# News

‘We’re hiring in Europe’: Luciana Lixandru confirms plans to expand the Sequoia team
News
October 9, 2025
‘We’re hiring in Europe’: Luciana Lixandru confirms plans to expand the Sequoia team
The firm remains bullish on Europe, said the Sequoia partner
Amy Lewin
N8n hits $2.5bn valuation after $180m Series C
News
October 9, 2025
N8n hits $2.5bn valuation after $180m Series C
The round follows a VC bidding war that saw the German workflow automation startup's valuation soar
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Finn tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
News
October 9, 2025
Finn tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
Fintechs, AI startups make strong showing in Sifted's second Europe-wide leaderboard
Éanna Kelly
Ex-Google CEO tells UK founders: ‘Please don’t sell for $100m’
News
October 8, 2025
Ex-Google CEO tells UK founders: ‘Please don’t sell for $100m’
Eric Schmidt urges European founders to emulate Silicon Valley peers
Martin Coulter
Octopus CEO says Reform UK 'has a point' on energy bills
News
October 8, 2025
Octopus CEO says Reform UK 'has a point' on energy bills
Greg Jackson tells audience he talked energy policy with Nigel Farage ‘over a pint’
Freya Pratty and Martin Coulter
YC and Google alums raise €7m for ‘Hugging Face of robotics’
News
October 8, 2025
YC and Google alums raise €7m for ‘Hugging Face of robotics’
Milan-based Cyberwave is developing a catalogue of robots, sensors and cameras to allow developers to build plug and play robotics systems
Tom Nugent
Revolut CEO relocates to UAE, filings show
News
October 7, 2025
Revolut CEO relocates to UAE, filings show
The fintech last month received initial regulatory approval from the UAE’s central bank
Tom Matsuda
Cybersecurity startup Filigran raises $58m to accelerate international expansion
News
October 6, 2025
Cybersecurity startup Filigran raises $58m to accelerate international expansion
The fresh funding includes participation from Deutsche Telekom as the French startup looks to grow in Germany
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
'I want Europe to be worthy of you': Ursula von der Leyen delivers rousing speech at Italian Tech Week
News
October 3, 2025
'I want Europe to be worthy of you': Ursula von der Leyen delivers rousing speech at Italian Tech Week
The president of the EU Commission has plans to remove three big obstacles for startups
Amy Lewin
EU’s EIT hands out €1bn amid uncertain future
News
October 3, 2025
EU’s EIT hands out €1bn amid uncertain future
EIT is not expected to receive any new funds under the EU’s proposed budget
Freya Pratty
Italy’s answer to OpenAI eyes €1bn fundraise
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October 2, 2025
Italy’s answer to OpenAI eyes €1bn fundraise
Milan-based Domyn is targeting LLMs for defence and AI gigafactory builds
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Wolt founder Miki Kuusi becomes Deliveroo’s new CEO
News
October 2, 2025
Wolt founder Miki Kuusi becomes Deliveroo’s new CEO
Once fierce competitors, both Wolt and Deliveroo have now been absorbed into US rival DoorDash
Amy Lewin
Italian unicorn Bending Spoons in talks to buy AOL for $1.4bn
News
October 2, 2025
Italian unicorn Bending Spoons in talks to buy AOL for $1.4bn
Last month, Bending Spoons snapped up US video platform Vimeo
Freya Pratty
Quantum VC firm 55 North launches with first close of €300m fund
News
October 2, 2025
Quantum VC firm 55 North launches with first close of €300m fund
The new fund’s anchor investors include Novo Holdings and the Danish state fund
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
EV software unicorn Einride raises $100m to accelerate global expansion
News
October 2, 2025
EV software unicorn Einride raises $100m to accelerate global expansion
The Stockholm-based startup has faced mounting losses in recent years
Martin Coulter
Entrepreneurs First scraps France and Germany schemes in favour of US
Exclusive
October 2, 2025
Entrepreneurs First scraps France and Germany schemes in favour of US
Better access to funding and faster revenue-generation in the US is driving the shift, says EF chief Alice Bentinck
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Creator Fund doubles down on PhD founders with $41m first close of new fund
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October 2, 2025
Creator Fund doubles down on PhD founders with $41m first close of new fund
The fund has backed spinouts from institutions across the continent, including the University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich and the Technical University of Munich
Tom Nugent
Cherry Ventures and Accel lead $35m Series A in AI observability startup Dash0
News
October 2, 2025
Cherry Ventures and Accel lead $35m Series A in AI observability startup Dash0
The platform has over 300 paying customers including Starling and Porsche
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Swedish legaltech Legora raising $100m at a $1.7bn valuation, reports say
News
October 1, 2025
Swedish legaltech Legora raising $100m at a $1.7bn valuation, reports say
The fundraise would see Legora’s valuation more than double in just four months
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
AI cloud startup Nscale raises $433m days after billion-dollar Series B
News
October 1, 2025
AI cloud startup Nscale raises $433m days after billion-dollar Series B
The startup has emerged as a key player in the AI infrastructure space
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Paris-based Serena closes €200m fund for AI and climate tech
News
October 1, 2025
Paris-based Serena closes €200m fund for AI and climate tech
The French VC firm plans to close €250m total by 2026
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Spotify founder Daniel Ek steps down as CEO
News
September 30, 2025
Spotify founder Daniel Ek steps down as CEO
The Swedish billionaire has also founded Neko Health and VC firm Prima Materia
Mimi Billing
Revolut CEO backs French startup challenging Facebook Ads in $50m round
News
September 30, 2025
Revolut CEO backs French startup challenging Facebook Ads in $50m round
The round was led by Uber backer Hedosophia with participation from Nik Storonsky’s QuantumLight
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
ElevenLabs backer Concept Ventures raises Europe’s biggest pre-seed fund, at $88m
News
September 30, 2025
ElevenLabs backer Concept Ventures raises Europe’s biggest pre-seed fund, at $88m
The majority of the UK VC’s backers are US institutional LPs
Amy Lewin

# News

‘We’re hiring in Europe’: Luciana Lixandru confirms plans to expand the Sequoia team

N8n hits $2.5bn valuation after $180m Series C

Finn tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe

Ex-Google CEO tells UK founders: ‘Please don’t sell for $100m’

Octopus CEO says Reform UK 'has a point' on energy bills

YC and Google alums raise €7m for ‘Hugging Face of robotics’

Revolut CEO relocates to UAE, filings show

Cybersecurity startup Filigran raises $58m to accelerate international expansion

'I want Europe to be worthy of you': Ursula von der Leyen delivers rousing speech at Italian Tech Week

EU’s EIT hands out €1bn amid uncertain future

Italy’s answer to OpenAI eyes €1bn fundraise

Wolt founder Miki Kuusi becomes Deliveroo’s new CEO

Italian unicorn Bending Spoons in talks to buy AOL for $1.4bn

Quantum VC firm 55 North launches with first close of €300m fund

EV software unicorn Einride raises $100m to accelerate global expansion

Entrepreneurs First scraps France and Germany schemes in favour of US

Creator Fund doubles down on PhD founders with $41m first close of new fund

Cherry Ventures and Accel lead $35m Series A in AI observability startup Dash0

Swedish legaltech Legora raising $100m at a $1.7bn valuation, reports say

AI cloud startup Nscale raises $433m days after billion-dollar Series B

Paris-based Serena closes €200m fund for AI and climate tech

Spotify founder Daniel Ek steps down as CEO

Revolut CEO backs French startup challenging Facebook Ads in $50m round

ElevenLabs backer Concept Ventures raises Europe’s biggest pre-seed fund, at $88m