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Mistral CEO rules out IPO for now, doubles down on open-source
DeeptechNews
March 21, 2025
Mistral CEO rules out IPO for now, doubles down on open-source
Mensch previously said Mistral was not for sale and planned to IPO
By Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
15 female founders to watch in AI
DeeptechAnalysis
March 21, 2025
15 female founders to watch in AI
In a space typically dominated by men, these are the women making waves in AI
By Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
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ElevenLabs poaches Palantir engineers as AI talent race heats up
DeeptechNews
March 21, 2025
ElevenLabs poaches Palantir engineers as AI talent race heats up
The AI voice startup has rapidly scaled its engineering team in a bid to outpace competitors
By Kai Nicol-Schwarz
15 AI healthtechs to watch, according to VCs
HealthtechAnalysis
March 21, 2025
15 AI healthtechs to watch, according to VCs
Investors from Kindred Capital, Eurazeo, Speedinvest, Calm/Storm Ventures and Frontline Ventures share their picks
By Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Pro

12 defence tech startups to watch in 2025, according to VCs
DeeptechAnalysis
March 14, 2025
12 defence tech startups to watch in 2025, according to VCs
VCs from Project A, the NATO Innovation Fund, Twin Track Ventures and Superangel share their picks
By Anne Sraders
Pro
Women founders in the UK struggle to access funding and face discrimination from investors, survey finds
Startup LifeNews
March 14, 2025
Women founders in the UK struggle to access funding and face discrimination from investors, survey finds
More than 400 women entrepreneurs shared their experiences accessing funding and navigating discrimination
By Martin Coulter
Mistral, Klarna join 100+ founder initiative to supercharge next generation of young European startups
Venture CapitalNews
March 12, 2025
Mistral, Klarna join 100+ founder initiative to supercharge next generation of young European startups
The collective of top European founders and VCs including Point Nine will back young European talent with a €10m fund
By Anne Sraders
The women investors to know in defence tech
DeeptechAnalysis
February 28, 2025
The women investors to know in defence tech
In the male-dominated defence space, here are some of the women investing in the market
By Anne Sraders
Pro

Do founders need VC-backed wellness programmes?
Startup LifeAnalysis
March 19, 2025
Do founders need VC-backed wellness programmes?
Sifted asked founders how far their investors should be helping support their mental and physical health
By Miriam Partington
Founders, before you scale, you’ve got to learn to grieve
Startup LifeOpinion
March 14, 2025
Founders, before you scale, you’ve got to learn to grieve
Any founder building a company needs to get comfortable with loss and leaving things behind
By James Routledge
Women founders in the UK struggle to access funding and face discrimination from investors, survey finds
Startup LifeNews
March 14, 2025
Women founders in the UK struggle to access funding and face discrimination from investors, survey finds
More than 400 women entrepreneurs shared their experiences accessing funding and navigating discrimination
By Martin Coulter
The AI tools founders say are actually useful
Startup LifeAnalysis
March 11, 2025
The AI tools founders say are actually useful
Three founders discuss what AI tools they're using day to day at work
By Anisah Osman Britton

IPO-bound Klarna to close three offices in cost-cutting push
FintechNews
March 17, 2025
IPO-bound Klarna to close three offices in cost-cutting push
The Swedish fintech filed its IPO prospectus on Friday
By Tom Matsuda
OakNorth acquires Community Unity Bank and signals further US expansion
FintechNews
March 17, 2025
OakNorth acquires Community Unity Bank and signals further US expansion
It comes after the UK-based SME neobank reported its eighth consecutive year of profitability earlier in March
By Tom Nugent
Inside Klarna's boardroom as it edges towards IPO
FintechAnalysis
March 14, 2025
Inside Klarna's boardroom as it edges towards IPO
We mapped out who’s on Klarna’s board as the fintech heads towards a public listing
By Tom Matsuda, Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Martin Coulter
Pro
Revolut ‘hiring hundreds’ in final push to become fully licenced bank: ‘Getting this right matters’
FintechNews
March 13, 2025
Revolut ‘hiring hundreds’ in final push to become fully licenced bank: ‘Getting this right matters’
Regulators are set to deliver a final decision on Revolut’s banking licence this summer
By Martin Coulter

Norrsken launches Brussels hub to help startups access EU’s corridors of power
Climate TechNews
March 20, 2025
Norrsken launches Brussels hub to help startups access EU’s corridors of power
This is the impact foundation's fourth hub since the start in 2016
By Mimi Billing
EU's Omnibus proposal: How will it affect European carbon accounting startups?
Climate TechAnalysis
March 13, 2025
EU's Omnibus proposal: How will it affect European carbon accounting startups?
By Mimi Billing
Northvolt collapse stirs investor unease: ‘It’s a bitter pill to swallow’
Climate TechAnalysis
March 12, 2025
Northvolt collapse stirs investor unease: ‘It’s a bitter pill to swallow’
The battery-maker was once seen as Europe's best chance at competing in an industry dominated by China
By Martin Coulter and Mimi Billing
From pioneer to bankruptcy: The rise and fall of Northvolt
Climate TechAnalysis
March 12, 2025
From pioneer to bankruptcy: The rise and fall of Northvolt
After a dramatic week for the Swedish battery maker, we dig through media archives to tackle the burning question: why did Northvolt fail?
By Mimi Billing

12 defence tech startups to watch in 2025, according to VCs
DeeptechAnalysis
March 14, 2025
12 defence tech startups to watch in 2025, according to VCs
VCs from Project A, the NATO Innovation Fund, Twin Track Ventures and Superangel share their picks
By Anne Sraders
Pro
UiPath acquires SoftBank-backed startup Peak as it plots AI agents play
DeeptechNews
March 13, 2025
UiPath acquires SoftBank-backed startup Peak as it plots AI agents play
Manchester-based Peak had raised $117m from investors
By Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Lovable FOMO has VCs hunting for the next super fast app builder
DeeptechAnalysis
March 13, 2025
Lovable FOMO has VCs hunting for the next super fast app builder
Sifted lists seven European startups in the buzzing AI app builder space
By Mimi Billing, Federico Scolari and Éanna Kelly
Pro
How the CEO of Manna is upending drone delivery: ‘It’s an eight-day-a-week job’
DeeptechAnalysis
March 12, 2025
How the CEO of Manna is upending drone delivery: ‘It’s an eight-day-a-week job’
Bobby Healy talks expansion, defence, the joy of ‘farting’ Teslas — and how EU rules actually helped his company notch more flights than US rivals
By Éanna Kelly

15 AI healthtechs to watch, according to VCs
HealthtechAnalysis
March 21, 2025
15 AI healthtechs to watch, according to VCs
Investors from Kindred Capital, Eurazeo, Speedinvest, Calm/Storm Ventures and Frontline Ventures share their picks
By Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Pro
30 femtech startups to watch, according to investors
HealthtechAnalysis
March 17, 2025
30 femtech startups to watch, according to investors
Investors from Sandwater, True, EQT Life Sciences, Black Opal Ventures, Innoviance Investments, Sie Ventures, Heliad, Blueprint VC and Fund F share their picks of femtechs
By Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Pro
Is Daniel Ek’s Neko Health worth $1.7bn?
HealthtechAnalysis
March 12, 2025
Is Daniel Ek’s Neko Health worth $1.7bn?
What makes a preventative healthtech with two clinics a unicorn?
By Mimi Billing
Pro
Unicorn Flo Health eyeing startup acquisitions following $200m fundraise
HealthtechInterview
March 3, 2025
Unicorn Flo Health eyeing startup acquisitions following $200m fundraise
The period-tracking app last year won the backing of US investor General Atlantic
By Kai Nicol-Schwarz

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Mistral CEO rules out IPO for now, doubles down on open-source

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ElevenLabs poaches Palantir engineers as AI talent race heats up

15 AI healthtechs to watch, according to VCs

12 defence tech startups to watch in 2025, according to VCs

Women founders in the UK struggle to access funding and face discrimination from investors, survey finds

Mistral, Klarna join 100+ founder initiative to supercharge next generation of young European startups

The women investors to know in defence tech

Do founders need VC-backed wellness programmes?

Founders, before you scale, you’ve got to learn to grieve

Women founders in the UK struggle to access funding and face discrimination from investors, survey finds

The AI tools founders say are actually useful

IPO-bound Klarna to close three offices in cost-cutting push

OakNorth acquires Community Unity Bank and signals further US expansion

Inside Klarna's boardroom as it edges towards IPO

Revolut ‘hiring hundreds’ in final push to become fully licenced bank: ‘Getting this right matters’

Norrsken launches Brussels hub to help startups access EU’s corridors of power

EU's Omnibus proposal: How will it affect European carbon accounting startups?

Northvolt collapse stirs investor unease: ‘It’s a bitter pill to swallow’

From pioneer to bankruptcy: The rise and fall of Northvolt

12 defence tech startups to watch in 2025, according to VCs

UiPath acquires SoftBank-backed startup Peak as it plots AI agents play

Lovable FOMO has VCs hunting for the next super fast app builder

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