Ruggero Di Spigna

Ruggero Di Spigna is a Senior Insights & Product Associate at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

These 33 robot startups raised over €10m in Europe this year
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December 23, 2025
These 33 robot startups raised over €10m in Europe this year
AI advances have led to surge of interest in the field
Tom Nugent and Ruggero Di Spigna
The European startups which became unicorns in 2025
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December 18, 2025
The European startups which became unicorns in 2025
27 new unicorns pranced onto the European tech stage this year — a post Covid milestone
Ruggero Di Spigna
The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025
Ranking
December 17, 2025
The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025
Sifted counted 860 startup exits across Europe in 2025, though just 75 had terms that were publicly disclosed
Ruggero Di Spigna
The European heavyweights hitting over $1bn in revenue
List
November 25, 2025
The European heavyweights hitting over $1bn in revenue
Sifted found just six mega earning tech companies — and three aiming to hit the milestone by the end of 2025
Ruggero Di Spigna
These investors have backed the most European AI unicorns
Most active investors
November 10, 2025
These investors have backed the most European AI unicorns
Nvidia, General Catalyst, Atomico: the 12 funds with the biggest AI wins in the region
Ruggero Di Spigna
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
Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3
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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
10 fastest-growing AI-native startups, according to the Sifted 250
Sifted 250
October 29, 2025
10 fastest-growing AI-native startups, according to the Sifted 250
Synthesia, N8n, Neura Robotics among the high flyers in recent ranking
Ruggero Di Spigna
Europe’s fastest-growing spacetech startups
Analysis
October 14, 2025
Europe’s fastest-growing spacetech startups
The companies turning Europe into a contender in the new space economy
Ruggero Di Spigna
H1’s biggest M&A deals
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August 6, 2025
H1’s biggest M&A deals
A recap on what’s hot in European exits so far this year
Ruggero Di Spigna
Spotlight on Dutch tech: AI catchup or 'stagnation'?
Analysis
July 31, 2025
Spotlight on Dutch tech: AI catchup or 'stagnation'?
Amsterdam tech heads say 2025 funding ‘looks good on paper’ but many sectors struggling
Éanna Kelly and Ruggero Di Spigna
Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2025
List
July 21, 2025
Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2025
French investors lead the charge as VCs raise in a tough market
Ruggero Di Spigna
Italy’s midyear scorecard: deal count high but funding low
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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
The 10 fastest-growing Italian startups
Fastest-growing startups
June 23, 2025
The 10 fastest-growing Italian startups
B2B SaaS dominates Italian entries on Sifted’s 2025 France and southern Europe leaderboard
Éanna Kelly, Hessa Alabbas and Ruggero Di Spigna
These 65 AI agent startups raised in Q1
Analysis
April 30, 2025
These 65 AI agent startups raised in Q1
Investors pile into the fad of the moment; Y Combinator, EQT and Antler the quarter’s three biggest backers
Éanna Kelly and Ruggero Di Spigna
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
5 quantum computing startups fundraising right now
Analysis
October 10, 2024
5 quantum computing startups fundraising right now
Sifted scouted and contacted 59 European early-stage quantum startups to discover which ones are hunting investment
Ruggero Di Spigna
5 neurotech & mental health startups raising funds
Analysis
October 3, 2024
5 neurotech & mental health startups raising funds
Sifted scouted and contacted 78 European early-stage neurotech & mental health startups to discover which are actively fundraising
Ruggero Di Spigna
Here are the early-stage marketing startups currently fundraising
Analysis
September 19, 2024
Here are the early-stage marketing startups currently fundraising
Sifted scouted and contacted 88 European early-stage marketing startups to discover who is actively fundraising
Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
What's cooking in Italian tech?
Analysis
November 17, 2022
What's cooking in Italian tech?
It took a while, but Italy's tech scene is finally finding its feet and emerging as a major player in Europe
Ruggero Di Spigna and Federico Scolari

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These 33 robot startups raised over €10m in Europe this year

The European startups which became unicorns in 2025

The most active acquirers of European startups in 2025

The European heavyweights hitting over $1bn in revenue

These investors have backed the most European AI unicorns

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

Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3

10 fastest-growing AI-native startups, according to the Sifted 250

Europe’s fastest-growing spacetech startups

H1’s biggest M&A deals

Spotlight on Dutch tech: AI catchup or 'stagnation'?

Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2025

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

The 10 fastest-growing Italian startups

These 65 AI agent startups raised in Q1

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

5 quantum computing startups fundraising right now

5 neurotech & mental health startups raising funds

Here are the early-stage marketing startups currently fundraising

What's cooking in Italian tech?