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Sifted Fintech
04.04.2025
Overspending on contractors and ‘a trip to America’ contributed to Tract's downfall, the cofounders of the AI property startup said.
The investor-founder relationship can be a tricky balance to strike. Here’s what being founder-friendly means and why it’s important.
AI deals are on the up and investors are working hard to win them, finds a report on UK VC term sheets from HSBC Innovation Banking
Buzzy German AI startup Black Forest Labs is no longer working with Elon Musk’s xAI to power its Grok chatbot, Sifted has learned.
Fintech was Europe’s least active sector by dealcount in the first quarter of this year.
03.04.2025
With the collapse of Swedish gigafactory Northvolt, all eyes are now on France’s Verkor
Industry experts say tariffs could drastically impact supply chains, global interest rates and the flow of VC capital into startups
The Monzo founder’s Recipe Ninja was flooded with instructions for items such as a ‘uranium bomb’ and ‘actual cocaine’
14 healthtechs made it onto the Sifted 100
German AI translation startup DeepL, last valued at $2bn, is looking closely at a public listing, sources tell Sifted.
02.04.2025
Isar Aerospace's orbital launch offers renewed hope for the region’s stalled space ambitions — but a concerning gap with the US remains
England men’s football capital Harry Kane joins Dame Jessica Ennis and Ben Stokes in investing in Seat Unique.
Family offices in the Nordics are quietly shaping the startup ecosystem. From legacy wealth to founder-led firms, here are 11 making a difference.
Revaia's new fund will back companies in Europe and Israel at Series B and beyond
If you want to join a startup, but aren't receiving job offers that fit your needs, Sequoia's Zoe Hewitt has some advice for you
Paris-based Fairmat says it can recycle carbon composites — nearly — forever
IQM is currently Europe’s second-best funded hardware startup
The UK-based startup is looking to expand in the US and compete with its $180bn American rival Intuitive Surgical
01.04.2025
Google Ventures and Alphabet also participated in the company's first external round
The Demis Hassabis-founded company raised a $600m round from Thrive Capital on Monday
A Welsh member of the UK parliament has launched a program, dubbed ‘Y Combinator for Wales,’ aimed at boosting the area’s startup ecosystem.
Sweden’s PM, Ulf Kristersson, is calling on the EU to address the fact that tech companies are choosing the US over Europe when going public.
GenAI and SaaS — are they really tech? It’s time to call a spade a spade, writes Nicklas Bergman, Investor and EIC investment committee member.
The top 10 fastest growing fintechs include challenger banks, neolenders and crypto custodians.
These Sifted 100 companies are making the most revenue with the fewest workers
Embattled Swedish battery-maker Northvolt has laid off more than half of its staff, weeks after filing for bankruptcy.
“There are several barriers to driving domestic pension investment into UK venture capital,” says Michael Moore, CEO of BVCA.
31.03.2025
The rocket crashed early on, but the startup aims to challenge the likes of SpaceX by providing satellite launch services for Europe
Rising costs and a decline in foreign students have exacerbated the shortfall in university funding, putting innovation at risk.
The Sifted 100 shows how AI is beginning to shuffle the competitive cards for startups in the UK and Ireland.
Revenue is up but Cambridge’s Bit.bio still reshuffles board, lays off staff and drops therapeutics focus. The interim chief explains why it ‘narrowed focus’
29.03.2025
Investors and founders seem to increasingly be categorising climate as “resilience” as defence tech heats up
Tech companies across the EU have pushed for the regulations to be relaxed
From April 24-26, 2025, ChangeNOW will convene at the Grand Palais in Paris, bringing together 40k participants from 140 countries.
Schroders says its stake in the company almost doubled in value since last year.
Atomico's founding partner Zennström has left the board of Ek’s body scanning startup Neko. Bejul Somaia at Lightspeed has replaced him.
One investor said the acquisition was emblematic of the difficulties founders faced scaling up startups in the UK.
28.03.2025
The Series B extension makes Marvel Europe's best-funded nuclear fusion startup
The Swedish government failed to green light funding for steel company Stegra: a move the company says could hinder the project.
Baillie Gifford has written up its stake in Italian app developer Bending Spoons, as the startup raises further funding for acquisitions