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Sifted Fintech
21.02.2025
In an email to staff, CEO Nikolay Storonsky said he cares more about what employees do than where they do it.
French scaleup Ÿnsect raised over $600m to farm insects at scale, but is now nearing insolvency
VCs report getting lots more pitches for physical data centre startups amid the AI boom — but they're largely waiting to invest.
The PIF's renewed focus on localisation means founders need to tailor their pitch to the Saudi economy — or even move there.
Visionaries Club has a useful habit of rubbing shoulders with tech VIPs — here are the recent bets it’s been making.
Estonia's Hertwill is the latest startup advertising for "AI-only" roles
The Big Tech company said the development means it could build a practical large-scale quantum computer in years rather than decades
Founders and tech professionals urge Germany to ease bureaucratic hurdles for international talent
20.02.2025
A16z investor Anjney Midha sits on the boards of two of Europe’s hottest AI startups. What challenges is he seeing?
Sifted maps Europe's energy management software startups, the sector driving Europe's move to sustainable smart grids.
Spore.Bio cofounder Amine Raji says the company’s AI-powered tech can deliver results within minutes instead of days.
From the head of France’s Station F startup hub to a World Cup winner, these angel investors wrote the most cheques in 2024.
Swedish startup Elvy, which offers consumers 15-year long energy tariffs, has secured $3.5m in equity funding and $150m in debt funding.
Pet techs face scaling barriers, from regulation to language differences. Here’s how pet techs could take their startups cross-border.
19.02.2025
The funding round is the latest sign that investors are focusing on the AI agent space.
Investors from Northzone, Seedcamp, Creandum, Molten, Augmentum and Dawn Capital share their picks of wealthtech startups to watch.
Homegrown companies say they risk losing employees to newly-arrived ChatGPT-maker after it announced plans for an office in Munich.
The round comes less than a year on from the startup's $40m Series B
The announcement of the new fund comes on the back of some big money rounds for the region's D2C healthtechs.
Sebastian Siemiatkowski teased the company’s crypto plans on X, as the Swedish fintech looks set to go public at a $15bn valuation
Founded in 2019, Lanistar relied on social media promo in its bid to battle Revolut and Monzo.
Northvolt, which declared itself bankrupt in November last year, has sold its industrial battery division to truck manufacturer Scania.
Estonian state-backed LP SmartCap recently launched a €100m defence fund that CEO Sille Pettai says aims to take “risks” on first-time GPs.
SellerX, which buys and helps e-commerce businesses grow, is laying off 20% of staff as it seeks to streamline its operations.
Karl Tuyls left H Company six months ago with two other cofounders, just after the startup raised a $220m seed round
The London-based fact-checker counts Vitruvian Partners and the Amazon Alexa Fund among its investors.
A former Mistral employee is seeking $80m for his new company, Genesis Robotics, which is developing an AI-powered simulation platform.
The much-delayed French budget maintains a key tax exemption — but limits the number of companies eligible
Investors are piling into the sector, but the good times can’t last forever
Ahead of Germany’s snap election on Sunday, founders reflect on their hopes and fears for the next government.
The four-day event, coinciding with the Munich Security Conference, comes as the US declares a more protectionist stance
As AI opens up infinite new business opportunities, European entrepreneurs have a fresh chance to compete. They should seize it.
The startup says a larger raise is currently underway and expected to close in 2025
Backed by the angel investor and CEO Lilia Stoyanov, Transformify(TFY) achieved profitability in 2019 and 90 % profit growth in 2024.
In our latest Sifted Talks, we explore the list and draw out lessons for companies aspiring to become Europe’s next high growth stars.
Chips are in fashion in a big way — so which investors in Europe are backing the most semiconductor and photonics startups?
The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) gives senior staff unrestricted financial support and wants to create more spinouts
Tech minister Peter Kyle said the AI Security Institute would help Britain "unleash AI and grow the economy."
In the last few months, there's been an increase in tools that can help you 'prompt' an app into existence, says Cluso cofounder Dan Parry.
The sector’s star players have struggled to hit profitability, unlike their neobank cousins.