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- Chip maker Fractile in talks to raise $200m at unicorn valuation, reports sayAI chipsNews
March 31, 2026
Chip maker Fractile in talks to raise $200m at unicorn valuation, reports say
The UK startup produces chips which its says work faster and cheaper than Nvidia’s
By Maya Dharampal-Hornby - The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’Artificial intelligenceAnalysis
March 31, 2026
The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
Paris-based Mistral released its first voice model last week amid intensifying competition
By Daphné Leprince-RinguetPro
- ‘Going into industry’ is still a dirty phrase for academia. We need to change thisBiotechOpinion
March 31, 2026
‘Going into industry’ is still a dirty phrase for academia. We need to change this
An interaction with a dying patient was the moment I realised I couldn’t stay in the lab — I needed to do something that would help science reach people faster
By Irina Babina - UK's flagship female founder fund loses two founding partnersVenture capitalExclusive
March 30, 2026
UK's flagship female founder fund loses two founding partners
The Women Backing Women fund of funds, which is yet to announce a first close, is down two partners
By Amy LewinPro
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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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- Credit data startup 9fin crowned Europe’s newest unicorn with $170m raiseFintechNews
March 31, 2026
Credit data startup 9fin crowned Europe’s newest unicorn with $170m raise
By Damisola Sulaiman - Mistral secures $830m loan to fund AI data centre build-out
March 30, 2026
Mistral secures $830m loan to fund AI data centre build-out
French startup to acquire 13.8k Nvidia GPUs for its first data centre in the south of Paris
By Daphné Leprince-Ringuet - Making the most of Europe’s second mover advantageArtificial intelligenceSifted View
March 30, 2026
Making the most of Europe’s second mover advantage
By John ThornhillPro
- European founders are obsessed with Silicon Valley. Here’s why I’m notArtificial intelligenceOpinion
March 30, 2026
European founders are obsessed with Silicon Valley. Here’s why I’m not
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March 18, 2026
Can Rachel Reeves stop the UK’s deeptech startups drifting abroad?
By Freya Pratty and Tom NugentPro
- 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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