’t selling?’
Secondaries investors report premiums for the most in-demand names
# Venture capital
Vinted, ElevenLabs, Iceye: Inside Europe’s hottest secondary sales
Analysis
March 13, 2026
Vinted, ElevenLabs, Iceye: Inside Europe’s hottest secondary sales
'Some people are asking, who is selling secondaries? It's the wrong question. Who is not selling?'
# Venture capital
Allica Bank founder sues investor for ‘unfair prejudice’
Exclusive
March 13, 2026
Allica Bank founder sues investor for ‘unfair prejudice’
The London-based startup was crowned a unicorn last month
# Digital banks
Nscale is set to deliver $14bn of compute. Can it meet its deadlines?
Analysis
March 12, 2026
Nscale is set to deliver $14bn of compute. Can it meet its deadlines?
The company has proven its ability to raise billions. Now can it deliver compute?
# Data centres
All the decacorns in Europe: listed
List
March 12, 2026
All the decacorns in Europe: listed
Europe’s cohort of $10bn+ startups is growing rapidly, with companies reaching the milestone quicker than ever before
# Venture capital
Europe’s youngest female managing partner: ‘We won’t build enduring VC firms if we don’t sort succession’
The big interview
March 12, 2026
Europe’s youngest female managing partner: ‘We won’t build enduring VC firms if we don’t sort succession’
Pauliina Martikainen takes over the reins at Maki Ventures
# Venture capital

Sifted Pro articles

Funding rounds are getting crowded

15 defence startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

Key takeaways from Sifted’s UK & Ireland leaderboard: faster execution, smaller ‘moats’, smaller teams

Inside Project Europe’s first year: cold water swims, club nights and accusations of ‘doing the devil’s work’

Index backs YC alum Parallel in $20m Series A to bring AI agents to hospitals

Startups in the Netherlands to watch, according to VCs

Can Rachel Reeves stop the UK’s deeptech startups drifting abroad?

After months of wrangling, the EU unveils 28th regime plan: ‘This is just the beginning’

Iran war puts Europe’s air defence startups in the spotlight: ‘The gap is impossible to ignore’

Alma CEO Louis Chatriot on hard choices, cardboard unicorns and startup hype ‘bullshit’

European fintech’s sovereignty problem is getting harder to ignore

Dozens of scaleup execs back new VC to find Europe’s next decacorn

The most active investors in the Netherlands

It’s not just Nscale. Here are all of Europe’s neoclouds, mapped

These were the most active AI investors in 2025

Londonmaxxing has got my cortisol spiking

Revealed: The 20 startups chosen for the AI accelerator backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Mistral and OpenAI

Europe’s growth fund push

Inside the booming secondaries market in Europe: 'Who isn’t selling?’

Vinted, ElevenLabs, Iceye: Inside Europe’s hottest secondary sales

Allica Bank founder sues investor for ‘unfair prejudice’

Nscale is set to deliver $14bn of compute. Can it meet its deadlines?

All the decacorns in Europe: listed

Europe’s youngest female managing partner: ‘We won’t build enduring VC firms if we don’t sort succession’