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Nvidia challenger Arago raises $26m seed for light-based AI chips
News
July 8, 2025
Nvidia challenger Arago raises $26m seed for light-based AI chips
The company says its product can reduce energy consumption by 10-30x compared to Nvidia chips
# AI chips
Revolut awaits UK consumer credit licence
News
July 7, 2025
Revolut awaits UK consumer credit licence
Europe’s most valuable fintech is still seeking permission to offer consumer credit services
# Digital banks
The unlikely lessons of sword fighting for AI regulation
Opinion
July 7, 2025
The unlikely lessons of sword fighting for AI regulation
Regulating the technology is rapidly emerging as one of the world’s biggest — and hardest — policy challenges.
# Artificial intelligence
‘There’s very little transparency’: How defence techs are deciding who to sell to
Analysis
July 7, 2025
‘There’s very little transparency’: How defence techs are deciding who to sell to
As defence has become more hyped, the pressure for companies to be transparent and responsible amid escalating conflicts is building
# Defence tech
Europe’s defence-focused VC funds in 2025
List
July 7, 2025
Europe’s defence-focused VC funds in 2025
These VCs are backing defence tech — and raising new funds focused on the startups
# Defence tech
Fact-checker Logically files for administration after losing TikTok and Meta contracts
News
July 6, 2025
Fact-checker Logically files for administration after losing TikTok and Meta contracts
The company’s collapses comes amid a wider rollback of efforts to combat misinformation
# Artificial intelligence
Octopus Energy plans to spin out software division Kraken, reports say
News
July 5, 2025
Octopus Energy plans to spin out software division Kraken, reports say
The new company could be valued at as much as £10bn
# Energy
What is Pisces and can it revive the UK’s startup exit market?
Analysis
July 4, 2025
What is Pisces and can it revive the UK’s startup exit market?
The LSE’s attempt to keep British tech companies on home soil follows a spate of poor IPOs and homegrown startups floating abroad
# Policy and regulation
How venture capital firms die
Opinion
July 4, 2025
How venture capital firms die
Sifted’s fictional VC columnist Rosie Wood is back — and things are not going well
# Venture capital
EU rejects calls to halt rollout of AI Act after industry backlash: 'No pause. No stop the clock.'
News
July 4, 2025
EU rejects calls to halt rollout of AI Act after industry backlash: 'No pause. No stop the clock.'
Critics warn further confusion over the law’s enforcement threatens to ‘kill startups’
# Policy and regulation
Helsing: The challenges ahead for the defence tech unicorn
Podcast
July 4, 2025
Helsing: The challenges ahead for the defence tech unicorn
What the company actually does, who it works with — and what's next
# Defence tech
Revealed: How H Company CEO went from raising $220m to stepping down just one year later
Profile
July 4, 2025
Revealed: How H Company CEO went from raising $220m to stepping down just one year later
Charles Kantor led H Company as it went from being one of Europe’s most-hyped startups to facing an uncertain future
# AI agents
Culture killers: What can derail teams as you scale?
Sifted Talks
July 3, 2025
Culture killers: What can derail teams as you scale?
Experts discuss how to scale without silos
In partnership with: Notion
# Startup life
ElevenLabs teases IPO timeline, pushes global expansion
News
July 3, 2025
ElevenLabs teases IPO timeline, pushes global expansion
The AI voice startups says a London float is possible if the UK ‘starts accelerating’
# Artificial intelligence
Climate tech VCs want to hear these pitches
List
July 3, 2025
Climate tech VCs want to hear these pitches
Investors want to see everything from tools to make AI greener to personal cooling devices
# Climate tech
What is creating momentum for the women’s health sector — and will it continue?
Sponsored by
July 3, 2025
What is creating momentum for the women’s health sector — and will it continue?
Unicorns, soaring investment and breaking taboos: femtech is having a moment
Sponsored by: J.P. Morgan Innovation Economy
# Healthtech
Mistral, Black Forest Labs join calls to pause AI Act
News
July 3, 2025
Mistral, Black Forest Labs join calls to pause AI Act
The founders of AI startups join a wider effort to stop the clock on sweeping AI regulations
# Policy and regulation
Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery
News
July 3, 2025
Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery
Hived has a fleet of electric delivery trucks, but doesn't bill itself on its green credentials
# Logistics / delivery
Founders call for FCA to regulate “wild west” of fundraising advisors
Investigations
July 3, 2025
Founders call for FCA to regulate “wild west” of fundraising advisors
Analysis of fundraising advisors shows very few are regulated by the FCA, even though frameworks exist
# Venture capital
‘There’s growing anxiety about missing the AI party’
Analysis
July 3, 2025
‘There’s growing anxiety about missing the AI party’
Sifted data lays bare how many European countries are falling behind in global tech race
# Venture capital
What does Ÿnsect’s slow collapse mean for the insect protein industry?
Analysis
July 3, 2025
What does Ÿnsect’s slow collapse mean for the insect protein industry?
The collapse of the French scaleup — considered a pioneer in the sector — raises questions over the industry’s future
# Agritech
Qonto applies for banking licence in France
News
July 3, 2025
Qonto applies for banking licence in France
The move will let Qonto expand its services into lending and savings
# Digital banks
UK offers ‘laughable’ £80k salary for leading role in AI sovereignty plan
News
July 2, 2025
UK offers ‘laughable’ £80k salary for leading role in AI sovereignty plan
Prime minister Keir Starmer is looking to build out the country’s AI infrastructure in the face of rising geopolitical tensions
# Government
Ex-Mistral employee raises $105m for AI and robotics startup
News
July 2, 2025
Ex-Mistral employee raises $105m for AI and robotics startup
Genesis AI, previously known as Genesis Robotics, plans to build a “data engine” to train AI models for robots
# Robotics

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Octopus Energy plans to spin out software division Kraken, reports say

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ElevenLabs teases IPO timeline, pushes global expansion

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What is creating momentum for the women’s health sector — and will it continue?

Mistral, Black Forest Labs join calls to pause AI Act

Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery

Founders call for FCA to regulate “wild west” of fundraising advisors

‘There’s growing anxiety about missing the AI party’

What does Ÿnsect’s slow collapse mean for the insect protein industry?

Qonto applies for banking licence in France

UK offers ‘laughable’ £80k salary for leading role in AI sovereignty plan

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