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European fintech is going AI-native
Analysis
March 31, 2026
European fintech is going AI-native
A growing number of fintechs are making AI core to their offering from the outset
# Fintech
The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
Analysis
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
# Artificial intelligence
UK's flagship female founder fund loses two founding partners
Exclusive
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
# Venture capital
Making the most of Europe’s second mover advantage
Sifted View
March 30, 2026
Making the most of Europe’s second mover advantage
Tech sovereignty is a tough game — so maybe the region's startups should be playing differently
# Artificial intelligence
Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn
Exclusive
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
# Venture capital
Could the Iran war boost Europe’s climate startups?
Analysis
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
# Climate tech
11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors
Investor 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
# Artificial intelligence
Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boom
Analysis
March 27, 2026
Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boom
A cohort of deeptech spinouts has investors hunting for deals in the historic UK city
# University spinouts
Meet Brahma: the quiet Synthesia rival forecasting $100m in revenue
News
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
# Artificial intelligence
Balderton, AVP in ‘covert plot’ to oust Cognism founder, court hears
Exclusive
March 26, 2026
Balderton, AVP in ‘covert plot’ to oust Cognism founder, court hears
Details of the unfair prejudice case were revealed in court last week
# Venture capital
The ‘maverick’ founder Yann LeCun handpicked to run AMI Labs
Profile
March 26, 2026
The ‘maverick’ founder Yann LeCun handpicked to run AMI Labs
After launching three AI startups, Lebrun has embarked on the ‘project of a lifetime’ as CEO of LeCun’s new startup
# Artificial intelligence
These were the most active deeptech investors in 2025
Analysis
March 26, 2026
These were the most active deeptech investors in 2025
Sifted tracked the 97 busiest cheque writers, in a year that saw investments rise 61%
# Deeptech
Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest
Exclusive
March 25, 2026
Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest
The company is among the fastest-growing startups in the UK and Ireland by revenue
# Crypto
Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up
News
March 25, 2026
Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up
Visionaries Club and Creandum co-led the deal
# Spacetech
European quantum mapped: 50+ startups betting big on the revolutionary tech
Market map
March 25, 2026
European quantum mapped: 50+ startups betting big on the revolutionary tech
Your guide to Europe's quantum landscape, featuring startups building hardware, software and early applications
# Quantum
Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?
Analysis
March 25, 2026
Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?
Europe must adopt fast-evolving drone warfare, says Frontline Robotics’ Mykyta Rozhkov
# Defence tech
The UK and Ireland’s 10 fastest-growing fintechs by revenue
Fastest-growing startups
March 24, 2026
The UK and Ireland’s 10 fastest-growing fintechs by revenue
Payments, lending and infrastructure startups are the setting the pace
# Fintech
UK soonicorns to watch
Soonicorns
March 24, 2026
UK soonicorns to watch
The country’s already minted four unicorns this year
# Venture capital
Oxford spinout raises from Amadeus Capital and OSE to solve long-term memory problem in robotics
Exclusive
March 24, 2026
Oxford spinout raises from Amadeus Capital and OSE to solve long-term memory problem in robotics
Stateful Robotics CEO Kirsty Lloyd-Jukes previously sold imitation learning startup Latent Logic to US autonomous vehicle giant Waymo
# Robotics
‘Build code, not tax’: Mistral CEO sparks backlash with AI copyright proposals
Analysis
March 24, 2026
‘Build code, not tax’: Mistral CEO sparks backlash with AI copyright proposals
The French startup’s CEO is advocating for a revenue-based charge to remedy copyright issues in AI
# Artificial intelligence
Did robotics spinout Rivr sell to Amazon too early?
Analysis
March 24, 2026
Did robotics spinout Rivr sell to Amazon too early?
The ETH Zurich spinout, which builds delivery robots, sold to the US delivery giant for an undisclosed sum last week
# Robotics
Inside the multi-million-dollar underground quantum lab in the heart of Paris
Features
March 23, 2026
Inside the multi-million-dollar underground quantum lab in the heart of Paris
Quantum startup C12 has built a 1,000 square metre lab in the French capital’s historical centre, where it assembles quantum computers
# Quantum
Exclusive: Air defence startup Egide raises €8m seed round
Exclusive
March 23, 2026
Exclusive: Air defence startup Egide raises €8m seed round
The Paris-based startup is building software and hardware to intercept drones and plans to expand to other threats
# Drones
Politicians are flirting with founders but need to commit
Sifted View
March 23, 2026
Politicians are flirting with founders but need to commit
Lawmakers across Europe still have a lot of convincing to do
# Government

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European fintech is going AI-native

The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’

UK's flagship female founder fund loses two founding partners

Making the most of Europe’s second mover advantage

Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn

Could the Iran war boost Europe’s climate startups?

11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors

Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boom

Meet Brahma: the quiet Synthesia rival forecasting $100m in revenue

Balderton, AVP in ‘covert plot’ to oust Cognism founder, court hears

The ‘maverick’ founder Yann LeCun handpicked to run AMI Labs

These were the most active deeptech investors in 2025

Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest

Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up

European quantum mapped: 50+ startups betting big on the revolutionary tech

Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?

The UK and Ireland’s 10 fastest-growing fintechs by revenue

UK soonicorns to watch

Oxford spinout raises from Amadeus Capital and OSE to solve long-term memory problem in robotics

‘Build code, not tax’: Mistral CEO sparks backlash with AI copyright proposals

Did robotics spinout Rivr sell to Amazon too early?

Inside the multi-million-dollar underground quantum lab in the heart of Paris

Exclusive: Air defence startup Egide raises €8m seed round

Politicians are flirting with founders but need to commit