Haatch ranked among the Top 50 investors in the Sifted 100: UK & Ireland 2026
Sifted has just published its third annual ranking of the 100 fastest-growing startups across the UK and Ireland. It's the go-to leaderboard for the region's breakout tech companies, ranked by revenue growth over the past three financial years.
This year, Haatch was named #21 in the Top 50 investors and lenders list, climbing three places from last year. We're one of just a handful of early-stage funds to feature alongside the likes of Accel, Seedcamp, Balderton and Y Combinator.
Three of our portfolio companies made the Sifted 100: Data Literacy Academy (#23, 291% two-year revenue CAGR), Trumpet Software (#28, 263% CAGR) and Native Teams (#52, 170% CAGR). Our average portfolio CAGR across those three came in at 241%.
What stands out from the report is how the fastest-growing companies are doing more with less. Average team sizes are down by a third. Median funding levels have fallen. Yet revenue growth across the cohort has accelerated, with the average two-year CAGR hitting 248%, up from 204% last year.
That tracks with what we see across our own portfolio. The best founders are building leaner, moving faster and staying focused on revenue quality over vanity metrics.
For an early-stage fund like Haatch, appearing alongside some of Europe's most established VCs is a moment worth marking. We back founders at the very beginning and work closely with them as they scale. Seeing that approach validated in a ranking like this matters.
Congratulations to Data Literacy Academy, Trumpet and Native Teams. And to every company on this year's list. The bar keeps rising.
This year, Haatch was named #21 in the Top 50 investors and lenders list, climbing three places from last year. We're one of just a handful of early-stage funds to feature alongside the likes of Accel, Seedcamp, Balderton and Y Combinator.
Three of our portfolio companies made the Sifted 100: Data Literacy Academy (#23, 291% two-year revenue CAGR), Trumpet Software (#28, 263% CAGR) and Native Teams (#52, 170% CAGR). Our average portfolio CAGR across those three came in at 241%.
What stands out from the report is how the fastest-growing companies are doing more with less. Average team sizes are down by a third. Median funding levels have fallen. Yet revenue growth across the cohort has accelerated, with the average two-year CAGR hitting 248%, up from 204% last year.
That tracks with what we see across our own portfolio. The best founders are building leaner, moving faster and staying focused on revenue quality over vanity metrics.
For an early-stage fund like Haatch, appearing alongside some of Europe's most established VCs is a moment worth marking. We back founders at the very beginning and work closely with them as they scale. Seeing that approach validated in a ranking like this matters.
Congratulations to Data Literacy Academy, Trumpet and Native Teams. And to every company on this year's list. The bar keeps rising.
By
Jonathan Keeling
Partner
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