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Sifted Fintech
03.07.2025
Founders are leading for more regulatory oversight of fundraising advisors, a ‘Wild West’ corner of the startup investment landscape.
We asked seven climate investors who are still bullish on the sector what they’d like to see land in their inbox.
The founders of AI startups join a wider effort to stop the clock on sweeping AI regulations
Sifted data lays bare how many European countries are falling behind in global tech race
One often overlooked skill for VC-backed founders is learning to discern good advice from bad. Here's how to do it.
The move will let Qonto expand its services into lending and savings
Stockholm-based “vibe coding” startup Lovable is approaching a valuation of $1.8bn, with fresh funding of $150m.
London-based Hived has raised $42m to expand its AI-powered parcel delivery service.
The collapse of the French scaleup — considered a pioneer in the sector — raises questions over the industry’s future
Genesis AI, previously known as Genesis Robotics, plans to build a “data engine” to train AI models for robots
Prime minister Keir Starmer is looking to build out the country’s AI infrastructure in the face of rising geopolitical tensions
Unicorns, soaring investment and breaking taboos: femtech is having a moment. But will the momentum continue?
02.07.2025
The latest equity round brings total funding for the carbon removal scaleup to over $1bn
Bosses need to show they value productive meetings and that they’re ready to nip anything in the bud that doesn’t meet a set of criteria.
It’s a first close of the fund for Omnes, which has made big bets on startups like drones unicorn Quantum Systems.
Fed up of women being ‘overlooked and undervalued’ by VCs, two UK-based founders have started an all-female accelerator
What factors are driving the surge in the video games sector — and where are the big growth opportunities?
Talon.One, a Berlin-based startup which helps retailers offer promotions and loyalty schemes, has raised $135m.
Landmark initiative would offer buyers access to private company shares
The scaleup, which has raised over €600m to date, has been facing growing financial difficulties for nearly a year
Leading European investors and startups call for changes to be made to the EU AI Act, ahead of the bloc’s crunch meeting in Brussels.
01.07.2025
Startup leaders and investors call on EU to 'stop the clock' on the AI Act, which is steadily coming into force across the continent.
The small business banking unicorn wants to reach millions more customers with a bigger suite of financial services
Synthesia, Lovable and Harry Stebbings are among those warning companies could ditch Europe over the AI Act.
Nik Storonsky may be the face of Revolut — but who has helped him steer the fintech to a $45bn valuation?
30.06.2025
Swedish healthtech startup Tandem Health has raised $50m in Series A funding for its AI-powered assistant for clinicians.
Mortgages are key to convincing customers to use challenger banks as their primary accounts
Raging against Labour policy may be rather like complaining about the weather: fun but futile, writes John Thornhill.
CodeBase extended its successful Techscaler programme to Japan earlier this year, taking a cohort of eight Scottish gaming startups there.
28.06.2025
General Catalyst managing directors Jeannette zu Fürstenberg and Paul Kwan share three key messages for defence tech founders
27.06.2025
The outgoing chief exec of moonshot factory ARIA wrote on Linked that his role was ‘always designed to be time-bound’.
Theophile Gervet and Zhou Xian launched Genesis Robotics just six months ago
There have been 62 acquisitions in Europe’s fintech ecosystem so far this year
Investors are increasingly interested in defence applications of maritime technology as security becomes the the topic du jour in Europe.
The French fintech unicorn CEO joins the Sifted podcast to talk about expansion plans, applying for a banking licence and financial fraud
Sifted’s best founder photos is back with top entries from Finland, Spain and Germany
The UK government has shunned a £25bn energy project to bring solar power from Morocco to the UK, via a 3,800km undersea cable.
London-based Revolut is said to be aggressively pursuing global expansion, with a growing presence in Latin America and Asia.
The UK neobank is in the early stages of formulating plans to take on the US, either through obtaining a banking licence or an acquisition.
26.06.2025
Underground Ventures, which invests solely in geothermal, is part of a new cohort of ultra-focused climate tech funds.