Good news from around Europe
August 2026’s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about European tech investment slowed considerably in August, with companies raising €3.2 billion across 165 funding rounds. This was a marked decline from July, when €8.6 billion was invested across 267 deals, representing a month-on-month drop of around 63
Robbie Williams-backed Tickets for Good raises €4.5 million for international expansion Tickets for Good, a UK startup that provides key workers with low-cost tickets for live events, has raised a further €4.5 million (£3.9 million) to accelerate its international expansion and create 10 new jobs in Sheffield in the next
CEE’s biggest checks: 10 standout startup raises of 2026 Europe’s startup ecosystem continues to produce ambitious companies tackling some of the biggest challenges across defence, artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, and digital infrastructure. As preparations are well under way and tickets selling for the inaugural MeOut Summit, taking place in Budapest
Stockholm-based Fluencify raises €3.7 million to scale its end-to-end creator marketing platform Fluencify, a Stockholm-based end-to-end creator marketing platform, has raised an oversubscribed €3.7 million ($4.3 million) pre-Seed funding round. The oversubscribed round was led by byFounders, with participation from Wave Ventures. The fundraising comes as the company surpasses €1.7
Molten Ventures raises €203 million to back UK and European growth-stage tech companies Molten Ventures, a British VC firm with a 20-year track record, today announces the first close of its Growth Fund at €203 million (£175 million) to invest across key technology sectors including Space, AI, FinTech, Quantum, DeepTech
Kilian Kaminski, refurbed co-founder, joins the EU-Startups Summit 2027 We are excited to announce that Kilian Kaminski, co-founder of refurbed, will take the main stage at the EU-Startups Summit 2027, taking place on May 13-14 in sunny Malta! Kilian will deliver a keynote titled Fixing the future: How sustainable entrepreneurship
Matt Clifford quits ARIA after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/matt-clifford-quits-aria/
UK government seeks fund manager for £150m northern scaleup fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-launches-150m-north-of-england-scaleup-fund/
Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/exclusive-jack-jill-30m/
Eric Wu’s newest company, out of stealth since May, is going after construction’s labor crunch Eric Wu, who built and ran Opendoor before stepping away in 2022, has had his new company, NavigateAI, out of stealth since May — building AI copilots that give construction workers real-time, hands-free guidance through