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- Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churnVenture capitalExclusive
March 27, 2026
Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn
Following a period of employee churn, the early-stage investor is making further cuts to increase efficiency
By Anne Sraders and Amy LewinPro
- Meet Brahma: the quiet Synthesia rival forecasting $100m in revenue
March 27, 2026
Meet Brahma: the quiet Synthesia rival forecasting $100m in revenue
Brahma's tech has been used in films like Here, where it was used to make a young version of Tom Hanks
By Freya PrattyPro
- Could the Iran war boost Europe’s climate startups?Climate techAnalysis
March 27, 2026
Could the Iran war boost Europe’s climate startups?
Some VCs report their climate startups are already seeing an increase in sales
By Anne Sraders, Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Freya PrattyPro
- OpenAI's Laura Modiano on hackathons, Lovable and how startups can partner with the tech giantArtificial intelligencePodcast
March 26, 2026
OpenAI's Laura Modiano on hackathons, Lovable and how startups can partner with the tech giant
Plus: what she looks for in angel investments
By Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Amy Lewin
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- Politicians are flirting with founders but need to commitGovernmentSifted View
March 23, 2026
Politicians are flirting with founders but need to commit
Lawmakers across Europe still have a lot of convincing to do
By John ThornhillPro
- Funding rounds are getting crowdedVenture capitalAnalysis
March 20, 2026
Funding rounds are getting crowded
VCs are crowding each other to get cheques into hot startups
By Anne SradersPro
- Inside Project Europe’s first year: cold water swims, club nights and accusations of ‘doing the devil’s work’Accelerators and incubatorsProfile
March 20, 2026
Inside Project Europe’s first year: cold water swims, club nights and accusations of ‘doing the devil’s work’
By Maya Dharampal-HornbyPro
- Startups in the Netherlands to watch, according to VCsVenture capitalInvestor survey
March 19, 2026
Startups in the Netherlands to watch, according to VCs
Dutch tech was on the up last year, with equity funding rising from €2.5bn to €3.6bn, according to Sifted data
By Tom NugentPro
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- From hype to impact: How companies are scaling with AIArtificial intelligenceSifted Talks
March 27, 2026
From hype to impact: How companies are scaling with AI
Sponsored by Zoom - 11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investorsArtificial intelligenceInvestor survey
March 27, 2026
11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors
Spain is emerging as the AI dark horse of Europe, with fast-growing funding and startups abounding in the space
By Daphné Leprince-RinguetPro
- Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boomUniversity spinoutsAnalysis
March 27, 2026
Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boom
By Tom NugentPro
- It isn’t just London calling. Here are the UK’s most investable regionsStartup lifeSponsored by
March 26, 2026
It isn’t just London calling. Here are the UK’s most investable regions
Sponsored by Department for Business and Trade - Balderton, AVP in ‘covert plot’ to oust Cognism founder, court hearsVenture capitalExclusive
March 26, 2026
Balderton, AVP in ‘covert plot’ to oust Cognism founder, court hears
By Maya Dharampal-HornbyPro
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More Analysis- Can Rachel Reeves stop the UK’s deeptech startups drifting abroad?QuantumAnalysis
March 18, 2026
Can Rachel Reeves stop the UK’s deeptech startups drifting abroad?
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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
Iran war puts Europe’s air defence startups in the spotlight: ‘The gap is impossible to ignore’
By Anne SradersPro
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