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Aleph Alpha acquires AI text processing startup thingsThinking
DeeptechNews
April 25, 2025
Aleph Alpha acquires AI text processing startup thingsThinking
The acquisition will enable Aleph Alpha to expand its product suite for industry and finance
By Miriam Partington
Inside Revolut’s boardroom as the UK’s biggest fintech reports record profits
FintechAnalysis
April 25, 2025
Inside Revolut’s boardroom as the UK’s biggest fintech reports record profits
The fintech yesterday scored its second profitable year in a row
By Tom Matsuda
Pro
Can this small European startup solve AGI?
DeeptechNews
April 25, 2025
Can this small European startup solve AGI?
Swedish Sics wants to put European AGI on the map
By Mimi Billing
Revolut and TravelPerk backers warn of market volatility in wake of Trump tariffs
Venture CapitalNews
April 24, 2025
Revolut and TravelPerk backers warn of market volatility in wake of Trump tariffs
Publicly listed investors Kinnevik and Molten Ventures report mixed results in annual trading updates
By Kai Nicol-Schwarz and Mimi Billing

Sorry! My Prada's at the cleaners — how to dress tech bro in 2025
Startup LifeAnalysis
April 21, 2025
Sorry! My Prada's at the cleaners — how to dress tech bro in 2025
The evolution of European tech style — and what it says about the industry
By Éanna Kelly
11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs
DeeptechAnalysis
April 21, 2025
11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs
Investors from Parkwalk, Amadeus Capital Partners, Apex Ventures, First Momentum Ventures and AlbionVC share the startups they’re watching
By Tom Nugent
Pro
Women-focused VC Sistafund pauses investments after losing managing partner, reports say
Venture CapitalNews
April 18, 2025
Women-focused VC Sistafund pauses investments after losing managing partner, reports say
The Paris-based VC launched in 2022 to back female founders and gender-diverse teams
By Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs
DeeptechAnalysis
April 18, 2025
The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs
From demining to geospatial data, here are a handful of startups VCs say are in the market
By Anne Sraders
Pro

European tech’s most influential lobbyists
Public & AcademicAnalysis
April 17, 2025
European tech’s most influential lobbyists
Here are some of the movers and shakers helping startups shape policy
By Freya Pratty, Tom Matsuda and Martin Coulter
Pro
The clause that could save your startup in a cofounder split
Startup LifeOpinion
April 17, 2025
The clause that could save your startup in a cofounder split
One in four VC-backed startups see a founder leave within four years, here’s how to prevent equity retention hurting your startup
By Paul Alexander
Six bootstrapped Nordic startups to watch
Startup LifeAnalysis
April 15, 2025
Six bootstrapped Nordic startups to watch
From AI transcription tools to short term rentals
By Mimi Billing
Pro
Runners-up not slowing down: 65 UK & Ireland startups just outside the Sifted 100
Startup LifeAnalysis
April 11, 2025
Runners-up not slowing down: 65 UK & Ireland startups just outside the Sifted 100
The fast-growing startups that just missed out on Sifted's leaderboard
By Becca Lipman
Pro

Europe’s fintechs want to bank the rich — can they succeed?
FintechAnalysis
April 21, 2025
Europe’s fintechs want to bank the rich — can they succeed?
Europe’s digital private banking fintechs spot opportunity as Revolut and Robinhood push into targeting wealthy clients.
By Tom Matsuda
Revolut is drawing up plans for a rewards credit card. Can it take on giants like American Express?
FintechAnalysis
April 18, 2025
Revolut is drawing up plans for a rewards credit card. Can it take on giants like American Express?
Experts say the financial superapp has some early advantages over incumbents
By Tom Matsuda
Revolut dragged into Rippling’s legal battle with Deel
FintechNews
April 17, 2025
Revolut dragged into Rippling’s legal battle with Deel
The HR startups are at odds over allegations of spying in Rippling’s Dublin office
By Martin Coulter
Bunq hits profitability for second year running, presses ahead with US expansion
FintechNews
April 15, 2025
Bunq hits profitability for second year running, presses ahead with US expansion
The Dutch neobank will reinvest profits to finance international expansion
By Tom Matsuda

Bill Gates’s policy team leaves Europe: what does it mean for climate tech?
Climate TechAnalysis
April 17, 2025
Bill Gates’s policy team leaves Europe: what does it mean for climate tech?
“There was a huge entanglement between Breakthrough and EU politicians”
By Freya Pratty
Who could buy Northvolt?
Climate TechAnalysis
April 10, 2025
Who could buy Northvolt?
The bankrupt Swedish battery manufacturer is still looking for a buyer for its core assets and factory Northvolt Ett
By Mimi Billing
Insect protein startup Ÿnsect replaces CEO, secures €10m bridge funding
Climate TechNews
April 7, 2025
Insect protein startup Ÿnsect replaces CEO, secures €10m bridge funding
Ÿnsect says the new funding will provide ‘several months’ of runway
By Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Enpal secures €110m round led by US PE firm TPG
Climate TechNews
April 7, 2025
Enpal secures €110m round led by US PE firm TPG
The raise will help Enpal move into new markets and roll out a new energy trading platform
By Freya Pratty

11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs
DeeptechAnalysis
April 21, 2025
11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs
Investors from Parkwalk, Amadeus Capital Partners, Apex Ventures, First Momentum Ventures and AlbionVC share the startups they’re watching
By Tom Nugent
Pro
The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs
DeeptechAnalysis
April 18, 2025
The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs
From demining to geospatial data, here are a handful of startups VCs say are in the market
By Anne Sraders
Pro
10 quantum computing startups to watch, according to VCs
DeeptechAnalysis
April 18, 2025
10 quantum computing startups to watch, according to VCs
Funding for quantum startups is on the rise again — these are the startups VCs are looking at
By Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Pro
OpenAI and SoftBank mull UK investment for Trump’s Stargate AI project, reports say
DeeptechNews
April 17, 2025
OpenAI and SoftBank mull UK investment for Trump’s Stargate AI project, reports say
European governments have been clamouring for AI investment in recent months
By Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Daniel Ek’s body scanning startup Neko unveils massive new London clinic
HealthtechNews
April 10, 2025
Daniel Ek’s body scanning startup Neko unveils massive new London clinic
The Spitalfields site will be able to scan up to 30k customers a year
By Mimi Billing
The UK’s 10 fastest-growing healthtech startups by revenue
HealthtechAnalysis
April 3, 2025
The UK’s 10 fastest-growing healthtech startups by revenue
14 healthtechs made it onto the Sifted 100
By Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Pro
SoftBank backs surgical robotics startup CMR Surgical in $200m round
DeeptechNews
April 2, 2025
SoftBank backs surgical robotics startup CMR Surgical in $200m round
The UK-based startup is looking to expand in the US and compete with its $180bn American rival Intuitive Surgical
By Kai Nicol-Schwarz
This biotech made the biggest leap on the Sifted 100 ranking — now it’s getting an overhaul
HealthtechAnalysis
March 31, 2025
This biotech made the biggest leap on the Sifted 100 ranking — now it’s getting an overhaul
Revenue is up but Cambridge’s Bit.bio still reshuffles board, lays off staff and drops therapeutics focus. The interim chief explains why it ‘narrowed focus’
By Éanna Kelly
Pro

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Aleph Alpha acquires AI text processing startup thingsThinking

Inside Revolut’s boardroom as the UK’s biggest fintech reports record profits

Can this small European startup solve AGI?

Revolut and TravelPerk backers warn of market volatility in wake of Trump tariffs

Sorry! My Prada's at the cleaners — how to dress tech bro in 2025

11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs

Women-focused VC Sistafund pauses investments after losing managing partner, reports say

The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs

European tech’s most influential lobbyists

The clause that could save your startup in a cofounder split

Six bootstrapped Nordic startups to watch

Runners-up not slowing down: 65 UK & Ireland startups just outside the Sifted 100

Europe’s fintechs want to bank the rich — can they succeed?

Revolut is drawing up plans for a rewards credit card. Can it take on giants like American Express?

Revolut dragged into Rippling’s legal battle with Deel

Bunq hits profitability for second year running, presses ahead with US expansion

Bill Gates’s policy team leaves Europe: what does it mean for climate tech?

Who could buy Northvolt?

Insect protein startup Ÿnsect replaces CEO, secures €10m bridge funding

Enpal secures €110m round led by US PE firm TPG

11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs

The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs

10 quantum computing startups to watch, according to VCs

OpenAI and SoftBank mull UK investment for Trump’s Stargate AI project, reports say

Daniel Ek’s body scanning startup Neko unveils massive new London clinic

The UK’s 10 fastest-growing healthtech startups by revenue

SoftBank backs surgical robotics startup CMR Surgical in $200m round

This biotech made the biggest leap on the Sifted 100 ranking — now it’s getting an overhaul

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