Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

Inside Legora’s hunt for legal tech acquisitions
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Interview
May 13, 2026
Inside Legora’s hunt for legal tech acquisitions
The legal tech unicorn has a long list of potential multibillion-dollar acquisition targets
Mimi Billing
A16z leads $16m seed round in Voi cofounder’s new AI startup Pit
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May 7, 2026
A16z leads $16m seed round in Voi cofounder’s new AI startup Pit
Swedish startup Pit is helping organisations use AI safely for internal processes
Mimi Billing
Y Combinator alum Moritz raises $9m to build a law firm supercharged with AI
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May 5, 2026
Y Combinator alum Moritz raises $9m to build a law firm supercharged with AI
The Norwegian startup is backed by YC, 20VC and 20 unicorn founders
Mimi Billing
Backed by Nvidia, legal tech unicorn Legora extends Series D to $600m
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April 30, 2026
Backed by Nvidia, legal tech unicorn Legora extends Series D to $600m
The Stockholm-based startup welcomes Atlassian and NVentures as investors
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Redpine Raises €6.8m to give AI agents access to non-public data
News
April 28, 2026
Redpine Raises €6.8m to give AI agents access to non-public data
With its pay‑per‑token model it shares the revenue with the original rights holders
Mimi Billing
Verda raises €100m to build European hyperscaler, plans to hire 100+ people and launch in new markets
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April 24, 2026
Verda raises €100m to build European hyperscaler, plans to hire 100+ people and launch in new markets
The Finnish cloud provider, formerly known as Datacrunch, says its success comes from being vertically integrated
Mimi Billing
Ex-Creandum partner launches fund to help scaleups raise capital via bonds
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April 23, 2026
Ex-Creandum partner launches fund to help scaleups raise capital via bonds
Swedish Voi previously raised €90m through bonds. Now growth fund Always Summer wants to deliver similar deals for other scaleups
Mimi Billing
Can Europe ever compete with California?
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Opinion
April 22, 2026
Can Europe ever compete with California?
Spending a week in San Francisco, I found one question that kept resurfacing: can Europe still compete in tech?
Mimi Billing
Baillie Gifford on filling Europe's growth investment gap: 'There’s a dearth of capital in Europe'
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Interview
April 15, 2026
Baillie Gifford on filling Europe's growth investment gap: 'There’s a dearth of capital in Europe'
With clearly defined guardrails “someone else takes the risk”, says director Alan Coffey
Mimi Billing
Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’
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News
April 14, 2026
Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’
With experience from Spotify, Google and Meta, Patrik "Totte" Torstensson moves back to Sweden to manage engineering at Lovable
Mimi Billing
14 Ukrainian defence techs to watch
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Investor survey
April 6, 2026
14 Ukrainian defence techs to watch
Investors from Ukraine’s tech sector share their picks
Mimi Billing
Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding
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News
April 1, 2026
Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding
Its AI model Symphony outperforms big‑tech models in medical coding by more than 25% in independent clinical‑accuracy benchmarks
Mimi Billing
Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?
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Analysis
March 25, 2026
Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?
Europe must adopt fast-evolving drone warfare, says Frontline Robotics’ Mykyta Rozhkov
Mimi Billing
EQT and World Bank back ‘flying ferry’ startup Candela as it raises €30m to fuel global rollout
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March 18, 2026
EQT and World Bank back ‘flying ferry’ startup Candela as it raises €30m to fuel global rollout
Candela opens second factory in Poland to ramp up production
Mimi Billing
Europe’s youngest female managing partner: ‘We won’t build enduring VC firms if we don’t sort succession’
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The big interview
March 12, 2026
Europe’s youngest female managing partner: ‘We won’t build enduring VC firms if we don’t sort succession’
Pauliina Martikainen takes over the reins at Maki Ventures
Mimi Billing
Legal tech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation
News
March 10, 2026
Legal tech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation
Accel led the round that triples Legora’s valuation
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21 female founders and operators to watch in the Nordics
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List
March 9, 2026
21 female founders and operators to watch in the Nordics
From former Slush CEOs to AI deeptech founders – these are the women to have on your radar in 2026
Mimi Billing
Could Japan become Europe’s next startup growth market?
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March 5, 2026
Could Japan become Europe’s next startup growth market?
When SusHi Tech Tokyo opens its doors in April, it will showcase the Japanese capital’s tech ecosystem to international investors and startups
Sponsored by: SusHi Tech Tokyo
Photoncycle raises €15m to scale its ‘summer sun to winter power’ energy solution
News
March 4, 2026
Photoncycle raises €15m to scale its ‘summer sun to winter power’ energy solution
The solid hydrogen storage solution starts commercial rollout in Denmark and the Netherlands next year
Mimi Billing
Opinionated women in tech: where are you?
Sifted View
March 2, 2026
Opinionated women in tech: where are you?
Europe’s tech debate won’t diversify itself
Mimi Billing
‘We can’t build it all ourselves’: Saab opens up to defence tech startups
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Interview
March 2, 2026
‘We can’t build it all ourselves’: Saab opens up to defence tech startups
Saab’s CTO on peace-time defence tech, increased budgets and its startup strategy to fill the prime’s capability gaps
Mimi Billing
EV startup Einride raises $113m ahead of SPAC listing in New York
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February 26, 2026
EV startup Einride raises $113m ahead of SPAC listing in New York
The Swedish autonomous truck startup plans to list on the NYSE in the second half of 2026
Mimi Billing
Inside the Nordic defence tech spending spree: Record startup funding meets big prime partnerships
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Analysis
February 25, 2026
Inside the Nordic defence tech spending spree: Record startup funding meets big prime partnerships
Four years into the Ukraine war, Nordic defence forces and primes are increasingly collaborating with startups
Mimi Billing
Drone startup Stark 'reaches unicorn valuation' following German armed forces deal
News
February 13, 2026
Drone startup Stark 'reaches unicorn valuation' following German armed forces deal
The contract is worth €2.4bn, according to a source close to the company
Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing

Inside Legora’s hunt for legal tech acquisitions

A16z leads $16m seed round in Voi cofounder’s new AI startup Pit

Y Combinator alum Moritz raises $9m to build a law firm supercharged with AI

Backed by Nvidia, legal tech unicorn Legora extends Series D to $600m

Redpine Raises €6.8m to give AI agents access to non-public data

Verda raises €100m to build European hyperscaler, plans to hire 100+ people and launch in new markets

Ex-Creandum partner launches fund to help scaleups raise capital via bonds

Can Europe ever compete with California?

Baillie Gifford on filling Europe's growth investment gap: 'There’s a dearth of capital in Europe'

Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’

14 Ukrainian defence techs to watch

Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding

Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?

EQT and World Bank back ‘flying ferry’ startup Candela as it raises €30m to fuel global rollout

Europe’s youngest female managing partner: ‘We won’t build enduring VC firms if we don’t sort succession’

Legal tech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation

21 female founders and operators to watch in the Nordics

Could Japan become Europe’s next startup growth market?

Photoncycle raises €15m to scale its ‘summer sun to winter power’ energy solution

Opinionated women in tech: where are you?

‘We can’t build it all ourselves’: Saab opens up to defence tech startups

EV startup Einride raises $113m ahead of SPAC listing in New York

Inside the Nordic defence tech spending spree: Record startup funding meets big prime partnerships

Drone startup Stark 'reaches unicorn valuation' following German armed forces deal