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Europe’s 50 most active equity investors in H1 2026
Every funding round tells a story, but the investors who pop up again and again tell you something bigger about the market itself. Sifted tracks every investor backing European startups, from VC firms to angels and public funds. We took a look back over H1 to find out who’s been writing the most cheques — and, by extension, how the market is changing. SFC Capital, the London-based pre-seed fund, tops the list as Europe’s most active equity investor for the first half of 2026. Joseph Zipfel, chief investment officer at the fund, tells Sifted: “Over half of SFC’s new investments […]
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