Year: 2026

The Netherlands’ top-funded tech companies in H1 2026 Dutch tech companies raised approximately €1.9 billion in H1 2026, with funding concentrated among the largest deals. The three largest rounds alone accounted for approximately 44 per cent of the total, while six companies raised more than €100 million during the period.

Zeit AI raises €5M to give Europe’s mid-market its own data engineer Zeit AI, a startup developing autonomous data engineering technology, has raised €5 million in funding to expand its platform for mid-sized European companies. Investors in the round include Y Combinator, the University of Oxford’s Seed Fund, the Sequoia

Rightcharge raises £500K to scale fleet EV charging payments across Europe UK EV charging payments startup Rightcharge has raised £500,000 in growth funding to expand across Europe and further develop its platform for managing fleet charging payments. The round was led by existing investor Soulmates Ventures, with participation from BlackWood

Why Legora isn’t building its own model Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/why-legora-isnt-building-its-own-model/

Revolut clears first hurdle to US banking licence Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-us-banking-licence-2/

‘Our companies are becoming excellent at surviving and worse at scaling’: what’s gone wrong with Nordic fintech Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nordic-fintech-growth-decline/

VCs rejoice as UK government rules out spinout exit tax Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/vcs-rejoice-as-uk-government-rules-out-spinout-exit-tax/

Matt Clifford’s move to Anthropic draws criticism: ‘Not cool’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/matt-clifford-anthropic-criticism/

Crusoe reportedly raises $3B at a $30B valuation The round came together after the data center developer reportedly secured a $13 billion contract with Jane Street. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/crusoe-reportedly-raises-3b-at-a-30b-valuation/

Oura files to go public The ring maker says that its business has shown significant revenue growth over the past year. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/oura-files-to-go-public/