Interview | Artificial Intelligence | 11 Oct

UK founder Terry Walby on getting acquired by automation giant Blue Prism

Terry Walby, the chief executive and founder of Thoughtonomy, who shares his tips and experiences of being acquired by a UK automation company Blue Prism.

Analysis | Blockchain | 11 Oct

Europe’s blockchain ecosystem: cutting through the noise

If you've never understood crypto, don't panic. We summarise the late-stage players you should know about, and explore how Europe is an underestimated hub for the so-called "tech of the future"

Interview | Wellbeing | 11 Oct

Stress in tech: “I was a mess for large periods through anxiety”

It's the last day of Mental Health Awareness week, so Sifted spoke to startup employees and founders struggling under the severe pressures of startup life.

News | Transport | 10 Oct

Former Volvo boss raises $25m to disrupt the transport market with autonomous electric trucks

Being the first driverless electric truck on public roads, Einride now has the means to take its sustainable transportation system to the US.

Interview | Travel | 10 Oct

Experience: “I launched my startup in the worst possible week”

Hannah Cox was excited to launch her travel startup the other week. But then the implosion of WeWork and the collapse of ThomasCook threw it all off track.

News | VC | 10 Oct

Female founders are more likely than men to attract later-stage VC funding

New data shows that female startup bosses who succeed in raising a first round are (ever so slightly) more likely than men to attract funding later in the game

Interview | Mobility | 9 Oct

How Spanish scooter startup Koko went from market leader to exit in just 11 months

Spanish founder Oriana Circelli shares the "crazy" and "brutal" journey of launching her escooter startup Koko.

How To | Legal | 9 Oct

The top legal documents for every startup

These are the essential legal documents that every new startup needs

News | Mobility | 9 Oct

The week in mobility: scooter funding & regulation debate

Scooter startups raise even more money, while further regulatory crackdowns seem imminent in Paris. Plus a mysterious new micromobility vehicle is in the making.

Interview | Insurance | 8 Oct

Mapping epidemics and AI to analyse natural disaster damage

What Munich Re’s head of innovation is excited about.

Analysis | Health | 8 Oct

Escaping the grasp of Big Pharma — how one Nordic life science startup is carving its own route

With investors giving medtech startups the shoulder, founders turn to the stock exchange or Big Pharma to survive. Sigrid Therapeutics has found a different path.

News | VC | 7 Oct

“This fixation on raising huge amounts is crazy”

The investors behind Just Eat and iZettle explain plans for new $300m fund

Analysis | Funding | 7 Oct

European startups won €8.7bn of VC investment last quarter — with three countries continuing to dominate

The summer months saw a boom in venture funding for European startups, a new report reveals. And 2019 is now set to be a record year — particularly for the UK, Germany and France.

Interview | Finance | 4 Oct

“Being an entrepreneur gives me a public voice” – Bookclub with Anne Boden, CEO and founder of Starling bank

Starling CEO Anne Boden explains how books gave her insight into another world, the power of being a generalist, and the book she recently wrote.

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News | Investment | 4 Oct

A celebration of European tech takes over central London

Last night the Investor Allstars awards took place, handing out gongs to Europe's top investors and entrepreneurs. Find out the winners of the prestigious prize.

Opinion | Cities | 4 Oct

Europe — stop apologising and start connecting startup cities

Europe is producing 15 times as many €1bn+ tech startups as it did a decade ago, but it needs to connect startup cities to truly have impact.

Interview | Health | 3 Oct

Britain’s $1bn robot surgeon startup is taking on “unloved” medtech

The man behind the machine: CMR Surgical's Martin Frost is rolling out robot surgeons into hundreds of hospitals.

Interview | Finance | 3 Oct

London’s Curve snags former Amex VP as chief operating officer, as it prepares to expand to US

Curve, the all-in-one payment service, has made a key hire to its C-suite. Sifted speaks to the new COO to find out who she is and her secret for recruiting top talent.

Interview | Mobility | 2 Oct

German transport unicorn FlixMobility wants to move the world

FlixMobility's electric green buses are a common sight across Europe and, since last year, in the US as well. In July, the German startup raised €500m at a €2bn valuation with big plans to expand.

Interview | Transport | 2 Oct

“We’re not going to launch a Blablatrains” 

French unicorn Blablacar has conquered the world of carpooling. Can it also become the go-to app for booking long-distance buses — and trains?

News | Analytics | 1 Oct

Simulated reality startup SenSat raises $10m to make AI-powered digital twins of big construction projects

SenSat will also try out its tech on self-driving cars alongside Tencent's AV team in San Francisco

News | Finance | 1 Oct

Another challenger bank is trying its luck in the UK. This is how it hopes to sweep the market

Holland’s Bunq is launching in Britain this week. Will its “life-hack” features, ethical investing, and credit-card offering be enough to lure a more mature market?

News | Artificial Intelligence | 1 Oct

Paris-based startup AnotherBrain has raised €19m for a new version of AI that doesn’t burn through energy

AnotherBrain’s CEO says the new type of AI, named ‘Organic AI’, may be able to make “make every sensor an intelligent sensor”

Analysis | Consumer | 1 Oct

Henkel revamps venture fund

The German detergent and adhesives conglomerate is planning to increase the rate at which it invests into promising startups.

Interview | Hardware | 1 Oct

“I couldn’t take a routine project”

Sennheiser's entrepreneur in residence describes how she gets the 74-year old company to try new things

News | Investment | 30 Sep

An Icelandic startup has been acquired by a billion-dollar blockchain giant

A little-known tech company from Iceland has been bought by one of the biggest - and most controversial - companies in crypto.

News | Education | 30 Sep

Obama’s advice to Europe’s entrepreneurs

Invest in children, universities and basic research to lay the foundations for an entrepreneurial society, the former US president tells a tech audience in Munich.

Opinion | VC | 30 Sep

Investors in European startups need a clearer path to exit

The burgeoning European tech ecosystem has a big problem: investors are reluctant to allocate later-stage capital to startups due to a lack of exit opportunities.

Interview | Robotics | 30 Sep

Being ‘impact-shamed’ on Christmas by his wife turned Denmark’s robot-king into an investor

Having sold two robotics companies for a total of €560m over the course of a few years, Esben Østergaard has had enough of being an entrepreneur.

Analysis | Environment | 30 Sep

Jeanologia’s tech makes a third of all the world’s denim

A third of all the world's denim is being produced with tech from this Spanish company. That's a lot of jeans.