Jonathan Sinclair

Jonathan Sinclair is head of research at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

The 102 European startups that doubled their headcount (and then some) in 2025
Analysis
January 19, 2026
The 102 European startups that doubled their headcount (and then some) in 2025
The 102 startups that grew by more than 100% in 2025
Hessa Alabbas and Jonathan Sinclair
The 25 startups hiring the most right now in Europe
List
January 9, 2026
The 25 startups hiring the most right now in Europe
Revolut, SumUp and Enpal are leading recruitment efforts in the region
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
The 10 fastest-growing European startup teams in 2025
Fastest-growing startups
December 31, 2025
The 10 fastest-growing European startup teams in 2025
Sifted ranks the top 10 fastest-growing startups by employee growth over the past 12 months
Jonathan Sinclair
European tech’s 2025 in data: VC funding reaches its third-best year on record
Sifted data
December 19, 2025
European tech’s 2025 in data: VC funding reaches its third-best year on record
Europe’s top eight tech hubs all record year-on-year funding growth, as AI investment jumps 161%
Jonathan Sinclair and Federico Scolari
2025 equity funding surpasses 2024
Sifted data
December 4, 2025
2025 equity funding surpasses 2024
AI and late-stage momentum revive Europe’s funding market, despite a drop in deal count
Federico Scolari and Jonathan Sinclair
Meet the Sifted Future 50: A new leaderboard of up-and-coming startups with rapid revenue growth
Leaderboard
November 18, 2025
Meet the Sifted Future 50: A new leaderboard of up-and-coming startups with rapid revenue growth
It’s been a hard year for climate techs — but they score highly in spinoff Sifted Future 50 list
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
Startups are hitting $10bn valuations faster — is that a problem?
Analysis
November 10, 2025
Startups are hitting $10bn valuations faster — is that a problem?
Half of Europe’s decacorns were minted this year, with some hitting the milestone quicker than ever
Tom Nugent, Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
M&A: The European startups on the hunt for acquisitions
List
November 5, 2025
M&A: The European startups on the hunt for acquisitions
Sifted lists 14 European startups targeting M&A opportunities, amidst an uptick in activity due to acqui-hiring sprees and roll-ups
Federico Scolari and Jonathan Sinclair
Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3
Sifted data
November 3, 2025
Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3
Dealmaking spiked in Q3, with seven new unicorns and two jumbo AI raises
Federico Scolari, Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
Why CuspAI is Europe’s standout AI player
Opinion
October 30, 2025
Why CuspAI is Europe’s standout AI player
Sifted’s latest AI ranking recognises founders making big, tricky swings
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
Why Lovable is not Europe’s fastest-growing startup this year
Opinion
October 9, 2025
Why Lovable is not Europe’s fastest-growing startup this year
Sifted’s big annual ranking prizes revenue over ARR. Let me explain why
Jonathan Sinclair
Defence tech mapped: 50+ European startups shaping the sector
Analysis
August 14, 2025
Defence tech mapped: 50+ European startups shaping the sector
Sifted mapped the startups building everything from drones to satellites
Anne Sraders and Jonathan Sinclair
Europe’s lesser-reported H1 stories — in 5 charts
Sifted data
July 17, 2025
Europe’s lesser-reported H1 stories — in 5 charts
Some intriguing data nuggets from the first half of 2025
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
Italy’s midyear scorecard: deal count high but funding low
Sifted data
July 11, 2025
Italy’s midyear scorecard: deal count high but funding low
A silver lining, say techies: more foreign VC firms circling
Éanna Kelly, Jonathan Sinclair and Ruggero Di Spigna
Why Spanish tech is sizzling: ‘The mentality has completely shifted in the last six months’
Analysis
June 20, 2025
Why Spanish tech is sizzling: ‘The mentality has completely shifted in the last six months’
Founders and investors tell Sifted what’s behind dealmaking surge
Éanna Kelly, Jonathan Sinclair and Hessa Alabbas
Car subscription service Finn tops Sifted’s DACH & CEE leaderboard for the second year in a row
Leaderboard
May 15, 2025
Car subscription service Finn tops Sifted’s DACH & CEE leaderboard for the second year in a row
Launching today, the Sifted 100: DACH & CEE ranks the region’s fastest growing startups
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
Meet the 25 startups selected for UK’s Future Fifty growth programme
News
May 9, 2025
Meet the 25 startups selected for UK’s Future Fifty growth programme
ElevenLabs and Abound headline the latest cohort of fast-growing UK scaleups
Jonathan Sinclair
Q1’s most active venture debt providers
Analysis
May 1, 2025
Q1’s most active venture debt providers
The 12 lenders which made the busiest start to 2025, as debt financing rebounds after a sluggish end to 2024
Jonathan Sinclair
AI agents score big in a Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds
Analysis
April 16, 2025
AI agents score big in a Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds
Healthtech closes gap with climate tech; Ireland soars; median deal size up 36%
Jonathan Sinclair and Éanna Kelly
M&A: These tech companies are on the hunt for acquisitions this year
Analysis
March 13, 2025
M&A: These tech companies are on the hunt for acquisitions this year
And other potential shoppers worth keeping an eye on
Éanna Kelly, Jonathan Sinclair and Federico Scolari
Europe’s biggest tech takeover deals — and what the founders did next
Analysis
March 5, 2025
Europe’s biggest tech takeover deals — and what the founders did next
A curated list of the top corporate acquisitions of European startups
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
Megarounds back with a bang in January with highest monthly deal count since 2022
Analysis
February 6, 2025
Megarounds back with a bang in January with highest monthly deal count since 2022
Investment ticks up after tepid six months; a record month for ‘AI agent’ startups; healthtech the early 2025 pacesetter
Federico Scolari, Jonathan Sinclair and Éanna Kelly
European tech’s 2024 in data
Analysis
December 23, 2024
European tech’s 2024 in data
As 2024 comes to a close, here are some of Sifted’s most headline-grabbing data points to have on your radar going into the new year
Jonathan Sinclair
Europe’s 10 fastest-growing B2B SaaS startups by revenue
Analysis
December 19, 2024
Europe’s 10 fastest-growing B2B SaaS startups by revenue
B2B SaaS featured more on the Sifted 250 than any other vertical. Here’s the pick of the bunch from tech’s most saturated market
Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair

Jonathan Sinclair

The 102 European startups that doubled their headcount (and then some) in 2025

The 25 startups hiring the most right now in Europe

The 10 fastest-growing European startup teams in 2025

European tech’s 2025 in data: VC funding reaches its third-best year on record

2025 equity funding surpasses 2024

Meet the Sifted Future 50: A new leaderboard of up-and-coming startups with rapid revenue growth

Startups are hitting $10bn valuations faster — is that a problem?

M&A: The European startups on the hunt for acquisitions

Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3

Why CuspAI is Europe’s standout AI player

Why Lovable is not Europe’s fastest-growing startup this year

Defence tech mapped: 50+ European startups shaping the sector

Europe’s lesser-reported H1 stories — in 5 charts

Italy’s midyear scorecard: deal count high but funding low

Why Spanish tech is sizzling: ‘The mentality has completely shifted in the last six months’

Car subscription service Finn tops Sifted’s DACH & CEE leaderboard for the second year in a row

Meet the 25 startups selected for UK’s Future Fifty growth programme

Q1’s most active venture debt providers

AI agents score big in a Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds

M&A: These tech companies are on the hunt for acquisitions this year

Europe’s biggest tech takeover deals — and what the founders did next

Megarounds back with a bang in January with highest monthly deal count since 2022

European tech’s 2024 in data

Europe’s 10 fastest-growing B2B SaaS startups by revenue