# China

How to expand into new markets
How to
October 28, 2026
How to expand into new markets
AI might have made expansion faster and cheaper but it’s not exactly easier
Anisah Osman Britton
The climate tech startups still growing despite the funding slowdown
Pro
Analysis
October 28, 2026
The climate tech startups still growing despite the funding slowdown
Pivots, rebrands, new pitches: founders are reinventing themselves as AI takes the spotlight
Éanna Kelly
Sovereignty comes to pan-European spinout event Stage Two
Features
October 26, 2026
Sovereignty comes to pan-European spinout event Stage Two
The annual Berlin shindig sees academic founders from across the continent pitching their ideas to VCs
Tom Nugent
Exclusive: General Catalyst-backed Strawberry launches first full product, 'the European alternative' to US agents
Pro
Exclusive
October 26, 2026
Exclusive: General Catalyst-backed Strawberry launches first full product, 'the European alternative' to US agents
Strawberry founder Charles Maddock chats the new release, his US ambitions – and how Legora’s Junestrand helped land GC
Freya Pratty
Palantir chief: Europe must ‘accept some dependency’ on US tech
News
October 22, 2026
Palantir chief: Europe must ‘accept some dependency’ on US tech
UK and Europe chief Louis Mosely rejects continent’s push for tech sovereignty
Martin Coulter
Sifted’s first Onstage Demo Day
Features
October 22, 2026
Sifted’s first Onstage Demo Day
19 startups took the stage to pitch an investor and operator audience
Damisola Sulaiman
Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch back Zurich robotics startup in $30m pre-seed
News
October 22, 2026
Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch back Zurich robotics startup in $30m pre-seed
Enact Intelligence, cofounded by a 1X and Physical Intelligence alum, has raised Switzerland’s largest ever pre-seed round
Tom Nugent
Can Europe and Canada build a tech alliance to rival the US?
Pro
Analysis
October 21, 2026
Can Europe and Canada build a tech alliance to rival the US?
Geopolitical tensions are pushing two tech ecosystems closer together. But can they overcome barriers to collaboration?
Martin Coulter
The ‘biggest threat’ China poses for European startups isn’t what you think
Pro
Interview
October 12, 2026
The ‘biggest threat’ China poses for European startups isn’t what you think
While many startups are trying to cut China out of their supply chains, some investors think it’s unrealistic
Anne Sraders
Revolut pitched China expansion to investors, internal documents show
Pro
Exclusive
July 29, 2025
Revolut pitched China expansion to investors, internal documents show
The neobank said it was ‘hiring, licensing, scoping’ across the Middle East and Asia
Tom Matsuda
DeepSeek gives Europe's AI startups a reality check
News
January 28, 2025
DeepSeek gives Europe's AI startups a reality check
The Chinese startup upended the LLM market in a matter of days
Miriam Partington, Daphné Leprince-Ringuet, Kai Nicol-Schwarz, Anne Sraders and Martin Coulter
As DeepSeek upsets the market, investors take stock: 'The only real losers are European LLM-makers'
News
January 28, 2025
As DeepSeek upsets the market, investors take stock: 'The only real losers are European LLM-makers'
The Chinese startup's success has shifted focus onto AI's application layer
Kai Nicol-Schwarz, Miriam Partington and Martin Coulter
UK VCs want to mop up Chinese capital leaving the US. Should they?
Analysis
January 16, 2025
UK VCs want to mop up Chinese capital leaving the US. Should they?
'It's an open game for us, if the money's not going to the US,' says one VC.
Freya Pratty
EU pushes to shield deeptech startups from Chinese takeovers
News
January 24, 2024
EU pushes to shield deeptech startups from Chinese takeovers
European Commission floats increasing EU funding for dual-use technologies
Cristina Gallardo
China launches charm offensive over Spain’s deeptech
News
January 19, 2024
China launches charm offensive over Spain’s deeptech
China makes “surprising” appearance at Spanish deeptech conference
Cristina Gallardo
European chip startups plan future without China
Analysis
January 8, 2024
European chip startups plan future without China
European founders start to adapt their startups to Western trade curbs with China
Cristina Gallardo
5 takeaways from the UK AI safety summit
Analysis
November 2, 2023
5 takeaways from the UK AI safety summit
Didn’t make it to Bletchley Park this week? This is what you need to know
Cristina Gallardo
The UK and US are setting up national AI safety institutes — what that means for startups
News
November 1, 2023
The UK and US are setting up national AI safety institutes — what that means for startups
These organisations would work together to prevent harm from AI, but not everyone is convinced
Cristina Gallardo and Tim Smith
Pausing AI development now would be premature, says UK’s top AI advisor
Interview
October 4, 2023
Pausing AI development now would be premature, says UK’s top AI advisor
UK’s AI Safety Summit needs to understand the risks posed by AI, says Matt Clifford
Cristina Gallardo and John Thornhill
AI, quantum, semiconductors and biotech on EU’s list of critical tech
News
October 3, 2023
AI, quantum, semiconductors and biotech on EU’s list of critical tech
The list comes as the EU seeks to protect sovereignty in the face of China’s global rise
Cristina Gallardo
China's new Europe strategy: Smaller tech and VC investments
Analysis
March 18, 2022
China's new Europe strategy: Smaller tech and VC investments
While general investment slowed, interest in tech remains. The metaverse and fintech are among key interest areas.
Steph Bailey
Europe has now created more $1bn 'unicorn' companies than China
Analysis
August 20, 2021
Europe has now created more $1bn 'unicorn' companies than China
Europe’s bumper year has pushed it to overtake China’s total unicorn count for the first time since 2016.
Riddhi Kanetkar
The foodtech innovation VCs are missing
Analysis
July 22, 2021
The foodtech innovation VCs are missing
Dutch greenhouse operators and tech providers are behind a worldwide greenhouse boom, but VCs are yet to cotton on to the market’s potential.
Sarah Drumm
Asian money is splurging into European startups
Analysis
May 31, 2021
Asian money is splurging into European startups
Chinese investment into European tech reached an all-time high in the first quarter of this year. Why?
Julia Caesar

# China

How to expand into new markets

The climate tech startups still growing despite the funding slowdown

Sovereignty comes to pan-European spinout event Stage Two

Exclusive: General Catalyst-backed Strawberry launches first full product, 'the European alternative' to US agents

Palantir chief: Europe must ‘accept some dependency’ on US tech

Sifted’s first Onstage Demo Day

Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch back Zurich robotics startup in $30m pre-seed

Can Europe and Canada build a tech alliance to rival the US?

The ‘biggest threat’ China poses for European startups isn’t what you think

Revolut pitched China expansion to investors, internal documents show

DeepSeek gives Europe's AI startups a reality check

As DeepSeek upsets the market, investors take stock: 'The only real losers are European LLM-makers'

UK VCs want to mop up Chinese capital leaving the US. Should they?

EU pushes to shield deeptech startups from Chinese takeovers

China launches charm offensive over Spain’s deeptech

European chip startups plan future without China

5 takeaways from the UK AI safety summit

The UK and US are setting up national AI safety institutes — what that means for startups

Pausing AI development now would be premature, says UK’s top AI advisor

AI, quantum, semiconductors and biotech on EU’s list of critical tech

China's new Europe strategy: Smaller tech and VC investments

Europe has now created more $1bn 'unicorn' companies than China

The foodtech innovation VCs are missing

Asian money is splurging into European startups