# News

Spiko raises $90m in Series B backed by Index Ventures and Speedinvest
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October 6, 2026
Spiko raises $90m in Series B backed by Index Ventures and Speedinvest
Revolut cofounder Nik Storonsky previously backed the company’s Series A
Damisola Sulaiman
SAP to acquire AI startup TechWolf for undisclosed sum
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October 6, 2026
SAP to acquire AI startup TechWolf for undisclosed sum
Software giant says deal marks biggest acquisition of VC-backed software startup in Belgian history
Martin Coulter
Mistral releases new flagship model as it seeks to close the gap with competitors
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October 6, 2026
Mistral releases new flagship model as it seeks to close the gap with competitors
With the release of “le Chonk”, the French scaleup is determined to establish itself as a key player again in the race for frontier AI
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Voice AI startup Vocca raises $20m to automate patient phone calls
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October 6, 2026
Voice AI startup Vocca raises $20m to automate patient phone calls
The company has seen rapid growth in the past year and now serves 15k practitioners across the US and Europe
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Hadrian raises $40m as AI cyberattacks accelerate
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October 6, 2026
Exclusive: Hadrian raises $40m as AI cyberattacks accelerate
Forgepoint and SmartFin lead latest round for Amsterdam-based startup
Martin Coulter
Is it illegal to train frontier AI in the UK?
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October 6, 2026
Is it illegal to train frontier AI in the UK?
Recent comments by AI minister Kanishka Narayan sparked confusion amid the country’s neolab boom
Martin Coulter
RobCo hits unicorn valuation in employee share sale
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October 5, 2026
RobCo hits unicorn valuation in employee share sale
The German robotics startup doubled its valuation from earlier in the year as it sets sights on further US expansion
Tom Nugent
Nubank halts Monzo acquisition talks after shares plunge
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October 1, 2026
Nubank halts Monzo acquisition talks after shares plunge
The sale would have valued the London-based fintech at between £8bn-10bn
Damisola Sulaiman
Exclusive: Dig Ventures raises $120m to back Europe’s AI infrastructure startups
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October 1, 2026
Exclusive: Dig Ventures raises $120m to back Europe’s AI infrastructure startups
The firm plans to back around 30 European pre-seed and seed companies
Martin Coulter
Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
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October 1, 2026
Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
Digital health companies make strong showing in Sifted's third Europe-wide leaderboard
Éanna Kelly
ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22bn with tender offer
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September 30, 2026
ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22bn with tender offer
New price tag comes little over six months since AI voice startup was valued at $11bn
Martin Coulter
Smart ring maker Oura delays IPO amid 'market uncertainty'
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September 30, 2026
Smart ring maker Oura delays IPO amid 'market uncertainty'
Smart wearables scaleup had been targeting a valuation of around $15bn
Martin Coulter and Tara Shah
Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
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September 30, 2026
Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
France recently sought to block the UK’s participation in the fund
Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’
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September 30, 2026
Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’
Max Junestrand says taxation of employee equity across Europe makes it ‘impossible to actually scale here’
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Eleonora Leemhuis
H Company cofounder Charles Kantor launches new AI neocloud startup
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September 30, 2026
H Company cofounder Charles Kantor launches new AI neocloud startup
Kantor left the buzzy AI startup just over a year ago after raising $220m in seed funding
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes
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September 30, 2026
UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes
Kanishka Narayan’s comment come after UK founders and investors backed an open letter calling to restrict the use of extended notice periods and garden leave.
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Eleonora Leemhuis
Exclusive: Sequoia-backed Juicebox lands in London to take on Jack & Jill
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September 30, 2026
Exclusive: Sequoia-backed Juicebox lands in London to take on Jack & Jill
Juicebox has opened its first European office, in London
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Backed, SOSV back AI world models lab Zenithon
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September 30, 2026
Exclusive: Backed, SOSV back AI world models lab Zenithon
Zenithon is working on world models for extreme physics
Freya Pratty
Ineffable, Recursive, Fractile call on UK to limit non-competes
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September 29, 2026
Ineffable, Recursive, Fractile call on UK to limit non-competes
London neolab Inherent has coordinated an open letter — and removed non-competes in its own contracts
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
VCs push for US-style rules to cut cost of launching UK funds
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September 28, 2026
VCs push for US-style rules to cut cost of launching UK funds
Atomico, Entrepreneurs First and Seedcamp among campaign’s signatories
Martin Coulter
Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents
Exclusive
September 28, 2026
Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents
Humanos has raised a $3.2m seed led by Anthemis
Damisola Sulaiman
Monzo in talks about a sale to Nubank
News
September 26, 2026
Monzo in talks about a sale to Nubank
The London fintech is reported to mulling a sale, or a fresh round of funding
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Revolut customers hit by fresh security breach
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September 24, 2026
Exclusive: Revolut customers hit by fresh security breach
The broker the fintech uses to trade US stocks suffered a security incident, emails seen by Sifted show
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Growth investor DTCP raises €455m first close for defence fund, plots future funds
News
September 24, 2026
Growth investor DTCP raises €455m first close for defence fund, plots future funds
The firm launched the fund in January and has already made two investments
Anne Sraders

# News

Spiko raises $90m in Series B backed by Index Ventures and Speedinvest

SAP to acquire AI startup TechWolf for undisclosed sum

Mistral releases new flagship model as it seeks to close the gap with competitors

Voice AI startup Vocca raises $20m to automate patient phone calls

Exclusive: Hadrian raises $40m as AI cyberattacks accelerate

Is it illegal to train frontier AI in the UK?

RobCo hits unicorn valuation in employee share sale

Nubank halts Monzo acquisition talks after shares plunge

Exclusive: Dig Ventures raises $120m to back Europe’s AI infrastructure startups

Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe

ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22bn with tender offer

Smart ring maker Oura delays IPO amid 'market uncertainty'

Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies

Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’

H Company cofounder Charles Kantor launches new AI neocloud startup

UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes

Exclusive: Sequoia-backed Juicebox lands in London to take on Jack & Jill

Exclusive: Backed, SOSV back AI world models lab Zenithon

Ineffable, Recursive, Fractile call on UK to limit non-competes

VCs push for US-style rules to cut cost of launching UK funds

Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents

Monzo in talks about a sale to Nubank

Exclusive: Revolut customers hit by fresh security breach

Growth investor DTCP raises €455m first close for defence fund, plots future funds