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Lovable scrambles under pressure from Anthropic
Artificial intelligenceAnalysis
April 16, 2026
Lovable scrambles under pressure from Anthropic
Engineers work through the night to prepare new releases
By Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Pro
Exclusive: 20VC leads €3.6m pre-seed for ‘TikTok meets Wikipedia’ startup Flare
Artificial intelligenceExclusive
April 16, 2026
Exclusive: 20VC leads €3.6m pre-seed for ‘TikTok meets Wikipedia’ startup Flare
The Copenhagen-based company provides an information verification browser extension
By Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Pro
Londonmaxxing, for real: A bumper Q1 sees the city pull further ahead of Paris, Berlin
Venture capitalAnalysis
April 16, 2026
Londonmaxxing, for real: A bumper Q1 sees the city pull further ahead of Paris, Berlin
London startups raised more in Q1 2026 than in the whole of H1 2025; the UK capital also captured over half of all European AI funding
By Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
Pro
Exclusive: Industry event SaaStock shuts down under ‘real pressure from AI’
EventsExclusive
April 15, 2026
Exclusive: Industry event SaaStock shuts down under ‘real pressure from AI’
In a further sign of the 'SaaSpocalypse' hitting the tech world, the decade-old European tech conference SaaStock is closing down
By Amy Lewin
Pro

Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’
Venture capitalNews
April 13, 2026
Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’
The firm is focused on less popular areas like health, wellness and decarbonisation
By Anne Sraders
Pro
All the first-time European VC funds of 2026
Venture 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 Lewin
Pro
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’
Plus: why 996 is "outdated"
By Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Amy Lewin
VC firms with all-male teams halved over past decade in UK, report shows
Diversity and inclusionNews
April 8, 2026
VC firms with all-male teams halved over past decade in UK, report shows
New data from Diversity VC shows upticks in gender and ethnic representation
By Martin Coulter

Wallapop founders’ factory: Meet nine alumni turned startup founders
ConsumerFounder factories
April 8, 2026
Wallapop founders’ factory: Meet nine alumni turned startup founders
The Spanish startup launched in 2013 and has seen many former employees start their own thing since
By Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Pro
Inside Earlybird’s succession plan to pass on the management company in 10 years
Venture capitalInterview
April 3, 2026
Inside Earlybird’s succession plan to pass on the management company in 10 years
The firm will pass shares of the management company down to the younger generation of general partners for free — with a caveat
By Anne Sraders
Pro
Confessions of a tech ghostwriter: ‘I will help you scale cringe mountain’
Startup lifeAnalysis
April 1, 2026
Confessions of a tech ghostwriter: ‘I will help you scale cringe mountain’
Five writers on the secretive, well-paid job of making VCs and founders worth reading
By Éanna Kelly
‘Fight like your lives depend on it, boys’: Sifted goes ringside at Europe’s first robot boxing match
Startup lifeAnalysis
March 25, 2026
‘Fight like your lives depend on it, boys’: Sifted goes ringside at Europe’s first robot boxing match
I spent last Sunday in Zurich with the students who want to build the next unicorns
By Éanna Kelly

Wise set to downgrade London listing this quarter
FintechNews
April 13, 2026
Wise set to downgrade London listing this quarter
Payments giant sets its sights on US growth in blow to UK public markets
By Damisola Sulaiman
Revolut rolls out AI assistant as part of product expansion push
FintechNews
April 9, 2026
Revolut rolls out AI assistant as part of product expansion push
Europe's biggest neobank has released a flurry of new products in recent months
By Damisola Sulaiman
European fintech is going AI-native
FintechAnalysis
March 31, 2026
European fintech is going AI-native
A growing number of fintechs are making AI core to their offering from the outset
By Martin Coulter
Pro
Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest
CryptoExclusive
March 25, 2026
Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest
The company is among the fastest-growing startups in the UK and Ireland by revenue
By Martin Coulter
Pro

Photoncycle raises €15m to scale its ‘summer sun to winter power’ energy solution
HydrogenNews
March 4, 2026
Photoncycle raises €15m to scale its ‘summer sun to winter power’ energy solution
The solid hydrogen storage solution starts commercial rollout in Denmark and the Netherlands next year
By Mimi Billing
Exclusive: Ovo founder Stephen Fitzpatrick to lead Kraken challenger Kaluza
Climate techExclusive
March 3, 2026
Exclusive: Ovo founder Stephen Fitzpatrick to lead Kraken challenger Kaluza
Kaluza is Ovo’s equivalent to Kraken, the energy software firm created by rival energy retailer Octopus Energy
By Freya Pratty
Pro
EV startup Einride raises $113m ahead of SPAC listing in New York
EVsNews
February 26, 2026
EV startup Einride raises $113m ahead of SPAC listing in New York
The Swedish autonomous truck startup plans to list on the NYSE in the second half of 2026
By Mimi Billing
The climate VCs due a fundraise in 2026
Venture capitalAnalysis
February 13, 2026
The climate VCs due a fundraise in 2026
Not all LPs have cooled off the climate tech sector
By Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Amy Lewin
Pro

Anthropic plots Lovable challenger, leak suggests
No code and dev toolsNews
April 13, 2026
Anthropic plots Lovable challenger, leak suggests
The deep-pocketed US model maker looks set to challenge one of Europe’s fastest-growing startups
By Maya Dharampal-Hornby
OpenAI’s Stargate retreat exposes cracks in UK tech ambitions
DeeptechAnalysis
April 13, 2026
OpenAI’s Stargate retreat exposes cracks in UK tech ambitions
Ministers face tough choices over energy prices, tech sovereignty and partnerships with Big Tech
By Freya Pratty and Martin Coulter
Pro
AI bubble: Have VCs already forgotten 2021?
Artificial intelligenceAnalysis
April 13, 2026
AI bubble: Have VCs already forgotten 2021?
Future price hikes of AI models could throw startups’ unit economics out of whack
By Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
Pro
Meet the Swiss founder building robots that make crêpes
Startup lifeInterview
April 10, 2026
Meet the Swiss founder building robots that make crêpes
Robert Hennig says robots ‘should make people happy’
By Éanna Kelly

Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding
Artificial intelligenceNews
April 1, 2026
Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding
Its AI model Symphony outperforms big‑tech models in medical coding by more than 25% in independent clinical‑accuracy benchmarks
By Mimi Billing
Pro
The ex-Macron advisor taking on healthtech: ‘I was frustrated by everything we weren’t achieving’
Digital healthThe big interview
November 26, 2025
The ex-Macron advisor taking on healthtech: ‘I was frustrated by everything we weren’t achieving’
Ismaël Emelien worked with French president Emmanuel Macron for years before launching his own startup
By Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Pro
Men’s health startup Manual secures $120m facility from General Catalyst
HealthtechNews
November 13, 2025
Men’s health startup Manual secures $120m facility from General Catalyst
CEO tells Sifted the cash injection has been used to market the startup’s services
By Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Martin Coulter
Pro
How to get a job at Tandem Health: ‘If you’re just looking for a job, I wouldn’t come here’
HealthtechHow to
November 11, 2025
How to get a job at Tandem Health: ‘If you’re just looking for a job, I wouldn’t come here’
Sweden’s buzzy startup’s team has ballooned from fourteen to ninety over the last year
By Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Pro

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Lovable scrambles under pressure from Anthropic

Exclusive: 20VC leads €3.6m pre-seed for ‘TikTok meets Wikipedia’ startup Flare

Londonmaxxing, for real: A bumper Q1 sees the city pull further ahead of Paris, Berlin

Exclusive: Industry event SaaStock shuts down under ‘real pressure from AI’

Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’

All the first-time European VC funds of 2026

Project Europe CEO Kitty Mayo: ‘Harry Stebbings is like our head of state and I’m prime minister’

VC firms with all-male teams halved over past decade in UK, report shows

Wallapop founders’ factory: Meet nine alumni turned startup founders

Inside Earlybird’s succession plan to pass on the management company in 10 years

Confessions of a tech ghostwriter: ‘I will help you scale cringe mountain’

‘Fight like your lives depend on it, boys’: Sifted goes ringside at Europe’s first robot boxing match

Wise set to downgrade London listing this quarter

Revolut rolls out AI assistant as part of product expansion push

European fintech is going AI-native

Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest

Photoncycle raises €15m to scale its ‘summer sun to winter power’ energy solution

Exclusive: Ovo founder Stephen Fitzpatrick to lead Kraken challenger Kaluza

EV startup Einride raises $113m ahead of SPAC listing in New York

The climate VCs due a fundraise in 2026

Anthropic plots Lovable challenger, leak suggests

OpenAI’s Stargate retreat exposes cracks in UK tech ambitions

AI bubble: Have VCs already forgotten 2021?

Meet the Swiss founder building robots that make crêpes

Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding

The ex-Macron advisor taking on healthtech: ‘I was frustrated by everything we weren’t achieving’

Men’s health startup Manual secures $120m facility from General Catalyst

How to get a job at Tandem Health: ‘If you’re just looking for a job, I wouldn’t come here’

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