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Sifted: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Sifted is a media site for Europe’s innovators and entrepreneurs.

sifted.eu LinkedIn London, United Kingdom 51-100 employees
Journalism News
Total raised
$5.4M
Rounds
1
Latest
Series A
Nov 2021

Sifted has raised $5.4M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Series A of $5.4M announced in Nov 2021.

That round is above the $2.8M median round size for Content and Publishing companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Sifted Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$5.4M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Series A
$5.4M in Nov 2021
Employees
51-100
reported band
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom

Latest funding round on record: Nov 2021.

Sifted Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series A
$5.4M

Sifted Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
John Thornhill
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Sifted Funding Compared to Other Content and Publishing Startups

Segment
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Median round

Sifted's latest round of $5.4M is above the median round in Content and Publishing. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Sifted Funding FAQs

What does Sifted do?

Sifted is a media site for Europe’s innovators and entrepreneurs.

How much funding has Sifted raised?

Sifted has raised $5.4M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Series A of $5.4M announced in Nov 2021.

When did Sifted last raise funding?

Sifted's most recent funding round on record is a Series A of $5.4M, announced in Nov 2021.

Who is the CEO of Sifted?

John Thornhill is listed as CEO at Sifted.

Where is Sifted headquartered?

Sifted is based in London, England, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Sifted have?

Sifted is in the 51-100 employee band.

How does Sifted's funding compare to other Content and Publishing startups?

Sifted's latest round of $5.4M is above the $2.8M median round size for Content and Publishing companies on FundedIQ across 366 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Sifted Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Sifted is left off this page rather than filled in.

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