# Analysis

The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO
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June 5, 2026
The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO
Some European investors managed to squeeze into the US AI model maker’s cap table
Anne Sraders
What the EU’s new Sovereignty Package means for European tech
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June 4, 2026
What the EU’s new Sovereignty Package means for European tech
The new set of proposals unveiled Wednesday by the EU Commission aims to reduce the region’s dependence on foreign providers of critical technologies
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race
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June 2, 2026
Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race
Monzo is the latest fintech to launch phone plans
Damisola Sulaiman
Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’
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June 1, 2026
Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’
The American AI giant’s latest raise surpassed the entire region’s funding efforts last year
Martin Coulter and Anne Sraders
Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?
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May 29, 2026
Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?
VCs on both sides of the Atlantic are increasingly interested in influencer-investors, but some say “Europe is two years behind" the US
Anne Sraders
Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud
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May 28, 2026
Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud
France’s AI darling is steadily building its infrastructure offering — is it the right move?
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Can AI make us better parents?
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May 27, 2026
Can AI make us better parents?
The tech is helping me look more on-the-ball at home — but can we trust it?
Éanna Kelly
What US chipmaker Cerebras’s IPO could mean for startups like Fractile
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May 19, 2026
What US chipmaker Cerebras’s IPO could mean for startups like Fractile
US chipmaker Cerebras went public with a 68% IPO day pop last week — and some believe it could bode well for European counterparts
Anne Sraders and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Inside Fintech’s big aaS pivot
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May 19, 2026
Inside Fintech’s big aaS pivot
Starling, Bunq and Bitpanda have all launched as-a-service plays
Damisola Sulaiman
Exclusive: The ‘lobby wars’ pitting Europe’s chip startups against semiconductor giants
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May 18, 2026
Exclusive: The ‘lobby wars’ pitting Europe’s chip startups against semiconductor giants
Supported by the European Commission, six chip startups have created a new lobby group to represent their interests
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
SPACs and megarounds: What's going on in European quantum?
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May 11, 2026
SPACs and megarounds: What's going on in European quantum?
Quantum computing is maturing, and investor interest in European startups in the space is higher than ever
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
What 2,800 funding rounds reveal about how startups spend money
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May 11, 2026
What 2,800 funding rounds reveal about how startups spend money
Sifted analysed thousands of European funding rounds to uncover how startup priorities shift from pre-seed to growth stage
Federico Scolari
Missile startups are ‘the new wave’ in European defence
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May 8, 2026
Missile startups are ‘the new wave’ in European defence
Europe’s need for increased missile capabilities is spurring a new set of startups, VCs say
Anne Sraders
The FOMO files: Europe’s best tech meetups this May
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May 7, 2026
The FOMO files: Europe’s best tech meetups this May
Self-driving tractors, Y Combinator rejects and a coffee-fueled rooftop rave — the dates you need in your diary
Éanna Kelly
The vague job title catapulting young tech workers to the top
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May 6, 2026
The vague job title catapulting young tech workers to the top
The 'founder associate' role is proving a quick way for ambitious young techies to climb the ladder
Éanna Kelly
Europe's fastest-rising ‘tier two’ tech hubs
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April 29, 2026
Europe's fastest-rising ‘tier two’ tech hubs
Garching, Heidelberg, Lausanne and the other youngling tech towns worth watching
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
How Trump pushed Aleph Alpha and Cohere together
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April 27, 2026
How Trump pushed Aleph Alpha and Cohere together
AI startup merger aims to deepen ‘transatlantic alliance’ between Canada and Germany amid tensions with the US
Martin Coulter and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Aleph Alpha strikes $20bn merger deal with Canada’s Cohere
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April 24, 2026
Aleph Alpha strikes $20bn merger deal with Canada’s Cohere
German investor Schwarz Digits to invest $600m in new transatlantic entity
Martin Coulter
Which tech startups have the best perks?
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April 22, 2026
Which tech startups have the best perks?
From home cleans to pawternity leave: what I found in 100 careers pages
Éanna Kelly
These are the top 10 physical AI hubs in Europe
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April 22, 2026
These are the top 10 physical AI hubs in Europe
€7bn and counting: here’s where the most deals happened in the last two years
Éanna Kelly and Oshin Narang
Are Europe’s fintechs ready for Mythos?
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April 21, 2026
Are Europe’s fintechs ready for Mythos?
Scaleups already struggled to ensure criminal activity kept off their systems
Damisola Sulaiman
‘Europe is a digital colony’: Startups wrestle with tech sovereignty demands
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April 20, 2026
‘Europe is a digital colony’: Startups wrestle with tech sovereignty demands
German AI translation startup DeepL recently partnered with Amazon for its cloud infrastructure, sparking concerns
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Anne Sraders
Nearly €80bn of public money is flooding into European VCs and startups. Is it what the market needs?
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April 17, 2026
Nearly €80bn of public money is flooding into European VCs and startups. Is it what the market needs?
Some investors are cautious about the influx of public money, arguing other systemic changes are needed instead
Anne Sraders
AI startups swallow half the funding across European tech
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April 17, 2026
AI startups swallow half the funding across European tech
AI startups captured 51% of funding in Q1; AI agents were the biggest VC draw
Oshin Narang

# Analysis

The European investors set to win big from Anthropic’s $1tn+ IPO

What the EU’s new Sovereignty Package means for European tech

Why mobile is becoming the next front in Europe’s superapp race

Anthropic’s $65bn round begs the question: ‘Is Europe cooked?’

Will Europe’s VCs catch up to the influencer craze?

Inside Mistral’s billion-dollar bet on building Europe’s AI cloud

Can AI make us better parents?

What US chipmaker Cerebras’s IPO could mean for startups like Fractile

Inside Fintech’s big aaS pivot

Exclusive: The ‘lobby wars’ pitting Europe’s chip startups against semiconductor giants

SPACs and megarounds: What's going on in European quantum?

What 2,800 funding rounds reveal about how startups spend money

Missile startups are ‘the new wave’ in European defence

The FOMO files: Europe’s best tech meetups this May

The vague job title catapulting young tech workers to the top

Europe's fastest-rising ‘tier two’ tech hubs

How Trump pushed Aleph Alpha and Cohere together

Aleph Alpha strikes $20bn merger deal with Canada’s Cohere

Which tech startups have the best perks?

These are the top 10 physical AI hubs in Europe

Are Europe’s fintechs ready for Mythos?

‘Europe is a digital colony’: Startups wrestle with tech sovereignty demands

Nearly €80bn of public money is flooding into European VCs and startups. Is it what the market needs?

AI startups swallow half the funding across European tech