2025年崛起的欧洲初创企业：Sifted AI 100强

Europe’s risingstartups in 2025 Sponsored by SiftedAI 100 Europe’s risingstartups in 2025 Our first annual edition of theSifted AI 100spotlights the European startups harnessingartificial intelligence to reshape industries — and perhaps the continent itself. Fromdeeptech pioneers creating new materials to productivity platforms rethinking how we Selected for their boldness, momentum and originality rather than funding alone, theranking highlights the AI-native startups tackling complex challenges — from drugdiscovery to robotics — as well as those simplifying everyday tasks through smart Together, they capture the restless energy of an ecosystem racing to define what Get in touch Sponsor a Sifted report and put your brand at the centre of Europe’sstartup ecosystem, reaching founders, operators and investors. Need sharper startup and market intelligence at your fingertips?Visitsifted.eu/sifted-proto learn how Sifted Pro can help. Contents 3Foreword4Introduction5Sifted AI 100 highlights7The Sifted AI Rising 10014The 50 best-performing investors15CHAPTER IEurope’s AI moment21CHAPTER IIInside the AI startup27CHAPTER IIIMeet the investors betting on them31CONCLUSIONReflections and predictions32Methodology Foreword Great entrepreneurs are emerging in key innovationhubs worldwide, and Europe has already producedworld-leading AI businesses due to exceptionalengineering talent, world-class research institutions,deep industrial heritage and a fast-spreadingentrepreneurial mindset. Some of the world’s mostexciting AI companies with global ambitions are based Across all industries, founders are challengingincumbents by building AI products at a speed and scalepreviously unimaginable. At N47, we are inspired by the Generative and agentic AI constitute a platform shiftin the creation and delivery of technology. Advancedartificial intelligence can now be implemented at the The impact is being felt in industries that, on theirsurface, could not have less in common — from thelaw with Legora and factories with Neura Robotics,to everyday productivity with Fyxer AI and material The companies featured in this inauguralAI 100areunited by more than their technology. They are led bydynamic, adaptable and resilient founders, many ofwhom are building lean teams that achieve outsizedimpact, often in sectors where software previouslystruggled to reach. They are navigating a fast-evolving, This velocity also means that the picks and shovelsare being reimagined as new use cases emerge andscale. Companies building in this space are takingon a complex landscape. This includes incumbenthyperscalers and other infrastructure providersdesperate not to miss out on the shift of computeworkloads to AI. The model providers are also offering T.J. RylanderGeneral Partner, N47 Fred EllisPartner, N47 Introduction We can’t see the future, but we expect these 100startups will affect European tech in a big way. Many ofthe companies you’ll meet here have raised sackfuls ofcash, but the metric isn’t money. This ranking is all about now popping up almost weekly, there was always achance that a fresh fundraise would make one of ourtop picks ineligible. Talk about a nail biting wait until Are there any trends to be discerned from the selection?Well, if European tech is a story of the haves and have-nots, with resources heavily concentrated in a fewkey spots, it’s doubly the case with AI: there are only a Our judges — which include Sifted’s cofounder andeditorial director John Thornhill, editor Amy Lewin andhead of research Jonathan Sinclair — tended to favourstartups tackling big challenges. Our top-rated startups And the (still) patriarchal nature of the tech industrydoes mean that we have (many) more male AI foundersthan female. The whys and wherefores of this deserves But it’s not all lab coats and petri dishes: readers willmeet startups that can help solve your overflowinginboxes and remove all the faff from editing photos. In the end, we’re aware that this ranking is — as all suchrankings must be — the reflection of a fleeting mood. Wehad several disagreements while putting this list togetherand we’re sure every reader would compile a different list We excluded unicorns and focused instead on thechallengers. The obvious risk of this? With AI unicorns Sifted AI 100highlights Without further ado… The SiftedAI 100 0London?2019+188 0Cambridge?2024+30 TOTAL FUNDING:€119.6mLATEST FUNDRAISE:€92m Series A (Aug 2025) TOTAL FUNDING:€153.6mLATEST FUNDRAISE:€124.2m Series B (Jun 2025) Cognitive humanoidrobots for industrial and TOTAL FUNDING:€185mLATEST FUNDRAISE:€120m Series B (Jan 2025) 0Freiburg?2024+38 TOTAL FUNDING:€28.5mLATEST FUNDRAISE:€28.5m Seed (Aug 2024) 0Zurich?2021+95 TOTAL FUNDING:€94.8mLATEST FUNDRAISE:€67.2m Series B (Nov 2024) 0London?2018+282 0San Sebastián?2021+185 TOTAL FUNDING:€310mLATEST FUNDRAISE:€189m Series B (Jun 2025) TOTAL FUNDING:€105.8mLATEST FUNDRAISE:€73.6m Series B (May 2025) TOTAL FUND