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- Project Europe CEO Kitty Mayo: ‘Harry Stebbings is like our head of state and I’m prime minister’Venture capitalPodcast
April 8, 2026
Project Europe CEO Kitty Mayo: ‘Harry Stebbings is like our head of state and I’m prime minister’
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By Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Amy Lewin - Unicorn stampede: Highest number of $1bn startups minted in Europe in four yearsVenture capitalAnalysis
April 10, 2026
Unicorn stampede: Highest number of $1bn startups minted in Europe in four years
14 billion-dollar companies emerge across AI, defence and fintech
By Éanna Kelly, Ruggero Di Spigna and Oshin NarangPro
- All the first-time European VC funds of 2026Venture capitalList
April 10, 2026
All the first-time European VC funds of 2026
Tracked for the fifth year in a row: all the first-generation funds announcing a first or final close
By Amy LewinPro
- Meet the Swiss founder building robots that make crêpesStartup lifeInterview
April 10, 2026
Meet the Swiss founder building robots that make crêpes
Robert Hennig says robots ‘should make people happy’
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- Exclusive: Nvidia challenger Arago tapes out first chip in a milestone move for semiconductor startupAI chipsExclusive
April 7, 2026
Exclusive: Nvidia challenger Arago tapes out first chip in a milestone move for semiconductor startup
By Daphné Leprince-RinguetPro
- 14 Ukrainian defence techs to watchDefence techInvestor survey
April 6, 2026
14 Ukrainian defence techs to watch
Investors from Ukraine’s tech sector share their picks
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- EQT and Atomico go head-to-head to manage €5bn EU fundVenture capitalExclusive
April 1, 2026
EQT and Atomico go head-to-head to manage €5bn EU fund
A decision regarding the winner of the fund is “imminent”, a source with direct knowledge told Sifted
By Anne Sraders and Freya PrattyPro
- Ranked: Europe’s top investors in climate, B2B SaaS, healthtech, fintech and consumer techVenture capitalMost active investors
April 1, 2026
Ranked: Europe’s top investors in climate, B2B SaaS, healthtech, fintech and consumer tech
By Ruggero Di SpignaPro
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- OpenAI pauses Stargate UK in blow to Nscale and governmentData centresNews
April 9, 2026
OpenAI pauses Stargate UK in blow to Nscale and government
The project was announced last September
By Maya Dharampal-Hornby - AI is rewriting the rules of European entrepreneurshipDeeptechPaid for and produced by
April 9, 2026
AI is rewriting the rules of European entrepreneurship
Paid for and produced by London Business School - Revolut rolls out AI assistant as part of product expansion pushFintechNews
April 9, 2026
Revolut rolls out AI assistant as part of product expansion push
By Damisola Sulaiman - Here’s how you can secure access to the UK’s most powerful supercomputerArtificial intelligenceFeatures
April 9, 2026
Here’s how you can secure access to the UK’s most powerful supercomputer
By Freya PrattyPro
- UK banking licence applications drop to zero in 2025FintechNews
April 8, 2026
UK banking licence applications drop to zero in 2025
New stats emerge after Revolut's five-year tussle with UK regulators
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- Iran war puts Europe’s air defence startups in the spotlight: ‘The gap is impossible to ignore’Defence techAnalysis
March 18, 2026
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