Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026
Tech News Europe - Here are the Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026 according to Sifted. European AI startups have raised 29.6 billion euros so far in 2026, more than double the whole of 2025, and Europe’s strengths increasingly lie further up the stack. Vertical applications make up 51 of this year’s Top 100 AI Startups in Europe, compared with 41 in 2025, while the number of European startups applying AI in the physical world has grown from 11 to 14.
Top 10 AI Startups in Europe in 2026:
1 - Tandem Health - Sweden - APP: VERTICAL - DIGITAL HEALTH sector
Tandem Health ranks No. 1 in the ranking of the Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026 according to Sifted. Tandem Health was founded in 2023 and has a total funding of 139.1 million Euros, with its last funding round reaching 86 million Euros Series B stage.
2 - Langdock - Germany - APP: HORIZONTAL - ENTERPRISE AGENT sector
Langdock ranks 2nd in the ranking of the Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026 according to Sifted. Langdok was founded in 2023 and has a total funding of 2.8 million Euros, with its last funding round reaching 2.8 million Euros Seed stage.
3 - Conduct - England - APP: HORIZONTAL - ENTERPRISE AGENT sector
Conduct ranks 3rd in the ranking of the Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026 according to Sifted. Conduct was founded in 2024 and has a total funding of 62.2 million Euros, with its last funding round reaching 51.6 million Euros Series A stage.
4 - Encord - England - INFRASTRUCTURE - PHYSICAL AI DATA sector
Encord ranks 4th in the ranking of the Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026 according to Sifted. Encord was founded in 2020 and has a total funding of 95.6 million Euros, with its last funding round reaching 51.6 million Euros Series C stage.
5 - Sereact - Germany - APP: PHYSICAL AI - ROBOTICS sector
Sereact ranks 5th in the ranking of the Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026 according to Sifted. Sereact was founded in 2021 and has a total funding of 129.4 million Euros, with its last funding round reaching 100 million Euros Series B stage.
6 - Dust - France - APP: HORIZONTAL - ENTERPRISE AGENT sector
Dust ranks 6th in the ranking of the Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026 according to Sifted. Dust was founded in 2023 and has a total funding of 54.2 million Euros, with its last funding round reaching 34.3 million Euros Series B stage.
7 - Dwelly - England - APP: VERTICAL - PROPTECH sector
Dwelly ranks 7th in the ranking of the Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026 according to Sifted. Dwelly was founded in 2023 and has a total funding of 118.8 million Euros, with its last funding round reaching 81.7 million Euros Series B stage.
8 - Callosum - England - COMPUTE ORCHESTRATION sector
Callosum ranks 8th in the ranking of the Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026 according to Sifted. Callosum was founded in 2026 and has a total funding of 94.8 million Euros, with its last funding round reaching 86 million Euros Seed stage.
9 - Swap - England - APP: VERTICAL - RETAIL & ECOMMERCE sector
Swap ranks 9th in the ranking of the Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026 according to Sifted. Swap was founded in 2022 and has a total funding of 129.8 million Euros, with its last funding round reaching 86 million Euros Series C stage.
10 - Alta Ares - France - APP: PHYSICAL AI - DEFENCE & DUAL-USE sector
Alta Ares ranks 10th in the ranking of the Top AI Startups in Europe in 2026 according to Sifted. Alta Ares was founded in 2024 and has a total funding of 52 million Euros, with its last funding round reaching 50 million Euros Series A stage.
