Kabir Agarwal

Kabir Agarwal is a senior finance reporter at Sifted. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Revolut moves closer to super-app status by adding tour and travel experience bookings
News
July 14, 2023
Revolut moves closer to super-app status by adding tour and travel experience bookings
Users will be able to book tours and attractions directly in the app
Kabir Agarwal
Stability AI cofounder sues CEO Mostaque and company over 'brazenly deceitful' share sale
News
July 13, 2023
Stability AI cofounder sues CEO Mostaque and company over 'brazenly deceitful' share sale
The lawsuit claims that Mostaque paid $100 for shares that would now be worth half a billion — an act that "simply shocks the conscience", it says
Tim Smith and Kabir Agarwal
UK government unveils plan to direct £75bn from pension funds to startups
News
July 10, 2023
UK government unveils plan to direct £75bn from pension funds to startups
Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, has convinced nine major pension funds to invest at least 5% of their assets into British startups and VC firms
Kabir Agarwal
Arrival loses key finance lifelines as troubles mount
News
July 4, 2023
Arrival loses key finance lifelines as troubles mount
The $283m proposed merger with Kensington Capital and a $25m financing line from Antara Capital look to be cancelled
Kabir Agarwal
Which European countries have the most AI startups?
Analysis
July 3, 2023
Which European countries have the most AI startups?
New research by VC firm Earlybird has mapped the European hotbeds for AI innovation
Kabir Agarwal
Are UK pensions finally going to invest more in tech?
Analysis
June 30, 2023
Are UK pensions finally going to invest more in tech?
The government is weighing proposals to encourage pension funds to put more cash into venture
Kabir Agarwal
UK’s biggest startup investor is seeing more demand than ever
Interview
June 29, 2023
UK’s biggest startup investor is seeing more demand than ever
British Patient Capital's CEO wants fund managers and startups to know it has cash to spend — but it can't do it alone
Kabir Agarwal
Arrival founder sells shares as e-van maker hunts for a lifeline
Analysis
June 9, 2023
Arrival founder sells shares as e-van maker hunts for a lifeline
Arrival is, by its own admission, teetering on the edge of survival
Kabir Agarwal and Freya Pratty
VC activity — and valuations — will pick up in next six months, survey says
Analysis
June 6, 2023
VC activity — and valuations — will pick up in next six months, survey says
But IPOs remain a way off
Kabir Agarwal
IQ Capital announces final close of $200m deeptech fund
News
June 5, 2023
IQ Capital announces final close of $200m deeptech fund
It's looking at technologies that will power the markets of the future
Kabir Agarwal
Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund
News
May 30, 2023
Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund
The generalist firm reckons it will make a 5x return on its first fund
Kabir Agarwal
Starling CEO Anne Boden to step down this summer, amid record profits
News
May 25, 2023
Starling CEO Anne Boden to step down this summer, amid record profits
The neobank recorded a £195m profit for the last financial year
Amy Lewin and Kabir Agarwal
Hopin’s founder is richer than Ed Sheeran, reveals Sunday Times Rich List
News
May 19, 2023
Hopin’s founder is richer than Ed Sheeran, reveals Sunday Times Rich List
Though his startup's valuation isn't what it used to be...
Kabir Agarwal
Snapshot of UK spinouts finds shrinking equity stakes and new university hubs
News
May 18, 2023
Snapshot of UK spinouts finds shrinking equity stakes and new university hubs
Cities like Manchester and Bristol are also emerging as attractive spinout hubs
Kabir Agarwal
Startup valuations continue to plummet in 2023
Analysis
May 16, 2023
Startup valuations continue to plummet in 2023
A new PitchBook report shows that late-stage startups have suffered the most
Kabir Agarwal
German startup Blinkist acquired by Australian content company Go1
News
May 8, 2023
German startup Blinkist acquired by Australian content company Go1
"This isn't a downturn story or a race for survival"
Kabir Agarwal
This startup just raised £20m to build 'the Tesla of plastics'
News
April 28, 2023
This startup just raised £20m to build 'the Tesla of plastics'
Imperial College London spinout Polymateria raises a Series B from Singaporean PE firm
Kabir Agarwal

Kabir Agarwal

Revolut moves closer to super-app status by adding tour and travel experience bookings

Stability AI cofounder sues CEO Mostaque and company over 'brazenly deceitful' share sale

UK government unveils plan to direct £75bn from pension funds to startups

Arrival loses key finance lifelines as troubles mount

Which European countries have the most AI startups?

Are UK pensions finally going to invest more in tech?

UK’s biggest startup investor is seeing more demand than ever

Arrival founder sells shares as e-van maker hunts for a lifeline

VC activity — and valuations — will pick up in next six months, survey says

IQ Capital announces final close of $200m deeptech fund

Talis Capital announces first close on a new fund

Starling CEO Anne Boden to step down this summer, amid record profits

Hopin’s founder is richer than Ed Sheeran, reveals Sunday Times Rich List

Snapshot of UK spinouts finds shrinking equity stakes and new university hubs

Startup valuations continue to plummet in 2023

German startup Blinkist acquired by Australian content company Go1

This startup just raised £20m to build 'the Tesla of plastics'