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- Europe doesn’t have a startup problem, it has a storytelling problemSifted viewOpinion
August 4, 2025
Europe doesn’t have a startup problem, it has a storytelling problem
While US founders pitch big ideas with flair, Europe’s finest are busy burying brilliance in buzzword soup
By Steph Bailey - 11 AI agent startups to watch, according to investorsArtificial intelligenceInvestor survey
August 4, 2025
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By Kai Nicol-SchwarzPro - CuspAI in talks to raise $100m funding round, reports sayClimate techNews
August 4, 2025
CuspAI in talks to raise $100m funding round, reports say
The startup's platform has been described as a 'search engine for materials'
By Martin Coulter - Deeptech VC Michael Jackson: ‘LinkedIn bans me twice a year’Venture capitalBrunch with Sifted
August 2, 2025
Deeptech VC Michael Jackson: ‘LinkedIn bans me twice a year’
The outspoken investor on European navel-gazing and why the region's AI startups are 'bringing a knife to a gunfight'
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- The European VCs hiring in summer 2025Venture capitalAnalysis
August 1, 2025
The European VCs hiring in summer 2025
Northzone, Point Nine, Project A… even Station F: here are the VC jobs out there right now
By Anne SradersPro - Europe’s most active debt providers in H1Venture capitalMost active investors
August 1, 2025
Europe’s most active debt providers in H1
The busiest lenders — and their dealcount in the first six months of 2025
By Hessa Alabbas and Éanna KellyPro - Will Apple buy Mistral?Artificial intelligenceAnalysis
August 1, 2025
Will Apple buy Mistral?
Rumours over the French AI darling’s future have spread in recent weeks
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By Tom Nugent - Mistral seeks $10bn valuation in next funding round
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