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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
Amazon buys ETH robotics spinout Rivr
News
March 20, 2026
Amazon buys ETH robotics spinout Rivr
The delivery robots startup will become part of the delivery giant’s operations
# Robotics
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
Europe's tech bro renaissance is upon us. Sigh
Opinion
March 20, 2026
Europe's tech bro renaissance is upon us. Sigh
The boys are just happy to have found the boys
# Startup life
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
'Revenuemaxxing': The fastest-growing startups in the UK and Ireland
Podcast
March 19, 2026
'Revenuemaxxing': The fastest-growing startups in the UK and Ireland
On the podcast: ‘Londonmaxxing’, charming Alan Chang and the fastest-growing startups in the UK and Ireland
# Startup life
One in five UK founders to leave the country in the next year, survey says
News
March 19, 2026
One in five UK founders to leave the country in the next year, survey says
Survey finds startup morale hit by tricky fundraising environment and government frustration
# Public and academic
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
Innovate UK: “We want to make it simpler and easier for companies to work with us”
Interview
March 19, 2026
Innovate UK: “We want to make it simpler and easier for companies to work with us”
Britain's innovation agency wants to enable breakthrough ideas to become industry giants
# Deeptech
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
EQT and World Bank back ‘flying ferry’ startup Candela as it raises €30m to fuel global rollout
News
March 18, 2026
EQT and World Bank back ‘flying ferry’ startup Candela as it raises €30m to fuel global rollout
Candela opens second factory in Poland to ramp up production
# Climate tech
Bluffing! Deception! Murder! All in a fortnight’s work for these VCs
March 18, 2026
Bluffing! Deception! Murder! All in a fortnight’s work for these VCs
Here’s what happened when 18 techies went head-to-head in an immersive game of The Traitors
# Startup life
‘An amazing hub for investors and customers’: How European businesses are finding success in the UK
Sponsored by
March 18, 2026
‘An amazing hub for investors and customers’: How European businesses are finding success in the UK
From early-stage startups to established multinationals, businesses are leveraging the UK’s Industrial Strategy and trade agreements to expand faster and reach customers around the world.
Sponsored by: Department for Business and Trade
# Startup life
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
Wellbeing marketplace Healf tops Sifted’s third UK and Ireland leaderboard
Leaderboard
March 18, 2026
Wellbeing marketplace Healf tops Sifted’s third UK and Ireland leaderboard
Launching today, the Sifted 100: UK and Ireland ranks the region’s fastest-growing startups
# Venture capital
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
Upvest wins backing from Tencent and Sapphire Ventures for $125m raise
News
March 17, 2026
Upvest wins backing from Tencent and Sapphire Ventures for $125m raise
The deals comes just 12 months after the company raised a $115m Series C
# Fintech
Why the fastest AI wins aren’t coming from big enterprises
Sponsored by
March 17, 2026
Why the fastest AI wins aren’t coming from big enterprises
While corporates pour billions into AI, SMBs are deploying off-the-shelf tools and seeing returns in weeks
Sponsored by: Box
# Artificial intelligence
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

Latest from Sifted

Funding rounds are getting crowded

Amazon buys ETH robotics spinout Rivr

15 defence startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

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

Europe's tech bro renaissance is upon us. Sigh

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

'Revenuemaxxing': The fastest-growing startups in the UK and Ireland

One in five UK founders to leave the country in the next year, survey says

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

Innovate UK: “We want to make it simpler and easier for companies to work with us”

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’

EQT and World Bank back ‘flying ferry’ startup Candela as it raises €30m to fuel global rollout

Bluffing! Deception! Murder! All in a fortnight’s work for these VCs

‘An amazing hub for investors and customers’: How European businesses are finding success in the UK

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

Wellbeing marketplace Healf tops Sifted’s third UK and Ireland leaderboard

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

European fintech’s sovereignty problem is getting harder to ignore

Upvest wins backing from Tencent and Sapphire Ventures for $125m raise

Why the fastest AI wins aren’t coming from big enterprises

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

The most active investors in the Netherlands