Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn
- A commercial talent crunch is looming for Europe’s quantum startups
A commercial talent crunch is looming for Europe’s quantum startups
- SPACs and megarounds: What's going on in European quantum?
SPACs and megarounds: What's going on in European quantum?
- Exclusive: Quantum software startup Algorithmiq raises €18m, relocates to Italy
Exclusive: Quantum software startup Algorithmiq raises €18m, relocates to Italy
- Quantum Motion raises $160m Series C as quantum sector heats upNews
May 7, 2026
Quantum Motion raises $160m Series C as quantum sector heats up
- Health unicorn Doctolib plots £100m UK expansion, acquires London-based Medicus
Health unicorn Doctolib plots £100m UK expansion, acquires London-based Medicus
- Intel's VC arm backs quantum startup Quantware in $178m Series B to kick-start production at ‘industrial scale’News
May 5, 2026
Intel's VC arm backs quantum startup Quantware in $178m Series B to kick-start production at ‘industrial scale’
- Lithosquare raises $25m to discover critical metals with AI
Lithosquare raises $25m to discover critical metals with AI
- Exclusive: Groove Quantum raises €16m to ramp up chip production
Exclusive: Groove Quantum raises €16m to ramp up chip production
- 16 French startups to watch, according to VCs
16 French startups to watch, according to VCs
- How Trump pushed Aleph Alpha and Cohere together
How Trump pushed Aleph Alpha and Cohere together
- Elon Musk mulled Mistral deal to take on OpenAI and Anthropic, reports sayNews
April 23, 2026
Elon Musk mulled Mistral deal to take on OpenAI and Anthropic, reports say
- How Galeries Lafayette’s heir built a startup machine
How Galeries Lafayette’s heir built a startup machine
- Synthesia announces major hiring push, opens three new officesNews
April 21, 2026
Synthesia announces major hiring push, opens three new offices
- ‘Europe is a digital colony’: Startups wrestle with tech sovereignty demands
‘Europe is a digital colony’: Startups wrestle with tech sovereignty demands
- ‘The next big thing’: Newfund raises €60m to back brain technologiesNews
April 14, 2026
‘The next big thing’: Newfund raises €60m to back brain technologies
- Wallapop founders’ factory: Meet nine alumni turned startup founders
Wallapop founders’ factory: Meet nine alumni turned startup founders
- Wallapop CEO on selling to South Korean internet giant Naver: ‘The scale they have dwarfs ours’
Wallapop CEO on selling to South Korean internet giant Naver: ‘The scale they have dwarfs ours’
- Exclusive: Nvidia challenger Arago tapes out first chip in a milestone move for semiconductor startup
Exclusive: Nvidia challenger Arago tapes out first chip in a milestone move for semiconductor startup
- The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
- Mistral secures $830m loan to fund AI data centre build-outNews
March 30, 2026
Mistral secures $830m loan to fund AI data centre build-out
- Could the Iran war boost Europe’s climate startups?
Could the Iran war boost Europe’s climate startups?
- 11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors
11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors
- The ‘maverick’ founder Yann LeCun handpicked to run AMI Labs
The ‘maverick’ founder Yann LeCun handpicked to run AMI Labs