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Aleph Alpha acquires AI text processing startup thingsThinking
News
April 25, 2025
Aleph Alpha acquires AI text processing startup thingsThinking
The acquisition will enable Aleph Alpha to expand its product suite for industry and finance
# Deeptech
‘Resilience’ is the new VC buzzword. But what does it actually mean?
Analysis
April 25, 2025
‘Resilience’ is the new VC buzzword. But what does it actually mean?
Some VCs decry the new hot topic as mere branding
# Venture Capital
Berlin tech salaries stagnate, gender pay gap widens
News
April 25, 2025
Berlin tech salaries stagnate, gender pay gap widens
Salaries at a standstill as gap between men and women’s salaries widens to 20%
# Startup Life
Inside Revolut’s boardroom as the UK’s biggest fintech reports record profits
Analysis
April 25, 2025
Inside Revolut’s boardroom as the UK’s biggest fintech reports record profits
The fintech yesterday scored its second profitable year in a row
# Fintech
Can this small European startup solve AGI?
News
April 25, 2025
Can this small European startup solve AGI?
Swedish Sics wants to put European AGI on the map
# Deeptech
Revolut and TravelPerk backers warn of market volatility in wake of Trump tariffs
News
April 24, 2025
Revolut and TravelPerk backers warn of market volatility in wake of Trump tariffs
Publicly listed investors Kinnevik and Molten Ventures report mixed results in annual trading updates
# Venture Capital
European crypto firm RockawayX closes $125m fund amid renewed interest in digital assets
News
April 24, 2025
European crypto firm RockawayX closes $125m fund amid renewed interest in digital assets
The firm plans to invest around 50% of its capital into blockchain startups in Europe
# Venture Capital
Revolut reports £1bn in profits as it plots UK banking service rollout
News
April 24, 2025
Revolut reports £1bn in profits as it plots UK banking service rollout
The neobank has now reported two consecutive years in the green
# Fintech
Novo Holdings and EIFO invest €48m in Swedish HealthCap's latest fund to strengthen Nordic healthtech
News
April 24, 2025
Novo Holdings and EIFO invest €48m in Swedish HealthCap's latest fund to strengthen Nordic healthtech
HealthCap will establish a local presence in Copenhagen as part of the investment
# Venture Capital
From procurement to finance: How to pick the right business service provider
Analysis
April 24, 2025
From procurement to finance: How to pick the right business service provider
Business service providers can be a lifeline for many growing companies — but choose the wrong one and your business risks trapping its value
Sponsored by: Liberty Blume
# Startup Life
The most active VCs and CVCs in Europe in Q1
Analysis
April 24, 2025
The most active VCs and CVCs in Europe in Q1
A full breakdown of the quarter’s busiest investors
# Venture Capital
Black Forest Labs: Europe’s most-hyped — and elusive — startup?
Analysis
April 24, 2025
Black Forest Labs: Europe’s most-hyped — and elusive — startup?
The startup is fast becoming one of Europe’s most-talked-about AI companies
# Deeptech
How Europe can truly lead in quantum
Opinion
April 24, 2025
How Europe can truly lead in quantum
The quantum race is still open. However, without the infrastructure to scale, Europe risks being left behind
# Deeptech
Zopa Bank doubles profits with second year in the green
News
April 24, 2025
Zopa Bank doubles profits with second year in the green
The company is the latest European neobank to enjoy a run of profitability
# Fintech
Berlin-based Noxtua raises over €80m Series B to build ‘sovereign’ legal AI
News
April 23, 2025
Berlin-based Noxtua raises over €80m Series B to build ‘sovereign’ legal AI
Legal AI startup Noxtua’s LLMs are trained exclusively on European data
# Deeptech
Exclusive: Kindred Capital backs AI agents startup Cakewalk in $7.5m seed round
News
April 23, 2025
Exclusive: Kindred Capital backs AI agents startup Cakewalk in $7.5m seed round
Cakewalk helps companies manage employee access to internal software with its army of AI agents
# Deeptech
Early-stage VC Kompas raises €150m for second fund
News
April 23, 2025
Early-stage VC Kompas raises €150m for second fund
The VC will invest in industrial tech across Europe, the US and Israel
# Venture Capital
Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari: ‘We're trying to build one of the most successful companies of all time’
Interview
April 23, 2025
Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari: ‘We're trying to build one of the most successful companies of all time’
The Italian unicorn plans to spend over $1bn on acquisitions this year
# The Big Interview
Exclusive: German deeptech VC First Momentum raises €35m fund to back energy, automation and AI
News
April 23, 2025
Exclusive: German deeptech VC First Momentum raises €35m fund to back energy, automation and AI
The firm’s second fund, which is nearly 10x larger than its first, will invest in up to 35 companies
# Venture Capital
Exclusive: Secretive VC firm Hedosophia raises over $200m for secondaries fund, sources say
News
April 22, 2025
Exclusive: Secretive VC firm Hedosophia raises over $200m for secondaries fund, sources say
The firm completed a first close in December last year, sources tell Sifted
# Venture Capital
The 10 most active corporate investors in Europe in 2024
Analysis
April 22, 2025
The 10 most active corporate investors in Europe in 2024
The top 10 CVCs all backed at least 9 startups each last year — and one backed more than 30
# Venture Capital
Barking up the right tree: Could the bioeconomy make Europe money, while solving its biggest climate challenges?
Analysis
April 22, 2025
Barking up the right tree: Could the bioeconomy make Europe money, while solving its biggest climate challenges?
Experts see the sector as Europe’s “next industrial backbone”
Sponsored by: ECBF
# Climate Tech
Wayve ramps up international expansion with Japan testing hub
News
April 22, 2025
Wayve ramps up international expansion with Japan testing hub
The announcement comes weeks after Wayve inked its first big commercial deal with Japanese carmaker Nissan
# Deeptech
Crypto scammers still targeting startup founders and VCs: ‘It’s hard to withstand the lure of easy money’
Analysis
April 22, 2025
Crypto scammers still targeting startup founders and VCs: ‘It’s hard to withstand the lure of easy money’
Secretly recorded footage of one investor being scammed sheds new light on the scheme
# Venture Capital

Latest from Sifted

Aleph Alpha acquires AI text processing startup thingsThinking

‘Resilience’ is the new VC buzzword. But what does it actually mean?

Berlin tech salaries stagnate, gender pay gap widens

Inside Revolut’s boardroom as the UK’s biggest fintech reports record profits

Can this small European startup solve AGI?

Revolut and TravelPerk backers warn of market volatility in wake of Trump tariffs

European crypto firm RockawayX closes $125m fund amid renewed interest in digital assets

Revolut reports £1bn in profits as it plots UK banking service rollout

Novo Holdings and EIFO invest €48m in Swedish HealthCap's latest fund to strengthen Nordic healthtech

From procurement to finance: How to pick the right business service provider

The most active VCs and CVCs in Europe in Q1

Black Forest Labs: Europe’s most-hyped — and elusive — startup?

How Europe can truly lead in quantum

Zopa Bank doubles profits with second year in the green

Berlin-based Noxtua raises over €80m Series B to build ‘sovereign’ legal AI

Exclusive: Kindred Capital backs AI agents startup Cakewalk in $7.5m seed round

Early-stage VC Kompas raises €150m for second fund

Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari: ‘We're trying to build one of the most successful companies of all time’

Exclusive: German deeptech VC First Momentum raises €35m fund to back energy, automation and AI

Exclusive: Secretive VC firm Hedosophia raises over $200m for secondaries fund, sources say

The 10 most active corporate investors in Europe in 2024

Barking up the right tree: Could the bioeconomy make Europe money, while solving its biggest climate challenges?

Wayve ramps up international expansion with Japan testing hub

Crypto scammers still targeting startup founders and VCs: ‘It’s hard to withstand the lure of easy money’