# News

Pet tech raises €14m Series A to tackle the unexplored European supplements market
News
September 21, 2023
Pet tech raises €14m Series A to tackle the unexplored European supplements market
The pet wellness space is in good health
Adam Green
Atomico backs GenAI healthcare assistant Corti’s Series B
News
September 20, 2023
Atomico backs GenAI healthcare assistant Corti’s Series B
“We are active in 150k patient meetings a day”, Corti’s cofounder says
Mimi Billing
CMR Surgical raises $165m from existing investors SoftBank and Tencent
News
September 20, 2023
CMR Surgical raises $165m from existing investors SoftBank and Tencent
The raise comes after layoffs at the firm in 2023
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
EU’s €20m Ukrainian grant scheme delayed amid conflict of interest complaint
News
September 20, 2023
EU’s €20m Ukrainian grant scheme delayed amid conflict of interest complaint
Despite claims that the funding would be fast-tracked, the EU has not even selected the startups that will receive the cash, Sifted has learned
Zosia Wanat
Solo GP Finn Murphy raising $20m fund to help European startups make it in the US
News
September 20, 2023
Solo GP Finn Murphy raising $20m fund to help European startups make it in the US
The former Frontline partner joins the growing pack of solo GPs
Amy Lewin
Revolut will miss annual accounts deadline for second year running
News
September 19, 2023
Revolut will miss annual accounts deadline for second year running
Neobank has been given three more months and must file by the end of the year
Amy O'Brien
Lightspeed leads $27m round for carbon accounting startup Plan A
News
September 19, 2023
Lightspeed leads $27m round for carbon accounting startup Plan A
Plan A works with companies including Deutsche Bank, BMW, Sorare and N26
Freya Pratty
Astanor remains bullish on agrifood with new €360m fund
News
September 19, 2023
Astanor remains bullish on agrifood with new €360m fund
Not everyone thinks the food and agritech outlook is gloomy
Freya Pratty
Defence startup Helsing raises €209m in Series B round
News
September 14, 2023
Defence startup Helsing raises €209m in Series B round
US firm General Catalyst led the deal as VCs seize opportunities in defence tech
Cristina Gallardo
OpenAI picks Dublin for its first EU office
News
September 14, 2023
OpenAI picks Dublin for its first EU office
The ChatGPT creator announced it will set up the office as part of its European expansion, allowing it to comply with the EU's upcoming Artificial Intelligence Act too
Cristina Gallardo
French gigafactory scaleup Verkor raises record €850m equity round
News
September 14, 2023
French gigafactory scaleup Verkor raises record €850m equity round
The three-year-old startup has raised the second largest round in Europe this year to build a gigafactory in the north of France
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
German HR tech Personio opens New York office, plans to double US workforce
News
September 14, 2023
German HR tech Personio opens New York office, plans to double US workforce
The company plans to hire across engineering, product, design and data
Miriam Partington
Bristol will host UK’s new £900m supercomputer — ‘one of the most powerful in Europe’
News
September 13, 2023
Bristol will host UK’s new £900m supercomputer — ‘one of the most powerful in Europe’
The new machine will be made available to companies conducting AI research and development
Tim Smith
EU will allow European AI startups to use supercomputers to train its models
News
September 13, 2023
EU will allow European AI startups to use supercomputers to train its models
Announces European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her annual speech. But there are some concerns
Zosia Wanat
Swan defies fintech funding slump with €37m Lakestar-led Series B
News
September 13, 2023
Swan defies fintech funding slump with €37m Lakestar-led Series B
With the fresh funding, Swan plans to double its headcount in the next two years
Amy O'Brien
British unicorns to be invited to UK’s AI summit
News
September 13, 2023
British unicorns to be invited to UK’s AI summit
Graphcore and Stability AI awaiting invitations to UK government summit on AI safety
Cristina Gallardo
Smart chatbot maker DRUID raises $30m to double down on US business
News
September 12, 2023
Smart chatbot maker DRUID raises $30m to double down on US business
DRUID's platform helps companies build and design chatbots which can easily be applied to their existing tech stack
Zosia Wanat
Japanese VC NordicNinja closes new €200m fund and opens an office in London
News
September 12, 2023
Japanese VC NordicNinja closes new €200m fund and opens an office in London
The VC will invest out of its UK office due to “access to deal flow and exit paths”
Mimi Billing
Estonia won’t intervene to help failing startups during economic downturn, minister says
News
September 11, 2023
Estonia won’t intervene to help failing startups during economic downturn, minister says
Estonian minister Tiit Riisalo says the Baltic nation is “a true market economy” and will not “throw money around”
Zosia Wanat
Getir valuation reduced 4x in new $500m funding round
News
September 8, 2023
Getir valuation reduced 4x in new $500m funding round
The funding round follows the company exiting markets and slashing costs to address cashflow issues
Tim Smith
China invited to UK AI summit as 21 EU states left out, sources say
News
September 7, 2023
China invited to UK AI summit as 21 EU states left out, sources say
Is China's participation in the flagship AI summit necessary? The UK thinks so
Cristina Gallardo
UK PM greenlights Britain’s re-entry into Horizon Europe
News
September 6, 2023
UK PM greenlights Britain’s re-entry into Horizon Europe
The deal would see UK universities and startups able to access the EU's €95bn research funding pot
Cristina Gallardo
French 'superangel' Founders Future launches €150m fund for climate and AI startups
News
September 6, 2023
French 'superangel' Founders Future launches €150m fund for climate and AI startups
With a strong emphasis on impact-driven ventures, the fund plans to support companies from pre-seed to Series A, as well as backing existing portfolio companies at Series B to pre-IPO stages
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Antler announces €50m first close of new Nordic fund
News
September 6, 2023
Antler announces €50m first close of new Nordic fund
Layoffs and economic downturn spur former tech employees to apply for the programme — but with less of a cash incentive than a few years ago
Mimi Billing

# News

Pet tech raises €14m Series A to tackle the unexplored European supplements market

Atomico backs GenAI healthcare assistant Corti’s Series B

CMR Surgical raises $165m from existing investors SoftBank and Tencent

EU’s €20m Ukrainian grant scheme delayed amid conflict of interest complaint

Solo GP Finn Murphy raising $20m fund to help European startups make it in the US

Revolut will miss annual accounts deadline for second year running

Lightspeed leads $27m round for carbon accounting startup Plan A

Astanor remains bullish on agrifood with new €360m fund

Defence startup Helsing raises €209m in Series B round

OpenAI picks Dublin for its first EU office

French gigafactory scaleup Verkor raises record €850m equity round

German HR tech Personio opens New York office, plans to double US workforce

Bristol will host UK’s new £900m supercomputer — ‘one of the most powerful in Europe’

EU will allow European AI startups to use supercomputers to train its models

Swan defies fintech funding slump with €37m Lakestar-led Series B

British unicorns to be invited to UK’s AI summit

Smart chatbot maker DRUID raises $30m to double down on US business

Japanese VC NordicNinja closes new €200m fund and opens an office in London

Estonia won’t intervene to help failing startups during economic downturn, minister says

Getir valuation reduced 4x in new $500m funding round

China invited to UK AI summit as 21 EU states left out, sources say

UK PM greenlights Britain’s re-entry into Horizon Europe

French 'superangel' Founders Future launches €150m fund for climate and AI startups

Antler announces €50m first close of new Nordic fund