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Exclusive: The Family cofounder Oussama Ammar ordered to pay £6.5m in damages
Startup LifeNews
April 19, 2025
Exclusive: The Family cofounder Oussama Ammar ordered to pay £6.5m in damages
A ruling by a UK court found Ammar liable for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
By Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
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
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

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
AI agents score big in a Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds
Venture CapitalAnalysis
April 16, 2025
AI agents score big in a Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds
Healthtech closes gap with climate tech; Ireland soars; median deal size up 36%
By Jonathan Sinclair and Éanna Kelly
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EIF head Marjut Falkstedt: 'We will not finance weapons and ammunition'
The Big InterviewInterview
April 16, 2025
EIF head Marjut Falkstedt: 'We will not finance weapons and ammunition'
The head of Europe's biggest LP on rearming Europe, scaling capital and shaking up the EIF
By Amy Lewin
Pro
Inside Ithaca, the Berlusconi heir’s secretive startup investing firm
Venture CapitalAnalysis
April 15, 2025
Inside Ithaca, the Berlusconi heir’s secretive startup investing firm
Ithaca Investments doesn't have a website — but it sits on the cap tables of all the most talked-about Italian-founded startups
By Amy O'Brien
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
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German tech leaders cautiously optimistic about new coalition agreement’s startup measures: ‘A good starting point, but we need action’
Startup LifeNews
April 10, 2025
German tech leaders cautiously optimistic about new coalition agreement’s startup measures: ‘A good starting point, but we need action’
One of the headline initiatives for the tech sector is a new €10bn ‘Germany Fund’ to plug the growth financing gap
By Miriam Partington

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
Car insurtech Marshmallow secures $90m in bid to become the ‘one-stop financial shop for migrants’
FintechNews
April 15, 2025
Car insurtech Marshmallow secures $90m in bid to become the ‘one-stop financial shop for migrants’
The fintech for migrants has almost doubled its valuation to $2bn with its latest funding round
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

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
Wayve plays advantage as tariffs threaten self-driving vehicles market
DeeptechAnalysis
April 17, 2025
Wayve plays advantage as tariffs threaten self-driving vehicles market
Tariffs pose a lower threat to Wayve’s pipeline than most autonomous vehicle startups
By Miriam Partington and Martin Coulter

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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Exclusive: The Family cofounder Oussama Ammar ordered to pay £6.5m in damages

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

The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs

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

The defence tech startups fundraising right now, according to VCs

AI agents score big in a Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds

EIF head Marjut Falkstedt: 'We will not finance weapons and ammunition'

Inside Ithaca, the Berlusconi heir’s secretive startup investing firm

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

German tech leaders cautiously optimistic about new coalition agreement’s startup measures: ‘A good starting point, but we need action’

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

Car insurtech Marshmallow secures $90m in bid to become the ‘one-stop financial shop for migrants’

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

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

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

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