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- Mistral inks content deal with AFP to power conversational AI assistantDeeptechNews
January 16, 2025
Mistral inks content deal with AFP to power conversational AI assistant
The move comes just a day after Google and OpenAI announced similar media partnerships
By Daphné Leprince-Ringuet - Freetrade sold to IG Group in £160m cut-price dealFintechNews
January 16, 2025
Freetrade sold to IG Group in £160m cut-price deal
IG Group looks set to acquire Freetrade for less than a quarter of its 2021 valuation, with the deal expected to be completed in mid-2025.
By Tom Matsuda - The startups behind the heat pump revolution in EuropeClimate TechAnalysis
January 16, 2025
The startups behind the heat pump revolution in Europe
Sifted lists the heat pump startups leading the shift away from gas and oil
By Mimi BillingPro - European tech’s most active East Asian investorsVenture CapitalAnalysis
January 16, 2025
European tech’s most active East Asian investors
Spoiler: SoftBank's no longer number one
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- The startups behind the heat pump revolution in EuropeClimate TechAnalysis
January 16, 2025
The startups behind the heat pump revolution in Europe
Sifted lists the heat pump startups leading the shift away from gas and oil
By Mimi BillingPro - European tech’s most active East Asian investorsVenture CapitalAnalysis
January 16, 2025
European tech’s most active East Asian investors
Spoiler: SoftBank's no longer number one
By Freya PrattyPro - 92% of the UK’s Russell Group universities now have a university-affiliated venture fund for spinoutsPublic & AcademicAnalysis
January 14, 2025
92% of the UK’s Russell Group universities now have a university-affiliated venture fund for spinouts
By Tom NugentPro - Talent shortage hits quantum startups amid funding frenzy and tech breakthroughsDeeptechAnalysis
January 10, 2025
Talent shortage hits quantum startups amid funding frenzy and tech breakthroughs
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- How heat pumps became an image of 'green woke leftist technology'Climate TechAnalysis
January 16, 2025
How heat pumps became an image of 'green woke leftist technology'
By Mimi Billing - The number of active VCs in Europe has dropped by 30% in the last two yearsVenture CapitalNews
January 16, 2025
The number of active VCs in Europe has dropped by 30% in the last two years
By Miriam Partington and Anne Sraders - UK VCs want to mop up Chinese capital leaving the US. Should they?Venture CapitalAnalysis
January 16, 2025
UK VCs want to mop up Chinese capital leaving the US. Should they?
By Freya Pratty - German robotics startup Neura Robotics raises €120m Series BDeeptechNews
January 15, 2025
German robotics startup Neura Robotics raises €120m Series B
By Miriam Partington - GenAI startup Synthesia raises $180m at $2.1bn valuation as Big Tech ramps up video creation toolsDeeptechNews
January 15, 2025
GenAI startup Synthesia raises $180m at $2.1bn valuation as Big Tech ramps up video creation tools
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More Analysis- The fastest-growing spinout teams in EuropePublic & AcademicAnalysis
October 8, 2024
The fastest-growing spinout teams in Europe
Europe has some of the best technical universities in the world — from ETH Zurich and UCL to Oxford and TUM — here are the companies they’ve spun out that are hiring the most
By Tom NugentPro - ‘A constant stream of complicated things:’ Germany-based founders battle bureaucracyStartup LifeAnalysis
October 3, 2024
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