# News

Fintech startup Moss crowned Europe’s newest unicorn with €30m Series C
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August 5, 2026
Fintech startup Moss crowned Europe’s newest unicorn with €30m Series C
The AI finance startup plans to build out its agentic capabilities with the funding
Damisola Sulaiman
A16z backs HappyRobot at $1.2bn valuation
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August 4, 2026
A16z backs HappyRobot at $1.2bn valuation
The startup helps enterprises build, deploy and manage AI agents across complex workflows
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
EU’s €5bn tech superfund officially open for business
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August 4, 2026
EU’s €5bn tech superfund officially open for business
The Scaleup Europe Fund, run by EQT, will be making its first investments in the coming weeks
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: Nscale to provide compute to Oxford, UCL and Imperial AI researchers
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August 4, 2026
Exclusive: Nscale to provide compute to Oxford, UCL and Imperial AI researchers
Nscale is working on data centres in five countries, including the UK
Freya Pratty
Bending Spoons strikes $2.25bn Airtable deal in first acquisition since IPO
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August 4, 2026
Bending Spoons strikes $2.25bn Airtable deal in first acquisition since IPO
Italian rollup giant expanding beyond consumer apps with another major enterprise software acquisition
Martin Coulter
Nik Storonsky faces lawsuit over €350m superyacht
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August 4, 2026
Nik Storonsky faces lawsuit over €350m superyacht
Broker claims Revolut’s founder skirted paying commission
Damisola Sulaiman
Exclusive: Zurich-based Exclaim Robotics comes out of stealth, raises $4.95m
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August 4, 2026
Exclusive: Zurich-based Exclaim Robotics comes out of stealth, raises $4.95m
Veteran roboticist Helen Oleynikova will lead startup, which will develop repair robots for hyperscale data centres
Éanna Kelly
Exclusive: Plural backs $43m round for next-generation battery startup Ore Energy
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August 4, 2026
Exclusive: Plural backs $43m round for next-generation battery startup Ore Energy
Dutch startup says its long-duration tech can help meet AI data centres’ power needs
Martin Coulter
James Dacombe’s Olix raises at $3.3bn valuation
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August 3, 2026
James Dacombe’s Olix raises at $3.3bn valuation
The 25-year-old’s company has tripled its valuation to $3.3bn since it raised $220m in February this year
Tom Nugent
Index Ventures doubles down on AI with fresh $2bn fundraise
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August 3, 2026
Index Ventures doubles down on AI with fresh $2bn fundraise
Fresh capital takes VC's assets to $3.5bn as it expands bets across seed and growth-stage startups
Martin Coulter
Europe starts enforcing AI Act rules
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August 3, 2026
Europe starts enforcing AI Act rules
Companies found in breach could face fines of up to 3% of their annual global turnover
Martin Coulter
EU opens applications for €10bn AI gigafactory scheme
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July 30, 2026
EU opens applications for €10bn AI gigafactory scheme
Companies and investors can now bid to build AI data centres backed by hundreds of millions of euros in public funding
Martin Coulter
AI startup Corgi to open 24/7 cafe in London
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July 30, 2026
AI startup Corgi to open 24/7 cafe in London
The new Shoreditch venue comes after a bumper first half of 2026 for London
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Pliant hits $100m ARR following US expansion
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July 29, 2026
Pliant hits $100m ARR following US expansion
Unlike some fintech peers, Pliant cofounder Mathe Rau says company went stateside ‘at a good time’
Damisola Sulaiman
AI rollup startup Dwelly raises $170m backed by EQT and General Catalyst
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July 28, 2026
AI rollup startup Dwelly raises $170m backed by EQT and General Catalyst
Leading AI founders from ElevenLabs, Legora and Synthesia also participated
Martin Coulter
Visionaries cuts investment team to two lead partners for next fund
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July 28, 2026
Visionaries cuts investment team to two lead partners for next fund
Sifted previously reported that at least two investors were leaving their full-time partner roles ahead of the upcoming fund
Anne Sraders and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: ETH Zurich spinout ZuriQ raises $25.5m seed
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July 28, 2026
Exclusive: ETH Zurich spinout ZuriQ raises $25.5m seed
The Swiss startup says it has developed a new architecture for quantum chips that will enable rapid scaling
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
9fin completes first employee share sale after $170m raise
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July 28, 2026
9fin completes first employee share sale after $170m raise
Secondary share sales increasingly popular among European fintechs
Damisola Sulaiman
Bessemer, Atomico in talks to lead The Exploration Company funding at $2bn valuation
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July 27, 2026
Bessemer, Atomico in talks to lead The Exploration Company funding at $2bn valuation
The scaleup recently opened its first US lab
Anne Sraders
UK pension providers in talks for £1bn Scale-Up Fund
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July 27, 2026
UK pension providers in talks for £1bn Scale-Up Fund
Talks come weeks after France sought to block British participation in EU’s own scheme
Martin Coulter
Nothing to cut around 100 jobs in cost-cutting push, reports say
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July 27, 2026
Nothing to cut around 100 jobs in cost-cutting push, reports say
London-based smartphone maker said to have begun consulting with staff across multiple regions
Martin Coulter
Multiverse Computing targeting €500m round at unicorn valuation
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July 27, 2026
Multiverse Computing targeting €500m round at unicorn valuation
Based in Donostia in Spain, Multiverse “compresses” large AI models to reduce computing requirements
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
SoftBank eyeing acquisition of ETH spinout Gravis, reports suggest
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July 24, 2026
SoftBank eyeing acquisition of ETH spinout Gravis, reports suggest
Gravis Robotics is developing an autonomous platform for heavy industrial vehicles
Freya Pratty
Where did DSIT go? Inside the UK’s tech reshuffle
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July 24, 2026
Where did DSIT go? Inside the UK’s tech reshuffle
AI, science and tech policy responsibilities have been scattered across Westminster
Martin Coulter

# News

Fintech startup Moss crowned Europe’s newest unicorn with €30m Series C

A16z backs HappyRobot at $1.2bn valuation

EU’s €5bn tech superfund officially open for business

Exclusive: Nscale to provide compute to Oxford, UCL and Imperial AI researchers

Bending Spoons strikes $2.25bn Airtable deal in first acquisition since IPO

Nik Storonsky faces lawsuit over €350m superyacht

Exclusive: Zurich-based Exclaim Robotics comes out of stealth, raises $4.95m

Exclusive: Plural backs $43m round for next-generation battery startup Ore Energy

James Dacombe’s Olix raises at $3.3bn valuation

Index Ventures doubles down on AI with fresh $2bn fundraise

Europe starts enforcing AI Act rules

EU opens applications for €10bn AI gigafactory scheme

AI startup Corgi to open 24/7 cafe in London

Pliant hits $100m ARR following US expansion

AI rollup startup Dwelly raises $170m backed by EQT and General Catalyst

Visionaries cuts investment team to two lead partners for next fund

Exclusive: ETH Zurich spinout ZuriQ raises $25.5m seed

9fin completes first employee share sale after $170m raise

Bessemer, Atomico in talks to lead The Exploration Company funding at $2bn valuation

UK pension providers in talks for £1bn Scale-Up Fund

Nothing to cut around 100 jobs in cost-cutting push, reports say

Multiverse Computing targeting €500m round at unicorn valuation

SoftBank eyeing acquisition of ETH spinout Gravis, reports suggest

Where did DSIT go? Inside the UK’s tech reshuffle